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City Cafe, photographed

Every photograph here is a real photograph of City Cafe. Nothing is staged elsewhere, and nothing is borrowed.

The Food

Plates as they are actually served, from the griddle to the table.

  • Chicken-fried steak with cream gravy, mashed potatoes, mixed vegetables and rolls at City Cafe in South Houston
    Chicken-fried steak with cream gravy and mashed potatoes.
  • A spread of City Cafe breakfast plates including a waffle with fried chicken, omelets, hash browns, pancakes with bacon and French toast
    A morning spread from the kitchen line.
  • A cheeseburger on a toasted bun with a plate of hand-cut fries at City Cafe in South Houston
    Griddle burger and fries at lunch.
  • Scrambled eggs and crisp hash browns with toast on the side at City Cafe in South Houston
    Scrambled eggs, hash browns and toast.
  • A large griddled pancake topped with butter, served with toast at City Cafe in South Houston
    One pancake covers the plate.
  • Chicken-fried steak with brown gravy and sides at City Cafe in South Houston
    Chicken-fried steak, brown gravy on request.
  • Fried chicken and waffles plated at City Cafe in South Houston
    Chicken and waffles off the breakfast side of the menu.
  • Center cut pork chop plate with sides at City Cafe in South Houston
    Center cut pork chop with sides.
  • Beef tips and rice with vegetable sides at City Cafe in South Houston
    Beef tips and rice, a plate lunch regular.
  • Chorizo omelet with hash browns and toast at City Cafe in South Houston
    Chorizo omelet with hash browns and toast.
  • A stack of hot pancakes served at City Cafe in South Houston
    Pancakes straight off the griddle.
  • Red beans and rice served in a bowl at City Cafe in South Houston
    Red beans and rice.
  • A cooked steak plate with sides at City Cafe in South Houston
    Steak, cooked the way you ask for it.
  • Scrambled eggs, sausage, grits and a pancake on one breakfast plate at City Cafe in South Houston
    Eggs, sausage, grits and a pancake.

The People

Cooks, servers, owners and the regulars who make the room what it is.

  • Regular customers gathered around a table for morning coffee at City Cafe in South Houston
    The morning coffee crowd, same tables most days.

The Place

The building, the sign, the booths and the counter on College Avenue.

  • The City Cafe roadside sign above the red brick building at 513 College Ave in South Houston, Texas
    The sign on College Avenue. The awning still reads Est. 1952.
  • The front entrance of City Cafe at 513 College Ave in South Houston, Texas, with parking directly out front
    Park out front and walk straight in.
  • The front counter and stools inside City Cafe in South Houston, Texas
    The front counter, where the coffee never sits long.
  • Counter seating with swivel stools along the service line at City Cafe in South Houston
    Counter seating for a table of one.
  • The dining room at City Cafe in South Houston with tables set for breakfast service
    The dining room, set and ready before the rush.
  • View across the steam table toward the dining area at City Cafe in South Houston
    The steam table view of the room.
  • Wall decor and local memorabilia inside City Cafe in South Houston, Texas
    Years of South Houston on the walls.
  • The entry door of City Cafe at 513 College Ave in South Houston, Texas
    The door on College Avenue.
  • Street view of the City Cafe building and parking area in South Houston, Texas
    From the street, with parking out front.
  • Exterior signage for City Cafe in South Houston, Texas
    Signage you can spot from College Avenue.
  • The handwritten daily specials board at City Cafe in South Houston
    The specials board changes with the day.

Through the Years

Archival photographs from City Cafe's own collection.

Real City Cafe photo needed

Historical photographs City Cafe owns or has rights to publish.

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Historical photographs City Cafe owns or has rights to publish.

Real City Cafe photo needed

Historical photographs City Cafe owns or has rights to publish.

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