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I've driven by this place so many times & always been curious, & finally decided to give it a try! It was kinda a gloomy cloudy morning & I was one of the first customers to walk in after opening. Before I ordered, since I noticed on the online menu they had their pies listed as 'everyday pies' & 'nondairy' pies, & then it said 'ask about today's selections,' I did just that. The guy working the counter was not super friendly or outgoing. I tried to point to a specific slice to see if it was a nondairy pie & he listed the ingredients he knew & then made a comment about how he didn't make it. At that point I probably should have just passed on the pie & probably gotten the banana pudding as it's a popular Texas dessert & I am a big fan, but I unfortunately didn't see the advertisement until I was paying.
Since the place is called 'Sweet Relish' I wanted to try something with the sweet relish 😉. So I picked a half chicken salad sandwich. [ As advertised: made with white meat chicken, sweet relish, boiled eggs, mayo w/ lettuce & tomato on whole wheat bread. ] When I ordered the guy taking my order asked me what type of chicken salad sandwich I wanted. Not realizing there was more then one type he began to then mansplain me in detail each different sandwich instead of simply saying the classic or the almond. Maybe we got off on the wrong foot somehow with the pies? Maybe it was just early & he wasn't feeling it yet? Anyway I added the green apple slaw which came with a drink. [ As advertised: Green Apple Slaw - shredded cabbage, julienne granny smith apples tossed with our apple citrus vinaigrette. ] It definitely would have been a better bargain to just add chips & a drink for $2.25, or just add chips for $1.25. He asked if I wanted a regular or a large & I said regular.
My order came out fast. More customers were coming in after me which is always a good sign. It was quite a lot of beverage for a regular. You could pick between coffee, 4 different teas, or fountain drinks.
My food was tasty, It can be hard to find chicken salad, tuna sald, etc without onions, so that was a win for me! The apple slaw was good, the apples blended in, & by the end of both it felt like A LOT OF MAYO! [ Especially for a half a chicken salad sandwich, you couldn't really taste much else on the sandwhich. ] I think with the cloudy morning maybe a soup might have been a better pairing with it as a palet cleanser.
They advertised for bluebell ice cream ( it is TX! 😄 ) I happen to have some at home , & didn't eat all my pie. I warmed it & tryed it ala mode. No matter how I ate my slice of pie it was just meh. The pies topping- some kinda Oat & sugar crumble was the best part. The rest of it was dry. I don't know if it was day old but it didn't taste freshly made. Maybe a different flavor would hold up better?
🍴 All in all could be a better value, definitely not TX sized portions for the price, but the food itself was good. Maybe don't go right at open & hopefully you'll get better customer service. 👈
Service
Take out
Meal type
Brunch
Price per person
$10–20
Food: 3
Service: 1
Atmosphere: 4
This place was wonderful. The sandwiches are great and I hear their pies are even better
Service
Take out
Meal type
Lunch
Food: 5
Service: 5
Atmosphere: 4
Love going there when we have business there.
Service
Dine in
Meal type
Lunch
Price per person
$10–20
Food: 5
Service: 5
Atmosphere: 5
Recommended dishes
Key Lime Pie
Love the options. Food is great.. parking could be better.
Service
Dine in
Meal type
Lunch
Price per person
$10–20
Food: 5
Service: 5
Atmosphere: 5
Recommended dishes
Grilled Chicken Salad and Blueberry Pie
