Feed Barn

Great place but hard to find without GPS.
I had the shrimp Poboy on wheat and a side of their famous fried corn nuggets. Out of this world fresh and delicious. The walk up ordering is nice and personable! Order came out quick and hot!
If your tired of all the chain restaurant be sure to try the Feed Barn out… Been in business over 39 years!

This is my second time here the food is wonderful I had the burger basket this time. Fast food with a diner feel and taste.

This place is everything that its name says it is – a pure joy of a dining experience. It is located next to a power substation sort of in the boonies of the College Station. I ordered the chopped steak lunch special with baked potato and Texas toast. That was an exciting party in my mouth. Look out for the furniture for sale in the restaurant — you just might eat your lunch on it.

Ah yes, finally got to feed at the barn. Had been looking forward to this for years yet since it’s closed on Sunday today was the first time it lined up with the desire for this type of food, Texan.
They said it’s been here since 1985 and it looks like it. The inside reminded me of some of the older originals in this area like Martin’s Place (extreme example), Koppe Bridge original (not as old) and it appeared to have a good crowd of young and old, mixed demographics with the older people appearing to be regulars focused on the chopped steak and fresh salad bar to younger families saying they found it on Facebook.
It can be a tad hard to find as it’s the only restaurant on Fountain Avenue tucked right back off the street in nothing but a steel and assorted industrial area. They have a great collection of signs and antiques and collectible items for sale all over the place. From a 1925 A&M Yearbook to some rare Japanese toys it’s worth going by here just to walk around and take all of this in.
Most certainly a retail store as well. Surprised that has never been mentioned as it’s super cool inside. While the items for sale are not particularly rare it does make for a very fun collection that should be considered a local hoarders treasure.
So how was the food? Awesome. Exceptionally fresh and fairly priced. You order at the register and then they call your number out on the speaker and you pick it up at the hole in the wall connected to the kitchen. Napkins on the tables, pick your utensils up at the window with saces from Tabasco to A1. Nice selection of drinks including local sodas like Boots of Bellville Texas that is still made with sugar instead of the gross HFCS.
The chicken fried steak was served with a white cream gravy, batter had the typical black pepper and perfect crunch. Texas toast was piping hot and correct and the grilled mushrooms were sinfully buttery yet not overly powerful and perfectly well done, still moist. The Grilled Shrimp Poboy came on a really nice wheat bread unlike I have ever seen served at any local restaurant.
While I personally don’t care for country music the music here was quiet and older authentic country. Quite acceptable.
Love the Feed Barn!
Considering that this has been here since 1985 and no one has given it any more attention than it deserves just proves that social media isn’t always correct. Rare local treasure.
This is one of the Top 10 Most Historic Aggieland Restaurants that are still open today if this is correct? Can anyone else step in? I think it’s correct.
It is listed on Unilocal as American (New) and I am going to leave it as such if original American is new again. Considering that people are walking around dressed as hippies again (but better this time) maybe old Texan is currently hip. It should be.
This is what my Mom and Grandma made in Texas. This real authentic Texan Family Style which has true ties with my own family regional (Sam Houston Forest). Of which there is no bbq in this area like. (They can probably do or do bbq — will have to check). The last times I have found these food types so specialized were in Denver Harbor and Baytown, Texas well over a decade ago. There was also one on the way to Austin that closed a few years ago. Not this restaurant, this exact same type of Regional Texan /​Houston /​East Texas Style (Old).
Want a Texan Food Experience like you have a three generation old family from Houston? Yeah, this is real, salad bar and all. SUPER Rare!
Greg
05÷31÷15

I like it! Old timey place, quiet and out of the way. I met the owner while garage saleing and he gave me a $ 5 coupon so I had to try it. Highly recommend

I go here frequently but haven’t written a review.
I really like the Chopped Steak special they offer.
This is one of those places that seem to be set on «Automatic» for customer satisfaction. The food is great as is the service.
Something magical happens between the register where you place your order and the kitchen crew.
After ordering, they call your number and you go to a window and pick up your order.
The Chicken Fried Steak… Delicious! The hamburgers have a really nice Charbroiled flavor that is similar to that Chopped Steak I love so much.
They’re not open on Mondays so you have to go to a lesser spot as a substitute.

Clean *
Great food!!!

The food is good, the atmosphere is good and the service is decent. Get the chicken fried steak and corn nuggets, make sure to send me a compliment when you do. This plate is great and pricing is fair.

Had bad service at register, but burger was great. Tasted my mom’s steak and it was wonderful. Would recommend on a non busy night. Maybe service will be better.

I wanted to take my son who is in college somewhere he would want to return for great chicken fried steak at an easily affordable price. Reviews raved about the Feed Barn so we sought it out. The location is bizarre — in an industrial district with a strong chemical/​creosote smell in the air. The place itself is clean and comfortable on the inside and the staff is friendly and helpful. The prices are also very reasonable. The downside — all three of us ordered chicken fried steak and it was literally like eating lunch in a 5^th grade school cafeteria. The steak was obviously pre-​frozen as it was perfectly round. Unfortunately we did not try anything else such as the catfish or fried chicken which were highly regarded in the reviews. The chicken fried steak was definitely not like a home cooked meal. The sides offered were limited as well. At the end of the day, we wished we had gone to the Texas Roadhouse where my son recommended. I always try to avoid eating at chain restaurants, but this time I made the wrong choice.

