Food 4/5 Service 4/5 Ambiance 3.5/5 Press Waffle is a stand set up in Lyric Market, pretty close to the heart of Downtown Houston. Despite its location, it's surprisingly a quiet place - just some pretty light foot traffic in the morning I came. The waffle dish of choice today was "The Rancher" - a play on Chicken and Waffles as a sandwich, featuring syrup, powdered sugar, and ranch on the side. It was a truly creative choice, and it had many highs to it. The chicken was fried well, and the waffles were quite fluffy. However, I wasn't the biggest fan of the ranch and syrup together - maybe it's just personal taste though. The sandwich was also a bit small for the $14 price point - I left definitely wanting some more food in the belly. Overall, not a bad place. The food quality is there - it just may be a bit small portion size. read more

Press Waffle - The Rancher - Waffles Near Me - Houston, Texas

I'm in love with Houston's Food Hall culture. The Lyric Market Food Hall is really nice inside. There are several vendors with different types of food. We decided on Press Waffle for lunch. I went with the House Waffle and added 1 chicken tender. The waffle was really good. I'm glad I only ordered 1 chicken tender because I didn't care for it. It seemed to be a frozen tender fried in old grease. My daughter had the pizza waffle. She enjoyed but couldn't eat it all. There is also a Starbucks attached that serves drinks. Service was just okay. Nothing stood out. I'd definitely recommend the waffles. read more

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I really was excited to visit Lyric Market. When I noticed Starbucks was connected to Pressed Co and that had milk shakes which happened to be in the same kitchen as starbucks I was super excited! I end up getting a Cristo waffle sandwich instead of just a sandwich which was the powdered sugar on top . No lines no waiting and definitely not overcrowded, they had a little seated area too! It was delicious, I'll be going back for a shake and to try other waffle entrees. read more

Press Waffle - Cristo Waffle Sandwich - Waffles Near Me - Houston, Texas

Grabbed a sweet waffle on a Tuesday night just because. The house waffle is their best seller and for good reason! They had me sold at cookie butter. I loved how decadent the waffle was and it was completed nicely with whipped cream, strawberries, cookie butter and chocolate. All the flavors blended seamlessly. Service was friendly and fast! We sat at the counter to enjoy our waffle while the Christmas tunes played in the background. 10/10. Will return to try other flavors. I'm interested to taste the savory waffles as well. read more

Press Waffle - The House - Waffles Near Me - Houston, Texas

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What a gem! Nestled inside a building it was hard to find using gps, but luckily someone was able to give us directions. Free street parking on the weekends. Or if you you have a handicap placard parking is free but only within the specified time of the meter. Walked in and found a food court with several stands, was a delightful surprise. We went to press waffle, they had a huge selection of savory and sweet waffles. I ordered the house which was a waffle with Nutella, caramel, strawberries and whipped cream, was delish and the waffle was not soggy at all. My bf ordered the Elvis which had bananas, bacon and peanut butter which was also delish. This food stand was also a Starbucks so we ordered espresso and a caramel machiato. All in all everything was so good, including the service. I definitely recommend trying this place especially if you're hankering for a waffle. read more

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It did take a while to get our food but they only had one employee so it was understandable. The food was delicious though and worth the wait. The Elvis was a sweet tooth delight and the breakfast bomb was great for savory lovers. The cheesy eggs are so delicious but I will say it's a bit waffle heavy. I would come back, it's a nice breakfast place. read more

Press Waffle - The Breakfast Bomb and The Elvis - Waffles Near Me - Houston, Texas

Yes - the food tastes as amazing as it looks. Highly recommend. It's in a little stop food joint - so service is nil, but food is great. read more

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I would describe Press Waffle as "okay." For $12 chicken & waffles you get what you pay for. It's quick, affordable, and does the job. I'm not sure how freshly the dishes are made, but mine came out warm and the texture of the food didn't taste too fresh. The waffles were very thick and tough, and had a brioche bread-like texture. They were hard but very filling. The chicken was 3 strips. The flavor was good, but the exterior texture was hard-not crispy, but rough. The overall presentation of the plate is good, but I was a little disappointed when I ate it. This place will satisfy your craving for chicken and waffles, but I'd seek other places for quality taste. read more

