went for lunch today (lunch hour from work), staffing was low, ordered food minutes after being seated, 40 minutes later no food, management standing around not checking with tables or wait staff. packed up and left hungry, had to go through drive thru before heading back to the office. Thanks Frio Grill for wasting my time. Have to think hard about going back or recommending this place. Very disappointing read more

We order from here. Always drove by and wanted to try it out. The day we ordered from there was tough day since we just put to sleep our 15 year old lab. From such an emotional day we just wanted some good comfort food. We ordered chicken fried steak and some other items and got it delivered. When we got our chicken fried steak it was missing one of the sides and the gravy. This was just icing on the cake for that day. It's not like we order a lot of food. So to forget key items for the a meal is really unacceptable especially when it's going out for delivery. We won't try them again. The rest of food was very subpar at best. read more

Unfortunately, the last time my husband and I came to Frio, our experience was not a good one. We had the Pecan crusted Chicken and tomato basil soup. I'll start with the soup, it was served lukewarm and had croutons and cheese on it. We were confused as to why on Earth there was shredded cheddar on it. It very sweet, not savory in any way. The basil was not there in any way, shape or form. Was not good, at all. Now about this "chicken," it was paper thin, with a gravy like topping that again, was sweet. It was weird. When I use the word sweet for both of these, I'm not talking about a slight hint of sweet added to a savory dish to maybe curb a salty base. These were both straight up dessert style sweet. The chicken was so thin it was crispy all the way through, it was difficult to tell where the breading ended and the "chicken" was supposed to begin. Now, on a positive note, those cocktails were bomb! We had the Mexican Mule - this thing was FIRE!! SO GOOD!!!! It was the saving grace for our experience this time. We spent with our tip just under $60 for 1 CUP of soup, 1 entree (we split because I can't eat an entire plate) and 2 cocktails) We were thankful that the cocktails were so good because that was a very disappointing was to spend $60. I gave 2 stars only for the 2 cocktails. I'm pretty hesitant to say we'll be back to give it another try. read more

I have eaten here often over the last year . Food always good and fresh. I love their shrimp tacos. The sunset salad is fantastic. . Service is always good and Jordan is the best. He has waited on me many times . All of the servers have given me great service. My girlfriends also had great food . Servings are ample and well prepared . Can't wait to get back there . Atmosphere is casual and it feels like you are in Austin. It has that vibe of laid back Texan . I'm glad to see they are open again after the quarantine . read more

Jeremy W is freaking awesome! Great atmosphere!! Cheap and good food! Very helpful! Jeremy recommended a great dish! Will definitely be coming back! read more

We have gone to Frio twice now. Having had appetizers, sides, and, of course, trying each other's entrees, we've been able to get a good sense of the restaurant's cooking style and flavors. Here are my thoughts... Appetizers: The Compuesto Flameado is a great spin on chips and questo. In addition to the cheese, they've added avocado, ground beef, pico de gallo and sour cream in separate quadrants. There's a lot of it! It will easily be enough for four people. The Concan Shrimp was tasty and the bacon was impressively crispy. This is more of a two-person appetizer. Sides: I love mac-n-cheese but I don't like it overly-complicated. Theirs is simple and delicious. Their slaw is equally delicious. It had a good, carefully-handed spice and a nice crunch that we liked. Entrees: We really loved the Texas BBQ Shrimp And Grits! The shrimp were well-cooked and, it, too, had a good, carefully-handed spice. The Rockport Fish Tacos were the quintessential fish taco. The mahi mahi was perfectly cooked and the tasty, crunchy slaw complimented it well. As for the West Texas Pecan Crusted Bourbon Chicken, it's long name (whew!) describes it well but I'll add that it had a great flavor, texture and sauce. No place is perfect though. The only thing that I didn't like too much was the Mango and Citrus Flamed Grilled Mahi Mahi. The fish was cooked well but the mango chutney was too sweet and just didn't work with the fish. Service & Atmosphere: I have nothing but positive things to say here. The service is friendly and prompt. The atmosphere is chuck-full of rustic charm! In summary, both experiences at Frio were very positive. We're happy to have a place like this close to home and we'll definitely be returning! read more

I enjoy this place. The staff is good and the texas cuisine is excellent. The tables outside are well shaded and make for a picnic like atmosphere. read more

Food was great as usual! Love the atmosphere! My favorite weekend brunch spot! Our server Jeremy W. was absolutely awesome!

