FUN FOOD FACT #6:

The country whose residents eat at sit down restaurants the least is Russia - Russians eat at restaurants an average of 0.3 meals per month. Residents of Hong Kong eat out at sit down restaurants the most at 8.7 meals per month.

Catering

BLUE BAKER

Location: 201 Dominik Dr (CS)
Phone: 696-5055
Hours: Daily 8 am-10pm
Website: www.bluebaker.com

The strength of Blue Baker catering is that each order is customized to your needs. We make the sandwiches with only the ingredients you choose and allow you to select from our delicious fresh-baked cookies, delightful pastries, and variety of chips. Our most popular items include the Blue Box lunch, sandwich trays, and cookie trays. Whether your order is large or small, we are prepared to provide excellence in food and value. And remember, we deliver!

BUPPY’S CATERING

Location: 506 Sulphur Springs, (B)
Phone: 979-779-6417
Hours: Any Food. Any Time.

Voted 1st Place Favorite Caterer in the Brazos Valley in the 2003 and 2004! Eagle Dining Guide survey. Since, 1990 let Buppy’s Catering coordinate your event whether it be for breakfast, brunch, lunch, or dinner for 10 to 5000 guests. We specialize in any event from wedding receptions, showers, business functions, reunions, tailgates….etc.! Choose from a variety of catered menus or let us customize one for you! Whether it is party trays for your tailgate, BBQ for your backyard birthday party, or appetizers with prime rib for your wedding day, let our experienced staff at Buppy’s Catering handle your event with a smile. Buppy’s Catering is now featuring ice sculptures with exceptional menus for your most special occasion. We are also proud to have our newly remodeled party rooms which may accommodate up to 100 people. It is perfect for rehearsal dinners or any private event. Remember, Any Food. Any Time. At Buppy’s…We Feed People.

C & J BARBEQUE

Location: 4304 Harvey Rd. (CS)
Phone: 776-8969 or 776-4817
Hours: Mon – Thurs, 10:30 am to 8 pm; Fri-Sat 10:30 am to 9 pm; Sun, 11 am – 3 pm
Location: 1010 S. Texas Ave. (B)
Phone: 822-6033
Hours: Mon – Sat, 10:30 am to 9 pm; Sun, 11 am – 3 pm

Voted Best BBQ in The Eagle's Dining Guide survey for the past 5 years. As the name suggests, C&J's specialty is barbeque. Brisket, ribs, chicken, pork loin, turkey and sausage, all cooked on rotisserie pits over Texas grown oak for their signature smoky flavor, are the staples of the menu. Nothing too fancy, just good meat. Served with homestyle sides like potato salad, cole slaw, and beans.

Over the years C&J Barbeque has served celebrities such as Willie Nelson and Merle Haggard and was chosen as the official caterer for 5th Anniversary of the George Bush Library where they served the former President and his family. C&J's Bryan location has banquet rooms available and offers outstanding off-site catering. With only 48 hours advance notice , C&J's can prepare to-go orders accomodating 1,000 or more guests. C&J's College Station location can be found 2 miles east of Post Oak Mall at the corner of Hwy 30 and FM 158. C&J's Bryan location is 3 miles north of University Drive at the bend on Texas Avenue.

CHRISTOPHER’S WORLD GRILLE

Location: 5001 Boonville Rd /FM 158 (B)
Phone: 776-2181
Lunch Reservations: 11 am-2 pm (7 days a week)
Dinner Reservations: Sunday- Thursday,5 pm – 9 pm; Friday- Saturday, 5 pm 10 pm; live music daily; Jazz trio Fri-Sat 7:30 pm–10:30 pm
Reservations recommended

In six years Christopher’s World Grille has become the premier restaurant in the Brazos Valley! Certified Executive Chef Chris Lampo’s colorful, eclectic menu is fast taking its place among top restaurants in the world. Located in the refurbished, Turn-of-the-Century Andrews House, the newest addition is a stateof- the-art banquet room, which seats up to 140 dinner guests, or 200 for standing receptions. Lavishly appointed in New Orleans style w/outdoor porch, it features enormous picture windows, a fireplace and high-tech audio visual capabilities! Won first place in The Eagle’s Dining Guide survey, Best of the Brazos Valley, and local menu guides! Available for private functions ranging from corporate retreats to bridal luncheons and receptions.

