Luby’s

I took my parents here for a post Christmas meal. There was a line to order but plenty of space to find a table. The menu looks the same as any Luby’s so was easy to know what to order. I had fried battered fish with macaroni & cheese. The food is always good and very consistent among other Luby’s. This place was very clean but never had a server come by asking how I was doing or need something else. This was odd since someone always comes by. The price was good of what you get and probably return again.

Got the turkey dinner, while waiting to pick up the Christmas dinner Togo order, it was awful, turkey loaf, when the hell did luby quit selling the real stuff, I love luby but never again will I get there turkey

I have been coming to this Luby’s in my 27 years of living in the medical center area. I remember it being very busy and crowded everyday. Now it is empty and quiet. I came this evening for dinner and I left very disappointed with the quality of food and the horrible service we received. I ordered the blackened tilapia combo with a side salad and broccoli and cheese. My mother ordered the fried fish combo. When she ordered the fried fish the cook said it would take about 4 minutes to come in. They were wrong. When we sat down to eat, we noticed there were only 2 waitresses on standby to serve the customers. We tried getting their attention but it was tough being that it was dinner time and families were being seated. It took another 5 – 10 minutes for my mothers to get her fish she almost finished her sides! The blackened tilapia was overlooked and burned. We hardly saw our waitress during our experience here. Will not be coming back.

I was there earlier this week and was debating whether to write a review or not. The lady at the counter was really nice and helpful for my to go order, however there were some issues with the packaging which left me very frustrated.
I got the fish Almondine, cabbage and fresh green beans with the cheddar jalapeño biscuit. The cabbage I received was build up halfway with a butter or oil whatever it is cooked in and was completely sake. I drained out the oil or the liquid and it was flavorless. I ended up tossing it. The green beans were good as was the fish however I ended up getting a regular roll vs the cheddar jalapeño biscuit.
I also ordered a slice of lemon icebox cake. This was my main bone of contention. The pie was all over the inside of the bag when I open it. There was red and cake filling all over the other containers and the pie was completely smashed itself. For $ 4 a slice I was really upset and everything was sticky.
I like this Lubys and have never experienced a problem but this was super disappointing :-(

I have been back several times since my previous review. I must say that my experience with the service has been a complete turnaround. I haven’t been back during the evening, though, only during lunch. The salad lady is always friendly. There are also 3 waitresses on the floor who are also exceptionally friendly. My favorite menu item is beef tips and rice, but they seldom have it. I also like the chicken tenders, beef cheesesteak, baked white fish, and fried fish. My least favorites are spaghetti, and meatloaf. The meat loaf this week had crunchy onions in it as did the spaghetti. I love the desserts. For dessert, the butternut brownie is the best… love love love it.

Funny, everyone mentions liking it so much as a kid. I’m the same. It’s kind of lame, gross and over priced. And having to shout out what I want is pretty low class. I’ve never liked it much now that I’m grown. I could easily get twice the food at HEB and microwave it for the money.
I would not call cafeteria food «a treat». Not unless you are talking about a $ 20 Vegas all you can eat giant buffet. This is really cafeteria food. Like grade school. Why?

My kids love coming here especially the jello. I like the turkey with dressing and mash potatoes with friend Okra. Jalapeño corn bread is my favorite. I use the take out window a lot and always fast. Waitstaff is helpful with kids trays and drinks.

Oh my… how do you get out of Luby’s without 2 trays? I am not from Texas and haven’t had many chances to eat at cafeterias in my time, Luby’s, however, is a treat that everyone must experience! The line moves quickly and there are many choices… but my favorite is the Chicken Fried Steak. The Fried Fish also looked very tasty. The side salads, potatoes, mac and cheese,… all look SO tempting. The service staff was very nice and eager to keep the line moving… hence my inability to truly decide and clearly I selected WAY too much food. It is an authentic cafeteria people… clean those plates and enjoy!

As a kid, the only thing that would get me through a doctor’s appointment was the promise of going to Luby’s. The favorite dish back then was fried fish, mac and cheese and fried okra. To this day that is still the go to meal and it still tastes the same as it did years ago: delicious.
The staff is always accommodating: they now have waitresses so you do have to tip but they will do as you ask so it’s okay. Also your line workers (is that what they’re called?) are very friendly; everyone there is.
The price is just about right (assuming you skip the dessert which is always difficult to do when it’s right in front of you!) Go for the LuAnn plate instead of the combo; you get slightly less for cheaper.
It’s in the medical center so it will be crowded at peak meal times but the line is always moving and takes no time at all.
Overall, you can enjoy your meal after your next appointment in the medical center!

