12/23/08

Greasy Food

by ObjCritic

All I can say I requested no butter or oil, unless they had to place some on the grill to be able to cook it. My fajitas were drenched in oil and I told the waiter about it, and just said that's the way they come....need I say more! I will never return!

• Pros: Parking
• Cons: Service, Food, & Prices for the Food

11/18/08

Excellent service and tasty mexican food

by mark

Excellent service! Last night we dined at Cadillac's and I experienced great service which is hard to find these days. Our waiter suggested the Chicken Enchilada's to me and they were very good. The portions were just right and our basket of chips never became less than half full. The salsa with the chips was good, not great. It could use a bit more spice to it. My co-workers enhaled their quesadillas and the taco salad seemed to be quite good but was finished prior to me asking for a bite. I am sure we will all go back. I wish there was more information about this business online.

10/07/08

Best Place for a rehearsal dinner

by reneegray

I just had my rehearsal dinner at Cadillac Bar in the West End and it was perfect! The banquet manger was so great to give us exactly what we wanted right down to the table cloths. We got to customize our menu and everything! The prices where what sold us because everyone else had a minimum or a room charge. The best part about it was that after words we all took fun pictures in the beautiful West End. This place was great and stress free. I highly recommend it!

• Pros: Price, staff, location, food
• Cons: parking

06/27/08

Carnitas as Tender as Wood

by cooltouch

I've been to the CB twice, with over a year separating the two visits. First time was before Landry's took them over, second time after, but before they "sanitized" the place. In my experiences there, the place had problems even before the takeover.

I have a personal weakness for carnitas, so the first time I was there, that's what I ordered. Now, I'll admit that there are different ways to prepare carnitas. Some places will roast a pork butt until it has developed a nice rind on the outside and is still moist, but fork tender on the inside, then break it up into manageable hunks and serve it that way. Other places will saute the pieces of pork until they're crispy on the outside, but still moist and tender on the inside. What I got was neither. The carnitas had been broken up into very small pieces and left (somewhere) to harden and completely dry out. I ate the dish, but didn't enjoy it at all. The next time I went there, my daughter (who also likes carnitas -- at least the way I fix them) ordered the same dish. I figured what I had gotten the firstt time was a fluke, so I didn't caution her against them. But what she got was exactly the same as what I did over a year before. This time, we sent them back. They offered to cook them another way, which sounded to me like the second method of preparation I mentioned above. But what my daughter got instead was a wet, soggy mess. She wouldn't eat it, and I didn't have the cojones to send the dish back a second time (besides, she'd had to wait a half hour for her food by that point, while the rest of us had ours), so I traded with her. I ended up eating lousy carnitas twice in a row. You want good Mexican food? You're better off going down the street to Jax Grill and ordering their macho nachos, or to just about any carniceria with a steam table.

• Pros: Close to the 10 Freeway
• Cons: Cookinng staff

06/24/08

Taken over by corporate America

by Adal0916

Yes, we too tried the Cadillac Bar to see how it fared after being taken over by the Landry's restaurant group. Well they cleaned up the walls, added cloth tablecloths, put better uniforms on the waiters, raised the prices, and paved the parking lot. But they took out the ambiance, the fun of being at a classic funky place, and turned it into corporate mexican food. Too bad. It's boring and bland. I'll go to a Pappas next time.

• Pros: Parking lot
• Cons: Ambiance, fun atmosphere

06/19/08

No longer a special place for your rite of passage

by cookiegourmet

My son turned 21 last weekend and we raved to him about the CB and the salsa girls and the noise and the writing on the walls. When we arrived, we were shocked to see that the place was trying to emulate a boring Mexican Cafe. Boo Hoo! What a disappointment! The place was empty on a Friday night. Does anyone know of another place that might work for future rites of passage? I won't be back again and I am going to spread the word. Why would someone ruin such a great Houston tradition and adult hang out? There are so many other boring Mexican cafes for those who didnot like the raunchiness, but nothing will replace the old CB and the fun times we had in the past.

• Pros: Parking
• Cons: Threw away it's uniqueness for bland and boring

06/14/08

The Re-Bitten Chips

by gitmogrunt

My wife and I ate at this place 3 times. The third time was our final time,and here's why. You are familiar with the chips the smiling waiters bring to your table in Mexician restaurants aren't you? Well,this time the chips were apparently bitten into and wet with salsa from the previous diners. It was incredible to reach in the chip basket and pull out a chip wet with salsa, and bitten into. Thanks amigo's we'll chew our own food. I don't recommend this restaurant at all.

06/13/08

I WANT CRASS

by wlr77022

For Christ Sakes! Where is the cultural experience? You never try to refine a CRASS thing! They dried up all the fun and the food is not worth it! Bring back the Tequila Girl - or just make it your usual local dining spot for a quick bite! Boring! Do not waste your time! Go Downtown!!!!!!

• Pros: It's The Cadillac Bar
• Cons: Boring!

05/11/08

Impressed with new look and food

by Iceman71

The new improved interior refresh is new to me because the last time I was there they had grafitti everywhere and an intentionally dirty interior. Since Tillman (Landry's restaurant chain) took over he cleaned up the inside, added artwork, booths, and even white tablecloths! In my opinion he improved the menu, taste, and the portions. Its not quite up to Pappacitos level, but it's better than average. I was pleasantly happy with the attentive service (Oscar), the quality of the drinks and even the police officer patrolled paved parking lot.

Tillman Fertitta, Landry's CEO, gets blamed for taking over restaurants and creating corporate blandness and average food, but in this day and age of rising costs you have to do something. Independent restaurants may be superior for awhile until their chef or cook staff is hired away, then it goes downhill like Tony's Mexican. For what we paid, I think Landry's Cadillac Bar is pretty good for what it is. If you want excellent mexican food, go the the mom and pop places on the North side, but don't expect the same service or security for your car.

• Pros: Tex Mex Food, value, new decor
• Cons: Limited menu, mostly Tex Mex

01/18/08

Best quesadillas in town

by faysilver

My husband and I went on a Tuesday night my 2nd or 3rd time there his first, of course I went to the old Cadillac Bar with the writing on the walls, but we found the new one to be just as fun and the food was great. Our server was a buddy holly lookalike and just as musical. All in All we had a wonderful time and will go back as soon as possible.