Cypress gained a gem with this restaurant that serves its own beer. Despite the name, it’s far more than a hot dog joint!
The Location
1960 and 290 has been a total mess for the last few years, so this is a great spot to stop and wait til the traffic dies down. Even if you’re not waiting in traffic, Lazy Dog is worth the drive from other parts of town.
The Food
Brunch menus and late-night food options, like a gourmet hot dog, help paint the picture of a thoughtfully crafted menu. They also feature happy hours and reverse happy hours for certain menu items, like the aforementioned lone dog.
I had the pulled pork sandwich because it was one of the lower-calorie items on the menu, and I was about to drink a flight. The fact that they show the calories of all the menu items is pretty cool too. My wife appreciated that big time.
The Atmosphere
Rustic log chandeliers and license plate Americana make for a homey vibe that’s far short of tchotchkes. The high vaulted ceilings lined with unfinished beams add to the vibe, and they help keep the noise down a little.
The Service
For a spot that just opened up, we expected the servers to not be fully trained yet. Our server knew his stuff for the most part. The questions he couldn’t answer, he asked somebody and returned quickly with our answer. I was impressed.
The Beer
Let’s be honest. That’s why you’re here. Lazy Dog Opening in Cypress brings with it some of their own craft beer options, and they’re all dang good.
Blonde, Heff, Red, IPA and Hazy IPA round out their flight of 4oz pours, and they add a seasonal brew for an even 6. Every beer was clean, true to style, and full of all the right flavors and aromas. The Hazy wasn’t very hazy, but what it lacked in appearance, it made up two fold in flavor and aroma.
Anthony's a Houston native, a Creative Strategist at https://ledgeloungers.com/, an adjunct instructor of Visual Communication at Lone Star College, and a UH Coog that loves good beer almost as much as he does his city. Anthony lives to help others and that's found a home helping some of the coolest breweries on earth with creative and marketing projects that can be seen on our Portfolio page. Fueled by hoppy lagers, sessionable IPAs, and gangster rap, he's ticked his way through H-Town, rocking the most unusual Nikes he can find. When he's not writing for us, he's with his family or very patiently rooting for the Rockets.
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