Visited OTS today and checked Yelp. This place only had 3.5 stars. I don't know why. There were 4 of us and everyone cleaned their whole basket! Everything was cooked to perfection and served hot! read more

Live country music all day cheap drinks and ice cold beer, hard to beat that on a hot texas day

Went on a Sunday. Stopped by and had lunch at "the loose caboose". Here what I liked Ambiance * outdoor seating * live guitar player * people watching outside as the restaurant is on an intersection Food * the burger is their star attraction Large patty, that microwave type of bacon, good produce,and an excellent bun * tator tots. Crispy and good. I'm a sucker for tator tots. * average fries * nachos. Above average * the corn dogs are hand not batter dipped but are then deep fried. * beer was great Overall I'd put the food as fair to slightly above. The service is excellent and they really bust their rears. I realize that this place is mostly a weekend volume place and maintaining high quality, selections, and service throughout the week must be tough. Go for the ambiance and music. I appreciate that these types of businesses exist because I know that it's tough to operate in these types of seasonal and weekend orientated locations. Bon appetite read more

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This place serves good bbq and pub food. they also have reasonable drink prices. They are pet friendly and even brought us buckets of cold water for our puppies! read more

The Loose Caboose - Happy puppy earning lives music with us. - Barbeque Near Me - Spring, Texas

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So happy my family and I decided to try this place while my sisters were visiting from New Jersey. We got a few different meals and drinks and they were all absolutely delicious! I myself had the brisket nachos, to die for! Will definitely be back for more! read more

The crawfish were delicious! Good amount of flavor and spice. The crawfish were a little on the small sides but it made sharing 5 lbs easy. Boudin balls were the best I've had. Honestly have been craving this place since we left. I wish I lived closer read more

Had their fried Oreos and Reese's and they were delicious. Also their funnel cake was fantastic. Definitely coming back to taste everything else. read more

I like this place, it fits the bill for a quick and tasty bite while you stroll the street of Old Town Spring. We need more places like this. Ones where you order inside, grab your drink and the food comes out quickly. It's also probably the most reasonable food in OTS and occupies a prime location. Never had a bad meal here but the quantities could be a be a little larger. You can't miss the train car (that the food is cooked in) and their huge patio which is perfect for live music and the crawfish season. The menu has a wide selection of pub grub and surprisingly good selection of tap beer. I would say the only thing that keeps me from giving them 5 stars is how crowded the order/dining area can be, the line gets long enough to block the bathrooms and cause you rub up against strangers. read more

The Loose Caboose - Turkey leg sandwich and Saint Arnold Summer Pilser - Barbeque Near Me - Spring, Texas

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Food: average Service: Very friendly but slow Live music: annoyingly loud, only old country, no variety Sanitation: not adhering to mask requirements I live in the area so I occassionally give them a try to give them a chance to win my business. Nice that they have outdoor seating. Live music that has been the same person over and over singing very old country, and is so loud that, even though we were around the corner at the farthest table from him, we couldn't hear each other talk. Food was average tasting. Took 20 minutes to get a bowl of gumbo and pulled pork sandwich, both of which should already be cooked and just need to be assembled. While I observed all customers wearing masks, not a single employee in view was wearing a mask. Unless they were hidden in their pockets, it didn't appear they even had masks to put on. Cashier is just a couple of feet from customers, handling money and drinks all without a mask. She didn't sanitize between customers before handling the next customer's payments and drinks, not to mention her breathing over the drinks as she dispensed and delivered them to the customers. The server entered the kitchen area without a mask and delivered food to the tables without a mask. Their failure to observe simple mask requirements has me questioning their general sanitation practices so needless to say, I will not be returning. read more

Best chili cheese fries I've had in a while... glad I found this spot, will definitely keep going back.

