Grand Lux Cafe

One of our old haunts is the Grand Lux Cafe. Aside from the fact that we are big fans of Cheesecake Factory and know that Grand Lux will deliver one of the best. Their food is actually good on their own merit.

As a general rule, anything you order here at Grand Lux (or Cheesecake Factory for that matter), you should do the cut it in half and take it home. First of all, there is alot of food on that plate. Second, the food is also super rich. If you are that hungry, and finished the plate, I hope it's because either you didn't have a meal or two before or will not have a meal or two after. That or you're storing up for Winter.

Anyway, I got the Chicken Madeira, just because I love the sauce in general. Of course, I'm not going to lie, it does look greasy, but once you tasted it, you will forget about that fact very quickly. I'm not sure if it's part of the sauce or part of the cheese, or part of the asparagus, it's good... and there's no words to describe it.

Since David is doing this low carb, paleo, gluten free diet, sweet potato is the latest rage. I don't mind it, personally, I prefer sweet potato (and marshmallow) over regular any day. That is a substitute, so check and see if there's an upcharge before doing that. It proofed to be a great ticket. I will say that you do get full really quickly with the carb, the cheese, the meat, and the sauce. See, that's why I said to cut it in half and take it home for later.

Another recommendation that not alot of people order, either because it's buried in the menu, or they just didn't think much of it; is the fizzy drinks. They're non-alcoholic drinks that Grand Lux offers. Aside from strawberry lemonade, they also has a very good Citrus Flip or a Berry Fizz. Both are blend of fruits, citrus or berry respectively, with a splash of Sprite. It's like a littel fruit cocktail that doesn't make you drunk. They do have the non-fizz versions of these drinks too.

I will have to mention dessert here, even though we didn't order any this round. Our favorite is the Creme Brulee' duo, it's a vanilla and chocolate brulee. Again, they did a great job in taste, but also very rich in its own right. Or, my personal favorite is the rustic apple pie, it does take 30 mins to make, so order it when you order your entree.

Overall, there's very little that ever goes wrong there, in the past, food was never the problem. There has been issue w/ servers, not because of their service, but stretched too thin and neglect other tables. But both servers and management quickly attend to the issue and resolve it immediately. That makes me want to return just to give them another chance.

Grand Lux Cafe
Centre at Post Oak
5000 Westheimer Road,
Houston, TX 77056
(713) 626-1700
http://www.grandluxcafe.com/