5.ATE Café — Restaurant in Texas

Really good food. I had the Vietnamese Bahn Mi, and my friends had burgers. They both said that their foodThe was very good, and mine was pretty amazing. The garlic fries were worth the $1 upcharge; they were pretty amazing! I would definitely get the bahn mi again, but I'm also interested in trying their pizza.

The cafe is inside the rock gym. I find it pretty entertaining to watch people on the rock wall. It wasn't overly loud in the place; the there kids weren't screaming or anything. If you generally don't like to be in a place that feels a little chaotic, this might not be the place for you. Since the cafe area is quite small and the rock wall area is just a few steps away, it's not a place to go for comfortable dining.

The real reason for not giving it the full five stars, though, doesn't have to do with the small dining area or the activity in the surroundings. The other people in my group were stopping through my area for lunch. The first question one of them asked was how long it would take for food to come out. (I do not know if he specified burgers or if she asked.) Whatever she told them was far off the mark, apparently. They weren't in a big rush, but we all expected the answer to remain in the ball park. The wait wasn't too long, but I wasn't on the clock. They were a little upset by the expectation given.

Overall, I would definitely visit this establishment again. We all agreed the food was that good. Next time, though, we'll either make sure we have ample time or we'll...

So we almost didnt stop at the random little place I found on google because my husband thought it was a church and a bogus address. I urged him to pull into the parking lot and we decided to go inside. We were confused. It was an indoor rock climbing place. But the little cafe was right there and we decided to order and check it out. I had the farm burger, hubs had the Hueco burger, kiddo had a kids burger. We ordered a variety of specialty fries: garlic, sweet potato, and regular. I about fell over at the 44 dollar price tag. But we were hungry and committed. Let me tell you, best dam decision we ever made for dinner! Hubs does not give 5 stars-EVER. He wanted to give this place a 6. The head chef came out to see us personally and ask how it was. I couldnt tell him enough how delicious everything tasted. I usually pull the bun off a burger and only pick at my fries. We left the establishment behind with empty baskets. This place is awesome and when we make the 1.5 hr trip to Spring we will most likely take the detour here. The bun was a homemade english muffin made fresh daily. And you can tell! I cant say enough good things about this...

I would've loved to give more stars...Carla was very friendly, courteous and had the patience of Job, however, there were a few things that overshadowed the team M.V.P.

1. Food safety- a) No one preparing the food had on food service gloves. Sticking your hand in a bag of uncooked food to put in the fryer is a definite no. b) Placing your hand on the cooked food, wiping your hands on your clothing, and back to the food is a NO. Side Note: the house manager did come out and address my concerns, although appreciated, for the hefty$35.00 for 2 burgers and fries, it was a little too late.
2. I ordered the Vegetable burger and it was definitely not worth a repeat visit. I basically had a mashed black bean sandwich. The edges were crisp but the inside fell completely apart. The taste was nothing to be desired. The other sandwich ordered was a beef burger. I was told it was on the level between BK & Whataburger. The bacon was a plus, and the English muffin bun was decent. The original fries were good. The garlic fries were not so good...it contained charred pieces of fresh garlic and no seasoning. At this point, I will not...