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6603 Westcott Street
Houston, TX 77007-2040
(713) 864-5885
Preface: This review speaks more to Canyon Creek as a restaurant and less as a bar. Proceed.
Per usual, my pal and I came to squander all of our boot camp efforts at the sinfully close-by Canyon Creek Cafe for some good ol' bar food.
In the midst of March Madness, parking was shockingly easy (but it was only 8pm.....can't say the same for what happens at 10).
Being a GORGEOUS night, we opted for patio seating and snagged a bench. Blame it on our low blood sugar from our workout, but it took a good 15 minutes for us to figure out we need to get menus and order at the bar.....but in all fairness - that's not made clear at all at Canyon Creek...foul 1.
The menu reads like an upscale bar with quirky names for "sammiches" and trendy items like chipotle mayo and fried egg toppings (which clearly speak to me).
We settled on fried pickles for apps and the Luckenback Burger (which to no surprise, was dressed with chipotle mayo and a fried egg, as well as bacon) and a side of onion rings and sweet potato fries.
Our order was finally placed at the BUSY bar, and 20 minutes later, our food came out.......but what happened to our fried pickles that we purchased? It will forever be a mystery. (foul 2).
Thankfully, they never came because our burger proved to be massive and our sides were heaping.
I was hoping that the first bite from my burger would be much like my first bite from the Rancor at Petrol Station....but it wasn't. I totally missed the fried egg climax.....the part where it bursts and the yolk dresses the rest of the burger like the ultimate accessory. Maybe the meat was too thick, maybe the bread stole its thunder? I barely even got a taste of that chipotle mayo and the bacon needed to be a little more cremated. The burger definitely had to be a little less cooked.
WOAH. I'm spending way too much time on a burger that simply has the potential to be FAR better. (foul 3).
The sweet potato fries were on par with all good sweet potato fries....thin, but not shoestrings. Onion rings were http://bomb.com style.....the highlight for me, personally.
Another fail.....their silverware service....or lack thereof, since it took 3 attempts to get any. (EJECTED!!!!!!!)
Enough with the debbie downers. Canyon Creek has some things going for it....
Like the daily drink specials complete with fat free frozen libations (mojitos and margs).
The mural of folks tubing down the river on the patio wall will capture any true Texan's heart.
Bottom line: Cheers to beers (and other drinks at CCC), jeers to dining here...unless you are too tipsy to care.
Sidenote: I hope you appreciated the basketball theme, although I have no idea if it complies with NCAA or NBA rules. :)
Per usual, my pal and I came to squander all of our boot camp efforts at the sinfully close-by Canyon Creek Cafe for some good ol' bar food.
In the midst of March Madness, parking was shockingly easy (but it was only 8pm.....can't say the same for what happens at 10).
Being a GORGEOUS night, we opted for patio seating and snagged a bench. Blame it on our low blood sugar from our workout, but it took a good 15 minutes for us to figure out we need to get menus and order at the bar.....but in all fairness - that's not made clear at all at Canyon Creek...foul 1.
The menu reads like an upscale bar with quirky names for "sammiches" and trendy items like chipotle mayo and fried egg toppings (which clearly speak to me).
We settled on fried pickles for apps and the Luckenback Burger (which to no surprise, was dressed with chipotle mayo and a fried egg, as well as bacon) and a side of onion rings and sweet potato fries.
Our order was finally placed at the BUSY bar, and 20 minutes later, our food came out.......but what happened to our fried pickles that we purchased? It will forever be a mystery. (foul 2).
Thankfully, they never came because our burger proved to be massive and our sides were heaping.
I was hoping that the first bite from my burger would be much like my first bite from the Rancor at Petrol Station....but it wasn't. I totally missed the fried egg climax.....the part where it bursts and the yolk dresses the rest of the burger like the ultimate accessory. Maybe the meat was too thick, maybe the bread stole its thunder? I barely even got a taste of that chipotle mayo and the bacon needed to be a little more cremated. The burger definitely had to be a little less cooked.
WOAH. I'm spending way too much time on a burger that simply has the potential to be FAR better. (foul 3).
The sweet potato fries were on par with all good sweet potato fries....thin, but not shoestrings. Onion rings were http://bomb.com style.....the highlight for me, personally.
Another fail.....their silverware service....or lack thereof, since it took 3 attempts to get any. (EJECTED!!!!!!!)
Enough with the debbie downers. Canyon Creek has some things going for it....
Like the daily drink specials complete with fat free frozen libations (mojitos and margs).
The mural of folks tubing down the river on the patio wall will capture any true Texan's heart.
Bottom line: Cheers to beers (and other drinks at CCC), jeers to dining here...unless you are too tipsy to care.
Sidenote: I hope you appreciated the basketball theme, although I have no idea if it complies with NCAA or NBA rules. :)
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