Came for the first time to this restaurant, service was horrible, waitress was everywhere dropping things and just plain right not very polite. Atmosphere was okay but the one thing I️ didn’t like at all was that I️ went to the restroom and left my $12 margarita 1/2 on the table with my food plated to go and it got thrown out! When I️ asked her she was like there was no margarita on the table! I️ was like really???? Peep the receipt below! Overall will never dine here again!
Atmosphere: 3
Food: 5
Service: 1
Jim Walker
Neighborhood and city icon ... Hoover gives so much to this community!
Greg Schroeder
Best Home Cooking in Austin. Portions are great, sides are amazing. You won't be disappointed.
Update 8/30. Got takeout and everything was organized and cooked perfectly.
Update 9/18. Got takeout again and food was great. Their takeout game is on point
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 5
Service: 5
Matt Harris
Great food and staff
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
David Moore
The chicken fried steak is a must, as is the corn bread and greens. I love this place and get my fill every time I go. It is a great place to take my out of town guests from the south, who swear the food is as good, if not better, than their mom's or wife's. They are holding me to my solemn oath I won't tell their women folk how they feel about the food here.
Delane Wilson
Just good food... yummy meatloaf is my go too....
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Desira Glenn
I really wanted to love this place. It was my first time visiting Hoover's Cooking, and it was a special occasion—my father had flown in for his birthday. My sister picked the restaurant because she thought the family-owned feel would remind him of his favorite eatery back home. There were 12 of us, and we were able to reserve the private room, not the main dining area.
On the positive side, it was easy to book the private room in person, and it was the perfect space for our gathering. They even let us decorate it, which was a nice touch. Mr. Hoover himself and the host (an older gentleman) were both incredibly kind and welcoming.
Unfortunately, the experience went downhill from there. I would strongly recommend avoiding the restrooms. The food, which is the most important part, was a huge disappointment. My fish was beyond bland—ketchup only got me a third of the way through it. My father's fried chicken was flavorless, and my mother's yams and coleslaw weren't even edible. My little niece wouldn't touch her grilled cheese. I could go on, but let's just say it was our first and last time dining there. Adding to the poor experience, our two wait staff never smiled once and seemed truly unhappy to perform their duties of taking orders and bringing refills.
I really wish we had a better experience because Mr. Hoover was a cool guy, and I am a strong supporter of black-owned businesses. In that spirit, I'd say try it for yourself; maybe our experience was an off night.
Atmosphere: 3
Food: 1
Service: 3
Thomas Guerreiro
Anyone that doesn't like hoovers is probably a bad person
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Gus
Cornbread is painfully dry and flavorless. The rest just wasn't good
I had grilled lemon pepper catfish squash and okra it was wonderful I loved it
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Ashunti Wilson
Truthfully, this was not good! I got catfish, mac and cheese, chicken and dumplings, banana pudding, and cornbread. Not a single thing had flavor, I was honestly disappointed in the quality of the food as well. Hopefully this changes, but I will not be returning.
Food: 1
Paloma Q. Ancira
I haven’t been here in over 5 years was super excited to bring my parents, the bread that we paid for tasted like it came straight out of the microwave. I ordered the chicken fried chicken with mashed potatoes and fries, the only edible thing was the fries. My parents both got the turkey and dressing and they only ate the Turkey. Was extremely disappointed that I spent $70 on a meal that wasn’t good at all. I did speak with the manager but just got told that he would speak to the cooks. I don’t mind at all paying for a meal but when it’s that bad, I think other people should know. I even paid for the meal before speaking to the manager.
Update: I did have a higher up team member reach out and did a fantastic job of speaking with me and even discounting the meal for me. It was a fast response time and a great opportunity for the upper management to check in.
Atmosphere: 1
Food: 1
Service: 1
johnny artiaga
Hoovers .What happen to you ? This place has gone down hill pretty bad ! No flavor at all ! This place I had came to for years and I stop going due to lack of quality of food over the years .I don’t know what happen but whoever is in the kitchen , they need to go ! My Hoover days are over and yes it’s that bad ! I didn’t understand why it still gets business but then I looked around and no color was sitting down , well that speaks a lot .
Agnes S
Delicious comfort food, so many favorites; the jerk & bbq & fried chicken, catfish, chicken & dumplings, chicken fried steak. Lots of daily specials and veggie choices. The sides are wonderful and plentiful - best collard greens in town, great little corn bread in its own tiny cast iron pan, mac n cheese, mashed potatoes with the skins, Caribbean rice, black eyed peas, and many more. So many yummy fresh pies to choose from for dessert. Enormous arnold palmers made with fresh iced tea & fresh-squeezed lemonade. A regular & affordable neighborhood favorite with no wait (unlike the other restaurants nearby on Manor). The people that work there are super friendly too, it feels like you're part of the family.
