I have had everything on the menu except Liver & onions. Hands down the best home cooked meals anywhere!! If you've never had the sweet kraut then you are missing out!! read more

Picha's Czech-American Restaurant - Ruben sandwich & Czech Fries - Czech Near Me - West, Texas

On New Year's Day, we were in the mood for kolaches from the Czech stop but wanted lunch first, so decided to try this place for the first time. The server was very welcoming and friendly. It was obvious that one man sitting nearby was a regular, since she called him by name, That seemed like a good sign! My husband ordered chicken strips, fries and green beans. I ordered the liver and onions (which I can seldom find), their "Czech fries," (with a menu description of special seasoning), and green beans. The food arrived fairly promptly, and immediately I was perplexed. The chicken tenders looked like pre-formed frozen patties, very flat. The green beans were loaded with onions, which my husband hates, and he never would have ordered if he'd known that. He immediately slid his bowl of beans over to me. My Czech "fries" were definitely not fries. They were essentially scalloped potatoes with sliced onions. They tasted fine, but whatever special seasoning they used was hard to taste. I do have to say that the liver was delicious, perfectly cooked, and the cream gravy I requested was the perfect addition. My husband said his chicken strips tasted ok, but they were certainly not the type of strips we're used to from local restaurants. My overall opinion is that this is a place that's been there a long time, locals are used to eating there and comfortable with being recognized, and don't care that the interior just looks tired and dated. It wasn't a bad experience, but we wouldn't make another 88-mile trip back to West just to eat there. read more

Friend and I had lunch here today. We each had a daily lunch special, Liver & onions for me and chicken fried steak for friend. Lunch came w/homemade mashed potato, grilled corn niblets and small salad. Food was excellent and service was very good. Prices were great. Will definitely return. read more

We had lunch at Picha's... a family run and owned Czech restaurant for 45 years. I had two cabbage rolls (served in a bowl - a first for me), Czech fries, kraut, and a side sausage. Yes - a lot of food. Congratulations to Picha's... great food, great service, and lovely small town friendly atmosphere. read more

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Great tasting good and large variety! Friendly staff and service was good. Just a small restaurant downtown West but lots of personality!

On way back home to Caddo Mills from Waco and stopped on Main at Czech America. Best decision today. First you should know the AC is working 1000%. Specials today were roast beef or steak fingers with baked beans, mashed potatoes and a salad. All was the best I've had. 2 desserts were homemade Big Red Ice cream and Apple Cobbler al a mode.Forgot those pictures. Not a big place BUT worth the wait. Great waitress and honest! Definitely a place to check out. read more

Picha's Czech-American Restaurant - Open face roast beef sandwich with checz fries - Czech Near Me - West, Texas

Food is amazing and service is great! Did I mention the food! I have eaten here several times and every time I order something different and have been delightfully impressed with my meal. Cute little restaurant on Main Street. Look for the special for lunch! read more

Always good food and fast friendly service. Used to be nearly a daily thing when I worked in West

We went in and tried their hamburgers. They look delicious at the other table, so we ordered cheeseburgers and what we received were burnt patties that we could not even eat. I had to use a knife to cut it. We didn't say anything to the waitress. She was very happy and uplifting, so we just knew there's no way we're going back. The rest of the food may be great, but those hamburger patties were so tough. I couldn't get a knife through it. We won't be back. read more

Picha's Czech-American Restaurant - Hamburger patties were hard and unedible - Czech Near Me - West, Texas

Great Czech food. The many of the pictures already shown here convinced me to go with the Combo plate. (Cabbage Roll, Sausage, Czech Potatoes, Sauerkraut, and salad were all perfect). If you feel like a good sample of good Czech food, this plate seems like the perfect choice. I had to ask where the sausage came from. This didn't seem like some cheap grocery store brand. It turns out that H‑E‑B might carry the brand. However, Picha's does have a brochure of the meat company that makes the sausage. But enough about the sausage, the cabbage roll, and side veggies were just as good. read more

Picha's Czech-American Restaurant - Sausage, Cabbage Roll, Sauerkraut, and Czech Pitatoes. - Czech Near Me - West, Texas

This place is a gem! Incredible food and friendly service. My family cannot wait to go back!