Great food - awesome Mother's Day buffet! And Scott was amazing - phenomenal service!

My wife Teri and I love this place. It is by far our favorite place in the Cypress area to spend and evening. The staff is very friendly. The cocktail menu is great and changes every so often. The food has always been excellent. The outside area is great if you have kids. They can run and play while you have a drink and relax. Look forward to going again soon. read more

we were brought to a booth and couldnt be seated because of leftover food in the seats. After getting it cleaned we sat and my father in law stepped in butter under the table and had to wipe it with a napkin. Drink menu has no prices or description. ask the waiter what is in a drink and he doesnt know. Comes back after asking bar. We order drinks and 2 appetizers. Appetizers come and still no drinks. They come and my drink was way under poured and didn't taste any vodka in it. Needless to say i didnt order more. Also opened my silverware and dried food was on my fork. I was asked how i wanted my grilled mahi mahi cooked in my fish tacos. Odd. Raw or medium well. I have never been asked this before. They were way over cooked and dry and my veggies weren't warm.We also ordered two burgers and weren't asked how we want this cooked. Over all would never return. Over priced and small menu selection. The spot is nice that is all. This meal was over $100 before tip. read more

Frio Grill - Underpoured $12 drink - Southern Near Me - Cypress, Texas

15-20$ meals shouldn't taste like they have been microwaved. Stuffed chicken was rock hard on the edge and cold in the center. Whiskey wings were raw. Our waitress was wonderful. She sent the manager over. He inquired how everything was but didn't introduce himself so we didn't say anything. We thought he was the host. read more

Very unique restaurant. I drive by everyday on my way home from the office . It usually really packed at night. Got off work early and thought I would stop in. Everyone was really friendly. I had the butcher cut steak came with fresh green beans and garlic mash potatoes . Steak was medium rare and green beans were fresh and crisp. Great place read more

Been meaning to come here for a while. Guess we could've waited a bit longer. Service was slowww (understaffed but their own admission). Sandwiches were good but fries barely warm when served. Asked for ketchup for fries and burger; never got it. Not sure we'll be back any time soon. read more

Great Pinot noir and I had the pecan chicken - fabulous! The bread to dye for! Yummy

Great food. This is one of our favorite spots. Order the pecan chicken and thank us later.

I have tried to give the Frio Grill a chance to get it together since they opened but it is as bad today today as it was on day one. The food is marginal at best and expensive, the service is slow and seems to get worse every time we go. You can hear all of the wait staff apologizing to those seated in their section as if that makes everything okay. Trust me, it doesn't. I have added the Frio Grill to my "don't ever go there" list and will not be going back. read more

2$ for Crawford 16oz yes please. Food is also wonderful! Quail bites are great! Lovely music right across at the barn.

Pretty disappointed in our first experience here. We were really excited to try frio grill, the set up is really cool and would be a great place to hang out when the weather is pretty. However the service here is terrible and the food is just average. They were out of 3 things on the menu we tried to order, we had to wait like 30 minutes to get drink refills and our waitress would disappear for long periods at a time. I hope they can get it together or I can't see guests returning for this kind of service. It would be a waste of a cool place and a big investment for sure. read more

This place has really gone down hill. It took almost an hour to get our food, employees just sitting at the bar having a grand ol time. It wasn't very busy either. I'll give 2 stars because the food is good. I wouldn't recommend unless you got a lot of time to burn and are OK with really slow service. read more

