Skeeter’s Mesquite Grill

Bad tasting meat, rude cashier, and Dry hamburgers! We went for the 1^st time specifically for the mesquite flavor and didn’t find it in anything. Save your $ and go to Five. Guys. Much juicier burger with much tastier meat and better fries. I reread the other posts and realized they were mostly 9 – 10 months old. Something must have happened since then.

This is all you need to know:
$ 1 brownies
Televisions showing the game.
$ 3 Margaritas
Must I say more?
Anything else is just a bonus!

Quick lunch — always a favorite!

WOW. OKAY. SO!
I’ve only been here once, but it was the most satisfying breakfast experience I’ve ever had. Beats Denny’s, beats IHOP, beats Waffle House, beats The Egg & I, beats House of Pies…
Why?
THE BREAKFAST BUFFET!
They have fresh food just waiting for you along tables, from DIY breakfast tacos, to eggs, to migas, to diced seasoned potatoes, to waffles, to pancakes, to pick-​what-​you-​want fruits, biscuits, I could go on and on. It’s definitely worth it but DO come hungry to get MORE than what little you pay for. But that fact is always implied with buffets. It wasn’t too busy at all and I came around 10am on a Saturday morning. No lines and no wait. Ate about 3 full plates and was delightfully satisfied!

Pretty good bar and grill food for family. We frequent this place for the weekend breakfast buffet. Love the tamales! Lots of things for kids to choose from. Tacos are simple and but tasty. Queso with taco meat is our fav.

Skeeter’s is a fun place for families, you can draw on the tables and they recently added a stage to host live bands.
I’ve been coming to Skeeter’s since I was a kid and it always feels the same. Laid back, comfortable, and fun.
I always get a hot dog. Not sure why. And I love their ketchup squeeze bottles.

For being a fast-​food style mexican restaurant, it was pretty good. We had a large group of about 10 and everyone liked the food, the burrito covered in cheese is huge & delicious, and fajitas were good. $ 2 margaritas doesn’t hurt either.

Average food about as exciting as going to applebees

Great service, it’s what I expected after visiting the Skeeter’s down in Sugar Land. Good for kids as you can doodle with crayons while you wait for food. Casual enough to come in your jammies yet proper enough to have a lunch meeting.
Gets busy during lunch, but the noise level is acceptable. Even has TV’s so you can still watch the local game if you are taking to-​go. like the first review says, Skeeter’s is pretty homely — there’s no room for doubt that it began in Texas!
Nachos are great, as are the Fajitas!

It is said that the ancient Greek aphorism «know thyself» was inscribed in the forecourt of the temple of Apollo at Delphi. If she had been asked, I’m fairly certain the resident Oracle would have accurately predicted how few restaurants in Houston could claim this about themselves 2500 years later. Some things just don’t change much with time.
Skeeter’s is one of the happy exceptions. It is a part of the Adair Family Restaurant chain that also includes Los Tios (which earned a two-​star review from me) and The Flying Pig. I’ve never been to the Flying Pig, but if pigs could fly, I’d probably hire a pack of ‘em to take me and my whole brood over to Skeeters more often. Unlike their Los Tios need-​to-​rethink acquisition, those Adairs got it just right with Skeeter’s.
For, you see, Skeeter’s knows exactly what it is and should continue to be: a gathering place for families and friends with young children.
Clue #1: They use rolls of butcher paper to cover all the tables and encourage you to draw on it with the pile of crayons they provide. I first recognized my youngest son’s burgeoning talent as an artist while he doodled waiting for our meal to be ready.
Clue #2: They have all kinds of knick-​knacks and assorted junk hanging from the rafters, nailed to the wall and occupying every nook and cranny. It’s a perfect place to play «I spy with my [insert adjective here] eye…» I do need to state that there are only two places in Houston that have more junk on display than Skeeter’s: Fuddruckers and Joe’s Crab Shack (two more places I need to review).
Clue #3: They have the obligatory game room in the back that conveniently features the change machine which allows you to feed dollar bills to your kids in return for temporary tattoos, gooey plastic toys that stick to things when you throw them, and excited explanations of how your young gamester «almost» won the grand prize.
The concept is simple and brilliant. Walk in. Stand in a fast-​moving line to take your order (iced beers are conveniently placed here for the older-​than-​21 kids amongst us). Pay and get a number. Sit at the table and be distracted by #1−3 above or by one of the TVs showing a sports event (I really never notice how long I have to wait here, but it can’t be long). Hear your number and go to the long counter by the grill to get your freshly prepared meal. Eat.
Skeeter’s caters heavily to the after-​church family crowd, the after-​the-​game team crowd, and the after-​the-​season-​ended team party crowd. It’s an open, loud, boisterous and marvelous place best avoided by young, hip Unilocalsters who aren’t philosophically attuned to ten-​year-​old-​boys laughing hysterically in the adjacent booth while they pour everything available at the table into their soft drink and dare each other to drink it.
Their menu of mostly grilled items is quite good for restaurants of this ilk. My favorite here is the California Chicken Caesar salad which features a heaping plate of romaine lettuce topped with grilled chicken and big chunks of California avocados for a mere $ 6.95. This will be your biggest expenditure if your children are getting the $ 3.99 entrees from the kid’s menu (oops — I forgot about all those dollars siphoned off to the game room)…
Skeeter’s gets my hearty Pre-​Socratic endorsement!