Tam M.
Yelp
Finally, I am able to scratch one of Keith Lee's pop-up visit restaurants off my list!
If you didn't know, Keith Lee, a world renowned food critic who reviews restaurants that need exposure to the right consumers to support the existence of their small businesses made a stop in Houston last year during his tour. His marketing and reviews have turned almost folding and closing restaurants into thriving enterprises after his reviews in effect. It's an incredible narrative that you can't help applaud, so I decided to keep the energy going and partake in some comfort food on Sunday after church and see if Keith Lee was just bluffin or was he on point with his review of Butter Funk Kitchen. I really had a hankering for some really good catfish. Memories of KL's video on Butter Funk Kitchen came to mind as he bite into the fish. Rewatching the video on IG, I was sold. Online ordering site is user-friendly with various food delivery options to use for pick up or delivery. I used Grubhub for this order since I already had a debit card attached to this account. Plus, Grubhub seems to have the same prices you'd pay for the food if you walked in the restaurant for a take out order or ordered straight from the restaurant's website.
Anywho, I had the estimated time for the order and drove straight there. Parking, however, is a challenge. I knew it would be since I drive through Sunnyside going to work quite frequently. I ended up parking in front of the dumpster, waiting for anyone to leave to legally park and get my order. Sure enough, someone did leave and moved my vehicle to the side of the restaurant to wait until Grubhub said my order was ready. Soon as I saw the ready notice, I hopped out and entered in. Small spot - definitely more of a grab and go location, with a small bar for serving frozen concotions. They looked good, but I didn't want to go back to my car and get money to get one. Next time. I was greeted and given my order, which was tied down and in a black bag. Impressive to me, the ticket order had the full name of my food preparer. That told me right away that Butter Funk wants you to give them credit for their food and will hold people accountable if it's not on point. Therefore, let me give credit to my server A. Johnson, who made my day with this 2 piece catfish, fried to perfection! Seasoning - just enough and not too salty. Crispy and golden fried to just the right crispyness. Plus, the filets were HUGE. They didn't cheap me by splitting a filet into 2 pieces and selling it as one. These were some for REAL filets!!! Greens were oh so flavorful and not overcooked. I don't like a bunch of meat in my greens, so a few pieces for flavor were adequate for me. Once more, the golden honey cornbread complimented my greens to perfection. I used it to sope the juice from the greens and eat every single bite.
I'd agree with Keith that the macaroni and cheese is not the best, but it's not the worst I've had either. It's a little on the dry side. Smaller noodles would probably leave more creaminess and moisture in the pasta, but I promise you - it didn't get thrown away. It wasn't that bad. All in all, BFK is the real deal when it comes to confort food. I would certainly come back and get their catfish any day of the week. Great to see a small family owned business getting the attention and business they deserve.