It’s been a rough few days for the folks behind two downtown watering holes, including one cited for a lewd party game.

The League Brewpub held a farewell party Aug. 23 after getting an eviction notice. Meanwhile the owners of Barringer Bar and Lounge announced via Facebook the bar’s sudden closing.

Food Chronicles reached out to the owners of all parties involved in these disputes. Barringer owners Robby and Chieko Cook emailed:

“We would love to speak to you and the Houston Chronicle about our abrupt closing however, until we receive information from our respected lawyers, we unfortunately can not say anything at this time.”

Clutch City Squire’s folks directed us to attorney Clyde Burleson for comment. If and when we hear from other parties in these disputes, we’ll update this post.

Eater reported that the Cooks came home from a trip to find chains on the second-floor bar’s doors. The only public comment from the owners of Clutch City Squire has come via social media.

@cameracait @elissarphoto With all due respect, you have no idea what is going on. — Clutch City Squire (@ClutchCityHTX) August 23, 2014

While baring her soul about the closing of the League Brewpub, owner Lucrece Borrego said that the “clincher” for her landlord was a game of strip Twister. In her blog, Borrego writes:

“Indeed, I had agreed to host a naked game night: a completely private event that takes place at bars all over Houston regularly. We covered all the windows and had someone working the door. Only one thing went wrong: an employee of the architectural services firm next door that has access to our hallways was working long after business hours and stumbled up a game of strip Twister in the hall. Whoever this person was, he or she had clearly never seen the naked male body before and took great offense to the incident, crying ‘public nudity’ to the landlord.”

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