When you’re searching for hearty dishes that will fill you up, you can’t beat the classic offerings you’ll find at a diner. The next time you’re in the area and you’re feeling hungry, slide into a booth and enjoy the food and atmosphere at these top diners around Houston.
Avalon Diner
With four locations around Houston, it’s not hard to find an Avalon Diner to satisfy your craving for a large and well-cooked meal for breakfast or lunch. If you’re stopping by for breakfast, you’ll find all the classics, including eggs, omelets, French toast, pancakes, and waffles. If you’re hungry, consider the corned beef hash and eggs or huevos rancheros. For lunch, the 1938 Original Hamburger is always a popular choice. You’ll also find hot dogs, chicken fingers, and hot and cold sandwiches.
City Cafe
City Cafe sits on the outskirts of South Houston and has been serving huge breakfasts and steam table lunches since 1952. Your breakfast options include a variety of egg dishes, waffles, pancakes, breakfast sandwiches, and breakfast tacos. Each weekday offers a different selection of lunch options from the steam tables, such as roast beef, meatloaf, spaghetti, and baked chicken. You’ll also find plenty of traditional sandwiches, like a BLT, grilled cheese, Reuben, and hamburger.
Dot Coffee Shop
No matter what time of day you’re in the mood for homemade comfort food, you can find it at the 24-hour Dot Coffee Shop. Signature breakfast items include the breakfast feast, which comes with two eggs, three pancakes, sausage, bacon, ham, and hash browns, as well as the country breakfast, which has two biscuits and two sausage patties topped with country gravy and a side of hash browns. For lunch, the diner is known for its jumbo chicken fried steak and country fried chicken breast, both served with cream gravy.
Hanz Diner
For diner food with a Texas twist, head to Hanz Diner, which is known for its modern take on classic Mexican dishes. Breakfast items include breakfast tacos, omelets, and breakfast sandwiches. You’ll also find specialty waffles, like the hot cinnamon baked apple waffles or the banana pecan waffles. For lunch and dinner, try one of the specialty burgers. Popular options include the open face chili cheeseburger served with cheddar cheese, onions, and chili or the honey barbecue burger, which comes with American cheese, lettuce, tomato, onion, and pickles covered in a honey barbecue sauce.
Tel-Wink Grill
Tel-Wink Grill serves hearty breakfast and lunch dishes cooked and served just the way you like them. For breakfast, you can choose from steak and eggs, breakfast sandwiches, pancakes, waffles, French toast, and omelets. If you’re stopping by for lunch and you have an appetite, you’ll find triple-decker sandwich options that include turkey and bacon, BLT, and ham and cheese. The menu also has chicken sandwiches, burgers, and traditional sandwiches, such as grilled ham and cheese and a patty melt.
No matter what type of classic diner food is your favorite, you’ll find meals that will fill you up when you stop by these popular diners around Houston.
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