[Cider Jim]

Anybody been to the Spring House restaurant on 460 East? They are now advertising a special on Thursday nights: Live Bluegrass and BBQ.

[Sly Fox]

Now that sounds intriguing. While I won't ever be caught jamming to Bluegrass while tooling around Houston, I must admit that sounds like a fun evening for the family.

[olldflame]

I went there a few years ago for a co-worker's 30th anniversary celebration. This was more of a catering situation with about 100 people, so they didn't offer the full menu, but I really enjoyed what I had, which was fried chicken and all the fixins, country style.

[ATrain]

I've been there, it's really good. Similar to the Home Place in Catawba or Salem House in Salem if you're familiar with either of those locations.

[Cider Jim]

I'm thinking about hitting it up next Thursday night after our annual Faculty Quiz Bowl scrimmage(Fumble would have loved it).

[Purple Haize]

Its basically across the street from me!! Their food is AWESOME!! Home made and family style. They had a Beatles tribute band there last Saturday that was really good. I would say they MIGHT have a buffet for the "Bluegrass" night which would be fine, but go sometime when you can order off the menu. YUM!!

[Hold My Own]

They are Liberty connected, with that said I'm sad to say I've had some pretty bad experiences there

[flamehunter]

Been there 3 times under the current management. Good food each time. Last time was for the lunch buffet - while the selection was pretty limited, the food was still very good.

[Cider Jim]

Made the treck down 460 East to hear some great "Grass to the Bone" bluegrass. But I have mixed reviews about the restaurant. I called them Thursday to inquire about the music/menu, and they said the band couldn't make it until Friday. So I delayed my trip to Friday and showed up about 6:45 with a friend from church. It took them forever to even bring me an iced tea and a menu, even though there were maybe less than a dozen customers in the whole restaurant.

When I placed my order for Virginia BBQ, the server came back a few minutes later to say they were OUT of BBQ (at 6:50 on a Friday night!). So I switched to flounder, which was a small portion but some of the best tasting fish I ever had. We also got 5 vegetables--mashed potatoes and gravy, green beans, mac & cheese, cole slaw, and sweet potato caserole--for $14.00 and they were all good. And dessert was included: peach cobbler with ice cream.

So what was the problem? On the bill, they added an unadvertised $5 "cover charge" per person for the music. Since I invited my friend, I covered his meal, too, so the bill was $41 for the two of us. With tip, i paid almost $50 for an hour of bluegrass and some good (not BBQ) food.