EPICURES CATERING

Location: 2319 Texas Ave. South (CS)
Phone: 695-0985
Website: www.epicurescatering.com
Hours: Mon-Fri 8-5, by appt.

Epicures Catering, Inc. was founded in 1983 by Danny Morrison, a graduate of the Culinary Institute of America. In 1997 Epicures moved to its Texas Avenue location so that it could offer its customers a centrally located facility for hosting private events. Epicures is available for rental seven days a week and can accommodate parties up to 200 guests. As one of the areas largest and most experienced caterers, Epicures is also equipped to handle parties at the location of your choice from 10-10,000. If you have any questions about our company or are interested in our catering menu, please visit our website.

FRITTELLA ITALIAN CAFÉ

Location: 3901 S. Texas Ave., 1/2 mile north of University Drive (B)
Phone: 260-6666
Hours: Tues-Thurs: 11 a.m. – 2 p.m./ 5 p.m.– 9 p.m.; Fri and Sat11 a.m. –2 p.m./ 5 p.m.–10 p.m.; Sun 11 a.m.– 3 p.m.; closed Mondays.
Drive thru window.

Catering service for larger parties available.

The Italian proprietors keep close vigil on food preparation; Adriano and his wife Vancene formerly ran the oldest Italian restaurant in Houston – Pinos. The specialty of the house is quality food. Everything is homemade, and Frittella Café is introducing a new concept to the American customers: The Frittella, a deep-fried pizza. Frittella Café has received many awards including Marvin Zindler Top 50 Restaurants’ list. This restaurant offers a Romanesque open-garden patio with column, a waterfall fountain and music.

JEZEBELLES CATERING & SPECIALTY FOODS

Phone: (979) 596-2873
Contact: Karen Ley
Website: www.jezebellescatering.com
Hours: Any time

Whatever event, Jezebelles Catering & Specialty Foods will make it a moment you will never forget. Jezebelles’ staff creates unique menus and artful displays of delicious foods and provides outstanding service, giving you the best catering option available. Jezebelles is an on-site catering service that prides themselves in versatility and specializes in custom menus. Whether your needs are a casual lunch, a sumptuous buffet or barbeque, Jezebelles can help you design a special occasion that you will never forget. Jezebelles has a vast experience in “putting it all together” so your only concern is to relax and enjoy the special occasion.

MAD HATTER’S TEA ROOM

Location: 210 S. Echols in Caldwell
Phone: 979-567-3504
Hours: Wed. - Sat, 8 am to 5 pm; Breakfast, lunch and afternoon tea.

The Mad Hatter’s Tea Room in Caldwell is the perfect place for any special occasion, including tea parties, clubs, business meetings, bridge, birthday parties, bridal showers and rehearsal dinners. We serve sumptuous meals in a wonderfully nostalgic setting. We can seat parties up to 42 people and offer fabulous award-winning desserts. Come try us for a new twist on some of your old favorites.

ROLY POLY

Location: 2414 Texas Ave. South, by Kroger (CS)
Phone: 693-1225
Hours: Daily, 10 am to 9 pm
Website: www.rolypoly.com

Roly Poly offers unique rolled sandwiches. Their menu features over 60 different rolled sandwich combinations made to order from the finest quality meats, cheeses, fresh vegetables, and spreads, all rolled up in a 12” flour tortilla. Come in and try their specialty of the house – the Santa Fe Chicken. Their catering includes box lunch specials, party platters and free delivery (2 sandwich minimum). All sandwiches are available in a half size. Try one of our new low-carb tortilla sandwiches. We grill these to order and they’re delicious! Any Roly Poly sandwich can be made into a beautiful salad.

