Walk-On's Sports Bistreaux - La Porte, TX — Restaurant in La Porte

10/10 RECOMMEND My partner and I visited for lunch for the first time over the weekend. He’d seen it passing by and wanted to try it out. I expected the usual sports bar/grill but it turned out to be so much better. Atmosphere, service, food and drinks were fantastic.

Atmosphere Hostesses were attentive, greeted us right as we walked in, and promptly escorted us to a booth near the bar. There was plenty of seating and booths were very roomy to fit large groups. TVs everywhere with various sports channels playing. They were all big and the channels seemed to be set so that no matter where you sit, you could watch what you want without having to twist around or sit awkwardly. Table and bench were clean and menus weren’t sticky.

Service Our server was covering the bar/bar top guests but still came around in good time to greet us. She was friendly, accommodating, and efficient with our orders. Her rotation seemed to be timed perfectly; We never felt rushed or ignored, and she’d come around right in time for water refills. Our bar drinks and the food came in good time. It appeared that both the manager and chef(?) were helping run food. The manager was on the floor, circulating and checking in on guests. We told him how great everything turned out to be, and he thanked us with dessert on the house!!

Food and Drinks Bring your DD if you want to try Death Valley and bring your taste buds if you want to try the Mad Mary. When I say she HOOKED US UP…

Death Valley tasted good. The fruit juices aren’t overwhelming, and you know what you’re drinking when you sip it. It’s a large drink and it sneaks up on you quicker than you might expect.

Mad Mary is the way a Bloody Mary drink should be done in other places that offer it. (The garnish is an integral part of the drink… it’s disappointing to see BM offered at some places where it turns out to be just a naked mix of V8 and Smirnoff with a dash of pepper) Mad Mary did not disappoint. It was a spicy, salty, tangy blend with the perfect amount of Tito’s, topped with pickled green beans, olive, tajin rim, a lime wedge, and a mini bottle of Tabasco clipped to a stir stick.

Disclaimer: the drinks might have played a part in how good the food was 💁‍♀️😂

He ordered the Redfish Tacos and Hickory Burger, I ordered the Havarti Turkey Burger.

The Redfish Tacos were delicious. They were drizzled with the aioli, as they should be, instead of swimming in it. The slaw was crisp and wasn’t falling out of the end on each bite. As someone who doesn’t really eat fish tacos….I would order and eat these fish tacos.

The burgers here are a handful and big bite; You can tell they are assembled well and not just slapped together.

Some bbq burgers go too hard on the barbecue sauce and you end up with a messy plate, saturated dressings, and no other flavors past the bbq. Not so with the Hickory. You can taste the bbq, but you can actually taste the cheddar, you can taste the pickle, you can taste the bun, you can taste the burger.

The Havarti Turkey Burger was layers of goodness in both taste and aesthetics. Every part was delicious, and the flavors of the caramelized onion and the aioli and the dressed greens played together so nicely. It was like a warm hug and I haven’t tasted a bun that good since the Honeybee Ham & Deli days.

The bread pudding was nice and thick, made with Krispy Kreme donuts, and served with a dollop of whipped cream. It wasn’t soggy, it wasn’t dry, it was just right, and the serving is generous. Be sure to leave room if you want to order it. We were already stuffed, so we struggled...

We went for dinner last Friday night, 11/7. I am extremely intolerant of pepper and spices due to radiation treatments for tongue cancer. I asked our server if the onion rings had any type of pepper in the breading when we were ordering. She told us no, they do not. When our food came to the table, I took one bite and my mouth was painfully lit up with cayan pepper. It was horrible. A few minutes later the manager came by to ask if everything was OK. I said no, it's not and relayed the conversation with the server. The manager stated, well, the batter has Cajun seasoning and then walked away! The server came back to the table and asked the same. I reminded her about our earlier conversation and how she was wrong. She told us she would go check and walked away. Duh! That is what she should have done in the beginning! About half way through eating what I could we spilled a glass of water. The server came by and asked.if everything was OK again. She looked right at the table covered with water and ice and walked away doing nothing. I will never go there again and suggest you...

I understand you have only been open 10 days... but after tonight I don't believe we will be back. Our service was beyond disappointing! My poor husband has to send his beer back 3 times and still came wrong so he gave up! Our food came wrong, or mine did. He ordered the ribeye poboy and he thought it was delicious! Kudos! I ordered the pasta Alfredo with blackened shrimp. It came with chicken. I pointed that out and sent it back.. when it finally returned, my husband was finished. You could see where the chicken was sitting on my pasta, so obviously it was the same topped with 4 shrimp. It was the same pasta so it was cold and the shrimp were hot. By now we just wanted to go so I asked for a to go box. Two managers were right next to us, I did try to speak with them but they were too busy trying to turn the TVs they never gave me a second glance. So I would love to hear from walk-ons, I did tip because it is the holiday season, but I don't think my visit today was all...