2nd Street Social — Restaurant in Hico

Expensive for what you get. Stopped in to try it as we are through Hico every two weeks. There are at least 3 other places I’d pick over this place. The exterior is attractive (It was remodeled after sitting empty for years). The interior is disjointed and not clean. I feel like they don’t really know what they want to be. There were probably 4 women working there, none were friendly. Service was perfunctory. I ordered Caprese sandwich, spouse ordered burger and fries. Sandwiches do not come with anything, fries chips are extra. My caprese sandwich had a large thick piece of chicken that was not seasoned, tomatoes seemed fresh, pesto was ok. My husbands burger had a good flavor and was decently cooked. SKIP the fries—limp, flavorless and overcooked. Iced tea didn’t taste fresh. The restaurant has arcade games that may or may not work, some seemed to work, others were out of order. Two bathrooms but one was out of order. The whole restaurant seemed to need a good cleaning and was messy. Overall we got the feeling they didn’t know what they wanted to be and really didn’t care. Sad as Hico is our usual lunch spot on our trip but we won’t be...

Service was good, the building itself seems like a fun place for locals to hang out, but the burger I got was way too expensive for the quality. I got the 2nd Street Burger, and the best part about it was that the avocado and lettuce were fresh and tasty, but the patty was bland, the cheese seems to be the queso you buy in a jar (and it was a mess), and the bacon tasted like school cafeteria food. If I come back, I'm not getting a burger again. The most atrocious part was the fries, which are not included in the $16 price of the burger. They were bland, dry, overcooked, and possibly a bit stale. They look and taste sickly and frail. Maybe it's just because I came in at a slow hour (around 3pm) but man was it a disappointing meal. (I did eat most of it, as seen in the photo, because I was quite hungry, but that doesn't mean I enjoyed it.) The coffee, however, was delicious. If you want a good coffee and good service, this is a good place to go. Just think twice about...

I’m new to this area, This was my first visit, I ordered my daughter a cinnamon roll, myself a large iced coffee, and a black bean burrito!

I asked questions about the burrito and then chose the black bean because it had cheese! It was very hot so I didn’t open until I left, and it was actually sausage egg and cheese burrito. I don’t eat pork so that was an issue.

My daughter’s cinnamon roll was so hot it melted the plastic container it was in. We had to let it cool awhile and I am grateful it was hot but it was over heated and hard as a rock by the time it was cool enough to eat.

My coffee was okay, but the window says they have 32oz (which I assumed was large) unfortunately the cup I got was maybe 20 or 24 oz.

The lady at the window was nice enough but I had to also wait because I didn’t get napkins or a straw.

I think this place could be great! I’d much rather support local than corporate but I’m hopeful my second visit goes better than my first or I’ll have to...