Service was excellent even with a very busy lunch crowd. Good, authentic Czech food with friendly and helpful servers.

Great, authentic Czech food with daily specials. The chicken fried steak and liver and onions are five-star. Today I ordered the sausage and kraut special, it came with Czech potatoes. Also ordered the open-faced beef sandwich with gravy, came with a side salad. They were out of Czech beer because delivery is one month behind. Homemade bread is brought to table with the food. Service is good and food comes right out after ordering. There is a lunch rush of local farmers and ranchers. Whenever I'm in West, I make it a point to hit this famous, long standing Czech restaurant icon. read more

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Fun down home atmosphere with some good unique food options and affordable prices. Great for families and groups. Very friendly service.

This place is an absolute find in West. It has lot of classic Czech foods with other delicious country style foods as well. The sweet kraut was my favorite part. The roast beef was tender and deliciously seasoned. The green beans were really fresh and nicely seasoned. The atmosphere is honey and welcoming. We loved the specials on the walls so you can see the deals everywhere you go. Also, the tables were adequately spaced to let you feel like you have space to move around. The staff was also great. The food came out in a timely manner and the waitress kept our drinks topped off. It was all really great. read more

Picha's Czech-American Restaurant - Pot roast with sweet kraut and potatoes - Czech Near Me - West, Texas

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Stopped by about a decade ago, just after the West explosion. Asked for a dozen pirogi to go. The ladies make the best. Thank you!

For appetizers we had the cheese curds and pierogi. They were both so good. We also had the rueben, BLT, combo plate and the bohemian. Everything was super delicious. So glad we stopped there on our way to Dallas. read more

Picha's Czech-American Restaurant - Pierogi's and cheese curds - Czech Near Me - West, Texas

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The reuben sandwich is pretty good with lots of meat and saukraurt. The roast pork not so good, too small slices of pork, spoonful of potatoes and a good amount of kraut. The pork had a sickly sweet taste. Ice tea is very bland, no flavor. They have an upcharge for using a credit card. Prices are high for what you get. The service is not the best. The waitress forgot my pie and never checked on us after bringing our food. Left the check with food drop off. The place is very old so the bathrooms smell pretty bad but they are functional. read more

I just stopped in to check out the town that i read about. I drove around to look for something to have a quick bite and a beer before I hit the road and I found this place as I drove around the town. The front of this restaurant look cool so I thought I give it a shot. The building has been around for over 100 years they say. I ordered a plate of potatoes covered with seasoning and a bit of grilled onions. They were delicious and the Czech "pivo" beer is great too. Ice cream is great too. Server, Mallory, was fantastic. read more

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i love all of their foods. i grew up in west and it a great place to eat..and drink their tea

Delicious: Cabbage rolls Chicken and Dumplings Pierogi Kraut Sausage Beer Pie Good for the kids: Popcorn shrimp Chicken nuggets Small burgers Fries (Root)beer I suspect the liver and onions and roast pork would also be good here, but I'll be hard pressed not to order the chicken and dumplings over and over... read more

Picha's Czech-American Restaurant - Front entrance - Czech Near Me - West, Texas

Was excited to try this place since my grandpa is part Czech. I kind of felt like if you weren't a regular or local your business didn't matter. I think we saw three tables get food before we did when we were there before them. Never asked if we needed or wanted refills on drinks. Food was bluh....husband said the CFS sandwich was bland. Grandpa tried the burger and was not impressed. Tenders/strips that claim to be hand dipped and fried!!?? This must mean they hand dipped their hand in a frozen food bag and fried them. Sausage and kraut ( i got double Czech fries) which was okay but the sausage was nothing special. Season on "fries" were unevenly distributed on them. Making some overly seasoned and salty. Temperature of it for it to be such a small place was barely warm. Even heard a cook specifically ask about "sausage in the microwave"....really??? Was hoping this would be a cute charming home cooked feel good place but staff seemed so concerned with cleaning up tables to get out in a timely fashion. I am honestly surprised the health department hasn't shut this place down. The inside has this covered in grease from the day they opened. Tried...wont go out of my way to try again. read more

