Houston`s in Lebanon

Houston Inn usually has great food, but the last few times I have gone there has not lived up to their reputation. I got fried chicken for the first time tonight. People have always raved about it. The chicken I got was not good. It was so tough I could barely chew it. And the dressing was just as bad. I doubt if we will be returning in the near future if at all. I hear the place is for sale. Maybe it has run It's course after all these years. Very disappointing to say the least, as I have many good memories of going there.

Quality of food has deteriorated considerably; will think twice before returning!

Very family oriented dinner place. The frog legs were amazing. Didn't even want to use sauce on them in fear of masking the flavor. Salad bar was delicious with a large variety of choices. Well worth the drive and money.

Disappointed. Place was cold, drafty, and in need of repair! Salad bar was awful and claims to be famous for it. Tasteless and not many options, what was on there wasn't fresh (salad wilted)

Great food and service! Quiet with older music playing softly. Tables were covered with white tablecloths. I highly recommend it!!

The steak was excellent. This place has a terrific salad bar. It even has candied watermelon rinds and chow chow. Service was great

A great experience and great frog legs and great service. A must!

I felt out of place being under the age of 65. Items in the buffet are targeted toward senior citizens. The decor hasn't been changed since the place opened. Mediocre service, the owner was doing his books in the middle of the dining room at the entrance. In desperate need of capital upgrades. You can tell how bad the water leaks through the roof/ceiling on a rainy day. There is obvious water damage everywhere. I hoped for more when I read other people's reviews. Maybe it's just a local thing.

Food was not appetizing. Lettuce on the salad bar from a bag. Way over priced for the quality. Sorry

This place is good! Good pricing, big portions and the employees are regularly very nice.

Had a wonderful time. Food was excellent. Only wish I had met the owner, former neighbor of mine.

Frog legs were delicious as always, and their salad bar is the biggest around with a lot of delicious choices!

Three people. First meal soggy potato wedges, meat not cooked all the way, second meal very dry frog legs, third meal stuffing not throughly mixed before cooking (ate raw bread crumbs often), green beans bland but meat was tender. Salad bar was fine, and that's why it is getting a 1 star. Its worth mentioning- while ordering one person did not want the salad bar. Told the waitress this. She replied that if she sees this person eating any of our salads (2 ordered salad), she would be charging us. If we wanted the salad bar, we could have purchased it. Money was not the issue. One person simply did not want the salad bar. No need to assume we were trying to ditch the bill. Not a good start.

Visit this time warp. Decor and food is American standards from 50s and 60s. Over 50 items on the salad bar - including deviled eggs and ambrosia (that marshmallow/jello/fruit salad that tastes like childhood summers ). Drinks are a nice pour, so order tall if you want to stay awake through dinner. Bar pricing very reasonable - high end gin (Bombay Sapphire) and vodka (Grey Goose) cocktails about $8. Had a good steak with a side of candied yams and salad bar. Tablemates tried fried chicken (great), ribs (raved about the sauce) and frog legs (interesting). Service was efficient, sassy and experienced. Not sure I need to go back, but definitely glad we tried it. Placed filled up fast with elderly clientele. Very convivial atmosphere and it must have been ugly Xmas sweater night. Great people watching.

Service good. Food good. Seating good. Parking good. Decor good. Overall? Good but slightly overrated

Service and staff is fantastic. Atmosphere is definitely long term locals. Everyone knows everyone. Salad bar is set up backwards and not much true vegetables for big salad. Dessert and fruit items on salad bar are mixed in with side items. Can be confusing, especially since they are not labeled. Other menu items are decent with a little higher prices than expected, everything considered. Actual building and parking lot could use a deep cleaning with freshened carpet, seats, etc.

Great place for a meal. Prices are just right. Hugh salad bar... It is meal by itself.Step back in time to an old time steak house. It is worth the drive.

Good food and service at reasonable prices.

Good frog legs but lord that place needs updated.

As always a top notch experience perfect service and great food

Great waitress, best salad bar I've had in a real long time. Look forward to going back. It is outdated but I figure I'm not going for the decor, I'm going for the good home cooking!!!! Just to let you know....... If you are going to eat the salad bar, ask the waitress to hold your food order until you tell them, that way your food won't get cold. However, when we go back, I'm just getting the salad bar. The food was good, the salad bar is AMAZING!!!!!👍

Enjoyed the Salmon very much here, good Salad bar, Service was great!

