Butter Churn Restaurant

We stopped here at almost 2pm. First thing I noticed was the place was clean and had a full salad…read morebar that had not been neglected. At this time of day they had several tables full of patrons and several more came in after us. Our server was nice and checked on us during our visit. We easily shared a chicken fried steak. I had the salad bar and my husband had the baked potato. While I have nothing bad to say about this establishment, I found our food to be okay. Nothing great and nothing bad. Just okay. Prices on the food were reasonable, however the soda was over $3. Also, there is a 3% CC usage fee we did not see until we were walking out as it was posted on the door we exited.

Good grilled chicken. A surprisingly good place to eat in a very little town. It's very open and…read morehas a nice eating area. I like the salad bar a lot, the Diablo chicken is also very good. Service is usually fast.

Jalapeño popper burger with fries and a drink!

Cheeseburger steak has jalapeño's inside with the cheese. My hubbys fave!

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Swiss Burger with Sweet Potato Fries

Krispy Krunchy Chicken

5.0(1 review)

1.2 mi

Hot fresh fried chicken!!!! Well worth the wait. 8 piece mixed $9.99. Great flavor, juicy good size…read morepieces. The fries were battered dipped. Was debating about the tenders of the chicken was that good the tenders .... well I will find out next time. Will be back again might even try the Portland Tx location.

Le Stourgeon Seafood - Portland

4.5(47 reviews)

16.0 mi

The food and service were great! Prices are fair too. Sat at the bar and I knew it was going to be…read morea good experience by all the locals eating there as well.

5 of 5 Staff was awesome, prompt, helpful. Many of the…read morewaitresses and even the chef came out to interact with our table. Ambiance was clean and comfortable! Great please for two big families. Food - so good! We brought our own catch and the chef could not have cooked it better! Delicious, definitely recommend.

Back Dining Room

Pepper jack hush puppies

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The outside... clean and pleasant

Five Guys

2.1(7 reviews)

15.9 mi

five guys is known for being comedically expensive, but the price is compensated for by 2 factors:…read morequality and quantity of food. at every other location I have been to throughout the country (Washington, Georgia, Texas, Oklahoma) the experience has always been the same, you get a lot of very good food at a higher than normal cost. this location, while serving high quality food, does not deliver on the quantity at all. I have been to this location on 2 separate occasions, once through Uber eats and once in store, and on both occasions the "large" $9 fry is significantly smaller than every other location. my wife and I normally split a large and have a comedic amount of fries left over, but here we have to ration what we get. the first time we ordered through uber I thought we were just getting shortchanged since we were using an app, but i was mistaken. This location uses a paper pouch for their large portion vice the cup used at every other five guys (in addition to the spill over fries in the overall bag). The only explanation is the manager has some asinine policy where they skimp on their fries for no reason. the staff was friendly and professional and the restaurant was clean, but we will more likely than not go to other locations before this one

this place is a joke horrible. the manager is completely clueless. they have stale peanuts. and…read morethey couldn't even make a burger right when it was dead. do not go.

Exterior photograph of the Five Guys restaurant at 3048 US Highway 181 in Portland, Texas.

A close-up photograph of a Five Guys cheeseburger with pickles, tomatoes and jalapenos in a lettuce wrap.

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A photograph of the contents of a Five Guys burger bowl, which include two ground beef patties, tomatoes, jalapenos, lettuce ...

Our Family Kitchen

4.5(224 reviews)

27.7 mi

My sister had the pecan pancake and I had the cheesy grits bake. Both were absolutely delicious!…read moreThese folks know what they are doing!!

Visited Saturday memorial weekend . Busy which is usually a good sign…read more Hostess who was probably the owner was very nice and friendly. it kinda went down hill from there . A very large Hispanic woman was my waitress, she grunted when I asked for my eggs to be placed on top of my hash browns. She left and never returned. I had to flag her down to request more coffee and again for a small OJ. When she brought my order She basically dropped the plate in the table tossed the check down a vanished again. $17.50 for what you see, coffee and a small OJ seemed a bit pricey. My tip was $1.25 which was more than she deserved . Live and learn.

Enjoyed it all. The biscuit was warm and fluffy.