RUDY’S TEXAS BAR-B-Q

Location: 504 Harvey (CS)
Phone: 696-7383
Hours: Sun-Thurs., 10 am to 9 pm; Fri - Sat, 10 am to 10 pm

Rudy’s brings the flavor of Texas Hill Country Bar-B-Q to the Brazos Valley at their location on Harvey Road. “Real People Eat Meat” is the motto at Rudy’s. Rudy’s is a meat market that sells cooked meats for dine-in or take-out, such as brisket, turkey, pork loin, chicken and sausage. All of their meats are rubbed with a dry spice and cooked on rotisserie pits with slow burning oak to give it that authentic Hill Country taste. Your meat is served up on butcher paper with Rudy’s famous “sauce” on the side (or you can have “sissy style” that has a little less of a kick). The Hill Country store atmosphere and great Bar-B-Q makes Rudy’s a place you’ll want to visit again and again.

SLOPPY JOE’S DELI & CATERING

Location: 2700 Texas Ave. (B)
Phone: 823-6428
Hours: Mon - Fri 11 am - 3 pm, Catering any day, any time.

When you’re looking for exceptional food to serve at your next event, or just something to take home to the family, then look no further than Sloppy Joe’s! We have just the menu for a variety of items sure to please everyone! We use the same old family recipes that have kept the Brazos Valley coming back for years when we come to your event! Choose from traditional Italian Lasagna or Spaghetti, our famous Chicken Spaghetti, mouthwatering Barbecue, Chicken Fried Steaks, Roast Beef, Grilled Chicken Breasts, Rib-eye steaks, Stuffed Baked Chicken Breasts or Sante Fe Chicken –just to name a few! We also offer a tremendous selection of side dishes and homemade desserts! At Sloppy Joe’s, we want to personalize your meal using as many of your ideas as possible. We have listed a variety of items that we serve, but if you have a favorite dish not listed let us know! When you’re looking for something to take with you, choose from one of our party tray selections– Meat & Cheese, Breads, Vegetables, Fruit, and Sandwiches selections are all available.

SMOKING MESQUITE STEAK HOUSE & TAVERN

Location: 1976 State HWY 36 S Caldwell
Phone: 979-567-9800
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Hours: Mon-Thur 11 am-9 pm, Fri- Sat 11 am-10 pm, Sun 11 am -3 pm

Located on the south side of Caldwell on Highway 36, the Smoking Mesquite, a new, but already well-known barbecue and steak house, serves a true outdoor barbecue pit smoked beef, pork ribs and sausage by the sandwich, plate or pound with o0ur homemade barbecue sauce on the side. Dine-in, take out or catered, our barbecue meats, plates and sandwiches already have a big following in not only Burleson and Brazos Counties but also have them coming back and stopping in from Houston, Austin, Temple and all points in between and some beyond. Also, during lunch is homemade chicken-fried steak, hamburger steak, charbroiled steak special, lowcarb grilled chicken chef salad as well as hamburger, cheeseburger, grilled chicken sandwich. The dinner menu, as well as the lunch buffet Monday- Friday, features hand selected and heavily aged steaks as well as grilled and fried seafood and chicken items.

YAYA’S FLORAL & SPECIALTY SHOP

Location: 1600 E Washington (NAV)
Phone: 936-825-4104
Hours: Mon-Fri 8 am-5:30 pm, Sat 8 am-2pm

We are a unique business that can help you plan, prepare, decorate and serve your next special event. Whether it’s a party for 300 or a dinner for two, we can prepare soups, salads, sandwiches, casserole, hors d’voeuvres devoirs, 5 course meals and luscious desserts. We cater, sell flowers and are wedding coordinators. We are known for our efficiency and excellent service as well as our homecooked foods and we deliver.