Onion Creek Coffee House
Houston, TX 77007
Phone: (713) 880-0706
- Price:
- $
- Cross Street:
- Frasier Street
- Hours:
- Daily 11am-2am
Editorial Review for Onion Creek Coffee House – by Citysearch Editors
In Short
You're likely to find a band playing most nights at this casual neighborhood hangout. Breakfast treats include croissants, bagels, kolaches and coffee drinks. Lunch (served from 11:30am until 1:30am daily) focuses mainly on sandwiches, like the standout Country Ass Rueben and O.C. Poyboy, as well as salads, hot dogs, Frito pie and pizzas on cibatta bread. The wide selection of beer and wine rounds out the menu.
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Insider Tips
The ExtrasThe Houston Farmers Market is held behind Onion Creek on Saturdays from 8am until noon.
Save MoneyBeer, wine and drink specials Monday 4pm-11pm and Tuesday through Friday 4pm-7pm.
User Reviews for Onion Creek Coffee House
06/10/2008 Posted by proudhoustonian
I know the Houston Press gave them best coffee shop in Houston in a previous year, and there's a reason for that. Not only do they take their drinks seriously, but when the daylight in streaming in through the big windows, you feel like you've found a happy place! Their iced toddy brew is on the level of the iced coffee at Taft St, and that's saying a lot. I don't think you've ever had potato salad like theirs before--the potatoes are sliced super thin and it may just be too rich and creamy for you, but that's why I like it! Avocado on the burger: check. And inside or out, it's a great place to have a Guinness or Winter Stout or Shiner with friends.
Pros: superb coffee, loads of beer options, unique potato salad
Cons: sometimes slow when it gets packed
04/08/2008 Posted by AlainHarvey1
Our first visit was with another local Heights couple on a beautiful Friday evening. Onion Creek was obviously a popular spot. The parking lot was full as were most of the tables.. The bar area inside had three lines of ten or so people each waiting to place orders. The atmosphere was chaotic but with a certain casual ambiance that was appealing. The couch are inside was deserted in favor of the much more popular outdoor deck. After placing our orders for sandwiches and burgers we sat outside at one of the few free tables left. We waited. After half an hour the other couple's sandwiches arrived. We waited some more. Eventually we checked with the bartenders who also take the food orders inside (there is no waitstaff). We were reassured our burgers would be out in about ten more minutes (We could hear screaming in the kitchen where a fight had broken out between two employees and the manager had to leave to break it up). After another twnety minutes I appraoched the bartenders again with my receipt in hand. I was told they had no record of ever having placed the order. The other couple with us who suggested the establishment were very embarressed in spite of the situation not being their fault. The bartender became rude and began pointing to the front of a menu on which was written a disclaimer regarding service/orders. After an hour's wait and no acceptance or responsibility for the lost order or offer of an apology from the manager (returned from breaking up the kitchen fight) we (thanks to the receipt!) got our money back in cash (minus the 20% tip I had paid by credit card when initially paying). I didn't care at that point. We were just happy to leave and get dinner somewhere else. I wouild recommend this place as a terrific venue for drinks and casual evenings outside on the deck when the weather's good. The food our friends received looked good as were the drinks but the service appears very poor at the present time. I hope that the service improves.
Pros: Outdoor Deck, Beer Selection, Casusl Ambiance.
Cons: No Service, Terrible Attitude of Staff, Lost Food Order.
Schedule
| 07/12/2008 | Houston Farmers Market | |
| 8:00 am-12:00 pm | ||
| 07/19/2008 | Houston Farmers Market | |
| 8:00 am-12:00 pm | ||
| 07/26/2008 | Houston Farmers Market | |
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| 08/02/2008 | Houston Farmers Market | |
| 8:00 am-12:00 pm | ||
| 08/09/2008 | Houston Farmers Market | |
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| 08/16/2008 | Houston Farmers Market | |
| 8:00 am-12:00 pm | ||
| 08/23/2008 | Houston Farmers Market | |
| 8:00 am-12:00 pm | ||
| 08/30/2008 | Houston Farmers Market | |
| 8:00 am-12:00 pm | ||
| 09/06/2008 | Houston Farmers Market | |
| 8:00 am-12:00 pm | ||
| 09/13/2008 | Houston Farmers Market | |
| 8:00 am-12:00 pm |
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