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1490 E Buena Vista Dr
Lake Buena Vista, FL 32830
(8 Ratings)
House of Blues has a grand reputation for concerts at its venues around the country, and the Orlando venue has a steady list of headliners. The venue is just large enough to accommodate major touring acts, but intimate enough so that wherever you're standing you're guaranteed a good view of the stage. But even more remarkable is the beautiful, mystical collection of folk art on the walls, in the garden, even on the ceiling of this Downtown Disney hot spot. From the outside it looks like a weather-beaten roadhouse, but inside is one of the country's largest public displays of folk art, with more than 6,000 original paintings and sculptures from 60 "untrained" creators, mainly African-American men and women from the rural south.
The theme is further carried out with the popular all-you-can-eat Gospel Sunday Brunch, held each Sunday morning with live gospel music in the cavernous music hall. Cajun food such as spicy shrimp and jambalaya are complemented by traditional breakfast fare including made-to-order omelets and pastries. And when there's not a live concert, guests stop by the adjacent restaurant for lunch or dinner, with Cajun specialties from po' boy sandwiches to spicy jambalaya and bread pudding. Take a stroll out back in the usually quiet Vodoo Garden, where you can order dinner and drinks on the back porch.
Categories: Halls & Auditoriums, Restaurants-Barbecue, Concert Bureaus, Restaurants, Night Clubs
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8 Ratings and Reviews
great atmosphere
eoddeputy1 - 10/13/2006great place to hang out and relax, eat dinner, or catch a band....
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preferredfem - 12/14/2004The staff at house of blues are the best. The waiters/waitresses are attentitive, the bartenders are fair and the bouncers make an impressive presence. Of course some people would disagree, but that is because they have been removed from the establishement because they don't know how to have fun without being dicks.
DON'T TRUST ANYONE WHO RENTS FROM THE MOUSE
cbigc3000 - 11/12/2004ALTHOUGH I AM THANKFUL WE HAVE THE HOB, IT DOES NOT MEAN I HAVE TO LIKE THE PLACE. YES THEY DO BRING US SOME GREAT BANDS BUT SOMETIMES THAT IS NOT ENOUGH. I DON'T LIKE FEELING MICKEY MOUSES PRESENCE WHEN I AM AT A CONCERT. YOU MUST ALSO KEEP AN I ON YOUR BARTENDER. THEY ARE KNOWN TO SHORT HAND THEIR CUSTOMERS AND WHEN YOU TRY TO GET YOUR MONEY BACK THE SECURITY WILL STRONGARM YOU OUT OF THE PLACE. MOST OF THE SECURITY GUARDS ARE THE BULLY, JOCK TYPE. I GUESS IF A GREAT BAND IS THERE YOU HAVE TO GO BUT OTHERWISE STICK TO THE HARD ROCK LIVE.
B R I A N C.
brianlak9 - 10/16/2004HOB IS NOT WHAT IT IS ALL HYPED UP TO BE THIS PLACE HAS LOST APPROVAL RATINGS OVER THE YEARS I THINK THAT IT IS TIME FOR RENAVATION...RATHER SEE CONCERT AT HARDROCK
Obie Bermudez
ianhrea - 07/12/2004This was a Magical Night ! The concert was great. Obie was excellent. What a talented young man! The sound was bit shaky but the atmosphere was very nice.