Press Waffle - Chicken & Waffles - Waffles Near Me - Houston, Texas

Delicious! Hubs and I stopped by to give it a whirl and love it! I got the House, he got the Chicken & Waffle -- both were tasty! Service was fast and friendly. I definitely see why people love Press nestled inside this food hall. Absolutely worth a repeat visit. Cheers! read more

Press Waffle - Chicken & Waffles - Waffles Near Me - Houston, Texas

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Ordered the Southern Bell, Nashville chicken tenders, and a fried egg with a refresher. Everything was so good and fresh. The idea of the different variety of wakes and types are CHEF KISS. The service was great. No long wait. The inside was quiet , I'm guessing because it was morning time and they were the only ones open. Overall 10/10. No strip needed. read more

Located inside Lyric Market at Downtown, Press Waffle is easy to find and has lotsa customers. There are some bar stools right in front of the kiosk but plenty of seats in the market place. They offer milkshakes, coffees from Starbucks, and of course waffles. Naturally I came here for the waffles only. There are either sweet or savory waffles. It took quite some time for the staff to take my order. They were rushing at least 6 tickets out before they had the time to take more orders. It took quite some time for my food to be ready too. The kitchen looked chaotic, and one of the staff looked overwhelmed. There seemed to be no order in the kitchen. I had the New Rocky Road waffle, and a DIY waffle with strawberries and a scoop of ice cream. The Rocky Road waffle was DELICIOUS. The waffle was warm, crunchy, sweet (but not overly sweet), and had a candied taste. There were mini marshmallows in between the ice cream and the waffle, and also plenty scattered all over the tray. The highlight of the dish is definitely the waffle. The DIY waffle with strawberries and ice cream was scrumptious too! Of course the highlight of the dish was the waffle. If you have the patience to wait for the staff to take your order (about 10mins wait), and you have the extra time and patience to wait for your food or drink (about 15mins wait), this place is for you. read more

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I am not a big fan of sweet and savory together, but my daughter told me this place was amazing, so I gave it a try. I'm gonna start saying that is at the Lyric Market Food Court, right in the heart of Houston Downtown. The girl taking the orders is sweet and funny. The menu is not huge but not small either, they have the right amount of items for you to find something you'd like. They have savory waffles and sweet waffles. I ordered The Cristo, a delicious combination of turkey, ham, white cheese and blackberry jam, and OMG this was so good!!! My daughter ordered the American, with bacon crumbles, maple syrup and an egg on top, delicious!!! They also have coffee Definitely coming back soon! Note, the only reason I gave it 4 stars and not 5 is because they only had one person cooking so the orders took long time to be ready. read more

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The waffle were really good! I only wish they were a little softer! But honestly other than that I would definitely be back to try the other waffles on the menu! This was the ultimate sugar rush! read more

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Location: inside lyric market corner spot Staff: very nice and friendly, seems like English is second language, please be patient. Price: average Parking: street or garage ( I went on a Sunday and they will give you a receipt with a scan part for the first 2 hrs to be free) Seating: indoor and outdoor Drinks: bottle drinks available as well as Starbucks Food: I went for a plain waffle and the home waffle. Everything was very well display. However the waffle itself was a bit too hard for me as if it was previously frozen. read more

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My friends and I decided to check out one of Downtown Houston's newer food halls Lyric Market. We had our dinner, but needed to satisfy our sweet tooth, so we ended up here at Press Waffle. I had never heard of them prior to coming here, but from what I read, they are a franchise with different locations all over. They had a couple of young folks working the counter who did a great job and got our items out as quick as they could. As far as their menu goes, they have quite a few options. You got the namesake pressed liege waffles of the sweet and savory variety. You also have ice cream and coffee as well. We all went for some of their sweet waffle creations. Liege waffles are different as they are a little thicker and dense than your average waffle. It also has large sugar crystals that give it a little texture and pops of sweetness as opposed to a total sweet waffle. I'm a sucker for s'mores so I went with the Happy Camper. Marshmallows, chocolate and cookie butter topped the waffle and made for the most delicious bite. I tried bites of their signature House waffle which had strawberries, cookie butter and Nutella. Simple, but delicious. The Southern Belle might have been my favorite even though they were all delicious. This one had lemon curd and fresh blueberries which made it lighter than the other two and perfect with a cup of coffee. Overall, we really liked everything we tried here. I am not in the downtown area too often looking for food, but I would come back here if in the area. read more

