Refried beans covered with cheese! Ummm good. Price's Chef Restaurant, on the outskirts of downtown, is a well known place for American breakfasts, but it serves great Mexican cuisine as well.
Price's is located on the corner of Alameda and Ayers. When road construction is over, the best way to get here is either take Ayers from Ocean Drive or turn on to Alameda anywhere and head downtown. Note: Alameda just about covers the length of Corpus.
Chicken-Fried Steak:
Nice size chicken fried stead tasted great. It's a must for me to have my eggs with grits. They do grits well here and it's difficult to find places in Texas that do. Look at that nice crisp biscuit to the right. Had to have some gravy with it.
Price's Omelet:
Price's Omelet is a combination of bacon, mushroom, onions, bell pepper, and tomato. And what a combo that is. Cheese is optional. Look at those hashbrowns. They do brown them. Too many places serve white hashbrowns. They should be required to call them "hashwhites". (Yes, the period is after the quotes. That's where I believe it should be when the quote is not a sentence. Suck it up, English teachers.)
Chorizo & Eggs:
Remember that this is considered an American country breakfast place. Well, this is the best chorizo and eggs that I have ever tasted. The chorizo was fried on the griddle until it was almost crisp, then added to the eggs. The refried beans were great as well. I ordered flour tortillas with this dish. Note that I had cheese added to both my chorizo and my beans.
French Toast Plate:
As a personal habit, I eat my French toast with butter and bacon (or sausage) only. The syrup comes after there is no more meat to eat with it. The photo would have been better with the syrup loaded on the toast. So imagine there is syrup on it.
Bread Pudding to Go:
My girlfriend ordered this desert for the condo, and was it good. Glad she is a sharing person. I recommend this dish for you as well. If you are too full for desert, get it to go.
Price's Platter:
Eggs, ham, sausage, bacon, eggs, grits or hashbrowns, pancakes, biscuit or toast. Now this is a platter. Yes, I ate it all. Note: their ham is really good. Not that processed junk you find in some places.
Here's Where All of the Good Stuff is Made:
The last time I ate here was several days after Hurricane Harvey had hit the area. They were open, but had no air-conditioning. The street was torn up in front of the place and the cross streets were also being repaired along Ocean Drive. It was 10 a.m., and Price's was still crowded. I had to eat at the counter. A crowded restaurant under such bad conditions is a testament to good food. And the people in the kitchen make it happen.
The Breakfast Bro at Price's Chef