The food is great here! It is a very clean place. The service was wonderful: not pushy or bothering you every 3 minutes. Just a nice, relaxing, CLEAN, little family restaurant. The only bad thing is that it is out of the way and kinda hard to find but I guess that’s what makes it relaxing. I highly recommend the chopped steak which comes with grilled onions and mushrooms. The fries are also really good! And the banana pudding is very fresh and seems to be made from scratch.

This place was good! The service is awesome considering that the service in this town sucks so that is awesome and the food is great! The chicken fried chicken, baked potatos and corn nuggets are awesome! I highly suggest going here! They have great deals and prices so it is definitly worth coming!

The best chicken fried chicken ever. This place does not look like much from the outside but the food is awesome

Went for a weekday lunch. Tried the fish basket, shrimp po-​boy, sweet tea, and banana pudding. The fish isn’t bad if you happen to be in the area. They’re thin cuts (unfortunately) with a cornmeal breading. The breading is pretty good, with a peppery taste. There don’t seem to be *so* many places to get not-​bad fish in B/​CS, so I’m glad to find another one. I prefer a more traditional fish-​and-​chips style for the moistness and meatiness, but I guess that’s not something that’s done with catfish. So maybe catfish connoisseurs can weigh in, but as a fried fish lover I found it fine but not amazing… not greasy at all, but also not with that amazing flavor the best fried fish gets.
The fish basket also came with two hushpuppies (also not-​bad), two corn nuggets, and some chips (aka thick-​cut fries… bleh). The corn nuggets are interesting… sort of like creamed corn deep fried in a batter. They’re pretty good and if you’re coming here then you should try them.
The shrimp po-​boy was fine. The shrimp were also battered and fried (pretty good), but the po-​boy was just a hoagie with shredded lettuce and the shrimp, plus tartar sauce and cocktail sauce on the side. I’m not a po-​boy expert, but I was expecting something more cajun.
The tea was fine but not strong enough for me. The homemade banana pudding was good for banana pudding, but not so good I’d necessarily get it again (it would be better if the wafers were still crispy, IMO).
I would come here again if someone else wanted to… the people were friendly and there’s enough of a crowd that it didn’t feel dead, and the inside décor is somewhat entertaining. But Feed Barn isn’t a restaurant I’ll ask to eat at.

Amazing and unknown. This may change that, but he price is right, the food is better, you just have to find your way around the electrical district. Top choice in b/​cs and you should try itif you havent already!

NOTORIETY: Maybe (cat)fish.
FOOD:
(Fried cat) Fish: The fish was served as several strips that were nicely breaded on the outside, w/​a silky smooth inside. However, the strips lacked flavor & the sauce that came w/​it was just plain ordinary.
Fried corn nuggets: These fried gems of corns was the highlight of the meal. The crispy exterior complemented nicely w/​the sweet corn filling.
Hushpuppies: The fried nuggets of bread was very plain and underwhelming.
Seasoned fries: Although seasoned w/​some flavor, these wedged fries are comparable to other avg restaurants.
OVERALL: Decent amount & price of food but since it is so far from campus & I’m such a lazy mofo, it probably ain’t happenin’ again.
TIP: They offer different daily specials to save you some $.

I haven’t been here too often mainly because I forget where it is! But the food is definitely worth it. A great place to eat.

I don’t review too many lowbrow eateries, but the Feed Barn in Bryan, TX deserves a Unilocal.I’ve been slumming here for an occasional lunch or «supper» (you really can’t call it dinner at the Feed Barn) for over 15 years … often with my old pal Mark W., who says that they serve a «fine little 10 oz lunch steak» (obviously Mark is a stereotypical 6’5″ Texan).
Well … I’m not a Texan, and I don’t eat steak. I’m here for the catfish basket. Now, I’m a North Carolinian (the land where BBQ is made from pork … although I don’t eat that either), and we from NC are catfish connoisseurs. In my vast experience consuming these tasty, whiskered creatures, I have yet to encounter a fry cook worthy of even holding the spatula of the Feed Barn’s head man. Perfectly «corn breaded», the nuggets are deep fried to an artery clogging slightly crispy golden brown. No belly-​meat in this basket; only top-​side fillet strips … the bottom-​feeder prime-​rib. Fresh, never frozen, the cats are diced daily, making for perfect moisture and firmness.
But, a basket is incomplete without hush puppies and fries. Here, the Feed Barn excels again; perfectly (a little taste of onion in there) prepared pups. And, no frozen fries … freshly sliced (large) deep fried russet potatoes … always hot … never soggy. Top it off with a huge Pepsi. You just can’t do better … not even at the mouth of the Cape Fear River.
Being hidden in the old industrial section of south Bryan, the Feed Barn is rarely ever crowded (probably because its so damned hard to find … its like the Bermuda Triangle over there). Great food, small price tag, and a low bubba-​index make it the «best little catfish house in Texas» (or elsewhere).