Cheddar’s Scratch Kitchen

We went here because other than other equally mediocre chain restaurants here in La Porte, this one had a bar. The food menu sucked but I suppose you get what you pay for. I mean, honestly anyone paying for a $ 16 steak is going to get a poop $ 16 steak.
The White Russians were super watered down, white wine worst than a bottle of boones. Don’t know what possessed me to come here but hey! On the bright side — it’s so much better than Gringos or Chili’s!!! At least Chedder’s use half and half.

I rarely write reviews, however after having been FOOD POISIONED I think people should know. I was only here at this chain restaurant because I was in from out of town and my parents wanted to meet for dinner so I agreed. I ordered the alfredo chicken and well 8 hours later I woke up very nauseous and in the morning I had the worst vomiting attack ever, followed by an entire day of weakness, chills and generally feeling like death. I am medical student so I knew the food was the likely culprit given the circumstances and onset of symptoms that lasted about 24 hours.
It is pretty disgusting to imagine that the lack of sanitation and proper handling of food that goes on in order for someone to fall ill from eating a meal. So thank you cheddars, I will never again return, obviously but will also warn every person I know to stay away from this establishment.

Went to lunch with my 4 year old and mom. Was greeted by the friendliest hosts who took us immediately to a booth. Johnny our server was attentive without being intrusive. We both had blackened salmon with black beans and veggies. Cooked to perfection and delish! Great location and lots of happy staff

Great family restruant. Food consistently good. The portions are huge! We ordered the onion rings and the spinach dip as an appetizer and could barely eat our dinner! Packed it all up to go! Lol, good service too and Bill only $ 40 for 4 people! Coming back real soon!

So Cheddars is one of the few chain restaurants that my husband and I are find of.
We decided to try this one because of the close proximity to our home.
We appreciated that there was no wait at the door which is something we experience about 95% of the time at the other location.
That and their Moonshine Mary (Bloody Mary made with Moonshine) were about the only things that were great!
Our waiter only came to our table maybe 3 times.
When my husband got his food he was missing one of the main ingredients… He ordered a cheddar bacon cheeseburger and it came without the cheese. He was able to send it back and get cheese added.
I ordered a combo top sirloin (medium) and half rack of ribs with a side of steamed broccoli (that got over cooked) and Mac and cheese). My steak came back rare instead of medium. My ribs tasted as if they had been boiled prior to being put on the grill and absolutely no flavor within the meat.
We did let the manager know and he was supposed to take off a portion of our meal which did not happen.
Very very disappointed… Definitely will not be back. The one star is for the drinks my Moonshine Mary and my husbands Painkiller

I am only giving it 1 because the service was SO FREAKING BAD! I can not even begging to compare it to anything Bad because this will be the example of bad for every future bad experience!

Not the same anymore, they’ve made some changes, spinach dip was dry and didn’t taste or look freshly made. Croissants were cold and hard. another disappointment. Asian salad no longer served with wontons, and to top it off service was just as bad, our drinks never got refilled.

Probably one of the worst experiences at Cheddars I’ve ever had to endure. We come in to the hostess playing on her phone, wait maybe 15 seconds for her to get off of it (which she doesn’t, because apparently her text message is way more important), so I say «hello, I’d like a table for three.» Awesome, we get to our booth and we aren’t greeted until about 10 minutes later after sitting, mind you it’s not all that busy, it’s Christmas Eve at about 7:30. She gets our drink, appetizer, and entrée order and we’re content. Food took a little while to come out but we gave the benefit of the doubt due to the holiday. Overall the food was delicious, although not as hot as we would’ve liked, it’s ok. We get our Togo boxes, pay and head out the door.
We did not receive a «have a nice night» or even a «happy holidays» from the hostesses. I’ve been a hostess at more than three places, and the lack of charisma/​respect those girls had was just sad. Cheddars, I would definitely look into getting different girls to represent you as the first and last impression you have in your restaurant. Very disappointing.

Delicious food drinks are awesome Texas teas and painkillers very reasonable price!

