Hofbrau Steak House - Porter

The food was good, the service was quick, and the atmosphere was definitely family-friendly. I might not go out of my way to eat there again, but if I were in the area, I'd go back.

The food is always great. The trademark is a chicken fried steak in small, regular or Texas Size. Staff is always friendly and accommodating to all your questions and request. You definitely need to check this place out.

I swear I had been here before many years ago, but it's been so long so I came back when I was in the area for a late lunch. Luckily they have lunch everyday until 4pm. The exterior is like a large cabin in the woods. You park in a lot east of the restaurant and cross a bridge over a ditch and get to the main lot where the building is located. Inside, the interior is like a roadhouse with a lot of exposed wood and signs plastered all over every wall. Some are advertisements, some are catchy slogans, some are funny license plates. Either way, it's a lot to look at before waiting for the food to come out. I ordered the lunch chicken fried steak special for 13.99. They actually have 4 different chicken fried steaks, the difference is the size and quality of meat. The 13.99 does not use Nolan Ryan beef, but you supposedly can't tell the difference. The 3 larger sizes do. The largest size, a Texas size cfs is supposedly 10 oz. All come with 1 side, so I chose loaded baked potato for 1.99 more. All the meals come with a homemade yeast roll, whether you're here for lunch or dinner. When the food came out, it looked nicely sized and delectable. After taking a few bites, I started to realize that it was just way too much breading. The steak is pounded thin, and I do like some breading, but when it's just overwhelming and you can barely taste the meat, then you know its too much. So, I would either recommend ordering a larger version, or just skipping and ordering something else. Service was excellent as it should be at an off time, when I visited and there were only a handful of other customers, if that.

Not what I expected for the price and service wasn't that great either. I have eaten at another location in Houston that was so much better. Was very disappointed. Sorry guys, but we won't be back

Good service, love the atmosphere! But... I got a simple Ribeye steak, (I'm something of a steak connoisseur) and it was disappointing. The steak itself was a decent piece of meat, but prepared and cooked horribly. First off, they only lightly seasoned one side of the steak. Then a very light sear (enough to get grill marks on the face, but leaving the steak a light gray). Then the steak was VERY obviously just stuck in an oven until at temp which made for an extremely bland, chewy steak, and definitely not worth $36. I can cook up an infinitely better steak for half that price and a trip to HEB. The sides and appetizer of Fried Pickles were top notch.