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!

The Owner is top notch 2nd to none. The Staff very friendly, kind and courteous…read more The Star of the show THE COOKIES... OMG... I know these were the best cookies I've ever tasted. 10 out of 10 for Pete's

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.

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.

Being a misplaced Texan, being back in Houston visiting family and friends was amazing. A friend of…read moremine told me to go by this meat company and I am so glad I did. Although it is very busy most of the time from what I'm told, they have a great staff that is working quickly to get everybody's orders done. The selection of meats of all types was simply amazing from what I am used to now in Atlanta, Georgia. Be prepared for a little wait if you get there during a busy time. But the time goes by quickly if you interact with the other customers. I found it amazing at what some of these folks were doing with some of these exotic cuts. I learned a lot, and there is some things that I am going to try in the future thanks too just being friendly and talking with people. If you're looking for a butcher in Houston, B & W meat company is it!

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.

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.

Don't miss out on this spot right next to the Houston Farmer's Market! Super friendly staff, quick…read morein and out service, serving hot and fresh tacos, quesadillas, burritos, and menudo. It's a small grocery shop with lots of deli food options. They got a grill outside the market to cook the meats, some extra heat under this Texas heat. I ordered the mini tacos: barbacoa, tripa, asada, and chicharron in green sauce. Most recommend the barbacoa, the meat chunks just fall apart in my mouth, and the charred edge added extra texture and flavor too. And I really like the chicharron too, every piece was soaked up with zesty and spicy juice, very juicy to eat. The menudo was not gamy at all, but I could use some more lime to make it more sour to complement the spiciness. Will be back for more!

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.