Road trip to West, Texas for amazing kolaches! Pulled up around noon and wanted to go try some authentic Czech food so ended up at this establishment and boy, was it worth it. I ordered the chalkboard lunch special of roast beef, mashed potatoes and green beans. I could not say that I tried Czech until I tried their homemade cabbage roll so ordered one on the side. Oh wow! This is comfort, comfort, food and a must try. The roast beef meal was nothing short of Mom's Sunday meal and the cabbage roll was perfection. They have mile high merengue pies for dessert which I will try next time but for now, I'm so full, there's just no room! read more

Great little hole-in-the-wall place on Main Street in the Czech capital in the great state of Texas. Combo plate with sausage/sauerkraut and stuffed cabbage comes with seasoned scalloped potatoes and a small salad. All for $10.50. Sweet tea and buttermilk pie -- all of it was delicious. If their bathroom is an indication of their kitchen cleanliness, then it's immaculate! read more

If you are ever in the city of West, Tx or even close...do yourself a favor and stop here!! I'm sad I have not stopped here before! We had the lunch special, $9.95...we had sausage, kraut, and Czech fries. A plate full of delicious food (Sorry, I forgot to take a photo before I started eating) Our waitress was darling! Valerie was attentive and knowledgeable of their menu. Great country music playing, but still easy to converse at your table. Picha's we will see you again soon! Best sausage and kraut we have had in a long time!! Next time we will have to try your amazing desserts!! read more

Picha's Czech-American Restaurant - Czech Near Me - West, Texas

Food is great. Czech out the daily specials. All delicious. Enjoy a mug of pivo (beer). This Family cafe is a great way to support local small businesses. read more

Great food and awesome service. We will be back. The sampler was enough for two people to share. Make sure to try the kraut. read more

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It's a small place but the prices are fair and the portions are large. We had an attentive waitress and the staff got food out to us quick. read more

Picha's Czech-American Restaurant - a plate of food - Czech Near Me - West, Texas

so glad we found this hole in the wall! it is truly quaint! it's apparently even on the texas bucket list which we saw a photo of. the staff were super friendly and the food was on point. we tried the combo plate which included a cabbage role and sausage with sauerkraut and their potatoes. my food wasn't super hot but that could have been because i wasn't able to eat it right away. we also got the pierogies appetizer- never had those before but they were great and the sauce was the perfect pairing. the kids meal was also a great deal- the kids loved the sausage and demolished that and wanted more. It's such a gem! definitely recommend checking them out if you're driving through or live nearby! also, i would like to point out one of the few 1 star reviews was of a customer upset that during covid they weren't wearing masks- thus he left a review with hate speech. anyways, i think that's even more of a reason to support this local place! read more

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Would it be possible to eat only at hole in the wall places? Well, we could try, and our lives would be better for it! I love finding these places that have been around forever. The food and service are always the best. Plain Jane Mike had never had Czech food, and he was willing to try it. As we searched the menu, I told him to try the combo, a cabbage roll, a sausage, sweet kraut, and Czech fries. So when we order, he gets an open face beef sandwich, cause he's afraid he might not like the taste of Czech food. He's such a chicken! I ordered sausage, kraut, and Czech fries, and let him try each. He liked everything. What are Czech fries you ask? Sliced, grilled potatoes with onions and Czech seasoning. Trust me, they are delicious. Someday, somehow, you'll be driving down Interstate 35 between Dallas and Austin. Stop in West and eat at Picha's Czech-American Restaurant. You'll be glad you did! read more

