MaggieMay Posted October 11, 2015 Share Posted October 11, 2015 i dont get this huge thing about their burger, its really nothing special. since the new owners came in, their fries are AWFULYeah, burgers at the White Oak location suffered after the ownership change. Still, hope the downtown Christian's does well. (How many years has the ground floor of the Scanlan Building boasted that "Live Sports Bar Coming" sign?) Meanwhile, I'll plot my next visit to Jackson Street BBQ. Definitely out of the way but well worth it. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ryrohtx Posted October 11, 2015 Share Posted October 11, 2015 Yeah, burgers at the White Oak location suffered after the ownership change. Still, hope the downtown Christian's does well. (How many years has the ground floor of the Scanlan Building boasted that "Live Sports Bar Coming" sign?)Meanwhile, I'll plot my next visit to Jackson Street BBQ. Definitely out of the way but well worth it.Here at Jackson Street BBQ and it is busy! Everyone is getting ready for the game! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Urbannizer Posted October 13, 2015 Share Posted October 13, 2015 La Fisheria, a seafood and Mexican restaurant, is planned for 213 Milam. 213_Milam_MATERIALS.pdf Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ArchFan Posted October 14, 2015 Share Posted October 14, 2015 La Fisheria, that's good news for downtown. My 1st experience at Jackson St. BBQ was disappointing, but I do plan to try it again: went on a quiet Sunday, BBQ was somewhere between room-temperature and cold, as if partially reheated from the day before. My impression was that it would be rather good, if at the right temp. The staff was great, very friendly and helpful. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
102IAHexpress Posted October 14, 2015 Share Posted October 14, 2015 La Fisheria, that's good news for downtown. My 1st experience at Jackson St. BBQ was disappointing, but I do plan to try it again: went on a quiet Sunday, BBQ was somewhere between room-temperature and cold, as if partially reheated from the day before. My impression was that it would be rather good, if at the right temp. The staff was great, very friendly and helpful. Yeah I agree about Jackson St. I've been a couple times. Eh. Nothing special. The restaurant is a typical bbq restaurant setup, meaning it's counter service. No hostess, no waiter waiting on you. Yet they have one of those iPad point of sale machines at the register that forces you to click on "no tip". I'm not stingy with tips at a typical restaurant, but come on, this is counter service. And who is receiving this tip? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Texasota Posted October 14, 2015 Share Posted October 14, 2015 Yeah I agree about Jackson St. I've been a couple times. Eh. Nothing special. The restaurant is a typical bbq restaurant setup, meaning it's counter service. No hostess, no waiter waiting on you. Yet they have one of those iPad point of sale machines at the register that forces you to click on "no tip". I'm not stingy with tips at a typical restaurant, but come on, this is counter service. And who is receiving this tip? I find your consistent and predictable negativity almost... inspiring. Jackson St. is good. Is it the best bbq in the city? No. Is it better than Pappas (or anything else downtown)? Yes. By quite a bit. Prices are pretty reasonable too. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
102IAHexpress Posted October 14, 2015 Share Posted October 14, 2015 I find your consistent and predictable negativity almost... inspiring. Jackson St. is good. Is it the best bbq in the city? No. Is it better than Pappas (or anything else downtown)? Yes. By quite a bit. Prices are pretty reasonable too. Negative? I was just agreeing with what ArchFan said. He found it disappointing but wants to try it again. He liked the staff. What are we supposed to do when we talk about our experiences at a restaurant? Lie? Jackson St. is Awesome!, (does that make you feel better?) It's not better than Pappas by quite a bit. By saying stuff like that you're doing a disservice to good bbq and to readers who take this forum seriously. It's about the same quality as Pappas (but lacks a drive thru and with less reliable hours) and maybe a little better than Otto's downtown locations. I would say Otto's has a much broader menu than just bbq, but they call themselves otto's BBQ, so just comparing otto's bbq and Jackson st. bbq, then Jackson st's is better than Ottos. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LarryDierker Posted October 14, 2015 Share Posted October 14, 2015 (edited) c'mon. pappas is the worst bbq in the entire city. just trolling at this point.we probably need a bbq thread. Edited October 14, 2015 by LarryDierker 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kbates2 Posted October 15, 2015 Share Posted October 15, 2015 I agree with 102, I have been pretty disappointed with Jackson Street so far. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ross Posted October 15, 2015 Share Posted October 15, 2015 c'mon. pappas is the worst bbq in the entire city. just trolling at this point.we probably need a bbq thread. Pappas isn't the best, but it is by far not the worst. The place on 610 East of Ella near Lowes is not good at all. Dickeys is mediocre, an dthere are others where the brisket is dry and obviously cooked in an oven. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nate99 Posted October 15, 2015 Share Posted October 15, 2015 (edited) Pappas isn't the best, but it is by far not the worst. The place on 610 East of Ella near Lowes is not good at all. Dickeys is mediocre, an dthere are others where the brisket is dry and obviously cooked in an oven. Pappas is entirely serviceable stuff. That said, I'm in the "even when it's bad, it's still pretty good" camp when it comes to BBQ. Far too much energy has been expended on the claim to the absolute best BBQ in the world/city/state. I personally blame Austin Hipsterism™ and its adherents' natural inclination to presume that something's scarcity and difficulty to obtain automatically correlates with quality. The wait becomes a feature instead of a bug. Anyone who gives a damn can smoke a brisket to where it tastes really good with a bit of practice. Maybe higher volume inhibits certain aspects of the perfect process, but if there's a line forming an hour before the place opens, I'm going to drive down the street, eat something 95% as good and get on with my life. Edited October 15, 2015 by Nate99 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mollusk Posted October 16, 2015 Share Posted October 16, 2015 (edited) Pappas isn't the best, but it is by far not the worst. The place on 610 East of Ella near Lowes is not good at all. Dickeys is mediocre, an dthere are others where the brisket is dry and obviously cooked in an oven. Dickeys is a chain, so humongous that I saw one in Vacaville, California last week. I tried it. I was not poisoned. I also had no joy. It is a chain BBQ place that fits in perfectly in suburban hell. Edited October 16, 2015 by mollusk 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rechlin Posted October 16, 2015 Share Posted October 16, 2015 Although it isn't much, at least they are doing something about the dollar store at Main and Walker. According to this article they will be putting a rotating art installation up to cover that boring blank façade. http://blog.chron.com/primeproperty/2015/10/main-street-art-project-to-bring-color-to-downtown/ 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
