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    Avalon Diner

    3.5 (296 reviews)
    Closed • 6:30 am - 3:00 pm
    Updated 3 months ago

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    AVALON DINER ATMOSPHERE

    What's the vibe?
    Casual
    Moderate noise
    Outdoor seating
    Good for kids

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    These rolls are part of the blue plate special
    Alfredo C.

    Another great breakfast here at Avalon with my wife and brother-in-law. We've ordered several quite different dishes, but everything is excellent and we are all in the clean plate club. Our waitress is wonderful. We are sitting outside with the dog because the weather is cooperating. .

    Saba Y.

    Delicious food and such great old classic diner vibes. The service was also very homey. I can't wait to go back again

    Fried chicken special with mashed potatoes, mac & cheese, and a cornbread roll
    Mary D.

    Went for lunch on Tuesday. I hadn't been there in years since my husband passed away. We used to go often. The food was excellent. The service was great. Alicia was a great server waitress. The ambience was great. It was pretty crowded already at 11:45 ! keep up the good work the fried chicken was great the mashed potatoes and the mac & cheese yummy.

    Corn beef hash with diced potatoes & two eggs cooked to order.

    The service was really good. My server was pleasant & attentive. The Diner was filled with what appeared to be locals. As for the food....my Corn Beef Hash was described as "chunky corn beef bits combined w/crisp potatoes". It was not. As you can see it appears to be out of a can; not chunky beef and not crisp potatoes. As you can see by my pix it looks like the slab of corn beef hash mixture was thrown on the griddle and forgotten & burnt flipped over for a second then served. It was not mixed up & heated through. I was already on a time schedule & hungry so had to eat and move on.The buttermilk biscuit was suppose to be home made, but I have my doubts. It was not HOT and not very buttermilked. Finally, the cup of fruit was room temperature, not cool/cold and seemed retail. The hosted talked to the owner by phone & there was a lengthy discussion, so much so I offered to pay. You would think it would be an easy decision as to what to do. The hostess relayed that the owner/Mgr would make an effort to improve. In my mind it would be serving the item as describes or changing the item description. Not sure about future visits.

    Chicken fried steak and eggs. These two plates are just one order!
    Cynthia M.

    Huge portions for a really good price. It was pretty packed when we went at 1230 on a Sunday. Had to wait about 15 min for a table, which isn't bad. Service was quick and good. The food is standard diner food. Nothing amazing but satisfying for when you're craving homey food! I got the chicken fried steak and eggs, which was way more than I could eat and only $13.45.

    Omlette and hashbrowns
    Zachary N.

    Love the atmosphere of the place. Its sort of outdated but its a classic place. Food is just classic breakfast food and very good. Service was great and the waitress who served me was so sweet. 10/10 would go again.

    Juan P.

    Great place for fresh good food . The service is great and quick ambiance chill calm . The place is an old diner from the looks but the food is great no issues with any food there's just not a wow factor for it to be 5 stars . This is a place good for traditional breakfast worth trying out . I will go back and try something else vs breakfast and will update when I do . All the food I seen people ordering looked great and great portions of food .

    Chicken Fried Steak
    Diem A.

    Great neighborhood diner. It's always packed here and the service is friendly and attentive. Food is decent. The shakes are really good. The chicken friend steak is solid. Blueberry pancakes are delicious too.

    Chicken fried steak with eggs and hashed browns, side biscuit with extra gravy and side grits. Delicious!
    The P.

    It feels like you're stepping back in time when you walk in. Old fashioned diner with counter dining available, milkshake mixers, and griddle off the serving area. Wait staff and busser were prompt and friendly and service was top notch. Coffee was good and hot and kept coming. The food was amazing; a good hearty southern breakfast of chicken fried steak and eggs, side biscuit and grits. Everything was good and plentiful (I did order extra gravy) and I finished all the plates. Price was under $20 for a substantial amount of food; I left a large tip. If I'm in Houston again I will return for breakfast.

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    Been going here for 5 years. Food is always great. Staff is friendly. Would definitely recommend.

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    Friendly staff, fast service and great food! Would visit again! Can't beat eggs bacon and hasbrowns for a decent price.

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    Old-fashioned comfort food in a former drug store. Daily Specials can't be beat! Check out their menu here

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    Great food and sizable portions for a greasy spoon and friendly wait staff! Like walking back in time to a friendly neighborhood diner!

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    ABSOLUTELY ATROCIOUS!! Let this place die like it's trying to. Unfortunately we were in a pinch…read moreand staying in a hotel nearby so we had limited options. 1) Nobody in the place at 7:00 on a Friday should have been a sign. 2) Waiter never took our drink order. He asked our food order first. We had to ask him if we could get drinks first. 3) When we did order we watched our drinks sit at the end of the bar for 10 min until I had to go retrieve them myself. 4) The food was INCREDIBLY mid for it being that expensive. Undercooked potatoes, overcooked chicken, not a single person at the table of 4 adults had a good thing to say about their meal 5) It took 2 FREAKING HOURS with no one there. When I say no one I mean completely empty 6) Trying to check out and leave. Our server who was looking for an upsell told us he saw a cookie in the back that was ready to go. Thanks for telling our 3 small children that at 9:30. Reluctantly after telling him no several times it was awkward enough to cave. Cookie took about 20 minutes to come out. We had been there for over 2 hours at that point and we had to just get up and leave. If you go to this restaurant after reading this, you deserve the horrible experience you will certainly have.

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    OK, so this turned out to be a surprisingly good meal and much better than we had expected. We…read moredrove into the mostly defunct strip mall, found the restaurant down on the corner, walked in and sat down and then perused the menu in depth. We shared a bowl of the potato soup where we had no expectations and I thought it tasted pretty decent. But the real test was the entrees. Mr. Picky ordered the Fettuccine Alfredo with shrimp while I opted for Veal Parmigiana, and we each stole a bite from the other's plate. We reached consensus immediately that both dishes were well-seasoned and quite delicious, meaning we would return for more good food in the future. Seriously, we hadn't expected much when walking in and looking around, but were pleasantly surprised at the kitchen's efforts. We finished lunch with an order of homemade bread pudding and tiramisu, the latter of which in 2012 won a chamber of commerce epicurean competition 1st place ribbon. I wasn't there to judge that competition and have had better, but sincerely appreciated the moistness of the bread pudding. While the majority of diners were older and a more mature crowd, there's a lot to be said for value, and we thought the menu price was better than reasonable and I think a lot of people will discover this as a value destination, something we all appreciate.

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