I am a Texas transplant and this was my first Luby’s experience. I went in expecting cafeteria food and I got it. I actually had a lovely piece of fish after I scraped some kind of sauce off of it. The side salad was large with many toppings choices. The roll was very good, light crust and very fluffy inside. A very clean restaurant, very attentive staff. Great value comfort food.

This review is for THIS Luby’s…not all Luby’s. This is my little Luby’s down the way where I often drive thru, completely hungover, and order every side dish they have al a carte. The drive thru is not a fast experience when you order say… chicken fried things, but if you’re doing the veggie plate, it’s awesomely timely.
The food = Luby’s, so don’t get all la ti da about it. Be realistic.
The service = what makes this place stand out. Outstanding, if you will!
Every time I drive thru here, the order taker is either the happiest employee they have, or the owner/manager/CEO.somethin! Today we got food for my sick Mamma, and it took a little time for her chicken fried chicken, so the manager brought out sweet tea for my hubs and I, and threw in some extra rolls. Couple that with a winning smile and a genuine personality, and I would come here even if the food weren’t all that!
Put this one on yer Unilocal bookmark for a try. And do yourself a favor, try the drive thru so you can skip the ambiance, and feel like your Nanny cooked at home.
TIP: That was your tip.

When I think of Luby’s, I think of going to mass with my grandparents. I remember never getting enough macaroni and cheese. Well that definitely was not the case at this location. I got enough mac and cheese to completely satisfy myself. The service was amazing as well. Before I had even finished half of my tea, they had already brought me another glass. Great time and great food!

If you need some home-​style American cooking, Luby’s is great for the price. For $ 10, you can get an entrée and two sides! The portions are a pretty good size as well. I ordered the fried fish, mac and cheese, and broccoli; I was unable to finish all of it at lunchtime. I’ve actually never had anything bad at Luby’s, but I do have a couple of friends who don’t like Luby’s (which I don’t know why).
If you’ve never been, it’s a cafeteria-​style set up. You get a tray, go down the line, and tell the people behind the counter what you want. At the end of the line, the cashier will ask how many trays you’re paying for and will charge accordingly. There’s not really any waitress service, but someone does walk around, refills your drinks, and buses your table.
I definitely like Luby’s more than Kelley’s (Houston area chain). The food tends to taste fresher. You can also find a coupon sometimes in your weekly coupon circular mailed to your house, so you can save even more money!

There’s something about Lubys that makes you yearn for comfort food. It being a Friday during Lent, you can bet it will be busy. Today I had the Luann fried fish and while it’s usually good, this time it was cold. My daughter had the same and found a hair in her mac and cheese. They quickly replaced it, but she seemed to have lost her appetite. I don’t usually have bad experiences here. The food is a bit over priced for the portions, but it’s usually tasty and hair-​free.
The other reviewers are correct about the tipping. I definitely liked it better when the tea lady would come by with her cart and a to-​go box!

I usually like this Luby’s but didn’t have the best experience yesterday. I went in to just make a Togo order so I figured I would just go thru the line like everyone else. Well, when I told the cafeteria lady that I would have my fried fish Luann Togo she told me that I would have to wait until she serves her dine in customers first even though they were behind me in line. Doesn’t make sense because I waited in line like everyone else and was going to walk thru the line like everyone else. When the lady behind me told the cafeteria lady that I could go first the cafeteria lady angrily grabbed a to go container and said «what do you want?» Very rude. Luckily another guy took over and finished my order. But seriously that experience left a bad taste in my mouth. Might reconsider going to this luby’s in the future.

Went here over a year ago and when I went it wasn’t anything special. I felt like it was cafeteria food for grown ups. The food is ok to below average because the cafeteria style is just buffet food but someone else scoops it in a plate for you.

I used to LOVE Luby’s when I was little and was excited to go to lunch with my co-​workers last week at the Huebner location. The line moved quickly and the food was just like I remembered. I love that Lu-​Ann with roast chicken & macaroni and cheese! Is it healthy for you? Absolutely not, but it is YUMMY! I’m sad that they have increased their prices and have transitioned to have waiters instead of the person that just comes around with the cart. It makes me feel like I need to leave a tip even though I got cafeteria style. Nice place to relive my childhood memories.

