Thistle Draft Shop

Candace Rating: Worth Going!!

Price: For the Masses

Service: Should Have Been Better

Reservations: Not Necessary

Location: 5210 FM 2920, #100, Spring, TX 77388

WebPage: http://www.thistledraftshop.com/

Experience: Our experience has been overall good ones. It has been mixed for me personally. The first time we went to Thistle we had good service by a friendly bartenders, but the fries were greasy. I’m not sure if they weren’t drained well or if the oil wasn’t hot enough, but I couldn’t eat them. The second time we went to Thistle the food was good, but the service was lacking and the bartenders weren’t very friendly this time.

Truffle Fries: Parmesan, thyme, white truffle oil, garlic aioli

The execution of this dish was a fail. I do not think the oil was hot enough when they fried these; they were very greasy and I couldn’t eat them. I also couldn’t taste the truffle oil.

Pretzel Knots: Served with red dragon beer cheese, honey grain mustard.

These came in plain and jalapeño. We ordered the jalapeño, they were not spicy hot. The red dragon beer cheese was so delicious I could eat it with a spoon. The combination of the jalapeño pretzel with the red dragon cheese sauce is probably one of the best things I’ve put in my face in a long time! We ordered a second order of them with double cheese sauce they were so good.

Bacon Grilled Cheese: Sourdough, bacon, sharp white cheddar, creamy tomato soup with tagarashi (I think this is misspelled on the menu. I think it is supposed to be Togarashi; a Japanese word for chili pepper) croutons.

The bread was also greasy, but still eatable. The best part of this is the dipping of the grilled cheese into the soup. The combo was good, but separately the items weren’t that great.

Sliced Beef Sandwich: white cheddar, olive relish, creamy horseradish, French baguette.

My husband ordered this dish. He said it was good; he ate it all. 🙂

On our second trip to Thistle we split the Bleu Burger: bleu cheese, smoked bacon, caramelized beer onions, garlic aioli, sesame seed bun. I unfortunately ate it all so fast that I forgot to take a picture of it! I was impressed with it, the burger was scrumptious, and the fries were not greasy.

Misc.: The appealing part of Thistle for us is that they local; bosting local owners, beers, and locally sourced foods. They have 50 beer taps. The décor and atmosphere will keep us coming back.

Final Thoughts: It is a new local spot about a mile from our house. We will continue to keep this place on rotation. The people sitting next to us had the Crispy Brussel Sprouts and Vietnamese Wings. I think next time we go, I’m definitely trying the Crispy Brussel Sprouts; they looked and smelled yummy. And….if I get the burger again (which I probably will), I’ll take a picture of it and update the post.