Whoever the lady at the cashier was, she woke up on the wrong side of the bed. When taking our order, she was very abrupt and rushed through everything. A short while later, a different worker dropped a bag at our table and took away our table stick number thingy. My family took out a bag of fries and started eating on them. I reached in the bag and saw we were given BBQ sandwiches, which was not what my family ordered. I promptly went inside to inform them of the mix up, bringing the bag of sandwiches. The cashier lady then accused me of not taking my "number" resulting in messing up their orders. As we were speaking, a waitress carrying my family's meal mentioned that she couldn't find table number #, which was our meal and I informed them my number stick thingy was already taken by the initial bag dropper. I listed our order and she confirmed it was ours and she followed me to our table. The cashier lady comes a minute later to our table outside and loudly remarked how we "took" the fries without paying for the extra food and "don't worry, we'll have to pay for your food ourselves" and left. In any other food establishment, once food is handled/eaten by the wrong customer, it doesn't go back in the bag to the correct customer- that's disgusting. This was a mistake on their end, and they couldn't even admit it, they handled it very unprofessionally. I also question their food sanitary practices. Their food is nothing special, all in all, this place is a one and done for me. read more

Sweet gottta love it great food cool atmosphere walk the shops then eat then walk then drink our kinda place good menu good prices great service loved it . Thanks TLC c yas soon read more

We ate here today at the outdoor setup they had for the Crawfish Festival. $17 for the crawfish boil A piece of corn in cob and two small potatoes and a whole mess of bugs We enjoyed it a lot read more

The Loose Caboose - $18 crawfish boil - Barbeque Near Me - Spring, Texas

My advice: keep walking. Overpriced, mediocre food. A hot dog and a "slush" were $7.50 What? And why do I have quotes around the word slush? Because it's a pseudo-slush. NOT the real deal. With a toddler in tow, hot dogs are always a hit. This one wasn't that bad. No fries on the menu, though, so we went solo on the food. Drink choice initially would have been a lemonade, but when we saw they had slushes - woah! Rock on! A 16-ounce slush for $4 was steep, but well, if it's good on this warm afternoon . . . BUT. It was nearly pure liquid with an overwhelmingly sugary taste, not anything like the cherry limeade it was supposed to be. Granted, there was a fraction of crushed ice in it, but hardly anything resembling a true slush. Between the two of us, we sipped on perhaps one-quarter of the contents. Eventually, my 3-year-old grandson had the fortitude to say what I was thinking: "Just throw it away!" Gentleman at the counter was very pleasant, though, and we did make use of the restrooms, which were in good condition. Otherwise, this caboose is a train wreck. read more

If you think food trucks are completely a new concept you gotta go back to the Loose Caboose. This is the original Food truck, or should I say Food Train! While exploring old time spring I got a chili cheese dog to munch on. It's nothing special but it was served out of a train! read more

Friendly service and great fried fair food. Had the funnel cake and deep fried pb cups. Love spots like this. No fair admittance needed. Was nice to be greeted warmly. Seemed to care about the heat outside and offered us waters. Stop on in for some friendly service and food fried fair foods. Hits the spot. Yummy read more

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I had a pretty horrible experience at this joint last weekend (01/01/22). I wanted to have some seafood, so I went looking for it from one restaurant to another at Old Town Spring with my friend. She suggested we should check this place out as it looked pretty cool from outside and they had some live music going on as well. But the moment I stepped in, I felt unwelcome. We asked the lady at the front desk (who was supposed to be taking orders, but was busy watching a game and didn't want to be bothered) whether they served seafood. She said yes and handed over the menu and continued watching the game. I told her I needed help finding the said seafood on the menu as it was pretty dark inside the restaurant; she just ignored me. I let it go and found what I was looking for. I wanted to know whether they used beer batter in the shrimp cocktail, so I asked her whether there was any alcohol in it. I couldn't believe when she mockingly replied, 'why would there be any alcohol in it?' I completely avoid any kind of alcohol in food, so I have asked this question a million times at other restaurants, never have I ever been treated badly for it. My friend explained that I was referring to the beer batter, and the lady ungraciously explained with overt gestures how the shrimp cocktail was made without the beer batter. Then my friend continued explaining that I had different dietary needs, but the lady kept shaking her head to indicate how stupid that sounded. Needless to say, we decided to skip this restaurant, thanks to the racist staff. In a nutshell, I have never been treated this badly for asking a simple question elsewhere. In the end, we decided to go to Wunsche and was treated so pleasantly in contrast. So if you are a person of color, my advice is to avoid this joint altogether because the staff doesn't seem to like the fact you're different and will not hesitate to be outright racist. Plus, my friend is white, so she didn't get the same kind of treatment. read more

