B/CS Restaurant Bucket List Update

Our time in wonderful Aggieland has come to an end and so has our B/CS Restaurant Bucket List. Luckily we got to almost everything we wanted to in time.

A little recap, Michael and I have lived in the B/CS for about 6 years (me 5) so we have tried plenty of yummy places, but we had to make a bucket list to make sure we got to all the restaurants we wanted to try instead of always going back to our favorites. By making this bucket list we found a lot of new favorite places that we really liked.

You can go back and read about these yummy places here and here.

Our list is as follows:
La Bodega
Martins Bar-B-Q
Los Molcajetes
Maddens
Koppe Bridge
Lakeside Icehouse Grill
Coco Loco
Pho John
40 Tempura
Top Of The Hill 
Cafe Eccell
J Cody's Bar-B-Q
Sodolaks
Christopher's
Good Time Charley's
Haiku
Hullabaloo Diner
Carter's Burger

BJ's 
The Village 

We added:
Grub

This list is in no particular order, we just add restaurants as we decide we want to eat there and have not been before or if a new restaurant opens up that we want to make sure we go to.

Here are the last few restaurants we were finally able to scratch off the list.

Lakeside Icehouse Grill -- We have probably been to Lake Bryan about 300 times in the past 2 years and have only eaten at the Icehouse one time. My only regret was waiting so long! I had a delicious chicken wrap and Michael had a yummy hamburger with $2 margaritas to finish up the meal. Michael's parents joined us on the nice early summer dinner on the patio overlooking the lake. It was so nice out there and we wish we would have eaten there more often.

Coco Loco -- We had a bunch of friends tell us about this hole in the wall and had to try it. After the Plaza Hotel imploded last week we ventured over for breakfast at 6:45am and were very pleased! We only went for breakfast, but the dinner menu looked really yummy!

 

Pho John's -- I had been pushing this down the list for months and finally Michael said we are going to get Vietnamese tonight no matter what, so we got Vietnamese. For the Dexter fans out there, Michael has been wanting to try pho since the first time Masuka brought it up. Me on the other hand, not so much. Michael's pho is the first picture and I had pan fried egg noodles and beef. I thought Michael's meal tasted like bath water and absolutely loved mine. He thought his pho was good, but loved mine. I would definitely recommend this place based on my meal.

Cafe Eccell -- Yummy brick oven pizza! We had pizza here three times after our first trip. Michael and I love pizza and wish we had our own brick oven, but sadly we don't. The BBQ Chicken pizza here is the best, while the margherita pizza was lacking. Service in the restaurant was not that great the one time we ate, so from there after we picked it up.

 

J Cody's -- Michael and I decided to share a steak the last time we went and it was nice and juicy! We really liked it but did not think it was something we couldn't live without. There are much yummier BBQ places in B/CS.

Sodolacks -- YUM! I had the chicken fried steak and Michael had a nice yummy medium rare steak. And all the sides were delicious! This was very affordable, filling food that if I liked eating southern food all the time I would have eaten there more.

Good Time Charley's -- This was a new restaurant in downtown Bryan that we thought we had to try. We went with some friends and we both agreed it was not worth going back to. It was just ok but there are much better burger joints in town.

Haiku -- We wanted to try a Hibachi grill in town because we love the one back home in Round Rock. My office took us all there for a dinner party and it was yummy! How can you go wrong with fried rice, veggies, and steak! We sat at the end of the table though and got gypped on portions :[ (No link, sorry. They changed the name of the restaurant and I do not remember what it is called)

Hullaballo's Diner -- I already blogged about this experience here! WE LOVE THIS PLACE! Michael actually just ate there again on Wednesday afternoon. Sooooo tasty!!

Grub -- I do not know how this is even possible - we have eaten here about 10 times and somehow I only took a picture one time and it is not even a juicy hamburger?!?! We love this place and tell everyone who likes hamburgers to try it! We have tried all the burgers except the ghost and the mushroom burger and loved all of them. The milkshakes are delicious and so are the sweet potato fries! I'm getting hungry just writing about it.


It is crazy to think this chapter of our lives ended and we will only be going back for hopefully football games and other random events. We only did not make it to sushi and to a really expensive formal restaurant. Which I am thinking is a good thing. When I added sushi to the list I was thinking I would start liking it, but sadly that really just isn't happening. And with building a house, I would much rather spend the crazy amount of money for dinner on something inside the house haha. We loved our time in the B/CS and loved all the yummy places we got to eat :]

B/CS Restaurant Bucket List Update

I blogged earlier about how Michael and I came up with a list of restaurants we want to eat at before our time comes to an end in the Bryan/College Station area. You can read about it here.

Today I am going to update you on some of the places we have gone that are on our list.

Our list is as follows:
La Bodega
Martins Bar-B-Q
Los Molcajetes
Maddens
Koppe Bridge
Lakeside Icehouse Grill
Coco Loco
Pho John
40 Tempura
Top Of The Hill 
Cafe Eccel
J Cody's Bar-B-Q
Sodolacks
Christopher's
Good Time Charlie's
Haiku
Hullabaloo's Diner
Carter's Burgers 
We added:
BJ's 
The Village

As I mentioned in my first blog, the list is in no particular order, they are just added as we drive by and think to ourselves we want to eat there soon.

