The food and the atmosphere is awesome! Macy made us feel welcome from day 1. Usually I'd go for the BBQ, but had the pizza and damn if it wasn't one of the best I've had. Will definitely bring anyone who comes to Lubbock to pay us a visit. read more

Texas Cafe & Bar - Would have taken an earlier pic, but this pizza was on point! - Barbeque Near Me - Lubbock, Texas

First, if you're craving Texas cooking in a dive bar atmosphere with beaucoup boob toob screens on the walls, this is the only place in Lubbock for you. There are other places--Caprock Cafe, Cujo's, etc.--that are somewhat similar to The Spoon, but the food here absolutely blows those other guys outta the water. The pizza may be the best in Lubbock. If you're a fan of the old Pizza Inn pizza, you'll love this stuff because it's based upon the same recipe. The wings are also excellent although I wish they'd offer an extremely hot sauce option. Cheese sticks are also top notch. As for the chili, the flavor is very good and the spice level is just high enough to make it interesting but not so high as to scare off Yankees and Californians. Problem is, it's fairly fatty. They need to grind their own beef and thereby control for fat. The service is decent. Neither great nor bad although certainly cordial enough. As for the atmosphere, it's pretty good so long as they're playing classic country through the sound system. However, there have been times when rap blasts from the kitchen and that's a deal-breaker. It absolutely doesn't belong here. In the last analysis, if you want an authentic slice of Lubbock and West Texas with some outstanding chow at a reasonable price, The Spoon is where you need to be. read more

It was amazing to come back home to Lubbock where I grew up and went to school. We had to drive over and see our favorite dive bar that we frequented in college formerly called the "Spoon". The bar and restaurant had not changed much and we had a great time with old friends having drinks. Ice cold beer and the famous cherry bombs were a hit. The best part of coming back to the Texas Cafe was the service. We had the best service after ordering drinks and appetizers. Great happy hour, and fun to revisit our favorite college hangout after 40 years. read more

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Drove 18 hours from California and found this gem of a BBQ spot. Tyree was super cool and welcoming, Cecily was a great server and we loved the cold beers and jalapeño sausage! Sides were amazing and the brisket was awesome! read more

Texas Cafe & Bar - 2 meat combo plate with 2 sides. - Barbeque Near Me - Lubbock, Texas

Was visiting Lubbock for a work meeting we arrived late and were looking for a place still open where we could grab dinner. This was a nice little local joint with live music that we really enjoyed. There pizzas are on point and got the spot. Definitely recommended. Our Uber driver also mentioned something about it being the oldest bar in town. read more

Texas Cafe & Bar - Make your own pizza with jalapeño and mushrooms - Barbeque Near Me - Lubbock, Texas

Pizza was really freakin good and live music made it better. Definitely be back to try other things on the menu.

I ordered the sliced brisket plate, was great! The waffle fries with queso and chopped brisket, excellent! The jalapeño poppers, amazing! But honestly what took the cake was our waitress, not only was she attentive, she was funny! The overall vibe of this place is mellow but so comfortable and welcoming to all types! The greatest part was after the Texas Tech game a spectacular band, Element Band stole the show! Beyond surprising! Just overall phenomenal! I will be back! read more

Our family has been coming here for years. Yesterday, we had all the friends come out to celebrate the life of a dear friend that passed. Many years ago, he was a bartender here, so this was how we wanted to honor him. We called and gave notice a day or 2 before, and ended up having around 30 people come. Briana (Bri) took care of all of us and did an absolutely amazing job. For a group this big, you'd expect delays, but that didn't happen. The drinks were fast and cold, the food was amazing as always. The positivity and kindness of Bri was exactly why we all love coming back. For such a hard day, she sure made our crowd smile. Thank you Bri! read more

Texas Cafe & Bar - a large group of people sitting at tables - Barbeque Near Me - Lubbock, Texas

i don't know how this place received 5 stars! I would not recommend this place to eat! The only thing was the good customer service and friendly atmosphere. The waitress was nice enough to clean my table. The BBQ containers were sticky and greasy! will not be back. read more

Bbq and service is excellent!!! I remember coming here to The Spoon in the 80's and brought back some wonderful memories

Great dive bar in Lubbock! Cold beer, including Dos Equis on tap, that is a rarity. Sat at the bar, fast service! Ordered the brisket burrito (or taco?). Damn good food! Excellent chopped brisket, NO sauce necessary! Chips and salsa too. Salsa was rich and flavorful. No big chunks of onions or tomatoes. Damn good stuff! Looking for a throwback to good times with good food and cold beer, stop in! Full bar too! Live music. read more

