You might be wondering why I'm reviewing a "closed" establishment, it's because they're now a…read moreconstantly moving target--a Houston treasure and perhaps a suggested speakeasy. As winners of the Steak Showdown in Texas in 2023 for the people's choice for best traditional dish and the judges choice for best creative dish, they've garnered a respectable following as a pop-up with Houston foodies on Instagram. Their model for first-come, first-served attracts the curious and past fans of their work. Expect a minimum wait of about 2 hours and pray they don't run out of anything. We made the mistake of dressing moderately warm for the cold temperatures of January, but who would've thought that we'd be seeing 6 inches of snow--and in Houston of all places? Admittngly, the smells waiting in line are absolutely intoxicating. The folks are trying to be as accommodating as possible with how cold it's getting by setting up propane warmers around their setup inside the parking space at PARK BLVD in the Heights, but one can only endure waiting in a crawling line for so long--there can be better process management to attack the demand. It was especially upsetting seeing people jump out of the line just to end up 30 minutes in front of you ordering the last 3 available ribeyes. We ended up getting the LAST tomahawk ribeye that we reserved online the week prior and it was epic..! But talk about stressful... The team also gave us some laotian sausage for standing in line for so long but there's got to be some kind of fail safe in place so that you don't have people waiting hours just to buy up a plate of sides. All the meats should be counted prior and counted as theyre being sold, and maybe limiting 2 entrees per person would help mitigate the amount of empty mouths. Anyway, the food was amazing. I'm definitely coming back on the next pop-up!

Meat Mafia catered our wedding and the food was amazing! Our guests are still taking about how…read morejuicy and tender the steaks were and how the delicious the side dishes were. Would recommend to everyone!

We enjoyed looking at all the goodies at this fine meat market plus. We were admiring the huge…read morehome made cookies when the owner brough us one to sample....wow! A stellar sample sells product and it worked, we bought some to our delight. I enjoyed a steak hoagie and my wife enjoyed a loaded baked tater. We shared one deviled egg. Everything we tried was great and we will be back for more goodies, and more of the best cookies.

Food: 3 Service: 5…read more We came here on a weekday for lunch and the place was bustling with people. I had originally wanted to come because I saw that they sold steaks for purchase you can bring home to cook. However, since it was lunchtime and we were already hungry, we decided to grab some lunch as well. We got the 3 meat combo with chicken, brisket, and ribs. It came with two sides and we chose coleslaw and chicken salad. I thought it was nice they had extra protein choices as sides. They also had a tuna salad and egg salad in addition to pasta salad, beans, potato salad and other options. The food came out quickly and the meats were all very tender. However, they just tasted salty. I had a hard time tasting any other spices/flavors which is what I'm accustomed to at other bbq places. The chicken salad was salty as well. It would've been tastier in a sandwich with some crisp greens versus just by itself. Coleslaw was average. Edible but nothing special. Husband thought it was too sweet. I do have to say the service was very friendly. The worker behind the counter gave us the impression that he really wanted to help and make us comfortable. When I found out they only sold bottled water, he offered to go to the back and grabbed us two cups of tap water, which was a nice gesture because he didn't have to. We ended up not getting any other meats because the unpackaged steaks looked dried out and sad in fridge. I wasn't sure if those were the pieces they would sell you or if they were just for display. But for $34.99/lb, I didn't want to risk them giving me the dried out looking steak. Overall, it seemed like people really like this place . The person in front of my husband said this place has the best burgers! And lots of people kept coming in and out. However, for us, this isn't our favorite.

First time here and am glad i found it.. one of THE best breakfast tacos ive had in a long time…read more Steak egg and potatoes taco was amazing. Homemade flour tortillas were perfect. Steak was tender and so flavorful. Staff is super friendly.. definitely will be my go-to spot when in the area.. even worth the 30 minute drive to just come grab tacos .

Solid four stars. Trying new spots that popped up on yelp in the area…read more Food: the tacos are huge! Once taco from here is the size of two. They definitely don't skimp out! They load you up. The Barbacoa was excellent! The mixed breakfast taco was good. The tamale was decent. The green sauce was excellent! The customer service here is great. Everyone from working the food counter to the cashier was extremely nice. I would definitely go back. The inside is pretty cool. Looks like an old store and in the east side. Solid four stars no doubt about it. They did a great job. I've never heard of this place but I'm glad I stopped in.

We came in to get the catfish. They are so large! Bought some last week, but had to come back and…read moreget some more. Delicious. The bacon with rind on is awesome. We even got the dirty rice stuffed pork chop. It was delicious also. Ten stars.

Awesome black owned business! The selection of meats is incredible. They have everything from big…read morehunks of beef for roasts, to traditional family favorites like oxtails, turkey necks and fresh catfish. They were jumping when we got there so I can't wait to come back for some deli cuts. The people are fantastic and there's a nice small selection of regular supermarket dry goods like crackers, bbq rubs to an arsenal of flavored pork cracklings. Service was fast and friendly. The ambiance is a giant butcher shop with a small mom and pop supermarket that has little gems to find. Definitely a recommend spot

Three words, crawfish, fettuccine Alfredo!!! this place is an amazing hidden gem thanks to my…read morecoworker for showing it to me!

I usually go to The Best Stop in Katy but I was down Dairy Ashford and have heard about Hebert's so…read moreI decided to give it a try. I thought it was like the ones in Lake Charles. Maybe I didn't look around enough but no one really helped me so I was just wandering around myself. I saw the prepackaged cracklings and thought "Ooo, exactly what I came for". Nope. This was NOT what I wanted or what I was expecting. 1. The bag was ridiculously hard to open for some reason. Not one but both so it's not me right? 2. This was more like chicharrones instead of cracklings. Those of y'all who know what I'm talking about know what I'm talking about! 3. Both flavors tasted similar, if not the same I was very disappointed in the "cracklings". I also bought their tea cakes, the original flavor and the lemon flavor. There was this bakery shop in Lake Charles that closed down but they had the BEST tea cakes so I guess I bought these thinking they would be the same. Nostalgia I guess. I have not tried them yet but I don't know if I want to. Will come back with an update once I do try them.

The place for excellent chorizo. Not that greasy saliva gland grocery store chorizo. But real…read morechorizo. As a person native born to Houston, but having lived and explored much of the world, one of my favorite things to do is to invite friends to go on a walking tour with me, of the area around the Houston Farmer's Market on Airline. Many years run by the Canino family, as a co-op with local farmers. And when they retired a group of Houstonians, committed to preserving it and making it as nice as possible for shopping. And it's a wonderful place to go shopping for fruits and vegetables and to eat one of the restaurants here. So I usually begin my walking tour with a trip to El Bolillo Bakery to show them the breads and then over to Granel Spices and then to El Rey meat market to show them the chorizo that I like and the freshly made chicharrones and to pointing out the most excellent Mexican restaurant just on the side El Rey. And then heading over to the farmers market proper and showing them the excellent flour tortillas that one can get at Alamo Tamales. A visit to LA Crawfish or other eateries. And also walk and talk about the different uses of the spices and maybe some tropical fruits that people might not be familiar with. It's a great half day and I love taking people around. So definitely plan to visit this area of Airline Drive and have some fun.

Damn the food here is good for a meat market. The cabeza, Lengua, menudo were all great. Fresh made…read moretortillas. I would skip the papusas. Service was stellar and they full took care of us.