SAN ANTONIO — Ten years ago, plan B became plan A for Granny Bauer and daughter Denise Moore.
“We’ve always been a cooking family,” Moore said.
The mother/daughter team wanted to open a restaurant to serve the home cooked goodness they were accustomed to eating.
“Kind of the way we ate as children and what we served at home,” She said.
They opened a smaller spot before moving to 14312 FM 306 in Canyon Lake. Moore said home cooking is all they’ve ever done.
Their menu in the family ran eatery features large portions at affordable prices. Think meatloaf, grilled cheese, huge breakfasts, large sandwiches, wraps and homemade desserts.
Granny D’s is an unpretentious space that’s open 7 days a week. It’s one of those places where things are so comfortable your server might call you ‘sugar’ or ‘hon.’ Getting a table on the weekend can be a two hour wait because these are some serious vittles.
“This is Texas. It’s go big or go home,” Moore said.
Their big menu selections as well as the home cooked cuisine keeps the customers coming back and reaching for to go plates.
Neighborhood Eats got a Granny D’s sized sampler. It started with the Gramp’s omelet: Three huge eggs, ham, sausage, bacon, onion, bell peppers, tomatoes, cheese, hash browns, toast and homemade jelly. Delicious!
Granny D’s large chicken fried steak is—um—large! The tender 8-ounce piece of meat is blanketed with gravy, paired with house made onion rings and fried corn on the cob. Wow does this meal ever taste like Texas!
The one-pound BLT features the curliest and prettiest bacon in Canyon Lake. The many, many, many pieces of bacon are piled atop of bread, lettuce and tomatoes. Love it!
Moore’s younger sister bakes homemade desserts for the restaurant. While the selection is pretty hefty Neighborhood Eats settled on a slice of German chocolate cake. Fantastic!
Granny D’s pancakes are everything! They are hubcap-sized or, at least, 12 inches in diameter. The giant flapjacks can be ordered plain, caramel apple, Tutti Frutti, carrot cake, chocolate chip and cinnamon roll flavored.
Neighborhood Eats had the cinnamon roll flavored pancakes which come with frosting, nuts and an ice cream sized scoop of butter. Syrup is optional. This is as sinfully good as it is filling.
Overall: Granny D’s is a comfortable spot where you come to get a serious eating on without breaking the bank. A short stack of pancakes easily feeds to people who are willing the share. Neighborhood Eats selfishly would love to move Granny D’s to San Antonio to get those large ‘put you to sleep’ servings. But it’s located near the beauty of Canyon Lake. It’s the right place to fuel up for a day on the lake or drive a truck for hours.
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