Surfside Beach is the place to go to get away from it all. This small, quaint beach community has convenience stores, a surf shop, and local non-chain restaurants with great home cooked food and small town prices. Miss Kitty’s Purple Cow serves up wicked cheeseburgers and the Red Snapper Inn features home cooked entrees and some of the best gumbo this side of New Orleans (featured in Texas Monthly Magazine for its great food!).


Kitty's Purple Cow
Hamburgers, hotdogs, etc.
Comments: Wicked cheeseburgers. Who could miss this purple building?
Directions: At stoplight, turn east on Bluewater Highway. About 0.3 mile on right.

Landshark Pizza & Grille
Pizza, sandwiches & snacks
Comments: Eat in or take out
Directions: On right, immediately after crossing bridge onto island.

Red Snapper Inn
Fresh seafood.
Comments: Featured in Texas Monthly. Best gumbo this side of New Orleans.
Directions: At stoplight, turn east on Bluewater Highway. About ¼ mile on the right.

Willie Joe's
Steak & Seafood
Comments: Blackened fish and crawfish.
Directions: 4014 East Highway 332. Midway between Surfside Bridge and Highway 523.

Cafe Annice
Continental Bistro
Comments: Dressier. Great desserts.
Directions: 24 Circle Way, Lake Jackson. Call for directions (979-292-0600)

Johnny Carino's
Country Italian
Within a couple blocks of Luby's, Chili's, Ryan's, Red Lobster, Chick-fil-a, KFC, Popeye's, a 10-screen movie theater.
Directions: 106 Highway 332 @ 288. On north edge of Lake Jackson.

Domino's Pizza
Comments: Delivers to Sufside. Or, eat in.
Directions: 2105 FM 523. In Oyster Creek, just before you turn onto Highway 332 to Surfside. (979-239-333)

On The River
Seafood, steak, chicken fried steak
Comments: Cajun grilled shrimp, blackened catfish, and mustard greens are quite good.
Directions: 919 West 2nd, Freeport.
Call for directions (979-233-0503)

Shanghai
Hunan, Szechwan & Mandarin Chinese
Comments: Extensive menu.
Directions: 941 Highway 332, Lake Jackson (just before you exit for Surfside.) Next to Cher Swiss Hotel.