Thank you for that! I know what I'm doing for dinner, never heard of this place... only 10 minutes from where I live.
Some of these suggestions are insane. Go to Aunt Bea's Restaurant. I-45 and Tidwell. Place has been there like 50 years and is authentic - not a freaking chain.
I think Black Eye Pea's is the best chain. There's a little place called "The Tree" on US 69 in Hillister. One of these restaurant, gas station, grocery store, gift shop combination places that you find in East Texas. It has, without a doubt, the best chicken fried steak that I've ever had. Among the guys that I ride motorcycles with, it's the favorite restaurant.
If you go to Lankford's Grocery on Thursday for lunch, they serve CFS. It's pretty good. I went to Texas Roadhouse for lunch today. Pretty good CFS.
I remember from my fat kid days that Kelly's was pretty good. I agree that unless it comes from a public school cafeteria, it is pretty hard to mess up.
Anyone else like Mama's Cafe for stuff like this? (my memories aren't extremely specific as of whether it's for the steak, chicken, or what; I'm not in Houston much)
i've had the hickory hollow and the black eye pea chicken fried steak more times then i can count. i have to give the edge to the texas-size at the pea.
Time for me to chime in. I'll have to try some of these places in Houston, but... There used to be this place called Sullivan's in Bellville that would give one MEAN chicken fried steak. I've STILL never found better.
Hoovers in Austin is great. Their gravy is awesome. Z Tejas makes a pretty good chicken fried rib eye as well.
Yes, they do (just a good place to eat... groovy appetizers!), but Hoover's is great "old school" chicken fried steak.
Not surprising. The last time I had chicken fried steak was at a Texas Roadhouse in CO and it was awful. A really thin and dry cut of meat overly breaded and way way too salty.
Just be sure to have nose plugs in place while you're there. Smells like they haven't cleaned it in all those 50 years.
