Yay food poisoning! 8D Vile food, all of it was bland and greasy. Husband and I stopped in for lunch this past Sunday on the way home from family. He said friends told him the food was okay, so we opted to try it. We regretted it the rest of the weekend and the next morning. The restaurant was noisy and cleanish, but the chairs were sticky. For the price of the food, we expected high quality; lunch for two people came out to over $30. We only got two chicken sandwich meals, two glasses of tea, and a small appetizer of onion rings. For that price, we expected much better. The sweet tea wasn't even sweet. How do you mess up sweet tea in TEXAS? The wait staff looked miserable and like they'd rather be anywhere else on the planet. And the sandwiches, while hot, tasted only of flour and oil. There was absolutely zero seasoning in anything. The onion rings were bland, mushy, and greasy with no taste other than flour. The chicken, beaten to within an inch of its life, was also the most flavorless thing. The Chicken sandwiches were disgusting enough that neither of us finished. The tomatoes on mine were mushy, grainy, and bordering on rotten. The lettuce was wilted. And both sandwiches had HUGE globs of cold, unmelted shredded cheese that just fell out and made a mess. The sandwiches weren't even dressed with the sauce they were supposed to come with - just a single smear of what I assume was jalapeno mayo that was buried under rotten veggies. For the love of food, PLEASE season your frying batter. Salt, cumin, pepper, oregano, paprika, garlic, onion powder, black pepper, and a little thyme do wonders for fried food. I spent years working as a private cook and in catering. I can only assume you're supposed to drink enough beers that you don't notice the food is rancid. We were both very sick after eating here. Save your money and your stomachs, please. There are far better places to eat for less. read more

Very country atmosphere. Servers are friendly and fast except for the guy that take orders. Doesn't seem friendly and didn't even smile. Food is good. Nothing special. They have an old school play room which is cool. Ample parking. read more

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Good and service is always good here. I like the unlimited drinks. ALEXIS E did a great job for us.

I've been coming here for about 4 years now for crawfish on and off. This is Not my first choice in The Woodlands area for crawfish. I usually like to go to Tailgator's for crawfish but the entrance to the strip center was closed off by the sheriff probably for construction again. So I went across the street to Willies to get a few pounds of crawfish to go. I've maybe had one very good experience in about a dozen times coming here. There always seems to be a problem of some sort with their crawfish. Examples... Barely warm, mushy, small, dry, tasting like the frozen kind or pricier than the nearby competition. Tonight I got 3 pounds to go. When I got home they were almost all mushy and had an obvious odor like old ones or like there had been spoiled ones that had been cooked in the pot stock boil prior to mine. Plus they were smaller than Tailgator's crawfish I had last week. Either they were in the crawfish stock boil to long or possibly frozen ones. They also had very small claws overall which I have noticed several times in frozen ones. Miserable meal didn't finish it. Plus they were $7.95 for mushy, smelly small quality. The guys that helped me were very friendly and did a good job for their employer "Willies" to make them sound like they were really good quality. My crawfish were done within 5 minutes. I assume they were soaking in the boil for too long. The cook should not have packaged them and allowed that quality to be sold to me a consumer. Very disappointed! Don't see any reason to return to this Willie's because of so many mediocre crawfish experiences tonight and in past years. Yelp review #286 read more

Willie's Grill & Icehouse - Mushy, smelly small crawfish @ $7.95 a pound. Never again! - American Near Me - Conroe, Texas

A nice patio lunch after church is always enjoyable (especially when it's 70 degrees outside)! Today the wife and I decided to have a quick meal at Willie's in The Woodlands. We have eaten here several times before, as well as other locations of theirs around town. It's a bit of a different set up from other restaurants. You walk up to the counter to order, get your drinks, and you go pick a seat wherever you'd like. You take your order ticket with you that's provided by the person who takes your order at the counter. Then, once seated, your waitress/waiter will come take your ticket and review your order to make sure everything is right! If all is good, they will take the ticket to the kitchen and begin preparing your food. A little bit of a different style set up, but generally quick and effective. So to backtrack a bit... When we walked up to the counter to order, the person who took our order assumed we wanted drinks with our meal and automatically tallied that into the cost when all we both wanted were waters. Umm, isn't protocol to ask the question, "What would you like to drink?" Oddly enough, the same thing happened to us last week at another restaurant. Oh well, not a huge deal but just a bit irritating when it happens.. Once we got to our patio table, our waitress (who was very sweet) came and reviewed our ticket with us. All was good to go so she took the ticket to the kitchen! Now we wait.. About 10 minutes went by and our meals were brought out. I happened to order the same thing I always do (the small catfish plate). Trust me, the small is plenty of food for a grown man! Anyways, it's time to dig in.. I am a bit of a weird eater, and my wife would have to agree.. I generally eat my food in sections.. What do I mean? So I started off by eating all of my catfish, followed by all of my fries, and then took a leap of faith with the coleslaw. (All of this is included with the small catfish plate by the way.) Well, I should have known from past experiences, but I had left the worst for last. The coleslaw at Willie's is well below par, and that's disappointing seeing that the rest of their food is above average. So I cleaned my plate (other than the slaw). Shortly after our waitress came to inquire about how we were doing, and/or if we were done, which we were! Stuffed! She brought our final bill, we paid, and made our way to the car! Overall the experience was great! We love Willie's and will continue to be customers! If you're in the area and are open to trying somewhere you haven't had before, drop in Willie's for a satisfying meal! Cheers! read more

