Truluck's Seafood Steak and Crab House
This entry was posted on 1/31/2009 4:23 PM and is filed under Seafood,Steakhouses.
We hadn't been inspired to try this longtime Houston restaurant. Perhaps because it is a chain or it was outside our geographic comfort zone, too far out on Westheimer. In recent years, Truluck's has moved closer in, now housing opposite Capital Grille on Westheimer near Yorktown. We love stone crabs and had heard about the all you can eat Monday special. A new year's resolution to limit carbs made this a good candidate for a recent birthday that happened to fall on a Monday.
The place was packed, with most diners appearing to have the evening special. For $49.95, you get all the stone crab (medium size) you want, together with as many soups, salads and sides as you desire. Although not overtly pushing the starters and sides, it makes sense to encourage one to fill up on these less costly items. We sampled the wedge salad (classic version with blue cheese dressing, blue cheese chunks, bacon, and tomatos) and the crab bisque (nothing special). We avoided the bread basket. The stone crabs, served cold on cracked ice, with a remoulade sauce, were quite good and nicely cracked by the kitchen. (No special utensils were required to access any of the meat, thus, sparing one's manicure.) The waiter kept the plates coming, and we had no trouble going through quite a few of the tasty appendages. We tried two sides -- cheese grits (delicious and rich) and creamed leaks (o'kay). We broke the no-carb rule big time with dessert (it was a birthday, after all) -- a huge piece of chocolate layer cake, topped with chocolate sauce. Quite tasty and, for the most part, ending up in a doggy bag. Alas, for obvious reasons, no stone crabs were allowed to sneak into the bag.
For stone crab lovers, the Monday special is a great deal. The regular menu price for 8 medium crab claws with mashed potatos and asparagus (no soup or salad) is $45.95.
5350 Westheimer
713/783-7270
http:/www.trulucks.com