I honestly don’t have much to add here that hasn’t been said already: this chain seems to be changing itself, and not for the better. Prices have gone up without an increase in quality, there are now servers/​attendants hassling you in the dining room and expecting a tip for mundane tasks I’d rather do myself, and now they offer a breakfast buffet that looks subar at best.
I went here recently on Easter and Memorial day, and my BF has gone here for Thanksgiving. It’s a decent option for home-​cooked food, and I appreciate that they’re open on holidays so that people who don’t have family can still enjoy a tasty meal.
That being said, the aforementioned issues still make my experience here more negative than positive.
If you’re going to offer a $ 13 steak, it shouldn’t be overcooked to death. I like that the portions can be rather large, but dislike the inconsistency of taste– I had an amazing chicken and mushroom dish, something with the word madeira in the name, and I’ve never seen it again. Meanwhile, there are always five fish dishes every time I come here, and they all more or less taste the same.

My cousin and I make it a habit to dine at Luby’s whenever I’m in town, and this was no exception. We decided to go to this particular location because it was newer and promised to be better than the location near our Grandmas house in Balcones Heights. Boy, were we mistaken!
Walking in, it was your typical set up: cafeteria style dining, grab a tray, get in line. I ordered what I’ve ordered since I was a child living in Texas, Lu-​Ann fish with fried okra and macaroni and cheese. (can you guess I was a fat kid growing up in Texas?). My cousin ordered a healthier version of my plate with Grilled fish, spinach and macaroni and cheese. By the time we grabbed a dinner roll, our drinks and paid, our food was ice cold. I was surprised because we were in line all of about 5 minutes, which means we were given luke warm meals, if even that, to begin with. We sat down, and decided this was unacceptable and asked to have our dinners reheated. One of the gentleman working the dining room, happily, and apologetically took our food back and reheated our dishes, no problems. When we got our food back, mine was piping hot, but my cousins was still a bit cold for her liking. So, we asked another server to help us out and he rolled his eyes and sighed as if we were bothering him. Third time was a charm for my cousin, as her food was finally hot enough to eat.
I was disappointed with my meal as a whole. My fish was dry, although, if you see the picture I posted, they gave me enough tarter sauce to completely submerge my fish. The okra was good and the mac and cheese, too, was tasty. I suppose the combination of the two made up for the uneatable fish.
All in all, I’ve experienced better at other locations, and even though this is basically the equivalent of eating at a high school cafeteria, it’s a childhood memory I’m not ready to give up. I’ll be back next time I’m in town for a visit, just maybe to another location.

First time ever coming to Luby’s was a few weeks back when we went for the all-​you-​can-​eat breakfast! I was super excited to try it after hearing from friends how great it was and seeing it advertised on TV. I got there pretty early (fatal mistake) around 9AM, the all you can eat brkfst runs from 8AM-​10AM I believe.
I walked in to Luby’s (first time ever eating here) and I really wasn’t sure what to do. There wasn’t anyone in front of me so I just kind of stood there waiting to be helped. I seriously thought maybe it was where you served yourself and sat down like at most original buffets, but that’s not what Luby’s is like! The servers behind the glass get the food for you which I really didn’t like. I found it kind of awkward directing them which food I wanted, plus I didn’t really have much time to look over the buffet to see what there was but I figured, I’d come back up again after I had my first plate.
We checked out and the price was considerably more than what I thought it would be but didn’t think twice about it. Figured the drinks were expensive or something, so we just sat down. The food was definitely not something fantastic! The pancakes were really hard and rubber-​like, which made me turned off from the beginning. The eggs and bacon were just like cold — it was weird. The only thing I genuinely enjoyed was the coffee which was piping hot and strong, just how I like it.
The place was extremely dead. Only ONE other person in there at the time we went which I was surprised. I figured it’d be full that early in the morning. Anyways, we went up again to get a second plate and the lady told us that we had to pay for an all-​new plate because we didn’t purchase the all-​you-​can-​eat. I just thought it was a bit strange since they advertise it, I figured that’s what everyone would get automatically as you enter. But I guess not! Totally not paying another $ 8 for a crappy plate of flood. Went elsewhere and haven’t been back since. I wouldn’t recommend for breakfast, maybe it’s better throughout the day, but not at breakfast time!