HANDS DOWN the best buttered croissants! We were initially disappointed because our waiter told us that the kitchen ran out of them for about an hour. We went on to order our main courses.
The BAE ordered lunch portion salmon with two sides (baked potato and corn). The baked potato was oh so delicious. The cheese melted along with the sour cream; coating the starch perfectly. The corn was sweet and buttery. The portion of the salmon was smaller than another Cheddar’s that we frequent to, so my boyfriend wasn’t really full after devouring everything. The salmon was cooked on point though! (⁷⁄₁₀)
I ordered the tilapia and shrimp which comes with two sides (french fries plus corn) and rice. The fish and shrimp were blackened with mango salsa sprinkled on top. The entrée wasn’t salty which is something I worry about when going to American restaurants. (⁸⁄₁₀)
We overheard a worker talking to one of the customers about a new batch of croissants coming out in about 15 minutes. We looked for our waiter immediately and requested an order. He was SUPER nice and said he will check with the kitchen. A few minutes later, he brought out one croissant. He declared that was the LAST ONE at the moment. However, they are making more and he can bring us an order if we can wait for another 15 minutes. We gladly decided to linger around longer just for some more of those bad boys! The order finally came out and that hit the spot for us! No dessert is needed. Trust me you will fall in love with those croissants!!!
The place was very crowded on a Saturday evening. You will most likely need to wait. If you can find a table at the bar then you can skip the line. We LOVE the customer service we’ve experienced with our waiter. We will come back for sure!

Thursday 11÷19÷15 Cheddars was my go to stop… If I go back it will b to a different location the last 2 times has been bad experience from the waiter to the food!!! The waiter had an attitude because the last customers didn’t leave him a tip so he took it out on us… We order the triple treat the chicken tenders was ok the cheese bites was good the potato skin was cold, cheese wasn’t melted & the bacon was semi raw we asked him if he can get the kitchen to give us another order potato skins he said let me ask my manager, 3 minutes later he came back with some that was worst… We sat it to the side because I didn’t want to get rude & throw it at him!!! So our food comes out the fries r soggy my sister had a club sandwich it was ice cold & the bacon was semi raw he says our sandwiches r served cold so that way it’s cold & the bacon looks fully cook to me, we ask for a manager… After waiting 30 minutes no one show up we paid the ticket & left no tip… his tip is the amount we paid for the club sandwich since it wasn’t removed from our ticket but Pain Killer was AMAZING like always!!!

I’ve eaten at Cheddar’s in NC where I’m from and have always loved it! Wanted to introduce a coworker to it while we were here in Houston and was not disappointed. We sat at the bar and were waited on by Katie. She was awesome! There is a fish tank behind the bar which creates an amazing atmosphere. He had the ribs and shrimp, I had the burger with the honey mayo which was scrumptious! Definitely a must if you need an affordable place, with great environment, that you can still have a drink and catch the game at.

You have got to be kidding! A busy Sunday afternoon and we scored an awesome, excellent waitress in Hannah R. Listen up CHEDDARS you have excellent food but your waitstaff makes it easy to rave about.
We were a party of 6 which included 2 children. They had the chicken fingers with fries which they rated the best.
2 adult orders of Buffalo chicken wraps with fries that were too big to eat in one sitting. My wife had the dish taco which she thoroughly enjoyed. The final order was the beer battered shrimps which had to be good if this beef eating Texan said so.
Let me repeat that these awesome meals were bumped to the 5^th Star because of our waitress Hannah!

I’ve been here lots of times with family. They’re usually picky eaters but even they like this place. The croissants are buttery and sweet. The ribs are crispy on the outside and tender in the middle. The chocolate fudge cake is decadent. Margaritas and Pain Killer are my favorite drinks here. Overall, good food at a good price.

