Taste Of Texas Restaurant

I have never had a bad experience here. We dine out and entertain often. This place is great to take out of town guests if you want to show them a little bit of Texas. Its not overkill...but warm and inviting..like a nice upscale hunting lodge. Mounted wildlife, crackling fireplaces, fully bricked interior, and a wine cellar to die for. They offer fabulous, high grade meat...you can even pick out your own steak if you'd like. I don't ever stray from my favorite...the 6oz garlic butter filet. OMG...to die for..this is like cotton candy dancing in your mouth. Have it prepared medium rare. Steaks are prepared with 2 different seasoning options...lemon pepper...or garlic butter. YUM! Only downfall is there is always a wait and they won't seat you unless your entire party is present. My husband and I visit Taste on random nights just for a good steak.....birthdays...Mothers day...dining out with friends. We are regulars and have NEVER been disappointed. Also...its decorated beautifully at Christmas time.

well I unlike my husband ordinarily don't fancy steakhouses but this one has impressed me i am an avid cheese eater, I love the STUFF!!!! they have huge cheese blocks at the salad bar, so I definetly would recommend the salad bar. We did also try an appetizer we tried the jalapeno and cheese stuffed shrimp, they were delicous. My husband tried the new york steak and I ordered the hamburger. we shared each other's food his steak was extremely tender, it was magnificent! I was very pleased with the customer service from the staff. when we arrived we were told it would be a 15 min wait and just when i thought "oh your 15 mins are up" they called on us. I would reccomend this restaurant to anyone it's excellent

I've been going to the Taste of Texas (ToT) since 2004 and always felt they had great steaks. My wife had never been to ToT, therefore we decided to go for dinner to celebrate our anniversary. Throughout the years, I always talked a good game about this place, but became concerned when my wife mentioned the negative reviews on this website. Well......... we went on a Friday night and only waited 7 minutes to be seated. Our waiter, Jared, was phenomenal and constantly kept folding our napkins whenever we had to get up from the table. (Yeah, a little fu-fu for my taste, but made our night memorable) My wife was not disappointed with the salad bar and bread. My wife is an occasional steak eater, unlike myself, and felt her 10 oz filet was great. I had the 10 oz filet medium and felt it was cooked perfectly - tasty and tender. I'm in agree with another post that stated appetizers should be skipped. When we were done with our steaks, we barely had room for dessert - it took a great sacrifice to finish our special celebration dessert, which is always on the house if one is celebrating a special occasion. Needless to say, we were not disappointed with ToT and plan to return during the year. Warning to all, ToT is not one those especially fancy steak houses. The setting is EXTREMELY casual and their bathrooms are unique as they have several Houston sports memorabilia on display. All fu-fu diners should stay away because this is not a place that kisses your butt. If you're looking for great steaks in a friendly environment and good service, then this is the place to go!

My husband had talked up Taste of Texas for months, but since it was a little beyond our newlywed budget, I did not have the chance to eat there until my sweet hubby splurged for my birthday. I was so excited, and eager to sample such a highly recomended restaurant. To make things festive, I dressed up in a formal dress, and hubby wore his tux, and we went out on the town. We were seated promptly, and the good service stopped there. We orderred the prime rib to split, because I wanted to save room for dessert, and I guess the waitress figured we would be a low tip tabe, and wandered away. I will say that th salad bar was very good, but I was not offered any ground pepper. The waitress took care of the table next to us, and passed by me, glancing at my salad, and then kept walking! When the food arrived, the prime rib was very good, but the hollandaise was just okay. Our water glasses sat empty for half of the meal, and although I was sitting with my back to the bar, my husband told me that he was watching our waitress hang out there eating maraschino cherries, and ignoring our empty plates. When she finaly came to clear the plates, she ungraciously offered dessert, adding "It's free on your birthday" we were planning on paying for it, but whatever. The deep dish pecan pie with cinnamon ice cream was very good, but had my hsband not known about the cinnamon coffee, I would not have gotten to try it! It was also good, but by the time she brought out everything, and a polaroid camera, it was hard to smile because of her abrupt attitude. It was as if taking our picture was a huge chore, and she wanted to get back to her cherries. The only time our waitress showed any friendliness, was when she brought back our credit card, and it was time to write in a tip. Hubby wrote a letter to the owner, but we never heard any sort of appology. Bad service is unpleasant and disappointing, but the lack of any response from the owner assured us that we will never return. What a shame.

The owner of the Taste of Texas" has a 30.06 sign posted on the front door. This sign prevents law abiding customers who are licensed to carry a handgun concelaed from carrying in the place of business. It does not prevent criminals from carrying handguns in the place of business.

Therefore, No matter how good the food is, I will not spend my money at an anti gun rights restaurant. Especially when the owner has a concelaed handgun license himself and carries a handgun.

Sullivans, Pappas, Flemmings, and Vic and Anthony's don't have these signs.