Some decent BBQ chicken.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 3
Service: 5
Came for the first time to this restaurant, service was horrible, waitress was everywhere dropping things and just plain right not very polite. Atmosphere was okay but the one thing I️ didn’t like at all was that I️ went to the restroom and left my $12 margarita 1/2 on the table with my food plated to go and it got thrown out! When I️ asked her she was like there was no margarita on the table! I️ was like really???? Peep the receipt below! Overall will never dine here again!
Atmosphere: 3
Food: 5
Service: 1
Neighborhood and city icon ... Hoover gives so much to this community!
Best Home Cooking in Austin. Portions are great, sides are amazing. You won't be disappointed.
Update 8/30. Got takeout and everything was organized and cooked perfectly.
Update 9/18. Got takeout again and food was great. Their takeout game is on point
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 5
Service: 5
Great food and staff
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
The chicken fried steak is a must, as is the corn bread and greens. I love this place and get my fill every time I go. It is a great place to take my out of town guests from the south, who swear the food is as good, if not better, than their mom's or wife's. They are holding me to my solemn oath I won't tell their women folk how they feel about the food here.
Just good food... yummy meatloaf is my go too....
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
I really wanted to love this place. It was my first time visiting Hoover's Cooking, and it was a special occasion—my father had flown in for his birthday. My sister picked the restaurant because she thought the family-owned feel would remind him of his favorite eatery back home. There were 12 of us, and we were able to reserve the private room, not the main dining area.
On the positive side, it was easy to book the private room in person, and it was the perfect space for our gathering. They even let us decorate it, which was a nice touch. Mr. Hoover himself and the host (an older gentleman) were both incredibly kind and welcoming.
Unfortunately, the experience went downhill from there. I would strongly recommend avoiding the restrooms. The food, which is the most important part, was a huge disappointment. My fish was beyond bland—ketchup only got me a third of the way through it. My father's fried chicken was flavorless, and my mother's yams and coleslaw weren't even edible. My little niece wouldn't touch her grilled cheese. I could go on, but let's just say it was our first and last time dining there. Adding to the poor experience, our two wait staff never smiled once and seemed truly unhappy to perform their duties of taking orders and bringing refills.
I really wish we had a better experience because Mr. Hoover was a cool guy, and I am a strong supporter of black-owned businesses. In that spirit, I'd say try it for yourself; maybe our experience was an off night.
Atmosphere: 3
Food: 1
Service: 3
Anyone that doesn't like hoovers is probably a bad person
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Cornbread is painfully dry and flavorless. The rest just wasn't good
Atmosphere: 3
Food: 1
Service: 4
Restaurantji Recommends
I had grilled lemon pepper catfish squash and okra it was wonderful I loved it
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Truthfully, this was not good! I got catfish, mac and cheese, chicken and dumplings, banana pudding, and cornbread. Not a single thing had flavor, I was honestly disappointed in the quality of the food as well. Hopefully this changes, but I will not be returning.
Food: 1
I haven’t been here in over 5 years was super excited to bring my parents, the bread that we paid for tasted like it came straight out of the microwave. I ordered the chicken fried chicken with mashed potatoes and fries, the only edible thing was the fries. My parents both got the turkey and dressing and they only ate the Turkey. Was extremely disappointed that I spent $70 on a meal that wasn’t good at all. I did speak with the manager but just got told that he would speak to the cooks. I don’t mind at all paying for a meal but when it’s that bad, I think other people should know. I even paid for the meal before speaking to the manager.
Update: I did have a higher up team member reach out and did a fantastic job of speaking with me and even discounting the meal for me. It was a fast response time and a great opportunity for the upper management to check in.
Atmosphere: 1
Food: 1
Service: 1
Hoovers .What happen to you ? This place has gone down hill pretty bad ! No flavor at all ! This place I had came to for years and I stop going due to lack of quality of food over the years .I don’t know what happen but whoever is in the kitchen , they need to go ! My Hoover days are over and yes it’s that bad ! I didn’t understand why it still gets business but then I looked around and no color was sitting down , well that speaks a lot .
Delicious comfort food, so many favorites; the jerk & bbq & fried chicken, catfish, chicken & dumplings, chicken fried steak. Lots of daily specials and veggie choices. The sides are wonderful and plentiful - best collard greens in town, great little corn bread in its own tiny cast iron pan, mac n cheese, mashed potatoes with the skins, Caribbean rice, black eyed peas, and many more. So many yummy fresh pies to choose from for dessert. Enormous arnold palmers made with fresh iced tea & fresh-squeezed lemonade. A regular & affordable neighborhood favorite with no wait (unlike the other restaurants nearby on Manor). The people that work there are super friendly too, it feels like you're part of the family.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
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