Martin's Bar-B-Q -- Let me just start by saying DELICIOUS! It has been family owned since 1925 and they have been cooking the best bar-b-q around since then! When you walk in you can smell the smoke from the smoker and you can basically taste what you are going to be eating in the air. When we went the first time (it was last week) we went for lunch and I have not been able to stop telling people about it. I will warn you, since it is a family owned restaurant they are a little slow, but it is worth the wait. The second time was this weekend (3 days later haha) and we tried new items on the menu and were even more impressed! Michael had been wanting to go for so long and I finally gave in, thinking to myself, I am not sure if I will even like bar-b-q that much and woah, I have been missing out. You have to go to Martin's Bar-B-Q if you are in Bryan!

Madden's -- Michael actually has not been yet, but I have been about 5 times now so it can no longer be on the bucket list. I work 3 blocks from Madden's so the girls go to lunch there a bunch. The restaurant is located inside a store, Old Bryan Marketplace (if you have never been you need to go, Christmas season is the best time) so if there is a little wait there is plenty to look at to keep you busy. The food is delicious and looks as if it came out of a magazine. Now we just need to get Michael to go!

Koppe Bridge -- Another new favorite! And everyone elses as well. Both times we went the restaurant was crazy busy, but the food did not disappoint. The french fries are delicious and their burgers are a little greasy, just like we like! We have been back twice and the last time we were there Michael had the chicken fried steak and it was very good.

Carter's Burgers -- We went on a Tuesday, which is half price burger night, so before we even ate we were happy. Michael's mom was in town and went with us and we all enjoyed our burgers.

BJ's -- We didn't know a chain restaurant could be this good. We went to BJ's with my mom and dad and could not believe how good it was! We shared all 4 dishes we ordered and had a yummy appetizers along with some of their home brewed beers. We will be going back!

The Village -- I had heard lots of great things about this local place and we finally tried it! We ate here with Michael's brother and sister and enjoyed our dinner while listening to a local artist. There are so many options on the menu so I will have to go back as it is 2 blocks from my work.

More to come soon!

The Front Porch Grill & Music

Two of my good friends opened a wonderful new restaurant in College Station and I wanted to share it with everyone! 

The Front Porch Grill and Music is located behind Northgate on Church Street and is open late for all you night owls who need some snacks after a night out :] They are also open early for some delicious breakfast tacos you have to try!

Michael and I couldn't wait to try their delicious hamburgers we had heard a lot about in the first few days since their opening! Luckily we were not disappointed and loved these greasy things.

Burger

YUM!

The Jalapeno bun was delicious!

Sweet Potato Fries

We will be going back soon to try new things on their menu as there are so many great choices! I am thinking next time some fried pickles and chicken wings!

Now y'all go and get some yummy food and tell all your friends about it! Click here for a coupon for when you go, buy 2 entrees and get an appetizer free! Enjoy :]

Oh my!! Someone ate all this!

And last but not least, they have an open mic night on Mondays, so be there!

Husband's Birthday Dinner

First off, happy birthday to the man of my dreams! I love you and I am so blessed to have married such an amazing man!

If you do not know, Michael loves hamburgers and is always looking for a new place to get his fix. He has a list of his favorite burgers he has ever eaten and tonight he added a new one to his list.

His top 5 list included:
1. Cardero's - Vancouver, Canada
2. Love Shack - Cypress, Texas
3. Stover Boys Burgers - College Station, Texas
4. Po's - Cypress, Texas
5. Shipwreck Grill - College Station, Texas

Tonight we went to Top Of The Hill with our good friends Johnny and Tori. It was a scenic drive that my iphone got us lost on the way there by making up a road that did not exist, but luckily we found it. I do not know if I would have normally gone in to this restaurant/grocery store if we had not heard so many good things about their burgers. Thank goodness we went in or we would have missed out big time.

The menu was pretty straight forward. Not too many choices, but that is a good thing because their burger is delicious and anyone that goes there needs to order it.

This is Michael's cheeseburger, and this picture does not do it justice. It is a 1/3 patty with garden fresh veggies and a delicious bun. He normally does not like crinkle fries, but these were delicious and had a great seasoning salt on them.

This burger with great friends made tonight a great night! And to top it off Tori brought over one of Michael's favorite desserts, lemon bars!

Tonight Michael told me what his new list is.


His "NEW" top 5 list includes:
1. Cardero's - Vancouver, Canada
1. Top Of The Hill - Bryan, Texas
3. Love Shack - Cypress, Texas
4. Stover Boys Burgers - College Station, Texas
5. Po's - Cypress, Texas


So either if you live in the B/CS or are visiting soon you have to try this place. It is located at 2444 Lakewood Drive, Bryan, TX 77807.
Their phone number is 979-778-6911. They are open till about 8pm Monday through Friday, only open a few hours on Saturday, and are closed on Sundays.

Try this place, you wont regret it!