Texas Cafe & Bar - Brisket burrito/taco. - Barbeque Near Me - Lubbock, Texas

Best pizza in town! Go on Thursday for the best deal. It's amazing. Staff is friendly and attentive. read more

Texas Cafe & Bar - a pizza with pepperoni, jalapenos, and cheese - Barbeque Near Me - Lubbock, Texas

not sure if it's smoked..... feels like canned meat. Cold and dry. but the customer service was good they got my order wrong but love the have it looks Soo...3 star's read more

Wish our experience was better! Waited over an hour for brisket fries. Waitress said she forgot to put the order in. She then said they had run out fries and had to go get some and they were now in the fryer. When we finally got the fries she set them down and said "fresh brisket fries, so sorry about that!" They were barely warm!!! They were in no way hot or fresh. And she charged us full price. I am NOT a complainer and have never left a negative review, but this was a little too much to ignore. read more

I wish they had a few more "small" tables. Friendly service, good food, tooth-busting cold Beer, and every Band that I have seen there is good. They have a well-run "Jam Night" on Sunday. Simply a good place to go with friends or by yourself. Seems that everyone there says howdy. read more

Our waitress was young and sweet and cute, but literally didn't know what a michelada was, so we said it real slow with zero Spanish accent, and she got two for a friend and I on a pretty busy Saturday night. She was so honest in her effort to figure out what we were ordering (much appreciated), and the bar tender clearly knew what was up, because the two micheladas we were eventually brought were really perfect. I am picky about how weak my favorite drink often is, especially at not-Mexican places, but these were spot on spicy. The table ordered a pitcher of some sort of sinister sweet frozen cherry sinfulness. It made my teeth click together from the sweet, but by the bottom of the pitcher it was making all of our right eyes twitch from how stiff it was. Not sure I'd ever order the stuff myself, but the boyfriend was enthusiastic about it. Three of us ate there. A pizza, the Spoon nachos, and the brisket fries were ordered. I got the fries, and ate every single last damn one when it probably could have fed three people. They were that good / I was that hungry. A girlfriend ordered the nachos and said they were too spicy, which I think is really wimpy. I suppose if you can handle any normal level of spice they were mild at most. Order accordingly. The friend who got the pizza talked about how good it was, like, every third bite. It was an 8-inch personal pizza, and he scarfed the whole thing down. I am really impressed with the food we had, and I rarely am at what seem like run-of-the-mill, ~ooh look we're in Texas, we're a BBQ joint~ places, but this outfit seems to be the real deal. On Saturday there was music playing over the sound system that was very 'Oh, I know this song!' country & classics, then later on a funk band came on (quite the gear shift) dressed in Creamsicle Orange and white. They were fabulous and we had so much fun grooving for the little time we were there while they played. There were people up front dancing, and it was so fun! Overall a really positive experience. I highly recommend this as a night place to eat before going out or as a we-never-go-out couple's date night. read more

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We had alot of fun getting out and not feeling trapped inside the house during covid-19 this is the perfect place to unwind and listen to great music. read more

Texas Cafe & Bar - Jesse Day and the Texas Nights played the night we went and it is a perfect place to listen to music and really just relax. We will return. - Barbeque Near Me - Lubbock, Texas

Great staff and food. Everyone was super friendly and we had no issues getting what we asked for. Will be back when we return to Lubbock.

Probably one of the few places I have been that truly makes me think of a bar you might see in a movie. Wood bar tops and a place for dancing and local bands all included. We went during lunch for their Friday buffet, so we didn't get to experience the evening bar life. The lunch buffet was better than most buffets I have had in Lubbock, especially for $10. Buffet included beans, mac & cheese, corn on the cob, several meat choices, corn bread and a few other sides. Everything was good except for the corn and coleslaw., but I am picky about coleslaw. I think I will be back. read more

Horrible service and rude employees. I was in a few weeks ago and asked the waitress if I could order pizzas over the phone and charge for them to pick up. I was told yes. Today I called and the lady who was already not friendly before I told her I wanted to give my credit card, that I could not do so. When I told her I was told by waitress I could, see said it was not her fault someone else told me I could do so and actually giving a card over the phone was "sketch'. I asked for a manager and she said there was not one. I explained to her that she was not customer friendly and she announced she was hanging up. So, Dear Managment if any..the female that answered the phone at 1:40 on 10-29-18 said I was sketch and was RUDE to me I have asked my boys in lubbock to spread the word to avoid this place. read more

