Texas Mesquite Grill

Let me start off by saying their food is great. That is, if you received your right order, and it is not cold etc. I always try to get people to go with me here, as I love their quail bites. It has gotten so bad people refuse to accompany me. Two weeks ago, on a Saturday, my friend and I left after not being asked for our drink order after about 15 minutes. We noticed the tables around us were extremely irritated as well. The restaurant has good food, and is in a prime location. The service is just, well… terrible!

Ok, I’m a regular. So the bartender comes up confirms what he knows I want, then serves me.
At no, time did he or anyone else from the bar, in the 2+ hours I’ve been here, come over to ask if I even wanted a menu. Let alone if I wanted to order anything to eat. I’m still sitting here just waiting to see if they want to bring me my tab. Maybe I should just flag someone down!

Never again! Hostess a total witch. Food disgusting.

This was our second time eating here. The food is good as well as the service. Large, clean bathrooms. My only complaint is the tables are too close together making it difficult to walk through without disturbing anyone else who is trying to eat.

We wanted to try a new place and decided to try this place for a late lunch. Being 2pm there weren’t that many people there so we expected pretty quick service. We ordered our drinks, a Platinum margarita and a Pineapple Mojito, and waited for them while our waiter took our food order. The hostess who sat us was also apparently the bartender. My husband could see the bar top from his seat and the hostess/​bartender was on her phone the entire time she was trying to make our drinks as well as asking people for help in making the drinks and finding the pineapple slices. Needless to say our drinks didn’t make it to the table until 5 minutes before our food came out. While waiting for our drinks and meal some waitress or manager or whoever she was thought it’d be a good idea to sing random songs to where the restaurant could pretty well hear her. Not only was she singing she was also barking commands at other employees, again she was projecting pretty well. Our food comes out and I cut into my Grilled Chicken Sandwich splitting it. Thank goodness I cut into it because the chicken was pink still. Parts of the chicken were pink and parts of it were cooked but after seeing that tinge of pink I lost my appetite. Glad we tried this place to know we won’t be going back. Mediocre drinks and undercooked food.

This place is terrible! Second time here. 1^st time, on Prime Rib night. Got there at 6:45 p.m. Was told that they were out.
Came back a second time. Ordered the grilled Redfish. Tasted fine but the fillet wasn’t scaled. Got a mouth full of scales in every bite. The vegetable medley was overcooked mush and the mac and cheese was a big ball of cheese and pasta mush.
Will NOT BE BACK!

Came to try this place out & i must say i am dissapointed. Gumbo was cold and oysters in gumbo were ice cold, had a beer on draft that was flat, had the two oyster platters and they were a bust! Best thing i had was the bread that was plain toast bread. For $ 60 i wish i had went to pappadeaux

Yeah I cannot recommend this place. At all.
Arrived for a quick lunch on my day off and decided to give this place a go. Had some good expectations despite the other Unilocal reviews.
Was sat immediately and was greeted by a guy to get our drink order. Someone else then came by and said we were going to be taken care of by her. She asked about apps and we said no thank you and just needed one more second.
20 minutes later she will hadn’t shown up. No one had come by or anything. Matter of fact, a 3 top came in AFTER us and she went to their table 4 times and took their order.
After seeing this I asked for the manager. I told her how disappointed i was considering it was my first time there. Now to her credit she offered to make our meal on the house, give us a gift card, or anything else we wanted but at this point I was honestly over the whole thing. I declined all the offers because I’ve heard enough stories from my friends in the food service industry and I’m wall aware what could happen to our food. Not that they would have, but I like the «safe than sorry» card.
If you ever get service there, friends, let me know how it was.

First time and last time to Texas Mesquite Grill. Had heard good things, but didn’t experience the same. Food was mediocre, prices are way too high, and service was bad. For what we paid, I can think of many other restaurants that top this place with price, quality of food, and definitely service.
Tried to like it, but just can’t.