Willie's Grill & Icehouse - Mmmmmm.... - American Near Me - Conroe, Texas

Enjoyed our visit today! Had the blackened shrimp tacos, they were delicious. Plus their watermelon margarita was very good. The service was great, the place is clean and the vibe is really good. Place was packed, that says a lot. Definitely one of my favorite hangouts now and I can hardly wait to go back. read more

Dawn C. was great at getting everyone seated when it was busy. Service was prompt and efficient. Food was really good.

This place has really gone down hill. Went in on nov 24 around 3 pm and the place was super dirty, servers just chit chatting, high chair was filthy had to ask for them to clean it. The appetizer came out 20 minutes later and that was the last straw the plates were filthy they had old food all over the . We left and probably the best decision read more

Willie's Grill & Icehouse is a great place to eat! Food was very good & our waitress, Heather was very good & attentive to us!

Heather was awesome! The crawfish is great! I love Willies and heather always does a great job'!

Great service and food. I felt welcomed and it was good

Love this place. Great steak, Bacon Willie is the best!! My girls love the crawfish. Patio is a great place to enjoy the weather and the food and the service. Katy always takes great care of us. read more

Service has been terrible the last 2 times we have been here. Today we stood in line while the only order taker cleaned behind the counter, got ice and made milk shakes. Will not come here again. read more

Good food and outstanding waiter. Drew was a great communicator, attentive, and funny. Best service we've ever received at Willie's.

We had a great time tonight at Willie's. Andrew handled our large group with ease! We were lol definitely be back!

We are the Montgomery County Jeep Group!... Sandy the manager is awesome. She assigned Andrew as our server for the past two weeks and he has been awesome. The first week we had 33 jeep members show up and Andrew did amazing with such a large group. Apparently he did so good that we voted and went back for a second week and he took care of 43 members all seated at ONE large table that Sandy help set up for us. They are amazing. read more

Wonderful atmosphere! Love the sand pit for kids and all the TVs. Great food! Love the waiter Jay! He was attentive to all our needs. We'll be coming back! read more

We had another great time enjoying good food and our server, Drew, made sure we had everything we needed so we could enjoy our meal and catching up with good friends. read more

We love this place! The frozen margaritas are amazing. Had a delicious burger and fish tacos. We will become new regulars! Our server Drew was fantastic and so charismatic. He is attentive, reliable, and hilarious. Thank you Willie's! read more

Great food and service. Wish we had a location closer to home. Always try to stop when we're in the area.

I only had a simple garden salad, but it was very good. It was a bit cold inside (but that is to be expected in Texas). The atmosphere was good. Our service kindly switched the TV channel so I could watch the Aggie game while we ate. She was attentive and noticed when we tried to catch her eye for our check. I would suggest a bit of an explanation of the process when you order as we didn't know if we were supposed to pay when we ordered or later. A member of staff explained what to do when she saw our confused looks. Overall a good experience and good food. read more

One of my all time favorite places to eat. Always consistent and Hannah was an awesome server!!

Great job willie's food is great and service is fast the girls are so sweet thank you curbside Ladies!!

Walked in, only ones at the counter, no other customers. Right away noticed a person at the counter ready to take our order. Restaurant mild/moderate with customers. Person at counter quick and snappy when asking about items on menu. Gave our order moved down to fountain/tea area noticing 2 cups 1/2 full of ice. Appeared to have been sitting there maybe awhile by the amount of melted ice in the bottom. Asked for 2 glasses of ice, the cups were grabbed by the same person dumped back into the ice bin and then they proceeded to refill those cups. Asked for two new cups of ice, same person was caddy/snippy and said she had just filled those. WRONG, they were standing at the counter (other end) when we walked in. Proceeded to a table, there was food and trash in all visible areas on the way to our table. My order was wrong and the other person's order looked minimal at best, have ordered same item before and the tenders were much larger. The only reason I gave 1 star because the food was the correct temperature and tea glasses were filled timely. This location is horrible when comparing it to the location at hwy 290 and Barker Cypress. Always clean, food and service are excellent. Will never spend another dime at the I-45 Conroe location. read more

Just walked in to get take out. 10:40 pm. They're open until 11 but was told it was too late to order carry out. ‍. I was told I could dine in though. .... So they just couldn't put it in a box for me? The end. read more