It should be a crime to taste so good. The waffle reminded me of the waffles I had in Belgium. Crunchy but soft and sweet inside. The cookie butter was just the correct sweetness. The best dessert ever. I'm going to go with it's super healthy because it was loaded with strawberries. Loved finding them in the Lyric Market. read more

Press Waffle - The House - Waffles Near Me - Houston, Texas

Whoo doggies! Nashville hot chicken breast and Belgian waffle, the best! Just the right amount of cayenne-pepper heat with a rush of sweet pancake syrup on a slightly sugar crunch waffle with a pinch of bacon crumbles. Usually, this style of chicken is so hot you feel like you're eating it on a dare... not so here! Definitely will come back and suggest it to my friends. Made to order, get a coffee and relax because you're in for a treat! read more

Meh. It's alright. An ok pick if you work in the area but nothing I would travel more than a couple blocks for. Only actual complaint was the cost of extra tenders. They priced me 2.25 per tender for the world's most average tender. read more

Press Waffle - Chicken tender with a disposable for for reference. - Waffles Near Me - Houston, Texas

Walked into this place early in the morning in fact I was the first person there! Me and my bf ordered t we I separate waffles. First off the guy was very rude and bland with his greeting he obviously did not own this place cause if he did he would treat the customers better. 2 he bused freezer frozen food. I was so annoyed by the service and food I cancelled my order as it was being made well I made by bf cancel it cause if I went up there it would have been bad read more

I would have given this 3 stars, but after a second visit I'm dropping it to 2. First visit I got the fruity pebbles waffle and my husband got nashville hot chicken. His was decent, but I didn't care for the flavor of mine at all. The waffle itself was drenched and drizzled with a sticky sweet but almost bitter sauce. It killed the waffle for me. We were back in the area again a few days later and we decided to try it again. Same dishes, but getting the fruity pebbles waffle without the sauce. It was better in the sense that the sauce was left off, but this time around the waffle had a stale, chewy texture. Not pleasant to chew or swallow. I tried adding some maple syrup but it didn't help. Something was off with the texture. What's worse, my husband's waffle was worse than the previous visit and had the same weird texture as mine. After 2 unsuccessful visits, I have to say it's just not good food read more

We had the cinnamon roll and the all American and it will be wonderful. Highly recommended great staff. read more

Press Waffle - Waffles Near Me - Houston, Texas

Soooooo good. Hubby and I made a special trip just to eat here. Employees were friendly, and the food was delicious. We got 2 different ones to try/share. The Elvis...waffle topped with peanut butter, bananas, bacon, maple syrup, and powdered sugar. The Cristo...a waffle sandwich with smoked turkey and ham, cheese, blackberry jam, and sprinkled with powdered sugar. Will definitely go back. read more

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Got the Churro Waffle and the Southern Belle, and they were amazing! Quick service too! read more

Press Waffle - Waffles & drinks from press waffle - Waffles Near Me - Houston, Texas

The place is tucked away in a food hall. The service was great. The waffles were made to order, so it took about 20 minutes to get our food. There is limited seating for all the shops, so keep that in mind if you visit. read more

Great customer service and the cinnamon roll waffle was delicious. The parking is confusing at lyric, it said $12 for event parking but then a sign on street said 2 hours free with lyric receipt, but there's no one working at booth, luckily found a spot on street on a Sunday (free parking on Sundays on street) anyway great waffles. read more

OMG these are hands down the best waffles we've ever had! We had the Happy Camper, the Elvis and the Nashville Hot waffles. The happy camper is like S'mores on a waffle. We loved the toasted marshmallows on top. The Elvis was amazing, piled high with sliced bananas. I was not a fan of the bacon crumbles, but only because I'm not a fan of the smokiness of the bacon. The texture however was perfectly cooked and crispy. First bite of the Nashville Hot made my husband's eyes water and he couldn't talk for a minute . The waffle under the chicken was tasty and decadent. We will definitely come back! read more

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Parking was confusing. Finally found the garage it's 411 smith street. But do not use Google maps because it tries to take you to Preston st which is not correct. There were signs and in other yelp reviews that said if you stay less than two hours, parking is free. Once we got to the gate it said if you were there 0-2 hrs it's $6. We were there less than an hour and had to pay $3 dollars when we left. The food market is located on level M. Now for the Press Waffle. My husband got the Nashville hot chicken waffle and I got the chicken and waffles. I have a big sweet tooth, but the waffle itself was so gaggy sweet I could not finish it. The chicken was very good. Crispy and juicy. The Nashville hot was better because the spice balanced the sweetness and made it much more enjoyable. Overall it was a little disappointing. read more