This is our second time eating at this establishment (we previously ate at the one in Katy). Although my Fiancees order was wrong (he ordered green beans, but received cilantro rice with a vegetable medley), the food was great! My TBone Steak with grilled asparagus was also great! We will return.

Oh my goodness. Just leaving and I’m STUFFED! This was our first visit and we’ll definitely be back. First of all, the atmosphere is fantastic and several beers on tap (shock top!!). During the course of our meal we were checked on by 2 separate managers and our waitress was very attentive. The Texas caviar is amazing. Oysters on the half shell were amazing. Have I said amazing yet?!
My son ordered the mac n cheese, my husband had the grilled seafood skewer with green beans and garlic mashed potatoes and I had the honey ancho salmon with grilled veggies. All of the meals were delicious buuuut I’m definitely the winner of ordering this evening. That salmon was BEYOND amazing. Beyond. It was extremely moist and had the perfect crust from the honey ancho glaze. I don’t know if I’ll ever be able to order anything else.
Go, get anything and enjoy.

Overall a good experience and not a very expensive meal. We did not wait long to get our table or be acknowledged by our waiter. The service was very good for a busy Friday night. We both ordered a cheeseburger which was cooked to our liking. The burgers were juicy but over salted and came with cold fries. The waiter having checked back on us offered to get us fresh fries which came out quickly. The waiter mentioned a manager would be by to followup but never showed up at our table. Overall impressed and would give them a return trip. However, we would request little salt on the next order.

Well I posted this review shortly after this location opened up. Somehow it got removed. For me to spend my time reposting will tell you how bad the experience was.
I’ll cut to the chase.
Service was horrible.
Meal and appetizer over priced, but the real kicker was we order the filet medium. It comes out and I can clearly see it is no where in the vicinity of medium. I asked for it to be sent back but they asked us to cut into it first.
Cut into it, yep rare at best.
They bring it back. Cut into it again. Still not right and we are told they had been over cooking steaks and having to throw them away so now they undertook them. On purpose! Hire better cooks folks.
So for those keeping score, the steak has been cut into twice already and cooked three times. Of course we we get it the last time it’s past medium well.
We complain and nothing done to resolve it. So I make sure I make it a point to tellI everyone about the shoddy service and overpriced crap they put on the table and will continue to do so to make sure no others get jilted out of their money.
Moral of the story, if you’re going to charge that much for steaks, make sure you know how to cook em folks.

I can not believe we let a year go by before checking this place out! We have found our favorite «go to» spot! The food and atmosphere were exactly what our «all work — no play «lives needed!
Derrick, the head chef is a culinary genius! We ordered his quail bites as an appetizer and were not disappointed! The magic continues at the bar with Allen & Ray… they make good things happen! We left this place feeling like we had known them all for years! I highly recommend trying the Texas bloody marys!

Was here on Christmas Eve. Service was great but the food was eh ok. Our chicken wing was raw so they had to make us another batch. For my entrée I’ve ordered the quail bites from the appetizer menu. It was also raw!!! The fries were very greasy! Not worth it!

