tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19953700.post1169970771779345501..comments2024-02-08T00:07:02.437-06:00Comments on Food in Houston: Chicken Fried Steak: The East/West Divideanonymouseaterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14983816483601480054noreply@blogger.comBlogger12125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19953700.post-20130970367519093442011-12-15T06:24:57.489-06:002011-12-15T06:24:57.489-06:00A great deal of effective information for me!A great deal of effective information for me!camobel.eshttp://www.camobel.esnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19953700.post-11299196996854113522009-03-06T09:46:00.000-06:002009-03-06T09:46:00.000-06:00We are going to Marys this weekend because my neph...We are going to Marys this weekend because my nephew plays baseball for Ranger and everyone raves about the chicken fired. I'm looking forward to comparing it the "real deal"! BUT I doubt it will top THE BEST in San Angelo at Zentner's Daughters Steakhouse. Don't believe me??? Go try it and see and that goes for the steaks too! Best Hands Down ANYWHERE...you won't believe the taste, quality, size, and price. Well worth the trip again and again.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19953700.post-85193544259575551552008-11-01T21:54:00.000-05:002008-11-01T21:54:00.000-05:00Went to Mary's in Strawn Texas on 11/02/2008. It w...Went to Mary's in Strawn Texas on 11/02/2008. It was either the worst chicken-fried steak I've had since I was in the second grade at Tom c. Gooch elementary, or I don't "get it" either. Unpleasant at best.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19953700.post-61104389305935304452008-08-11T11:39:00.000-05:002008-08-11T11:39:00.000-05:00As a 49 year track & field coaching veteran, I...As a 49 year track & field coaching veteran, I'ven eaten chicken fried steak in every part of Texas, but Mary's in Strawn, Texas is the best.<BR/><BR/>My student/athletes voted it #1 of all the places we've eaten, even in the U.S.<BR/><BR/>Coach James G. MorrisUnknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11059328781461513237noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19953700.post-42139983599240820382008-06-12T12:04:00.000-05:002008-06-12T12:04:00.000-05:00Alamo Cafe in San Antonio holds the top rung on th...Alamo Cafe in San Antonio holds the top rung on the CFS ladder. Ask any real CFS Culinary expert about CFS mecca. Extra gravy... hold the green beans... extra frys.ummmmAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19953700.post-4740006591114133022008-03-16T13:13:00.000-05:002008-03-16T13:13:00.000-05:00I've eaten at Hill Country Cupboard before. The ...I've eaten at Hill Country Cupboard before. The CFS is AMAZING. I'm from Virginia so I've eaten a lot of CFS in my life and their CFS is tops!Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16629423290812721067noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19953700.post-79261483179122664832007-09-11T16:50:00.000-05:002007-09-11T16:50:00.000-05:00I agree about Barbeque Inn. Perhaps not my favori...I agree about Barbeque Inn. Perhaps not my favorite in town -- I have had some hard-to-chew meat there -- but the crust is perfect.anonymouseaterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14983816483601480054noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19953700.post-28828726002503955392007-09-02T10:52:00.000-05:002007-09-02T10:52:00.000-05:00Do NOT waste your time on CFS at Black eyed Pea. G...Do NOT waste your time on CFS at Black eyed Pea. Go to Barbeque Inn on Crosstimbers. It is very good. The gravy is a bit bland but a double shot of pepper fixes that up. Get it on the side and doctor it to your liking. Also the Hickory Hollow is really good, too.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19953700.post-38835506539908899512007-07-11T16:16:00.000-05:002007-07-11T16:16:00.000-05:00I grew up in Houston, and the best chicken fried s...I grew up in Houston, and the best chicken fried steak I can remember is from Goodson's Cafe in Tomball. My mom makes the west Texas kind of CFS, Goodson's Cafe serves the east Texas variety.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19953700.post-31990958736991585352007-06-26T16:29:00.000-05:002007-06-26T16:29:00.000-05:00I haven't had the Hickory Hollow CFS in years, but...I haven't had the Hickory Hollow CFS in years, but I remember liking it very much. <BR/><BR/>Although I have been to Black-Eyed Pea many times, and I generally like their food, I don't recall every having their CFS. But I remember that it looked good.anonymouseaterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14983816483601480054noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19953700.post-14437334802764742332007-06-22T12:04:00.000-05:002007-06-22T12:04:00.000-05:00Given your choice of Lankford, Prince's, and Avenu...Given your choice of Lankford, Prince's, and Avenue Grill - I would think you would like the Hickory Hollow CFS, and although it is a bit off-kilter to recommend the chains, Black-Eyed Pea really does it right.<BR/><BR/>Great blog by the way.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19953700.post-4607319691280109432007-06-21T12:18:00.000-05:002007-06-21T12:18:00.000-05:00From austin on the way to enchanted rock i stopped...From austin on the way to enchanted rock i stopped at a place in johnson city, which has a huge sign on top exclaming"world's best chicken fried steak"<BR/>http://www.hillcountrycupboard.com/<BR/><BR/>it didn't make the robb walsh top 25 list, I wonder why? This was a few years ago, but I remember it was huge, and quite good, as was the peach cobbler, and jumbo glass of iced tea.<BR/>next time your out there, give it a try.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com