I still dream about their Nashville chicken and waffles. It was perfectly spiced and sweet with their yummy maple syrup. read more

Press Waffle - Waffles Near Me - Houston, Texas

This is my first time at this joint and I was impressed. Their chicken and waffles are delicious and they serve Starbucks coffee. I ordered an iced pumpkin spice latte with an extra shot of espresso and it tasted exactly like the Starbucks brand. They followed the formulation of the drink. It was on point! I will definitely come back here again when I visit Houston. read more

Press Waffle - Chicken and Waffles - Waffles Near Me - Houston, Texas

Maybe I came in the wrong day because those friendly people that work here did not show up today. I got the jerk face employees. My sister refused to order anything because they were so rude. read more

came in for a waffle just under an hour before they close was told I can only order coffee. Food looks great though.

Service, horrendous! Sat me, said she'd be right back. Then proceeded to go to another table, take orders, made 4 drinks, served them, went yo bar, took drink orders, made & served them. After my order could have been taken & prepped, she finally took my order, $18 for 2 eggs, 2 pieces of raw bacon & $10 old coffee with lipstick all over the rim of the cup. Apologies for raw bacon, will make more, after I'd slowly finished my eggs & toast, the bacon appeared. It was brown, but microwaved into oblivion. No acceptable way to cook bacon. This place reeks! read more

The waffle is small but mighty! It looks like it won't fill you up but it absolutely packs a punch. Both waffles were delish. I like a little sweet and savory so my mom and I shared the house and the chicken & waffle. Both were delicious. The service was just okay but I give them grace because they just opened. read more

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This place is great hot and fresh very good I ordered the cinnamon waffle and it lived up to the name . It was very delicious and I'd highly recommend as well as a chocolate milk , an Oreo milk shake and an orange juice. read more

Press Waffle - Cinnamon roll waffle. - Waffles Near Me - Houston, Texas

Delicious!!! The breakfast bomb is literally the bomb. You need to try!!! I don't like a runny egg either but it's not too runny and if you don't eat it right away, the egg cooks some more. You can also ask for it not runny. Overall 10/10 read more

Waffle cereal with cinnamon toast is heavenly! It is a must try and would recommend this to anyone who like waffles especially on the sweet side! Press Waffle Co. in downtown Houston is in the Lyric marketplace. First, don't stress yourself out by finding parking in the downtown area when coming to eat. There's ample of parking in the Lyric marketplace. Parking is free for 2 hours as long as you make a purchase and save your receipt. The receipt has a QR code which you need to scan when exiting the parking garage. Press Waffle shares the same space (booth) as Starbucks and hence, their menus are right beside each other. Now to the food, I had the Waffle cereal and it was fantastic! Due to the waffle having a slight deeper pocket (essence of Belgian) it soaks in the house whipped cream, syrup and toppings. I had taste bites of cereal milk with the warmth of the waffle, whipped cream and cinnamon toast cereal. It was not overtly sweet and it complemented my iced coffee with no additional sweetener. My husband had the waffles Nashville hot with chicken strips and breakfast bomb (waffle sandwich with sausage and fried egg). Both of them are on the savory side with flavors just right. My husband stated that the Nashville hot was a tad bit hot for him but it was okay for me.... Overall, this is a good place to satisfy a waffle craving! Sharing a picture of my gooey cereal waffle here. read more

Press Waffle - Waffle cereal - Waffles Near Me - Houston, Texas

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Hits the spot. Very rich. We got one each but you really only need to share one. You can add ice cream to any of the options which is my recommendation. They validate parking!! read more

Oh wee what a twisted treat. I had the best waffle. You must try it if you are downtown. read more

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We went out walking the bars on main st I am not much of a drinker but I love me some food! Decided to close the evening with dessert! Best part of the night! Staff was super friendly. The atmosphere was awesome! This food mart is really nice! read more

Service sucks. Ordered a House waffle. Right around the 30 minute mark, got tired of waiting, complained and wasn't even offered my money back. Just kept telling me to keep waiting so I walked off. Stole my money!!! Do not eat here. read more