The Steak House

Great place to get great delicious food. They also serve the best coffee in town. The owner is very friendly and is always asking "todo bien" is everything okay. A shout out to the entire staff that every time I go they treat us very nice. I want to say thank you for that.

Today is County Fried steak day. And I heard of a place in Zapata Texas that has some of the best country fried steak around. Well of course I had to try this mystical plate. I had the chicken fried steak with cheese and gravy. I know I know... I thought the same thing. That did not sound good to me at all. But I had to try it to see for myself and I have to tell you it was a great experience. You've had the old chicken fried steak before but the cheese changes everything!!!! It's a totally different dish. The place was great. A large building with tables in the middle. The bar looked cool too but it was closed. The staff is very friendly. And the price point is not bad. The only bad thing is that I have to travel an 1 and half to have this dish. If it were closer I'd go all the time- but in my case I'm going to have to make an every once in a while kinda trip. Over all a great place.loved it!!!!

Visited several times; tried their various steak cuts.

I do like being served a cup of soup in addition to the chips & salsa every visit.

The staff is very nice; just go ahead and seat yourself when arriving.

I see myself continuing to visit and going through the rest of their menu, but I do have to critique their steak. The cuts seems large, but for as think as their cross section is, they seem to be cooking them at lower heat, for a longer amount of time.

Even on a Medium-Rare, I would expect more of a char or grill, along with a variation of the cooked state of the meat in the cut. Medium-Rare here is really Medium. My expectations of a steakhouse are seasoning I can identify them by, and either flame or good grilling on the steak done at high heats -as in "Browning," where the Maillard Reaction is taking place in the cut, transforming the amino acids and sugar in the meat to wonderful flavors.

Did I get a good value for my money; yes you get a lot of food -but I'm willing to pay more for a higher quality product. I would encourage The Steak House to realize their potential and go crazy on seasoning their cuts heavier than they are now and upping the intensity on the cooking heat.

They have one of the bigger lots in the city, and the dining room is certainly up there in comparison to the other Zapata restaurants. This would definitely be a place I'd bring visiting family over to if the appetite leaned towards beef for the next meal.

Food was good. It's been alot better in past visits. Order was gotten wrong by the wait staff but it was rectified quickly and the correct order was brought out quickly. Friendly and courteous wait staff

Formerly one of my favorite destinations. Our motorcycle group called ahead, to lunch here. For the second time, with the same group, I was the last person served, as most were finished eating. My order was a simple steak sandwich and fries. Several with chicken fried steak or chicken, were done eating. My meal was good, but not great.
The menu price for my meal was $6.48. the check total was $11.97, with $1.71 gratuity, $.78 tax. The $3.00 was explained away by a tiny note on the front of the menu, advising of price increases. Increases are understandable, gouging is not!