We ordered here for the first time, spent $100 ordering thru door dash and half order was not delivered. No solution has been made on getting a refund. Manager unavailable. read more

The staff was friendly with great customer service and the food was quick and delicious. My overall experience was great! Defiantly will be coming back. read more

1st visit here, great experience. Service was great food came out in a timely manner. It was well staged where salad came out first then once I was finished eating it the food arrived within 5 minutes. Just for the record... By far the BEST BLUE CHEESE DRESSING EVER! It was thick, ridiculously thick, not watered down at all. The salmon was done to perfection, I asked for it medium, it was perfect. I wasn't crazy about the rice, not to say it was bad but just not to my liking. Ashley was my server, she was awesome. She checked on me regularly and even offered a togo tea when I paid. All around a great experience. read more

Awesome place everything was excellent food outstanding plenty of drinks awesome service even though you place your orders first you still have service but we loved it thanks read more

I came in Monday night with family that came in to town got their at 8 it closes at 10. Food and service was great like always. So we stayed a little after 10 it was like 10:07. Here comes a manager on duty I believed her name was Sadie. Do ya need anything else, and we said no thank you. Closes door behind her and locks it, mind you we were sitting in the patio outside. Turns off the restaurant lights from inside and outside the kids were coming from the playground we could not even go inside and clean them off. We were sitting in the dark putting are to go food in boxes they just handed us. It was so rude of them, I felt so embarrassed because we had family that just got here from out of town and get this kind disrespect. The busboy had to walk around the from side restaurant to clean up the table I felt so bad. read more

Great food, fast service, VERY clean and convenient location. We enjoy our weekly lunch with Jackie and shes a wonderful hard working manager. Christen also does a great job taking care of us. You also can't beat the $3 margaritas. read more

Willie's Grill & Icehouse - Chicken Fried Steak - American Near Me - Conroe, Texas

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I highly recommend Willies. Heather is a great waitress and we really enjoy the atmosphere!!!

We were staying at a nearby hotel and decided to stop by for a quick snack before bedtime. Since we weren't very hungry, we ordered some wings, fries and my 30 yo brother asked if he could order from the kids menu. Our host/waitress were both so accommodating and friendly. Loved the food and service! read more

I used to love coming here. Lately I feel like service and food have went down the drain. Between dirty plates and utensils, cold food, and rude service I'm not very impressed. My husband enjoys a specific meal here so unfortunately I'll be coming back but goodness, I'll fight it every chance I can. Nice due to patio when weather is good but overall, just not the greatest location. read more

This is a good place to grab some food and beer and watch the game. You can order beer buckets for the table so you don't have to wait for your next drink. It is very noisy inside and a bit chaotic sometimes. So if that bothers you, just order take out which is very quick and sit outside. It is a more relaxed option. read more

Willie's Grill & Icehouse - American Near Me - Conroe, Texas

Came here for the first time singing moving over here and got the worst service Server named Abigail only came once until it was Time to check out I ask the person who dropped off my food for extra dressing and never received it Never got refills Everyone who was with us had to go get their own refills Not sure I'll be back read more

Drew was an awesome server! Friendly and a good time. Our food came fast and he kept our beers cold.

This is a nice place if you are planning on go out to have lunch with kids, they have a sandbox and tables around the sandbox, so you can eat and check your kiddos ! The food was good too , so we should be back soon! Thanks !!! read more

Willie's Grill & Icehouse - American Near Me - Conroe, Texas

We just moved to the area and found Willies's Grill & Icehouse. We placed an order online today. When we arrived, we let them know we were in the curbside area but understood we were early. We waited for about 15 minutes and my daughter went to check on the order and was told that it wasn't ready yet. We waited another 15-20 minutes and I decided to go in and see if my order was ready. My order was waiting by the "To Go" entrance. When I returned to my car I decided to check the food. I was a little disappointed because the food was luke-warm. I went back in and let them know I was disappointed. I was ready for a nasty response but let me tell you how pleasantly surprised I was. Sandi, the manager was WONDERFUL. She re-made the order herself and made sure I was taken care of. She was so kind and understanding! She did it all with a smile and made sure to let me know I was appreciated as a customer. I felt like I was talking with a friend! The two young ladies working were also so kind and welcoming! Some people might wonder why I would give a five star rating...well, we all know things happen. How a company responds when things happen are the things I care about. We got home and the food was great, the portions were ridiculous and we were extreme happy with the food selections. If you're looking for a great place to bring the family, I highly recommend Willies! We will definitely be back! read more

If you're looking for a great place to eat while your kids are otherwise occupied... Willies is it. They have an arcade AND a sandbox for the kiddos to play around in. Their margaritas are also really good for the price point. I would highly recommend this place to anyone who wants good burgers and entertainment for their kids read more

Willie's Grill & Icehouse - Sandbox - American Near Me - Conroe, Texas