The food is good here but giving three stars for two reasons, one they didn't have the food options prepared enough and two they have nothing labeled. For someone who's never been here before i had no idea what the food options were I just had to look and guess, I was asking questions because I've never been and they were not very friendly with helping me know what the food was because there was a line. If they had their food labeled no one would have to inconvenience them to ask. read more

This place is just like Luby's. Good vegetable sides, but the food may be sitting out awhile. You can get some good food for your money at Simon's. My main problem is that Simon's is cafeteria style with heat lamps. Although Treebeards does well with this style of food delivery, most of the foods at TB are served with a sauce (e.g. etoufee, gumbo...), while Simon's are not. Best advice for Simon's is to arrive early when everything is fresh. I prefer the fish. I have had late lunches with a fish entree and the fish was tasty, but dry. The catfish I had the other day was just before noon and was good, not dry. It's still not the same as when fish is fresh from the kitchen, but how many places are there downtown where you can get a large piece of fresh fish at a good price? I would give Simon's 3.5 stars. read more

Simon's Homestyle Cafe - Almond-Encrusted Catfish. Not bad. Tasty sides: sweet potatoes and spinach. - American Near Me - Houston, Texas

I've been to this cafe multiple times and you pay for your meal that includes a beverage. However, at the lady at the register NEVER gives the beverage which is already paid for. When you ask her her response is either "you want it" like I am asking for something that's not paid for as well as she never offers and when you walk away 10ft and remember your drink she looks at you with utter disgust and ask what do you want after you've asked for the drink. Absolutely zero customer service skills. read more

If this was not in a food court, it probably would be closer to a 3 star place. Being that the other options are an okay deli, Chick-Fil-A (which I love but cannot have all the time), a crappy attempt at Mediterranean food, Mexican food which I get enough during the weekend eating out with friends, and an express sushi roll place (which I don't find appealing, I like to go to an actual restaurant for this), four stars is fitting. They offer a nice selection of grilled chicken (regular, Cajun, or Sriracha), fish (think it is broiled or spicy), chicken fried steak, meatloaf, and sometimes a few other selections. You can get just the meat for $5 for chicken (think the fish might be $6), the plate with the chicken for $9 or the fish for $10. With the plate you get rice or noodels (or do half and half like I do), two sides (ranging from steamed broccoli to sweet potatoes), a drink, and a roll. It's a good, quick way to get a filling meal for a reasonable price. Like I said, it is probalby closer to 3 stars, but consider its location it gets 4 stars. read more

Simon's is located at the Park Shop and is surrounded by many of the usual fast food restaurant that you will find at any mall. This place is a little different from the restaurants you will find in a typical food court. The good thing about Simon's is that you can pass right in front of the counter and peak at their options through the glass to see if anything pops out at you that you might like. I ordered a Chicken Parmesan entree which came with 2 sides. There were a few other items that looked quite tasty. I intend to go back and try some of them. My meal cost around $8 and it included a drink. Everyone is super nice and attentive while you re ordering. read more

This is one of the few options in the tunnels that offers more home-style meals. That being said, you'll often leave hungry and the food can taste sub par. The service is quick and polite. read more

Located in the Allen Center, semi healthy food but it's like having a home cooked meal when you don't really time to leave downtown for lunch! You can peep to see the options before you actually order it. 2 sides, a meat and a soda =$9 can't beat that I just wish they didn't give out childish portions of rice! It's literally like 2 tbl spoons of rice. I'm an adult working an adult job with adult hours, I need an adult meal during my adult lunch hr! Other than that, the food is well seasoned and taste nothing like cafeteria style food! It could easily be 5 stars if they'd stop being so stingy read more

Simon's Homestyle Cafe - Cajun chicken, roasted veggies, potatoes abs rice =$9 - American Near Me - Houston, Texas

An okay option if you don't feel like getting sandwiches. The quantity of food you get for the price is decent and, even during peak hours, the wait is not too long. The poblano chicken is the only thing I've tried, but it is quite tasty. The veggie sides however are not as great - I almost cut through the Styrofoam in trying to cut my broccoli and carrots. However, if you're a light eater, you can get an entree + rice and bread for $5 - not a bad deal! read more

As of 11/4/10, they're not closed -- not why Yelp shows them as closed :-) Walking through a random food court after my eye doctor appointment, I was undecided on whether to eat there or back towards my office. The offerings at Simon's looked really appetizing and they had a large selection. I opted for the lunch special with chicken & chose cajun chicken breast, penne pasta and grilled vegetables (think slices of carrots, red potatoes and zucchini with grill marks), a whole wheat roll and a coke zero. $9. Everything was rockin' -- cooked very well with a ton of flavor. Chicken was juicy and spicy, vegetable were awesome and even the simple semolina penne pasta (with chopped parsley) tasted great. (The roll was just a roll, nothing exciting about it.) They also have some fish & beef offerings that also looked good and about 8 vegetable selections. When I got back to my office, a coworker saw what I had, sampled a bit & headed off to Simon's. read more

i tend to get lunch there often. The whole meal today was dry. Lemon chicken dry. Caesar Salad no dressing to speak of. Cornbread could not even eat. read more

If you like overpriced food & stingy servers, Simon's is the place for you. While the food is acceptable for a food court, it's way overpriced. The veggie plate is $7 & you get your choice of 3 veggies. The problem is, the servers are so incredibly stingy with the portions, it's more like $2 worth of food...& they give you attitude if you have the nerve to ask for more. The veggie plate is also supposed to come with a roll, but you have to ask for one at the cash register...they don't automatically give it to you. If you order meat or fish (super salty) with 2 sides, you get a lot more food for the same price...maybe they hate vegetarians? I will never eat at Simon's again...the price & the bad attitude is not for me. read more

At a friend's recommendation I decided to try this place out. I opted to get the salsbury steak with rice, cabbage and yam with ice tea. total came out to exactly 9 bux. I think it was some kind of meal thing. the cabbage tasted fresh and had little pieces of tomato in it. That was a first for me. the yams were soft and and had a good flavor to it. I hate it when the yams have that raw uncooked hardness to them. this time it was good. the salsbury tasted like a lean cuisine salsbury except it tasted real. Psychologically I felt like i was eating a lean cuisine except it was real food. It was ok and the quality was ok it just didn't blow my mind. I had higher expectations but hey, it was 9 bux and for the same price I feel like i would much rather go to treebeards and get something a bit more tasty and what i consider less healthy. Its just a matter of preference. Nothing to complain about and yet, nothing to brag to your friends either. I'm pretty neutral on this one so i rated it an ok. read more

I work in the downtown Park Shops building and this is one of the places I frequent most. Great value for your buck!. The chicken dishes come with 2 sides and a drink for $8 and everything here is good!. I normally get the lemon chicken with pasta and the ceasar salad (just because I am a dont fix what is not broke kind of girl) but I have tried the chicken parmesan and talapia and both are wonderful. The ladies that work behind the counter are super nice and always friendly. read more