Market Square Bar & Grill

In Short – Located across from historic Market Square, Market Square Bar & Grill offers good old-fashioned cuisine with a Texas twist. Downtown Dilberts and club-hoppers alike come to enjoy the bistro's filling repast and outdoor patio. Burgers, including the popular blue cheese, are made of a fresh half-pound of 80 percent lean ground chuck. The restaurant also offers the McCool, a portobello mushroom burger that rivals Fuddruckers, and a Canadian bacon cheeseburger among its many offerings. –

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ambiance	100.0% positive	“This is the downtown bar & grill for traditionalists who like good food, reasonably priced drinks, a friendly bartender, and don't need ultra-modern decor to feel trendy.” “nice atmosphere, reminds you that you're in historic Houston.” “love the location and the outside seating with the fountains and the vines in the back.”
drinks	100.0% positive	“This is the downtown bar & grill for traditionalists who like good food, reasonably priced drinks, a friendly bartender, and don't need ultra-modern decor to feel trendy.” “great burgers and beer” “outdoor patio in the back is excellent for cocktails.” “but I've yet to find one that is over the top by any stretch), and the service was good for a "bar” “good beer selection.”
food quality	94.11999702453613% positive	“love the food, especially the burgers, and it's inspiring enough to write a poem everytime you visit.” “Stopped in here after being convinced by my colleague the burgers were excellent.” “The food was great.” “Great burgers, excellent service by waitresses and grill personnel.” “don't give it five stars only because "it's just a hamburger" (everyone claims to have the best burger in Houston, and there's lots of good ones.” “The MSB&G has been known for years for its martinis, winning more than one readers poll somewhere or another, but the food is also quite consistently good.” “great burgers.” “This is the downtown bar & grill for traditionalists who like good food, reasonably priced drinks, a friendly bartender, and don't need ultra-modern decor to feel trendy.” “Spanish rice and beans on the side its a plate full.” “It'a a TEN for good inexpensive food.” “the best burger downtown.” “chicken diablo is the best!” “great burgers and beer” “Friends recommended this place for its burgers and they are great.” “Another favorite, if you like blue cheese, is their Philly cheese steak made with, you got it, blue!” “so if anybody likes to enjoy a great burger or sandwich from their menu, this is the place to go, take along your sweetheart, friends or family, after visiting the Grill, everybody will agree with my review that i decided to make of this excellent place.” “The burger was great, and even better is that they actually split it onto two plates, both with it's own condiments/fries, which I thought was super cool of them!”
menu variety	100.0% positive	“so if anybody likes to enjoy a great burger or sandwich from their menu, this is the place to go, take along your sweetheart, friends or family, after visiting the Grill, everybody will agree with my review that i decided to make of this excellent place.” “good beer selection.”
overall	100.0% positive	“so if anybody likes to enjoy a great burger or sandwich from their menu, this is the place to go, take along your sweetheart, friends or family, after visiting the Grill, everybody will agree with my review that i decided to make of this excellent place.”
service	100.0% positive	“Great burgers, excellent service by waitresses and grill personnel.” “but I've yet to find one that is over the top by any stretch), and the service was good for a "bar” “This is the downtown bar & grill for traditionalists who like good food, reasonably priced drinks, a friendly bartender, and don't need ultra-modern decor to feel trendy.”
value	100.0% positive	“It'a a TEN for good inexpensive food.” “Never mind the value its one of the best plates in town.”

04/30/11

Awesome food- Great prices

by cjbatchelor

Was trying to catch a quick bite before a show...never expected to sit down behind such great food. My wife had the philly chsteak and I enjoyed the house burger-both awesome. We got out of there w/dinner and drinks for right at $30. Will be back in to try out the rest of the menu.

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09/11/10

best burgers and saturday brunch too!

by sarahlips

we love visiting the market square Bar and grill for their great service atmosphere and yummy menu items- love the decor too- the monkey lamps are my favorite!

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02/16/09

All the other reviews are spot on...

by swyzlstyx

Finally ate there today for the first time. My girlfriend and I split a burger since we also wanted to drink a couple of beers amd not get too full. The burger was great, and even better is that they actually split it onto two plates, both with it's own condiments/fries, which I thought was super cool of them! We sat in the neat little courtyard out back, which is an amazing piece of history in itself...with the OLD surrounding brick walls! The whole building is a Houston treasure, and the kitchen is right there by the front window, so you can watch them cook from the sidewalk. Everything was very clean, from the dining room, to the outside courtyard, to the bathrooms. Prices were great. I don't give it five stars only because "it's just a hamburger" (everyone claims to have the best burger in Houston, and there's lots of good ones...just like this great one...but I've yet to find one that is over the top by any stretch), and the service was good for a "bar"...but less than enthusiastic for a "grill" (we had to go ask for menus). Perfect mix of "burger and bar", in my opinion, and I'll be back for sure!

Pros: Great burger and a nice and clean bar.

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10/11/08

A new tradition on Wednesday afternoon

by TejasBob

Friends recommended this place for its burgers and they are great. But on Wednesday its Enchilada Verde, made fresh they are something to look forward to in the middle of the week. All white meat chicken and a Verde sauce as yummy as yummy can be. Spanish rice and beans on the side its a plate full. Never mind the value its one of the best plates in town. So as they say in the Windy City "Eat Early and Eat Often".

Pros: The patio in Spring and Fall

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11/21/07

juiciest burgers in downtown

by scottking

nice atmosphere, reminds you that you're in historic Houston. Try any of the burgers. the horseradish mayonaisse is phenomenal.

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04/30/11

Awesome food- Great prices

by cjbatchelor

09/11/10

best burgers and saturday brunch too!

by sarahlips

02/16/09

All the other reviews are spot on...

by swyzlstyx

10/11/08

A new tradition on Wednesday afternoon

by TejasBob

11/21/07

juiciest burgers in downtown

by scottking

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