Every time I eat here I think, "why am I eating here???" I only eat here when I'm with kids hanging in OTS. The food is gross. The brisket bbq baked potato i had is all pre-packaged & can crap. Also Food prices are high for the crap they serve. Stick with their French fries & beer for a win. Sure wish they would get their act together. They are perfectly located & cute theme with the caboose. DO NOT RECOMMEND! Check out the Paninis in the art gallery across the street or the sandwich shop across the street. Corkscrew BBQ is a couple streets over & delicious. read more

The lady in the front was rude to begin with but me and my boyfriend were hungry so we decided to grab something here. We ordered the Hot Mess burger, brisket loaded potato and fried mac n cheese. the burger was over cooked and bland, and the fried mac n cheese was still frozen in the middle. My boyfriends baked potato was pretty decent but tasted like it had been steaming for too long and was mushy. Please don't come here, it's overpriced and flavorless. read more

If you're planning on getting the nachos, don't. The chips were stale; after confronting the staff about it all they could say was, "yeah, that's how they are in the box, they're like wheat or something." They were normal ballpark style tortilla chips.. they just had a bad bag of them and they were trying to get rid of it. Their tater tots were good, crispy, and delicious.. however the meal was ruined by the nasty nachos that were apparently "normal" to this restaurant. When you spend 16 bucks on some nachos and tater tots you don't want to bend the chip completely in half without it breaking. Staff was unprofessional, wouldn't eat here again. read more

This was our first time trying it and the flavor of the food was great! Fresh food and great atmosphere! We got the brisket nachos, the brisket sandwich, and the Jalapeño poppers. The nachos were good just needed a bit less cheese but the brisket made it all better! The staff were really friendly and they were definitely cleaning continuously. It's been a tough couple of months to local businesses, so we definitely choose a great place to visit and support. We will be back! read more

Food was really really good!! Great menu selection. Was nice sitting on patio with our dog enjoying the afternoon!!

Great place for a tap and a spicy sausage on a bun. Plus It's in Old Town Spring. Great little cowboy Town. Perfect spot for sight seeing, shopping local goods and taking pics. I love coming here and chillaxing!!!! read more

The Loose Caboose - Lost Josean @"THE LOOSE CABOOZE" - Barbeque Near Me - Spring, Texas

I really enjoyed this place. I like the atmosphere. You can sit outside or inside, inside is pretty small though. You order yr food inside & they bring it to yr table. We got the fries with brisket & a baked potato. They were both pretty good. The fries themselves got me pretty full, I couldn't finish them all. Everything was good. The brisket was my favorite. The meat was tender & well seasoned. Nice place to sit outside in good weather & chat with friends. Everything on the menu sounds awesome, definitely will try again. read more

I loved it.The corn dog was amazing still not as good as my moms chili but amazing so were the cheesy tater tots everything about the tater tots was awesome. read more

When I initially saw the loose caboose I was excited to try out the food they had on display outside the restaurant. I ended up so disappointed and upset. I couldn't eat my food, and neither could my girlfriend. She even threw up 5 minutes after taking 3 bites. Anyways we go up to ask for a refund and the lady working refused, completely dismissed us and eventually ignored us. She couldn't even do her job right, as she was watching tv while working, and not even paying attention to us. Overall horrible experience and I hope this place finds better employees. read more

We got the funnel cake and fried Oreos! It was more food than we expected. It was your typical carnival type food you would get or rodeo type food. It was good! read more

This is a great place to sit, relax, have a drink with friends and some BBQ / crawfish and listen to live music. It has a very laid back atmosphere and you can bring your dog! ;) We love The Loose Caboose! read more

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Based on the reviews, this place seems to have a so-so reputation. I will say that the service was a bit "blunt" as you need to order from a register inside but that's not truly clear to begin with. And the menu is by the door which was also not clear when you walked to the register. That aside, we were on a mission to try some Crawfish and there was a boil going on right next to where we sat down so we made a go of it. While you don't get a lot for your efforts when you're peeling those little guys back, they were very delicious and were a nice "snack" before our later meal. Overall, this was a pretty cool, simple place in the middle of Old Town that had a patio, live music, cold beer and crawfish so it won in our book. read more

