Treebeards — Restaurant in Houston

I knew the two previous owners and had not been in in some years , i enter into the line ( its almost 2pm so its just me ,i announce politely " i havent been here in years can i have the price of a bowl of gumbo and bread , the staff member says " i dont know the price " so the owner operator steps in and says " let me check " he walks to the wall and looks at a piece of paper and says " its 10$) so i then ask how much is the standard lunch plate , again he repeats the process ,walking to the mystery paper on the wall and looking at it and then announce a price ** he knows the price to these request hes doing the pausing effect to basically stall me for even asking the price which is not posted anywhere sooo then i settle for a can soda and I'll leave good so i ask " how much are the cokes" he said " a dollar and something " i just called it quits and left and i could never return because of this , he didnt want customers asking a price if he did he would not stall you out when he KNOWS the price of the bowl of gumbo ,not the operation it used to be i will never...

The food was just okay to slightly better. I bought chicken & sausage gumbo. The taste was good but it was hard to enjoy because it came over rice, so it was pretty dry. I don't know if you can order rice on the side or not. I also bought red beans & rice. Just like the gumbo, there was little to no juice. Everything was pretty dry. I bought jalapeno cornbread which in my opinion was overpriced for the small piece you get, but it tasted pretty okay. Te chocolate layer cake had way, way too much frosting between the layers but was an okay amount on top & on the sides. It was pretty good. I bought the yellow cake but didn't get a chance to taste it before it was eaten. I spent close to $100 for two chicken & sausage gumbo, two red beans & rice, four pieces of cornbread & two slices of cake. Unless I can find out how to get gumbo & red beans that are saucer or have more liquid in them, I don't think I'll go back. The atmosphere was okay, the people taking your orders just seemed rushed &...

The food was good, just not as good as I remembered. I ordered Chicken fried Chicken with Mashed potatoes and gravy; also broccoli and carrots. And chocolate cake.

The food was hot, which was great! The chicken needed salt, which surprised me. The gravy was delicious and the vegetables also needed salt. I was a little disappointed in the chocolate cake because the icing seemed a little thin. It was always my favorite before.

I had a little difficulty in figuring out the difference in what you get for $10 versus $15. Finally became clear and was able to make my choice clear to the servers.

My husband really liked the bread and butter and ate lots of it. Their hot sauce is good, too. I love their ice because...