I REALLY wanted to like this place. I love the hill country decor, the craft beers...and I live in the neighborhood. We have been here twice. The rib eye is 27 dollars and it's the fattiest steak I've EVER been served. We've had 4 rib eyes here (2 ordered in our party at each visit)...so it's not just a fluke. I've honestly never seen a fattier piece of meat at any restaurant in my entire life...ALL of them are like that. No bread for appetizers, nothing. In addition, there are like 12 staff members for every three tables. There are more staff members standing around chatting than customers. I went to the ladies room and one staff member was seated in a chair blocking the door where the restrooms are located. She was talking with another staff member. I stood there for a minute, then said, "excuse me"...and finally had to edge by these people to get through the door. I said, "I'm sorry" when I bumped her chair, and they said, "oh no, you're fine"...but never moved. Ridiculously overpriced....and zero customer service training. What a shame. Could really be a neat place. read more

It was our first time going to The Frio and we love it. The food was delicious and the service was great! It's worth giving it a try.

We enjoyed our meal, however there were a few things that we were not happy with. I ordered a wine and apparently they didn't have what I ordered. The waiter substituted another wine that wasn't on the menu. The substituted wine wasn't on the wine list and wasn't very good, but I was charged the same price as the one ordered. This is a problem. Three of us ordered a side Caesar salad as a starter. The salad was good, but it wasn't a Caesar salad. It was a green salad with something resembling a Caesar dressing. My mother and I ordered the chipotle snapper. My snapper was over cooked to the point it wasn't edible. My mother said her snapper was cooked properly. Both our orders had no crabmeat and zero green beans. The sauce was so spicy, it was inedible. I understand chipotle is spicy, but this sauce was so hot we had to scrape it off the fish in order to eat it. The rice was over cooked and almost to the consistency of mashed potatoes. This meal isn't worth $25.95. My son and dad had hamburgers. They liked the hamburgers, but the fries were barely cooked. My husband had a quesadilla. He said it was okay. This place is promising, but there needs to be more attention to detail in the kitchen. read more

Great place for the family. Nice menu with a good selection of beer. Burgers are pretty tasty, ribs were great. Big fan of the outdoor area where the kids can play. Also, nice spot for a casual date night. read more

It gets a 4 on service and food. It was also reasonably priced. It took longer to get an order of hamburger and chicken fried steak than it took to get the bill. That's good. It was the best hamburger my wife had tasted in a long while. My mashed potatoes had a slightly off taste. Oh yeah, this place is noisy. During better weather there is plenty of tables outside. read more

Sunday brunch was awesome! Really great mimosas, food and service. Scott was really great and I will definitely be back.

Over priced for quality and selection of food. Husband got a side of Judge Roy Beans that weren't cooked long enough. Lemonade and Sprite tasted really funny. read more

Frio is a small package with a big energy, the atmosphere is great for something casual to just get away to for a while and have some great southern cooking- with a little twist inspired from everywhere else. Muffy was our waitress and she rocked, great service l, will definitely come back. read more

What a gem of a restaurant! We had a party of 4 with Jennifer as our waitstaff. The food, atmosphere and most of all the service provided by Jennifer was exceptional! read more

We most definitely enjoyed our Wild Boar Empanadas. Thank you to our wonderful server Jeremy W. your recommendation on the blood orange Mimosa was delightful. I can't complain at all, left with a full stomach. We also devoured that Pecan Crusted Chicken!!!! read more

Service was good, but the food was not for a tab of $73 for three people. There were 5 of us in our party and none of us liked our food. Sad but the salad wasn't even good. Disappointed for sure read more

We ate at Frio Grill tonight outside at the picnic tables. Neither of the 2 ceiling fans work. The tables were dirty. Noone attempted to wipe them off. Our server was Nick S, he was not a good waiter, no personality, never refilled water or tea glasses, we cleared our own table, very slow, poor service. The food was good. read more

A supposed new family friendly place to go with friends and family in Cypress. Well our friends showed up before we did, mind you 5:55 pm, and asked for a table for 10 and were greeted with immediate attitude. Do you have a reservation? No, sorry we don't, in return got a sigh and attitude, well let me see what we have. Then told again with disdain that it would be at least an hour wait before anything was available, which was ok and most likely expected on a Friday night. All that aside we were actually sat within 30 min but then more disappointments came. I could keep typing all of them all night, but long story short the staff was friendly yes and atmosphere was ok. The greatest disappointment outside of what seemed some ridiculous prices for less than average menu items, they weren't all that tasty and came out cold and not anywhere to have met expectations of quality, taste, or to have 3 out of the 6 adults not even finish there meals. Very very ...very disappointed. read more

