Blake's Cafe - An Old Place for Some; A New Place For Me

Blake’s Café in McQueeny, Texas is easy to find; it is right across the street from the McQueeny Fire Department on FM 725. The building is a historic building; years ago it was the first McQueeny post office. I chose the restaurant because it was close and I had never been there before. A friend and I were driving down FM 725 and we saw it, and decided to try it. The restaurant looked like a little shack on the side of the road. The exterior appearance is definitely deceiving because it did not look too appealing, but the food was amazing. My first impression was based off of the exterior and I was not too sure, but I had heard it was decent food, so we decided to stop and eat. Walking in there were not many people, which made me skeptical, but we got seated right away, which made me happy.

 The menu, was slightly boring, but it had all of the “American staples.” Drink choices were limited, so we decided on sweet tea to drink. The sweet tea was perfect; it had the perfect mixture of tea and sugar. It was the traditional southern taste of tea. In the South, sweet tea is a staple drink, and Blake’s Café perfected the taste of Southern Sweet Tea. The employees were extremely polite and nice, and service and delivery of food was prompt. The only thing we had to wait on was a check, but the waitress apologized. By that time, the place had gotten pretty full; so a wait was understood. We ordered a side salad, which was subpar; it was not terrible, but it was almost like something I could make at home. The burger, fries, onion rings, mashed potatoes, and fried okra were well above expectations. Everything was cooked to perfection, complete with the perfect blend of spices. The burger was cooked exactly to my liking, medium rare. The onion rings were a tad spicy, but they still tasted great when dipped in ranch. The mashed potatoes had a wonderful flavor; the texture was smooth, and they contained the perfect amount of pepper. Also, fried okra is not traditionally on a menu, so having the choice of them on the menu was exceptionally great. They were cooked rather well, and also had a great flavor. They were easy to chew, but had a lot of breading. However, the best part of the meal was dessert – peach cobbler. The peach cobbler was some of the best I have ever had.

It practically melted in our mouths, we could tell it was homemade. I will definitely visit this restaurant again, especially when I want the staple “American food.”