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Michael And Mom's Restaurant

4.1(49 reviews)

26.4 mi

I visited this restaurant since I had a job site in this town, a town in which I had never even…read moreheard of before. They offer lunch specials everyday, as well as all day breakfast, homemade pies and cakes, and homemade soups. They offer mostly American food, but there are some Mexican dishes thrown in for good measure. Their menu is a good size and has several good sounding options, like King Ranch chicken, but I came for the chicken fried steak mainly since it was recommended by others. I chose fried okra and mac and cheese for my sides. Chicken fried steak - this is a good thick chicken fried steak that doesn't quite extend to the breading on 2 sides, but it does on the other 2 sides. There is an obscene amount of country gravy on it, not sure why. Mac n cheese - decent version made with processed cheese. It really sticks to your mouth though. Fried okra - this was pretty good actually and lightly salted and crunchy. Not uniform in size and I'd venture to say they were even fresh okra. Dessert - since they have homemade desserts, I had to order something. They have a wide selection of pies, cakes and tiger bars. Tiger bars are similar to the pies, but in the shape of a bar and with an additional reeces like topping. I just stuck with a simple banana cream pie. Ambiance here was actually fairly quiet during the weekday lunch hour for their 2 dining rooms they have. Only 1 customer other than myself in the front room with the register and cold case, and about half of the rear room was filled with customers. Banana cream pie - I don't eat many of these since they're not exactly healthy, but I do love bananas. I thought their banana cream tasted mostly artificial though. There were no chunks of bananas. The crust saa just okay too. Overall, a decent experience with decent friendly service. I would probably try something else next time...and a different dessert too.

This is one of the best restaurants I've ever eaten at the breakfast is amazing today we went for…read morelunch and it was amazing as well everything is hot and fresh and flavorful and every person that works there is nothing but kind and helpful!

The jalapeño cheese cornbread

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Chicken fried chicken with green bean casserole and sweet potato casserole

Snackalicious

4.7(3 reviews)

39.6 mi

This place seems to be making a comeback... for a while it had slowed down but it seems it has…read moregained some momentum and it's cranking out some of its own dishes and plates...

Great place. Went here with my coworkers and glad I did. Carlitos made the best Migas. The owner…read moreand all of her staff were very friendly. Thank you!

Menu w prices...

Mini tacos plate...

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Beeville Steakhouse

4.9(9 reviews)

29.0 mi

Food is always good very good vib Desserts are very good…read moretoo along with the drinks..

The food was excellent. Definitely enjoyed the thin cut onion rings. Service also excellentread more

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10 oz Ribeye

Southern Charm Home Cookin'

4.2(29 reviews)

14.6 mi

The food was all well prepared and seasoned well. The cold bar and buffet had a nice variety of…read moreitems. Staff ensured that every was well stocked and buffet area was clean. The waitstaff were very nice too. Definitely will go back and encourage others to support this family owned small business.

All of the food I tried was delicious. The small salad bar is to the left when you walk in. There…read moreare other items like pasta salads and the like. The hot menu items were delicious. I had the chicken fried steak, catfish, a tiny bit of the enchiladas. They were all delicious. Everything was well seasoned and not overcooked. I would definitely visit again. Our server also made sure to check on us a few times.

Inside

Catfish, okra, mashed potatoes, squash, and rice.

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Francine G.

132

4

17

10 years ago

Food was outstanding!!! But service was not so great, our server did not know what soup was on the buffet and when asked she simply said "I don't know" my mom asked can u please ask? But she didn't know any answer to any question my mom had about the buffet and didn't seem to want to find out either, hands down food was outstanding but service was very in personable and not at all good! read more

Jesse F.

48

104

15

6 years ago

Such a good spot with home cooked meal feeling!!! Great staff and customer service!! Will come again!!

Lulu S.

15

34

33

6 years ago

In love!! The food here is delicious!! Must go to if you haven't. The sweet tea is so delicious too.

Dan B.

0

6

0

11 years ago

Great place to eat. Always has a good selection and excellent salad bar.

Erin T.

8

94

28

15 years ago

Decent, if all you can eat is your thing.

Rhonda C.

39

6

0

15 years ago

The best thing about Sinton!

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What a great restaurant! We went as a group of 7 for Easter lunch. We did have to wait a little…read morewhile to be seated, but it wasn't too long. Once we sat down, our waitress was quick to take our drink orders and had them out to us right away. She checked on us several times throughout the meal and kept the table cleared, making sure everything was going well. I really enjoyed the hot buffet and the salad bar was excellent too. There were so many options--ham, mac and cheese, turkey and dressing, chicken fried steak, chicken nuggets, fried fish, brisket, ribs, plenty of sides, hot rolls and more. Dessert did not disappoint either! We had cobbler, buttermilk pie, bread pudding, banana pudding, and of course, plenty of ice cream. Overall, it was such a great value. The food was delicious, the staff was friendly, and the buffet stayed well-stocked the entire time. We will definitely be back!

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