Get loose in the caboose, y'all! After a long morning of knick-knack browsing in Old Town Spring, a good meal was in order! The Loose Caboose is literally.....well...an actual antique caboose parked in the street in front of the main cafe. The menu here is very simple and I initially didn't expect much. I can always go for some nachos so I opted for the Loaded Caboose Nachos topped with shredded brisket. The nachos were pretty awesome, I must say! They were very simple yet delicious. The service was very attentive and warm although there were only 4 people in the whole place. Unfortunately, we didn't dine inside the actual caboose but I'm sure they let folks in their from time to time. But in the end, a great quick bite for lunch in Spring! read more

Don't eat here if you know anything about food or are vegetarian. Food is super basic -- absolutely no frills or flavor, for that matter. My lemonade tastes like it was made from cheap mix powder, cheese not even melted on my baked potato and no chives, my brother's burger is on small side and tastes very bland and basic. I don't think they have a real kitchen here, more like throwing food together in a microwave. Live music is nice. Come here for drinks. Do not touch the food -- I've had cafeteria food that tasted better. read more

Meh.... burger was a solid b but the nachos.... think gas station chips and liquidy fake cheese. The only thing that made the edible was the brisket and jalapeños on top. Not impressed. Next time I'm out here I will be dining elsewhere. read more

The Loose Caboose - Barbeque Near Me - Spring, Texas

We've seen this place more than a few times in our trips to Old Town Spring and we really wanted a GREAT burger that day, so we find parking down the street, walk over to the place which is usually full of people gorging on food or drinking beer while listening to some great local music every now & again. If you've never been to the place...don't forget to order inside before sitting down or you'll just sit there forever. lol Well, we figured we'd go with the classic "Caboose Burger" and pay our tab....we find a good spot outside and eagerly wait for our lunch meal before heading back out into the shop world that is Old Town. When the girl gets there with our burgers, i literally wanted to grab her arm and bring her back to our table to make sure she hadn't brought us burgers from the kid menu!! - We ate them, of course, because we were starving and weren't going to wait another 15 minutes for them to bring something else, but to say that I've had better burgers from a food stand at a kids baseball park is an understatement!! The meat was great and tasting, but way too small to be a $10 burger, and the bread and vegetables were by far the cheapest kind i've ever had in my life....I was so disappointed that I will definitely never be back unless I just want to enjoy a beer and listen to music. - Believe me when I say that you'd be better off going somewhere else to eat when wanting to spend the day shopping in this beautiful little town!! read more

The Loose Caboose - Barbeque Near Me - Spring, Texas

Every time we come here the customer service is great and the food is even better!! They have live music sometimes too & it's always someone good. By far my favorite burger spot! read more

Pulled pork sandwiches were ok - basic and edible. The indoor seating area was crazy small on a hot day with limited seating. Trying to get out of the actual restaurant was difficult as there was no room. We were a little confused on how we got our food after ordering and two other tables were asking us also. read more

The Loose Caboose - Barbeque Near Me - Spring, Texas

I really was disappointed in their Crawfish, tasted like the were washed in dawn soap before they were boiled. Just couldn't figure out which color. For the price and the limit restrictions that were put on their crawfish, should've had better flavor and at least all crawfish should've been hot and gotten cold after they were served and not served cold then turn hot after being served. Don't recommend to anyone I know or anyone I don't know. read more

Enjoying the weather the food and the music. The food is good the place is super clean. The staff is always polite and on top on things. I have never had to wait long for my food. A great place to hang out to have some fun or just chill and take the family out on a Sunday. Keep it up Loose caboose ! read more

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Boudin balls were small and the consistency was way off. I ordered a 14.00 sampler platter and it only came with 2 tenders , 2 hushpuppy size boudin balls, and 4 mini corn dogs. Not worth it all when you can go to like Chili's or a similar spot and pay the same for way more. Only thing good here was the fella singing and playing guitar outside. read more

I'm pretty sure the Loose Caboose has been in Old Town Spring for a while, and the food is pretty solid for being in the middle of kitschy shops. We stopped in here for a bite while out post-Thanksgiving shopping. I opted for a beef baked potato with a cold beer. The potato was huge and stuffed with butter and BBQ beef. For the price, you get an ample amount of food, speedy service and good music. While we enjoyed our meal a one man band entertained us with covers of country classics...perfect way to finish some BBQ and beer! read more

By far, the best food in town! Service is GREAT! And, don't forget the crawfish!!! Oh my goodness, The Loose Caboose has THE BEST crawfish in the world!! Come on out...enjoy the food and music!! :) read more

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