Author: Matt Johnson

College Station has been my home for 8 years.  In this time I have made a lot of friends and seen them move on to bigger cities with careers, spouses and kids (agh!).  The time has finally come for me to move on too, and I am now calling Dallas, Texas home.  So if you live there, let’s be friends and make videos and eat delicious food together.

Speaking of delicious food, for the time that I have been in College Station, I’ve been looking for the best places to go out to eat.  Now, DO NOT confuse the term “best place” with any other terms such as “fine dining”, “accepts credit cards”, “expensive atmosphere”, or “english speaking required”, because that is not what I am referring to.  When I say BEST PLACE, I mean the food is going to blow your mind and you’ll be willing to sacrifice comforts such as english and credit cards to get just a taste.

You may have heard of some of these places, and I may have even been the one to introduce you to some of them, but I can guarantee you that none of them will be heavily populated by sorority girls wanting Margaritas, or even other College Students for that matter.  If you’re a local, you (probably) have been to these places and love them.  If you’re an adventurous food lover, you’ve probably been to many of these restaurants before as well.

Some may say I’m breaking the rules by revealing all the good places College Station and Bryan offer to eat.  But, I’m moving so I have no worry about crowded restaurants.  And I have all of Dallas to explore now; so please, if you live in Dallas, let me know of some good places to chow.

On to the restaurants!  These are in no particular order, but I have made an attempt to say what kind of food they offer, and which menu item you should order.  There are in-depth reviews for each of these on my Yelp Profile.  If I missed any, please let me know in the comments.

 

Flip & Peel (Burgers and Fries)
Location: Post Oak Mall Food Court
What to Order:  The Bacon Double and New Republic Pork Fries

 

 

 

 

Stover Bros Cafe (Southern Comfort Food)
Location: Village Foods
What to Order:  Slider Burgers, and Chicken and Dumplings (on Tuesdays)
*Photo by Greg D on Yelp

 

 

 

Shannon’s (Southern Comfort Food)
Location: On Highway 21 in Bryan
What to order: Beef Tips, Chicken and Waffles if you get there before 10am.

 

 

 

 

Taqueria El Tio (Mexican food)
Location: Past Downtown Bryan
What to Order: Quesadilla (the best one you’ll ever have in your life)
*Photo by Greg D on Yelp

 

 

 

Papa Perez (Mexican Food)
Location: Downtown Bryan
What to Order: Fried Stuffed Avocado
*Photo by Greg D on Yelp

 

 

 

El Vale (Mexican Food)
Location: Deep Bryan
What to Order: Everything – it’s all fresh and delicious. Try the tacos and enchiladas
*Photo by Greg D on Yelp

 

 

 

 

El Sol De Mexico
Location: Texas Ave. in Bryan
What to Order: The #4 – 2 Enchiladas, Rice, Beans, and a full order of Beef Fajitas for $8.
*Photo by Greg D on Yelp

 

 

 

Martins Place (BBQ)
Location: S College Avenue in Bryan
What To Order: The Ribs for $9 but if you’re wanting to save $ get the chopped beef sandwich for $2.
*Photo by Ed Y on Yelp

 

 

 

 

Polly’s Cocina (Mexican Food)
Location: Downtown Bryan on Hwy 21
What To Order: Enchiladas.  Get extra salsa to put on everything, it’s so good you can drink it.
*Photo by Arrott S on Yelp

 

 

 

Sodolak’s Beefmasters Steakhouse
Location: Bryan on Hwy 21
What to Order:  14-16 ounce steak (medium rare) with Fried Okra and Mashed Potatoes), and get some Chicken Fried Bacon while you’re at it.

 

 

 

 

Jin’s Asian Cafe (Asian)
Location: Just off University Drive across from North Side Garage
What To Order:  Orange Chicken
*Photo by Greg D on Yelp

 

 

 

Cenare (Italian)
Location:  College Station on University Drive
What To Order:  Lasagna
*Photo by Steve M on Yelp

 

 

 

Frittella (Italian)
Location: Bryan on Texas Ave
What To Order:  The Frittella
*Photo by Greg D on Yelp

 

 

 

La Union Tienda Y Restaurant (Salvadoran)
Location: Bryan
What to order: Pupusas
*Photo by Greg D on Yelp

 

 

 

Centro American Restaurant and Pupuseria (Salvadoran and Central American)
Location: College Station on Dominick
What to order: Pupusas
*Photo by Greg D on Yelp

 

 

 

Primo Pizza (Pizza)
Location: Texas Ave in College Station
What to Order: Anything – best pizza in town.
*Photo by Greg D on Yelp

 

 

 

 

Zand’s Persian Kebabs (Persian)
Location: Bryan on Texas Ave
What to order: The Lamb (Kubideh) or the Fish and Chips
*Photo by Greg D on Yelp

 

 

 

 

Proudest Monkey (Burgers and Tacos)
Location: Downtown Bryan
What to Order: Fried Plantains & Yucca, and a burger.
*Photo by Victor R on Yelp

 

 

 

Bayerische Brauhaus (German)
Location: Downtown Bryan
What to order: Jaegerschnizel
*Photo by Greg D on Yelp

 

 

 

La Espiga Dorada (Mexican Bakery)
Location: Downtown Bryan
What to order:  Tacos and Empanadas
*Photo by Greg D on Yelp

 

 

 

Lew’s BBQ (BBQ)
Location: College Station food truck usually in the lot behind the military surplus store and Primo Pizza
What to order: BBQ Tacos
*Photo by Greg D on Yelp

 

 

 

Leave me a comment if I forgot any good restaurants in town!  And if you’re in Dallas, send me a message and let’s go get something to eat!