Places to eat in the USS Texas/San Jac Historical Site area

[Frobie]

The resourcefulness of this crew seldom lets me down, so I'm gonna give this a whirl.

I'm meeting up with a friend who's currently living in Beaumont to tour the USS Texas on Sunday.  Not all that familiar with that side of town, so can anyone recommend a place we could grab dinner over there?  Nothing specific we're looking for, and just plan good grub would be fine.  Also, it doesn't have to be TOO close--just hoping to keep from having to come all the way back into Houston (or to Beaumont) to find something decent.

Thanks!

[UpTooLate]

I would recommend Brady's Landing which is basically at the intersection of 610 and 225.  It is NOT easy to find, so key map, or a phone call to the hostess is probably your best bet.  Very good buffet and an awesome view of the ship channel.  I'm not a buffet person, but this place I like.  Plan on spending about $20 per person.

http://www.bradyslandingrestaurant.com/

[HudsonHawk]

Depending on what you're looking for and how much you want to spend....but the Monument Inn is essentially right there *at* the park.  It's typical Gulf Coast seafood, so expect that sort of ambiance and pricing.  It's not *great* food, but it's not bad either.  Nice view of the bay.  There are a few little burger shacks around there too, but I'm not sure of names and whether or not they're still open.  Other than that, you've got to go in to Houston or in to Deer Park for pretty much anything. 

[matadorph]

Whatever happened to the San Jacinto Inn? Anyone else remember that place? It's where I learned to eat raw oysters at a very young age.

[HudsonHawk]

Whatever happened to the San Jacinto Inn? Anyone else remember that place? It's where I learned to eat raw oysters at a very young age.

The San Jacinto Inn closed down many years ago, in the early 80's, I think.  The Monument Inn was across the street.  Sometime after the San Jacinto Inn closed, the Monument Inn burned down and moved to what *was* the San Jacinto Inn.  So the old San Jacinto Inn is now the new Monument Inn.  Clear as mud?

[JimR]

Whatever happened to the San Jacinto Inn? Anyone else remember that place? It's where I learned to eat raw oysters at a very young age.

boy, i do. i LOVED that place.

[strosrays]

boy, i do. i LOVED that place.

Yes.

My father took me there the first time when I was about 8 yrs. old.  We sat down and someone brought a galvanized washtub out and set it down next to the table.  It was full of oysters on the half shell, something I'd never seen up to that point.

"What are those?" I asked, looking down at these slimy snot-looking things stuck to the kinds of shells like we had in our parking lot at school.

"Raw oysters," he said.  "We're going to eat them."

"Are they still alive?"

He had to persuade me at first; but by the second or third dozen, I was hooked.  And have been ever since.

[Col. Sphinx Drummond]

I think I ate 47 fried shrimp there one night.

[Frobie]

We ended up at Monument Inn, which was entirely satisfactory.  Thanks for all the suggestions.

BTW, the Texas tour was fantastic.  They have an impressive amount of the ship open for viewing.  Highly recommended.