Tipsy Turtle is your ideal kickoff bar in Northgate. Tucked in at 113 Boyett Street, this cozy shot bar may be small, but it brings big energy—especially when it comes to their legendary pickle shots and strong frozen drink game.
I’d recommend lining up 2–3 shots to get the night rolling—think of it like scooping your favorite ice cream flavors—and from there, you’re perfectly primed to explore the rest of the district.
Beyond shots, the menu surprises you: expertly crafted cocktails, a handful of frozen drinks, and even a selection of beers if you want to mix things up. The hours (Tuesday through Saturday, around 8 PM to 2 AM) make it a great launching point for a lively evening out. The bartenders are usually a fun crew that add to the upbeat vibe, though some guests have noted occasional service hiccups. Overall, for low-key thrills and fast fun, Tipsy Turtle is a solid first stop.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Tyler Foster
To the gentleman behind the bar that was on a power trip and acted like a 6 year old girl on 11/08/24 at 11:15pm, all of your co workers were laughing at you due to your extreme childish behavior and unprofessionalism. You yelling at everyone “I can stare too” because we were looking at you because of your temper tantrum you threw was hilarious. Yelling at us saying “im sure you voted for Kamala” and “I know he’s gay” was very immature and then going behind the bar and throwing your towel was insane. You are a liability for that company. We understand my friend was in the wrong and he was leaving but your behavior after everything, I’ve never seen an adult act that way.
Atmosphere: 1
Food: 1
Service: 1
William Presnal
Good and fun bar and people.
Difa Aulia Stanzah
Came here because of Brittany
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
David Deltz
“You should learn to tip your bartenders”
Atmosphere: 1
Food: 4
Service: 1
Gustavo Torres
The shots here are ?
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 4
Service: 5
Dane Skinner
Delicious Cajun pickle shots.
Victoria Rines
Great vibes
Kyle Hauk
Local shot dive bar. Very small, but friendly bar tenders. Shots only.
Juan Lopez
A friend bought us 10 shots bartender cussed him out for not leaving a tip on the receipts without knowing he was gonna leave a cash tip. Tip comes after service and she did not deserve a tip after cussing my friend out but my friend was nice enough to leave her a tip. Never going to that place again. That’s 10 customers at least 3 rounds of shots every weekend.
Almost 2 and a half hours after we got in, we got the first part of our order. 2 1/2 hours!!! Of which more than 1 hour on the sun forming in line. One girl, Shelby, running around doing everything on her own, another 3 observing. I kept thinking that they will open another register, that someone is gonna start helping her with making the drinks, and NOpe! Great location but I would never ever come back here. Will gladly drive back to Houston for drinks and food, but never again here. And food is not that good anyway. Stay away from here if you want to enjoy your day off.
Jeremiah T
A fun time. Good shots.I've been twice and it's be entertaining both times.
Tipsy Turtle is your ideal kickoff bar in Northgate. Tucked in at 113 Boyett Street, this cozy shot bar may be small, but it brings big energy—especially when it comes to their legendary pickle shots and strong frozen drink game.
I’d recommend lining up 2–3 shots to get the night rolling—think of it like scooping your favorite ice cream flavors—and from there, you’re perfectly primed to explore the rest of the district.
Beyond shots, the menu surprises you: expertly crafted cocktails, a handful of frozen drinks, and even a selection of beers if you want to mix things up. The hours (Tuesday through Saturday, around 8 PM to 2 AM) make it a great launching point for a lively evening out. The bartenders are usually a fun crew that add to the upbeat vibe, though some guests have noted occasional service hiccups. Overall, for low-key thrills and fast fun, Tipsy Turtle is a solid first stop.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
To the gentleman behind the bar that was on a power trip and acted like a 6 year old girl on 11/08/24 at 11:15pm, all of your co workers were laughing at you due to your extreme childish behavior and unprofessionalism. You yelling at everyone “I can stare too” because we were looking at you because of your temper tantrum you threw was hilarious. Yelling at us saying “im sure you voted for Kamala” and “I know he’s gay” was very immature and then going behind the bar and throwing your towel was insane. You are a liability for that company.
We understand my friend was in the wrong and he was leaving but your behavior after everything, I’ve never seen an adult act that way.
Atmosphere: 1
Food: 1
Service: 1
Good and fun bar and people.
Came here because of Brittany
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
“You should learn to tip your bartenders”
Atmosphere: 1
Food: 4
Service: 1
The shots here are ?
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 4
Service: 5
Delicious Cajun pickle shots.
Great vibes
Local shot dive bar. Very small, but friendly bar tenders. Shots only.
A friend bought us 10 shots bartender cussed him out for not leaving a tip on the receipts without knowing he was gonna leave a cash tip. Tip comes after service and she did not deserve a tip after cussing my friend out but my friend was nice enough to leave her a tip. Never going to that place again. That’s 10 customers at least 3 rounds of shots every weekend.
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Almost 2 and a half hours after we got in, we got the first part of our order. 2 1/2 hours!!! Of which more than 1 hour on the sun forming in line. One girl, Shelby, running around doing everything on her own, another 3 observing. I kept thinking that they will open another register, that someone is gonna start helping her with making the drinks, and NOpe! Great location but I would never ever come back here. Will gladly drive back to Houston for drinks and food, but never again here. And food is not that good anyway. Stay away from here if you want to enjoy your day off.
A fun time. Good shots.I've been twice and it's be entertaining both times.
Friendly door man that does his job
I get free shots here
Fun place
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