Willie's Grill & Icehouse — Restaurant in The Woodlands

I didn’t know about Willie’s until this year, and I quickly became a fan! They have a wide variety of foods with offerings of burgers, tacos, wings, and seafood choices. They have a great selection of beer and mixed drinks that pair well with their appetizers. Their portions are substantial, the first time we came to a Willie’s we ordered too much food. Their appetizers can be a casual food to share among friends since they are generously portioned. Atmosphere is casual and comfortable with choices of booths, tables with chairs, patio seating and a communal bar. There are plenty of tvs playing sports for people who like to keep tabs on their game while they dine. It is expected for you to order, make your drink at the fountains, then take your tab with you to wherever you would prefer to sit. A waiter or waitress will come by to read off your tab to confirm your order and ask if you want anything extra added. They bring your food to you, and provide your refills and drink orders for beer and mixed drinks. Gerry was our waiter today and made sure we felt welcome by bringing us a swing for our infant car seat when he saw us struggling. He was very comfortable to talk to and had a great attitude. Our food was delicious and exactly what we were craving. If you love buffalo sauce, this place has the best buffalo bites with the perfect tang. Their fries are my favorite, salty and crisp but also soft on the inside. I got the chipotle ribeye tacos, which have grilled cheese on the tortilla giving it an extra level of flavor. Never had something from here that I didn’t like, and I’ve always had great service. They also free offer drinks to go so with big portions and plenty of drinks you can’t go wrong having a group of friends or family meet up...

We are new to the area and were running errands in the area, got hungry and stopped here for lunch.  We had seen good reviews and are looking for new local favorites.  The exterior was inviting with a large covered patio, plenty of seating, and lots of décor.  We thought this was a full sit down restaurant, however, you order at the counter before seating yourself.  It was a bit confusing when and how to pay, but it seems you order with one person and then pay with the next person and then sit down.  I was really wanting something light and fresh, which was hard to find on the menu, so I sucked it up and we ordered the sampler, I had the patty melt with street corn and my husband ordered a bacon cheeseburger with fries.  So, the sampler was intriguing because it would allow us to try a bit of many of the appetizers, but omg, this thing is huge!!  Maybe we should’ve known at around $16, but goodness, lol if we would’ve ordered this for our meal and nothing else, we still wouldn’t have been able to finish it!  However, the sampler was delicious!  Everything was fried, but the mushrooms, jalapenos, onion rings, mozzarella sticks, and pickles were mouthwateringly good.  The breading was light, nothing was overcooked, the onion rings were huge, and there were 4 cups of dippers (2 ranch, marinara, cheese sauce). So good.  We’ll bring 11 of our closest friends to share it next time, but will definitely have it again.  We took 3 boxes of leftovers just from the appetizer lol.  The burger and patty melt were cooked as ordered and tasty.  Our drinks were refilled regularly and the serving staff was very friendly.  Not the place to visit if you’re looking to eat healthy, but definitely good comfort food, fun atmosphere, and...

First off you place your order up front, but then have to take the receipt to the table to your waitress. We get our own drinks go sit down… Waitress comes by to confirm order, that has already been confirmed up front. (Flies all over restaurant & around food, restrooms are filthy). They bring out our food… my son hardly had any fish in his poboy, mostly bread for the $15 poboy, I tried one of his fries because they looked good, they were cold on the inside, my husband said his full rack of ribs (almost $30) were dry and tasted old, mash potatoes were that similar to instant mashed potatoes, just add water, no flavor. He’s a huge fan of cole slaw and he didn’t even touch it, it smelled like it had gone bad. My boiled shrimp smelled amazing, tasted amazing BUT was almost impossible to peel. Waitress came by after seeing my son get up to get a refill and asked what he was drinking and took his drink to refill it. (I guess that’s where their tip comes in to play) the rest of my kids got up to get their own refills, I got up and got my own to go box. Not sure how they want a 20% tip, when WE order our food, WE serve our own drinks and all the waitress does is ask if we are doing ok once and takes our debit card so we can pay. $96 down the drain, gave her a $10 courtesy tip for basically doing nothing for us. Less than mediocre food, pickle chips and fried jalapeños with cheese were good though....