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Had lunch there today, had a grilled chicken plate- 13.99, chicken was very very thin with no flavor, Czech fries were good, my salad seemed like a left over one not fresh, several pieces of rusted lettuce. He had sausage & kraut plate- 12.99, sausage was good but kraut was terrible, not all the way cooked, big pieces and tough. Plates of food used to be good and large portions but today was not, and it wasn't worth the $32.00 we wasted on small portions and just not good food on a good note the tea was good. :) We used to love this place but not today, it was bad, won't be trying it again. read more

This is definitely one of those down to earth, country style restaurant where you're going to find simple, loving people. Although I was expecting more Czechoslovakian food, the Reuben called my name out of everything I saw on the list. I ordered that, along with their famous czech Fries. The Reuben was actually really good! It had a great corned beef taste, sauerkraut enhances rather than distracting the meal, and the bread was everything I had hoped for in my sandwich. I don't know how much butter or oil they use to toast the Reuben, but it certainly enhances the experience. Soft, yet still crunchy. The czech fries were nothing special. They were basically roasted potatoes, but on the griddle. I will say they had a nice char to them, but I was hoping for more of a robust flavor. The grilled onion do go nice with it. read more

Quaint, Czech-American food in local downtown West, Tx. Good service and cold beer. Perfect for a cold November evening. The menu didn't have an many Czech options as I hoped, but the food was delicious and hearty. Go, give it a try! read more

Picha's Czech-American Restaurant - Food of my people!! Combo plate cabbage roll and sausage. Wonderful on a cold evening. - Czech Near Me - West, Texas

Great local place to eat. We were traveling and stopped in while we were on our road trip. We would stop again.

Wow Great food - homemade mashed potatoes and Mac cheese Open face roast beef sandwich was A+ Fee fee had Salisbury steak as good as it get Service was terrific as were pricing read more

My first time to eat Czech cabbage roll, sweet kraut and Czech sausage. Very, very good! I also had the strawberry rhubarb pie which was delicious even though the crust was a bit soft. It was worth the two hours trip from Tyler. read more

Absolutely wonderful... food, service, atmosphere. I can't wait to go back! Cabbage Rolls Sausage Link read more

DON'T RISK YOUR LIFE TO EAT HERE. IT'S NOT WORTH IT. We walked in and immediately saw that they were not wearing masks and not social distancing. Literally, now, more Americans die from Covid every day than the attack on Pearl Harbor. These employees refuse to take it seriously and protect their customers from the spread. When we turned around and walked back out they were so extremely rude. Screaming about rights, yelling names at us like "snowflakes" and cussing at us. These people are animals. This place should absolutely be put out of business if they refuse to comply with public safety. Instead check out The Tipsy Lion Bar and Grill. They wear masks, are super nice, make a killer burger on jalapeño bread and have ice cold beers. read more

We ate here on our way to San Antonio. Found this place on Yelp and I am so glad! I had the Combo plate that came with a salad. It had a sausage, sweet kraut and cabbage rolls. They were all my favorites. Everything was so flavorful. I can't wait to eat there again. read more

I had really high hopes, because I love a good hole in the wall, but this didn't place didn't really deliver the goods. Love the homey/authentic/old school atmosphere. The cabbage rolls were the best things we ordered. The service was a-OK. All the rest was a bit of a let down, like the cooks are phoning it in--particularly the pierogies, which nearly made me cry, half because I'm Polish and haven't had good pierogi in ages and half because I was just hangry. Pretty sure these were straight out of the freezer. We also ordered the Big Red ice cream, which we were told was homemade. My 4-year-old said it had the texture of a snow cone, and he had to hack through big chunks of ice to eat it. Nothing creamy about that "ice cream." I was fine with the sauerkraut, Czech fries and salads at the salad bar -- they were just nothing special enough for a stop back. read more