Oh my god, NEVER again. Not that I'm against the older locals by any means, but geez. It seems that the wait staff/bartenders in here refuse to cater to college looking students. Maybe that's the reason why everyone in there was over 30. Service was absolutely non existent, the lady waited on the tables ahead and behind us, but of course not us. So after waiting 15-20 minutes, we just decided to order one beer at the bar and bail. The food around us did not look too tempting either. Oh yeah, and the band sucked. Bad. Terrible, terrible, terrible. read more

THE SPOON!!! What can I say? This place is great..amazing food, friendly fun staff, awesome drink specials, open jams, great live music, pool and darts, cool atmosphere, patio area, non-smoking, just overall a great place to catch a cold beer and hang out! read more

THIS is Texas. Not those canned places where they wrap everything up into a nice little predictable package, tie it with a bow and market it. The Texas Cafe - 'The Spoon' is it is called by locals - is Texas in a nutshell. Or perhaps Texas in a peanut shell, cracked open, thrown on the ground and crushed. On a good night you'll have a Texas band playing Texas rock or Texas country on stage, and the place will be packed to the brim with locals getting drunk. There will be dancing. There will be pool played. And on really good night you'll probably get flashed by someone who's boobs or penis you really didn't want to see. You may even see a fight break out. Does it represent the best of Texas? Probably not. But it's real. Rednecks and musicians and college kids and artists and drunks and people from all walks of life. Rumor has it they serve some mean BBQ during the day, but I've never been for food. I can attest to the cheap beer, and cheap pitchers of cherry bombs (a strong frozen concoction) that if you drink too much of you'll be puking red the next day. Yea, it was good that I used to live across the street from this place, because driving was often out of the question. read more

Texas cafe the Spoon was a bad choice for us today. Service was very poor but the food was great. Take it or leave it. read more

AHHH the spoon-- the cherry bombs (made with everclear) are 5 dollars for a pitcher on sunday-- also they have live music on that night. Mondays they have free poker through a tournament run by tish. Also monday nights they have dollar beers. They also offer 2 dollar beers out of a pint glass-- but the dollar ones almost fill that up! The stuffed jalepenos are the best. The pizza is good. read more

This is by far my favorite place to hang out in Lubbock! The service is always excellent and they have the best bartenders in town! Make sure you stop by if you haven't in a while and say hi to Macy behind the bar. Don't sleep in the brisket either, some of the best and most consistent! Chef Ramirez does it right! read more

Karen and I went here for the Wednesday night pizza buffet. $4.00 for all you can eat pizza 7-9pm is an awesome deal, especially since the pizza is good quality, not like some Cici's crap. Also $1.50 draft beers, and a band that started at 8:00. The service was perfect--attentive as it should be, but not too in your face. Very casual atmosphere--don't be intimidated by the Harleys in the parking lot, the place is very friendly and laid back. I had been to the Spoon back when I was in high school in the early 80s, but this was the first time since then. We definitely plan to go back. read more

The music kicked ass. The bathroom has been updated and was awesome. But... the service from the wait staff was so bad, just so bad. "Tasia"was our waitress. I spilled a little of my drink. I asked for a napkin and sure enough I got "a napkin". A single 4"-square cocktail napkin. A few minutes later she stopped by and said "I'm sorry but y'all didn't order drinks from me. Can I get y'all anything now?" We did order drinks from her but she never brought them. But Element is awesome. The Spoon is great. The waitstaff needs some training. read more

Great local spot! Brisket was good, mustard potato salad, Texas toast - all good! To be clear, it's a pool hall/bar/great happy hour kind of place. The French fries were the best we've had - they're battered so crisp on the outside, soft on the inside. Just perfection. A family basket turned out to be the must-have. COLD draft beer -$2.25 during HH. Staff was friendly. And a nice patio deck outside. Even a jukebox! You want real Texas? Eat/drink here. read more

Stopped in to eat bbq because my wife used to hang out here back in her college days. Great atmosphere and the music was classic rock all the way. Service was great, bartender was very nice. Food was to be expected for bbq in Texas. The double fried poppers were to die for, wow. All round good place, I want to come back at night to catch their live music. Lots of seating so great for large groups. Has motorcycle parking right in front so bring the HOG. read more

I had the porker sandwich and coleslaw and it was great. I enjoyed it. I also had a margarita and it was the worst I have ever had. I'm sure that could be better. The table and restaurant was pretty clean. Would I come back? Sure, I'll try something else. read more