Cheddar’s was pretty good tonight.
The waiter was really nice and didn’t feel pushy at all, unlike the last time we were here…
We started off with the potato skins. The were ok. Needed more sour cream, and no they are nothing like the Friday’s potato skins.
The smokehouse burger was pretty good! The fries were average.
My boyfriend ordered the monte cristo and it was the best thing we ordered! He chose macaroni and cheese as a side, it looked really appetizing but had a weird fish taste to it or something.
We left full, so no complaints :)

This Cheddars is crap compared to the Webster location. The service is very slow and when we asked for a table the hostess rolled her eyes and just told us to follow her… you have one job and its to sit people lol

El lugar limpio hostes atentos meseros ala horden baños limpios solo un problema el gerente nunca viene a la mesa ya e venido más de 15 beses y nada
Comida muy rica felizidad es cosineros

The queso here is tasty although the chips were oily. My potato soup was good and my husband had the New Orleans Pasta. He really enjoyed the spiciness of the dish and the chicken and shrimp were well cooked. Here’s the problem: Our server acted like we were an inconvenience. I had to finally go to the front and break up a pow wow of several other servers to get our bill. It’s a shame to ruin an otherwise decent meal with such poor service.

I ordered two sides of Mac and cheese. Both of the containers had a sorry scoop of Mac and cheese. These two sides could’ve fit in one side cup.

First time here and I will be back.
The restaurant was nice and the staff were great. There were quite a few of us on this visit and the waitress was always nice and didn’t mess up any of our orders.
The food is delicious and there is so much to choose from. The cheese balls were amazing and their drinks were perfect, not too strong or watered down.

I’ve been to this Cheddar’s multiple times and every time the service is great and the restaurant is clean. Now the food is always hit or miss. I either love it or completely hate it. For example, chicken tender platter is AMAZING it is always on point and delicious but grilled shrimp with rice is always atrocious. The shrimp seems oily-​ish and is just of poor taste and the rice that comes with it was even worse. I lost my appetite halfway (I tried it more than once to give it a chance but it failed every time.) I just want to order what I’m craving without having to worry about it being a ⁵⁰⁄₅₀ chance of me loving my dinner or hating it.

Kelsey at the bar is absolutely amazing! I order food to-​go here a lot and she ALWAYS gets my order right!
Any other time I’ve been here I’ve either had food or drinks forgotten about or the server literally just doesn’t care, but Kelsey is great! Request her if you can!

Stopped by for lunch today with friends who live in Houston.
Establishment is clean. Staff is friendly. Food is really good and a great value. Line out the door on a Saturday at 1:30. Must be very popular with the locals. They had a great drink called the Pain Killer. Like a giant piña colada with the glass rimmed in toasted coconut. Yummie!!!

Cheddars was great… first time eating here. Lynn is an excellent waitress. Even gave me tea to go! Great place…
Excellent rice and beans and burgers.

Good food, poor service. Drinks a little weak well they are very weak. Note to self always ask for a shot. I tried 2 separate drinks both had great flavor minus the alcohol. Great for those that refrain from alcohol consumption. The waitress was typical, until I requested my drink be sent back a Bacardi Bellini. Which included 3 liqueurs on the menu but not one in the drink. The Waitress’s attitude soured after returning the drink. I attempted another a pin a colda. Which was equally as light on the liquor. I received the bill which included both drinks. Upon inquiry the waitress asked was I sure that I wanted the bellini removed… um duh when I asked was that’s a standard operating procedure Concerning billing she proceeded to roll eye a day just total made any thought of leaving a tip dissipate. So the food was OK service bad the wait wasn’t so long but definitely will not be back.

This review is strictly for the service from their to-​go and management staff. A few weeks ago I called to place a to-​go order and was placed on hold for about five minutes. When they answered the phone I started to place the order and they said that the to-​go had just been cut off since they were within 30 minutes of closing. It was 9:20 and they closed at 10. Plus had you answered my call in a timely manner I would have been well within the time frame. I spoke to the manager about my experience and she said that was their policy.
Tonight, I call again for to-​go and was on hold for 11 minutes. When I finally spoke with someone, she was so incredibly rude and didn’t listen. I had to repeat the order several times and she ended up screwing it up anyway.
Definitely not worth the hassle for take out. Dine in experiences have been much better, but because of these two events, I may take my business elsewhere.