TEXAS SEAFOOD AND STEAK REVIEW

TEXAS SEAFOOD AND STEAK REVIEW
2555 N. MAIN ST

LIBERTY, TEXAS

   I took Mary, out for lunch in celebration of her birthday.  I was a few days early this year, but I expected to be busy on the actual day.  As usual, I let her pick the place.  This year, she chose to experience the new restaurant in Liberty, Texas, Texas Seafood and Steak.  It is located next to the donut shop across Main Street from the old Mas Amigo's Mexican Food Restaurant, which is now Hacienda San Lorenzo.

   We were greeted at the door and given our choice of a booth or a table.  There was a television above our table, which the waitress offered immediately to reduce the sound so we could visit without raising our voices.  She also took our drink orders upon seating us.  

   When she brought our drinks, we ordered the lunch special, which she said came with our choice of two sides. Mary ordered the chicken fried steak, mashed potatoes with brown gravy, and fried okra.  I ordered the fish and shrimp, mashed potatoes with white gravy, and fried okra. 

   This is where it gets frustrating.  When the waitress brought our food, my order was missing the potatoes and Mary's was missing the okra.  No tarter sauce or ketchup was brought with my order, so Mary waved the waitress down and asked for that.  I also let her know about the missing items from our order.

   As we are waiting for the tarter sauce and the ketchup, my mashed potatoes are brought.  I reminded the person who brought them that we are still missing Mary's okra (which I was sharing mine with her).  I finally decided to get up after about 10 minutes or so of waiting on the tarter and repeated requests for it to get it myself.  The waitress assured me she was bringing it, so I went back to my table.   

   By the time the waitress brought the tarter sauce, my food was barely warm.  I don't eat cold seafood.  Then the manager, Mariee, brought Mary's okra and told us that the waitress was new to the job and that the lunch special did not come with the two sides we ordered but that she brought them saying they were "on me", as if we were begging food or looking for a hand out.  

   We asked the manager if the lunch included bread and she said no.  After she left us, Mary said, "Well, I guess if you want bread with your meal, you will have to order a hamburger!"  (She is such a funny girl.)

   I have to say, the fried okra was the best I have eaten.  Mary also got a slice of the chocolate cake (because every birthday girl should have cake).  Mary said the cake was good, too.  She also liked the chicken fried steak but she did not go into detail.  

   I give the place 2 stars out of 5 for the okra....it was that good.  I have no plans to return to this restaurant.