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I grew up in Alvin and remember Joe's amazing BBQ as a staple of my childhood. The food Joe's...
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I grew up in Alvin and remember Joe's amazing BBQ as a staple of my childhood. The food Joe's serves up is pretty amazing. Portions are still HUGE, though prices have gone up a little over the years. Don't get me wrong, it's still a pretty solid deal for the quality, taste, and size, and given inflation, the price raise is to be expected.
For years my only regret was that there were no breakfast options. BUT! A friend of the family, recently hired by Mr. Saladino, piloted a new breakfast buffet featuring all the breakfast staples: eggs, meats, potatoes, and breads, but also including made to order omelets and waffles that can you can highly customize. My favourite is a spinach, bacon, and sauteed peppers omelet with a little cheese. For about $6-8/person (price including a drink), you get a MUCH better, made to order, absolutely delicious breakfast than a similarly priced meal at an IHOP or Denny's.
Back to the regular BBQ, though. A family favourite of ours (as well as a LOT of other regulars Joe's lovers) has always been the BBQ baked potatoes. The size of the potato alone is comparable to a Nerf football...then they add a heap of shredded beef, and all the regular potato fixins for a giant mountain of food. Leftovers make a great, hearty breakfast the next day. I'm also VERY fond of the two meat meal, and regularly get the shredded beef and sausage. Their potato salad and beans are the best around, and make excellent accompaniments to their meals.
Joe's is also a regular choice for catering in the Alvin area, and I've never had a meal they catered that was bad. Sometimes it's not as good as when you get it from the restaurant (re: not pipin' hot, a little under-sauced), but it's always VERY edible, and several groups I'm a part of use them on a regular basis.
To wrap it up, Joe's sets the bar high for all its competitors, and I highly doubt anyone will ever surpass their excellence in the BBQ field. If you're in the area, stop on by--you won't regret it!
Pros: Best BBQ around, amazing flavour, price, quality.
Cons: Table service is sometimes lacking, but that's not the norm.
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I homeschool, and our kids love doing their math lessons at Frobergs, weighing the produce,...
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I homeschool, and our kids love doing their math lessons at Frobergs, weighing the produce, converting, estimating, averaging. A very quiet, well stocked, amazingly fresh and inexpensive selection will delight you. Coming from California we miss the produce we were accustomed to, but have found a great compromise with this country store. The fried pies will send you over the edge, the pickles are exquisite, as is the salsa. The "sausage guy" always gets us, right when we walk in and the kids just can't wait to get a snack for the road when we're done shopping. Thank you Frobergs for donating to our daughter's softball team too!
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The staff have always been helpful when I have shopped here. I have gotten parts for my son's...
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The staff have always been helpful when I have shopped here. I have gotten parts for my son's nebulizer here several times in the past and I have always found the employees to be very friendly and helpful. They also rent medical equipment. Before we bought me son a nebulizer, we rented one from Medicine Man.
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This park is located off of 517. Inside there are many different types of Texas wildlife. They...
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This park is located off of 517. Inside there are many different types of Texas wildlife. They have a venue for parties which was tables, restroom, and a small petting zoo. You can purchase food pellets to feed the animals while taking a tour of the park. Animals can come right up to your cart and take the food from your hands. It would be very exciting for small children.
I wouldn't describe it as a beautiful place, but it is a fun place to take a group of kids. I highly recommend going in the early spring or when the weather is cool. In the hot summer, it just seems sad and the animals aren't as active.
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Great dealership, we received the best price on our new truck from Christian at Rogers Dodge in...
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Great dealership, we received the best price on our new truck from Christian at Rogers Dodge in Alvin, we were treated with respect with no pressure.
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Busy Bee Inc
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Restaurants
2417 S Gordon St
Alvin,
Texas 77511
(281) 331-2298
What good thing can be said about the Busy Bee Cafe in Alvin, Texas? Perhaps the food. It is...
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What good thing can be said about the Busy Bee Cafe in Alvin, Texas? Perhaps the food. It is decent country-style cooking and it tastes excellent. However, the atmosphere and service is quite horrible. It seems to become the local hangout for all of the rough-looking characters when dark settles in. The facility is usually quite filthy, and there are only a few employees there to take care of preparing and serving the food and cleaning the grounds.
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I have been working for Carefree Laundry for five years now. It is a great place to work and to...
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I have been working for Carefree Laundry for five years now. It is a great place to work and to wash clothes. We also have wash, dry and fold service. We aim to please you so please come by and see us and give us a try.
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Looking for cheap or older clothes items? Check out the Alvin DAV thrift store! On most days they...
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Looking for cheap or older clothes items? Check out the Alvin DAV thrift store! On most days they have a large selection of clothing items for men, women, and children. I have walked out with several suits on different occassions for a very cheap price. They also carry books, video tapes/dvds, audio cds, home items, artwork, jewelry, and much more. If you need to purchase a specific item for a minimal price and you don't mind if it has been previously used, you might can find it at the DAV thrift store!
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Here we have a contemporary restaurant that is laid out quite nicely. However, the food is not the...
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Here we have a contemporary restaurant that is laid out quite nicely. However, the food is not the best in town. The service is of good quality, and the prices are fairly cheap, but you can do better in the town of Alvin. I have personally never had a bad experience while eating there, but a good friend of mine experienced food poisoning that sent him to the hospital for about a week. I have not heard of this happening often, but one time is enough for me to be somewhat cautious of this restaurant.
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I'm only 18 years old and on my own I have been browsing for cars all over alvin. I saw a...
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I'm only 18 years old and on my own I have been browsing for cars all over alvin. I saw a beautiful bright blue pontiac g5 sitting in the lot and stopped in to check it out. When I walked in the front doors, I was immediatley greeted. I assumed that the gentlemen was eager to help me because I was so young and he quickly thought I was going to be buying a car right then and there. I let him know I was just there to look and I needed my step dad there to approve anything. I told him about the pontiac and he got the keys and said, "You wanna test drive it?" I was like hell yeah! After cruising around Alvin for about 10 minutes we returned to the lot and he gave me his business card. He completely understood I wasnt interested in purchasing the car right now. He was very respectful and a great service representative. I would recommend Ron Carter to anyone!
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