Grouper was fabulous for lunch. Salad bar...WOW, loads and loads of scrumptious choices! Service was tip top! I'll be back!

For me I really liked the setting, reminded me of the Diners I would go to with my parents. Food was very good. Staff were friendly and professional. Try it. Lots of menu choices and a pretty good salad bar.

1st time here didn't know what to expect after reading reviews. Thank goodness I went, even more thankful that Emily was our server. Do yourself a huge service try this place out.

I love their salad bar and the people was very friendly and good service

Had my retirement dinner here tonight. They put a sign outside to guide all our guests to our private room. The room was nicely set up when we arrived. The waitresses were very professional, pleasant and on the spot efficient. The food was excellent and everyone had a lovely evening. Thank you Lou and staff for a memorable evening. Would recommend to everyone.

Best salad bar selection! Many nice items to select that aren’t typically available on other sale bars. Service always quick and fast.

Excellent food. Good service. Best liver and onions in cinti.

Family dinner for my birthday. 11 adults, 3 toddlers......everyone left happy with the choices.

I have eaten here a few times with family and we haven't found anything we didn't like! The buffet is great and always well-stocked. I only wish they were open on Mondays so I could eat here more often!

Love the food and service here and especially love their salad bar with so many items.

This place is highly over rated. I'm new to the area (originally from NYC), and had read all sorts of glowing reviews of this place. I finally had the opportunity to go, and from the moment I set foot into the place I knew it was not going to be a great meal.It looks like the last time it has been remodeled was some time in the 1980s, several light fixtures had burned out bulbs, and there was a smell of old attic dry wood that overrode the food smells. Not an auspicious start. I had the highly vaunted prime rib, it was nothing special at all. It reminded me of a piece of fully cooked frozen prime rib roast you can mail order, not something that had been roasted that day. It was accompanied by a sad looking baked potato. The whole presentation was not much different than just plopped on the plate, with no eye appeal at all. I didn't bother with dessert, I just wanted to finish and leave.

Amazing atmosphere. Amazing wait staff. Amazing food. What more could you ask for???

Was very crowded, that was to be expected. The food came in a timely matter. I did not like the ribs they tasted like they were boiled, I like my ribs grilled. The frog legs we're cold. The pork chops were good. I would have to go back and try it again.

Food great...they have a huge salad bar...prices reasonable...we had a fabulous waitress. We got there around 4ish on a Saturday, perfect timing really was getting busy when we left.

Nice place to eat. Salad bar is great. My wife likes frog legs and also scallops and pasta. The prime rib is great that is what I get.

We had a great meal, prices were very reasonable and we left stuffed! I had never heard of this place and came here with friends who have been patrons for years. Nice change of pace from all the chains.

Always our family's comfort food place.

This is one of the few places that still serves liver and onions. Very reasonable price...$6.95 included mashed potatoes and gravy. They were fairly large portions of both. Plenty of sauteed onions too. 3 of the 8 in our party had this.

We used to love the food. Now the steaks have no seasoning and the salad bar has less items. We had a group of 15 there to celebrate my birthday. Took forever to get my husbands tea.

We went here for my great grandmothers 84 birthday and our waitress was so extremely nice to us that we gave her some cake and the food was so good that I'm coming back. This is a great place for a family to sit down, talk, and, enjoy great food!

Awesome place too eat. Salad bar and ambiance was real nice and very affordable.

I love this restaurant! They have decent food, their menu is large, The chef in that spot is very experienced, I enjoy a lot eating all their food. The food is consistently of high qualtity, the attitude towards the visitors is efficient. I frequently visit this restaurant and I not even once was unsatisfied. I highly recommend it.

Excellent salad bar, good food. Service is friendly and fast.

The staff was excellent! The food was AMAZING! Best dining experience we've had in a very long time. We will definitely return.

As usual the food and service were fine. We have never had a bad meal or bad service. Great place to get a great meal.

The service and salad bar were very good. I had a large well priced steak that only lacked in seasoning. The giant piece of cheesecake made up for it tho.

Roast beef isnt fresh, but kids chicken tenders were great. got charged for a $10 salad (lots of option... yes and no...I only had 1 plate, not too many great ones for me....maybe add some dried cranberries, apples, blue cheese, goat cheese crumbs, cucumbers, some other protein than ham...I can go on) cause I didnt like my 2 day old beef at $13.

Best service and live and onion's on the planet. Whole menu satisfied the pickiest taste buds. Real people making you feel welcomed.