My wife and I were in town to see my folks and this is the place they chose to take us for a night out for dinner and drinks. We loved it! We are from Plano/Frisco area so we are used to the whole picnic table outdoor corn hole thing but they definitely have it going on over here! I was impressed with the outside area and the indoor bar area. Parking seemed a little tricky but they don't mind if you pull up in the grass. I had the Crusted Pecan Chicken and it was delicious! They give you two big breasts on your plate hey oh! My cocktail choice was The Diamondback and that was right up my alley and tasted just how i like it. Everyone at our table loved their food except the only knock was that the mac and cheese was dry but i think it was just the last of an old batch. They have an awesome smoker outside in the yard I just had to walk over and check it out. This is a cool place to hang out at any time it seems like. When we got back to Dallas I went to the store to try and make the pecan crusted chicken but did not turn out as good as Frios. oh well. We will come back here next time I come to see my folks. Oh I would also like to mention our servers name was Ryan who has the two revolvers tattooed on his forearm was very polite to my wife and my mother goes a long way with me. He was a stand up guy. read more

Frio Grill - something my wife ordered she liked it. - Southern Near Me - Cypress, Texas

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Frio Grill (as it's named on Yelp), also known as The Frio Hill Country Grill offers an "upscale comfort-food menu, extensive wine list and relaxed outdoor seating," however, the food delivers more on the inspiration of upscale comfort-food rather than execution. My husband, my one-year-old daughter, and I visited The Frio Hill Country Grill in Cypress this evening and I'm providing this review as the fulfillment of a promise I made to a friend. The Frio Hill Country Grill is conveniently located within a two-mile radius of Fairfield, therefore it's a welcome addition to a neighborhood filled with fast-food. Anthony Wegmann is the owner/operator, and if his name sounds familiar, it's because he is the General Partner for Lucky's Pub on Highway 290 between Mueschke and Mason. We ordered the Texas Fried Mac and Cheese (appetizer), Texas Wedge Salad with chicken, Guadalupe Pass Burger, Quesadillas (kids menu), and the S'mores Skillet for dessert. I overheard patrons at the tables next to us order the Texas Fried Mac and Cheese and I assume this is one of their most popular appetizers. My husband has never met a mac and cheese he didn't like, however I wasn't too impressed. While the big, round, perfectly fried spheres of mac and cheese looked great on the outside, on the inside it looked more like a meatball - and tasted like one too. It tasted good, but I definitely didn't take away any distinct cheesy noodle flavor as I believe it consists more of brisket than mac and cheese. The Texas Fried Mac and Cheese was served with an unidentifiable dipping sauce not noted on the menu that was strangely runny and sweet. The appetizer can stand on its own without this "secret sauce." The Texas Wedge Salad was satisfactory, but not what I'd normally expect as it was topped with blue cheese crumbles and a side of an unknown dressing instead of blue cheese dressing. I also didn't receive a steak knife for the salad. The best part of the salad was the pulled smoked chicken I was served instead of typical bland cubes of chicken breast. My husband said The Guadalupe Pass Burger was "amazing," raving mostly about the fresh, brioche style bun. The Guadalupe Pass Burger is a half brisket, half beef burger, however If you don't like red meat, Frio Grill offers this burger with chicken-grilled or crispy. My daughter's quesadillas were average and very greasy. Her and my husband's dinners were served with French fries dusted with seasoned salt and delicious. They were almost a little too salty, but I miss the seasoned fries at Kilburn's and these were a good replacement. The S'mores Skillet has to be one of the worst desserts I've had in a while. A small cast iron skillet is brought to the table with what looks like a large roasted marshmallow covered with a chocolate drizzle. I was confused as they didn't bring us any graham crackers for dipping. To my dismay, I discovered they used graham cracker crumbs on the bottom of the skillet, with an uneven distribution of chocolate melted on top, covered with puffed, roasted marshmallow fluff. I couldn't get past the grainy, undercooked texture of the graham cracker crumbs interrupting each bite of roasted marshmallow. I began to fold over the marshmallows, looking for chocolate as there appeared to be none on one side of the skillet. I understand where they were going with this dessert, but it's so poorly executed, I'd rather spend $9 on a Snickers. A word of advice to Frio - no more crumbs, more chocolate, and serve with graham crackers for dipping. See Pinterest for details? The service tonight was hit or miss, they're obviously working out a few kinks after their grand opening January 7. We arrived at 5:30 p.m. on a Saturday, and while there was a good crowd, it wasn't overwhelming like Gringo's or Alicia's. We were seated within five minutes on the outdoor patio so we could enjoy the gorgeous weather. We were greeted by a server within a few minutes, but he never gave us his name - I only learned it was Will after hearing him talk to patrons at another table. We received our food within 20 minutes of sitting down, but never received our drinks. Upon mentioning this, we were provided drinks and water promptly. My husband ordered Shiner Blonde, and they gave him a bottle of Shiner Light Blonde. I ordered a glass of red wine and I was pleasantly surprised that they brought me a large glass filled very generously. We had two different servers so we were a bit confused, but they were friendly and attentive. You can't beat the atmosphere at The Frio Hill Country Grill. The front of the building is lined with picnic tables so patrons can sit outside and watch the kids burn off steam running around and playing with the oversized jenga blocks or cornhole dotted across the front landscape. It reminded me of Frey's Backyard Kitchen or Beefy's Backyard in San Antonio. I'm hoping Mr. Wegmann can find a way to include some live music on the weekends soon. read more

