Founded by Miss Robbie, a former background singer for Ike & Tina Turner with a fierce passion for cooking. Our Sweetie Pies group tour to St Louis takes you to the home of “Certifiably, Undeniably Damn Good Fried Chicken”. I badly want this place to succeed but there’s just nothing special enough about the food to justify the price.Sweetie Pie’s Group Tour to St. The roll tasted like something you’d buy from HEB. The chicken had a good crust and flavor but was also too salty. The Mac and cheese was loaded with fat and too much salt. Unfortunately that’s where the kudos end. The food is a bit pricey but they do give you generous portions of everything. The place was clean, tastefully decorated with an album motif and one of the workers was even dancing. ![]() There seems to be a concerted effort to buck the stereotype of poor service in soul food joints. Even the cooks from the back smiled and said hi. Everyone is nice, from Bruce the manager, to the ladies working the steam tables. The moment you enter you’re immediately greeted by the cashier. There isn’t much signage behind a few small decals on the windows. The place looks like it used to be a Mexican restaurant in its former life. It’s a little tricky to get to and parking is. While in town visiting family, we decided to come check out the only remaining location in Houston since some of us are fans of the show. which oddly isn’t in TripAdvisor for some reason. *Repair the air conditioner for the entire restaurant and not parts of it More *Food, restaurant, and neighborhood did not equate to the inflated prices *Lemonade (very sweet without aftertaste)ģ*- Overall Mediocre (food has potential-tweak>) The macaroni and cheese was saltier and oily, but decent in taste (not like the St. Needless to say, they scraped the bottom of the pan for a serving. *Macaroni & Cheese (it was 12:30 PM and they ran out of mac and cheese and did not make another batch (really). *3 pieces fried chicken (crispy and overseasoned) *Fried catfish (seasoned and crispy with balance) In addition, there were flies swarming all around (ENot to mention, the food "quality" did not match the high food prices. ![]() The staff was nice (unlike the staff in St. Restaurant Ambience & Description: The restaurant was cold in parts and hot in other parts of the restaurant with ceiling fans on high speed. I say all of that, to say this, fast forward Houston location, Sweetie Pies/Sweet Times was deja vu all over again! Yet, the rest of the food (collard greens, chicken, black-eyed peas, candied (sugar yams) was nothing to brag about. the restaurants the macaroni & cheese was the best I have ever tasted. very-taste-bud-broken when I discovered the food was more hype than quality! Now, I must admit out of visiting. ![]() Louis for a week to check out the food at all of the locations of Sweetie Pies. Washington Ave./ Memorial Park Restaurants.Outdoor Seating Restaurants in University Place.American Restaurants in Afton Oaks/ River Oaks.American Restaurants for Large Groups in Washington Ave./ Memorial Park.Restaurants with Outdoor Seating in Houston.Restaurants for Special Occasions in Houston.Restaurants for Group Dining in Houston. ![]() Seafood Restaurants for Large Groups in Houston.Late Night American Restaurants in Houston.German Restaurants for Lunch in Houston.Hotels near (IAH) George Bush Intercontinental Airport.Hotels near Museum of Fine Arts, Houston.Hotels near The Houston Museum of Natural Science.Curio Collection by Hilton Hotels in Houston.
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