I really enjoy meeting friends there for their beer specials But my main complaint and every person that I've talked to about The Spoon in this town is that the STAFF particularly the BARTENDERS ( there's been 2 that I've seen A man and a tall Girl) are Very Rude and Unwelcoming...One experience I walked in went to the ordering station at the bar and Waited there patiently for at least 8 to 10 minutes while the Guy Bartender was just talking to a few people sitting at his bar..He seen me standing there You would think he'd say something like "I'll be right with just gimme a sec" Or something..Not only was Ibwaiting to order but the waitress was standing beside me waiting for him to make her drink or she had put in about the same time as when I got there...So my friend that I was meeting there came up to the bar and to get his attention She was like "Excuse me Can we order Please"...The Male Bartender got so visibly upset That he even said "Cant you see, I'm trying to have a Conversation Over Here"...We just kinda stood there in Shock ...I was like well I've been waiting patiently here for to place an order and I believe your waitress placed a drink order as well...He was extremely Rude I have worked in the Bar business for over 20 years and had never witnessed a staff member Be this Rude to a paying customer it really blew my mind...This is just one incident in particular that I'm writing about but it seems to be an ongoing trend at this place especially after I talked with other customers there about my experiences They all had similar stories..Now the Younger Tall lady is Rude as Well..My friend and myself ordered 2 beers from her..Well my friends beer was hot and half foam..So she took it back to her and was like "I'm sorry but my beer is really hot and it's just half foam".The girl was like "Well yeah because I had to change the keg"..So my friend said well do u think you can pour me s different one please..The bartender got So upset she grabbed it three it in the trash poured her another While proceeding to roll her eyes the whole time..I was just standing there like Oh my gosh I have never in my life met a staff that is that Unfriendly and Unwelcoming to their Customers EVER....We really enjoy going there because it's close to our house and we like the Environment but This Bar Staff really needs a strong dose of Reality..Without your Paying Customers You would not have a Bar.. Hello!! I hope the Owner reads this because if I owned this Businesss I would definitely want to know How my customers were being treated...Come on "Do Better"... read more

Great BBQ! Drinks are amazing and pretty great price wise! Staff is friendly and always willing to get you what you need! Overall great place and they also have some great live music as well! read more

Great bar. Love Sundays there. Always a good time and great BBQ. Friday afternoons are awesome with $10.00 BBQ lunch buffet.

Fantastic! The only reason not 5 stars is it smells like cigarettes & the flies were crazy. Our server was the sweetest & even brought a sample of their brisket while we had our queso. Hubs had the Texas cheese steak with a side of au jus. The au jus was good enough to drink by itself! I had a side salad that came with smoked turkey & bacon. It was amazing! Will definitely be coming back! read more

Fantastic place! $5 pitchers of beer and cheery bombs on Sundays. $3-5 cover charge on Wedn nights but in exchange you get free pizza all night long and live music. It's also a biker bar, but please don't judge people here. Everyone is accepting of others. I'm gay, and my girlfriend and I experienced discrimination and intolerance at Chips Sports Bar (read that review for an explanation). Therefore, we immediately stopped going there. Now we spend our time and our money at Texas Cafe (aka The Spoon). Complete acceptance by owner, wait staff, and customers. Trust me -- when we went there for the first time in a long time after our Chips experience, we asked our waitress point blank if anyone would have issues with our patronage. The answer was an emphatic NO! She even verified it with the owner, who said he would never treat us that way and would never allow anyone else in his bar to do it either. This bar is AWESOME!! Great beer & cherry bombs! Great Waitresses *Especially Christina*!! Great Pizza!! Great Music!!! Total Dive Bar!!! read more

Service has really improved here. The food is great and the wait staff are a very friendly and helpful . A good place to go for a drink and some food . read more

The wait staff make you feel as if your always welcome. Plenty of parking space. I love this restaurant.

"The Spoon" is great. If you know this place by that name in instead of the Texas Cafe then you know what I'm talking about. Ive been going there for almost ten years now and when you are craving a good ole gritty dive and you are in or around Lubbock then this is the place to go. I think the only food ive ever had there was the pizza but that memory is so fuzzy that it could have well been something else. 3 too many pitchers of cherry bombs will do that to a memory. The bands that play there are usually pretty good, I would recommend checking out when Elvis T. Busboy and the Blues Butchers are going to be there.... that group has one of the best guitarists I have ever seen live. ... but then again that could be the cherry bombs talking so go check it out for yourself if you're not too pretentious. read more

There is a patio in the back that you are not allowed in. The door to said patio has no markings or indications you are not allowed there. I tried said door. I was approached as a criminal by the owner; who was far less than polite. If it were a job I would quit. They start a cover charge 4 hours before any live music starts. They do not deserve our money. Give it to pub 50. No cover and you will be treated as royalty. read more