j_cuevas713 Posted October 17, 2015 Share Posted October 17, 2015 It took this city long enough to realize how much art brings things to life. Very excited that more monies will be distributed to promote artwork throughout the city. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
102IAHexpress Posted October 17, 2015 Share Posted October 17, 2015 I went during lunch. They are on their "Sneak Peak" menu prior even to soft opening. Needless to say, they are still learning here and the food could use a bit of work. I have been to most of their locations though and they will clean it up. Good build out of the interior. I don't know if the district is currrently in a soft opening, or sneak peak, or fully opened but my co-workerd went yesterday. She said the service was terrible. She only ordered a salad but it took 50 minutes for it to arrive. They did comp it for free and included a free coupon for a future meal. I doubt she's returning though, her salad looked pitaful. Bummer, I was hoping this place would be good. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BigFootsSocks Posted October 17, 2015 Share Posted October 17, 2015 They hardly have enough staff for the crowds they get.I for one would give them a second chance because it's kinda ridiculous to judge a new place off of one bad initial experience. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
j_cuevas713 Posted October 19, 2015 Share Posted October 19, 2015 I don't know if the district is currrently in a soft opening, or sneak peak, or fully opened but my co-workerd went yesterday. She said the service was terrible. She only ordered a salad but it took 50 minutes for it to arrive. They did comp it for free and included a free coupon for a future meal. I doubt she's returning though, her salad looked pitaful. Bummer, I was hoping this place would be good.One bad experience shouldn't keep her from going back. The place seems to be doing well. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
arndthwrld82 Posted October 19, 2015 Share Posted October 19, 2015 Dickeys is a chain, so humongous that I saw one in Vacaville, California last week. I tried it. I was not poisoned. I also had no joy. It is a chain BBQ place that fits in perfectly in suburban hell. Small world. I'll be in Vacaville in 3 weeks for a wedding. And no I won't be eating at the Dickey's. Also the last time I was there my friends took me to a Mexican restaurant called Chevy's. I ordered Queso to start and they looked at me cross-eyed. Apparently they don't serve Queso there. I was appalled! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Houston19514 Posted October 19, 2015 Share Posted October 19, 2015 Small world. I'll be in Vacaville in 3 weeks for a wedding. And no I won't be eating at the Dickey's. Also the last time I was there my friends took me to a Mexican restaurant called Chevy's. I ordered Queso to start and they looked at me cross-eyed. Apparently they don't serve Queso there. I was appalled! That's odd. They have it on their menu. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bobruss Posted October 20, 2015 Share Posted October 20, 2015 It took this city long enough to realize how much art brings things to life. Very excited that more monies will be distributed to promote artwork throughout the city. Wait till you see the sculpture going up at Main and Walker. Its going to be amazing! 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tumbleweed_Tx Posted October 20, 2015 Share Posted October 20, 2015 I was appalled when I ate at Chevys, too. There is a pace in Fairfield, the next town over called Dave's Giant Burgers. It's on Texas street. It's worth the drive 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
j_cuevas713 Posted October 20, 2015 Share Posted October 20, 2015 Wait till you see the sculpture going up at Main and Walker.Its going to be amazing!Oh wow really? I didn't know something was going up there! Are they putting it up now or what? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
UtterlyUrban Posted October 28, 2015 Share Posted October 28, 2015 Pappa's Steakhouse on McKinney (old Strip House) opening "next week", I am told. Looks like they were soft opening tonight. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Urbannizer Posted October 28, 2015 Share Posted October 28, 2015 Starbucks @Hilton Americas opens tomorrow. C/O Houston First Via Faceboook 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kylejack Posted October 28, 2015 Share Posted October 28, 2015 Is beer and wine on menu? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
monarch Posted October 28, 2015 Share Posted October 28, 2015 ^^^ wonderful illustrations! props urbannizer.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nate4l1f3 Posted October 28, 2015 Share Posted October 28, 2015 Did you notice a sign outside that lets everyone know it's there? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kbates2 Posted October 28, 2015 Share Posted October 28, 2015 I saw a variance request on 506 Main the other day (old Grasshopper and iBar) that said something like Boots and Shoots? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
adr Posted October 29, 2015 Share Posted October 29, 2015 Updates on the map I put together. Morningside Thai is now open, but only for lunch. They have a cafeteria model, but no interior signage yet indicating what comes with a meal, how much it costs, etc. I imagine they will work out the kinks soon. For Lease signs have gone back up in the two club spaces on the 100 block of Main, as well as the Sweeny Building at 301 Main. Big new rumor from an insider - Benjy's apparently picked up the space where Mia Bella formerly resided. That would be cool. 7 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
adr Posted October 29, 2015 Share Posted October 29, 2015 I saw a variance request on 506 Main the other day (old Grasshopper and iBar) that said something like Boots and Shoots? Full blown TABC notice in the window. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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