*ENVIRONMENT*
I’ve visited this location twice now, along with the Katy location three times. The Cypress location is indeed a very nice venue with a great patio facing Mueschke Rd and 290. The fire pit is perfect for cold nights and story telling. The inside is very clean and has a Texas feel which undoubtedly will leave you saying, «Love whatcha done with the place.» Service from hostess to wait staff to manager is always very pleasant. The bar has a decent array of wines and spirits to accommodate those looking to enjoy a relaxing evening, or YOLO at lunch.
However, that’s where the good ends. You don’t always go out for the environment; you go out to enjoy a great meal. This place offers a grill that is supposed to offer a superior dining experience. This is their specialty whether it’s the American or Tex-​Mex items on the menu. My findings fall very short of what’s exceptional.
*FOOD*
When you do place your order, you are taking a gamble on whether they even have the food to serve or not. The first time I came they didn’t have the first item I wanted. On my second visit last night, they were out of the special (steak), and the quail (second choice), so I went with «OK what do you have that’s good and popular?» This way, I give the waiter the power to deliver whatever it is that makes this place presentable and popular. He recommended what’s called the «Katy Grill» on their online menu which is a sample of beef, chicken, and shrimp. I agreed and added rice and taters like a good southern boy.
The food came promptly especially considering we had a table of ~15 in the banquet room. The presentation of the food is very careless. It’s equivalent to if I gave you a 20 piece chicken nugget combo and asked you to deliver it on fine china on a Iron Chef competition. The pieces of meat were measly and the plate was so big, it made each item look that much smaller. I asked their famed cilantro rice, but my rice came out looking like green beans. I ate them anyway. All of the food had a grilled flavor but was overwhelmed by a salty taste. He did load the potatoes for us which was a plus.
While I was attempting to enjoy my meal, my neighbor was eating his quail (the last available) and said it was decent. Shrimp poboy looked average. My friend’s son next to me had a burger and it was sloppy with soggy fries… he barely wanted to eat it and took two bites total. Quesadillas looked average and another’s filet mignon was undercooked. They took care of it promptly, but then it was almost overcooked and the rice was cold by then. The Chicken Brenham received good marks with even some left to go. In short, food is on par with Applebee’s, not better than Chili’s, and would get obliterated by Cheddars while leaving extra money in your pocket.
*DESSERTS*
We tried them all I believe. The brownie portion was huge, but it tasted a bit stale or old. It might have been sitting all day so it was dry. The ice cream made up for it somewhat. The pecan pie was huge, warm and delicious. It looked like they cut you a ¼ of a pie. I would recommend that or the bread pudding in a mason jar. It was warm and gooey and pretty sweet. They are both great options you could go for since your meal likely didn’t fill you up.
*CLIFFS*
Come here if you like:
— Overpriced food that is lacking in taste/​flavor and serving size
— Great service, local hangout spot, or select desserts and spirits
I’m not saying I wouldn’t go again. I’m just saying I will keep my expectations low while I try to find something that is safe and actually good to eat if I end up there.

Very good food for price. You get the same portion for lunch as supper for a cheaper price!
My wife got the chicken Brenham and I got the cypress grill. We also enjoyed the quail bites appetizer. Highly recommended!

Food: just ok, just ok. expensive for the poor quality. very EXPENSIVE.
Drinks: nasty, bitter, watered down, weak, pricey.
Patio: went there to enjoy my sunday on the patio, I was told they didn’t have a waiter for the patio so they forcefully put me on the patio, customers after me were mad because they were waiting for a patio waiter for 30 mins.
I don’t think I will be back. I loved the restaurant set up.

I have been here 3 times and will not be back, the food is just not very good and overpriced. The kicker was ordering ribs that were to «fall off the bone» only have to cut and cut. I retuned them in favor of a burger, it showed up with no grilled flavor and a cold bun «oops guess we forgot to toast it.» The fries were under cooked, the fried shrimp was rubber and chicken tenders no better than Sonic.
Now if you love Jalapenos you will love this place, I do not. Seems like 80% of menu is all about the pepper. They do have items without them but the menu really does not describe very well. The crab cakes were full of them but not listed in description, the green beans are topped with them, guacamole full of them and I think the BBQ sauce laced with the juice. Even though I have asked the waiter not to have any peppers in my food they still show up in most everything we have ordered.
I was happy to see the opening so near my home and it is a clean place with plenty of TV’s for games but that alone will not draw me back.

Went to lunch today and it smelled fabulous as we were driving by. Decided to pull in and give it a try. We weren’t sure what to expect. Very clean, great service, food was good. It is a blend of American and Mexican. I had the chicken fried ribeye with mashed potatoes and sautéed veggies. I wish the seasoning on my food was better. It needed salt and pepper. The green bell peppers in the veggie mix… not to my taste. Not a fan of green bell peppers.
I noticed another customer had a salad… salads are huge. I will try that out on my next trip back.
Parking lot has nice big spaces! This is a plus. Kid friendly.