We had high hopes for this apparent out door beer garden. Still looks like a fun place just stick with the beer. I feel like 2 stars is being generous. We ordered the brisket empanada to start, which were just ok! For our meal, my husband had a brisket sandwich and I had the chicken roulades. Both which were on the cold side. We had to ask for a fresh plate of fries, they were too cold. The flavor of the chicken roulade was nice and a little spicy. Which would have been ok if the waiter had brought us our refills. He only came back to offer refills once and forgot to bring them. I had to get up and ask for them. Over all, the food was just ok and the service was barely ok. When you take into account the price, it wasn't worth it. read more

Weekend Brunch would mean Saturday too!! Call it Sunday Brunch. Drove all the way there on a Saturday and they dont open until 4. Disappointed. Post your hours better on your magazine ads to reflect tbat "weekend brunch" is only on Sundays. read more

Started the evening with West Texas Quail Bites - bacon wrapped quail how can you go wrong? The bacon was burned and tasted like it had been microwaved. The quail under seasoned but the grits were very good. Moved onto the Stuffed Chicken Fried Chicken with creamy suiza sauce not sure what suiza sauce is but it tasted like average gravy. The Chicken was a bit dry but the onion straws I ordered as a side were good. Service was prompt at the bar. Might come back at later time when they have had more time. In the meantime I'll stick with Luckys read more

Let me start with the STAR of the night, The bourbon glazed bacon wrapped quail bites on top green chili cheese grits. It is an appetizer that I ordered for my entree at 12.95 it was amazing. They could easily offer a smaller appetizer portion and a larger entree portion and sell a ton of it! On to the rest: It's pricey, the "spicy" queso was bland and too thick. My husbands med rare ribeye has no sear on it, was over cooked and lacked seasoning. It is $24 and it only comes with one side. Our kids shared the brisket/beef burger. It looked good. Without us asking they split it in the kitchen and added a generous amount of the chosen side to each plate which was awesome. They liked the mac n cheese. The bill with 4 drinks was $84. Pretty steep when most of the food was just ok. I will return for the quail bites! read more

Extremely slow service for a Friday lunch. You can't stay open long doing that on a regular basis. The food was above average and the only reason why there are any stars. The working man doesn't have time to wait this long for lunch. I won't be back. Too many other places with good food and better service that I can give my money to. read more