Page 58 - Waves April

by: Tom Valliere & Charlie Bresenhan

Highlighting small family-owned neighborhood restaurants and food trucks

Want lunch or dinner? Jump to the seafood section of the
menu. Oysters, Shrimp, Fish, they have it all. You can have a
seafood dinner or opt for one of the overstuffed poboys.
Their gumbo is delicious with a deep dark roux and specially
cooked in New Orleans style steam pots. The “Lil Daddy” is
a large portion and sufficient for me, The “Big Daddy” is
enormous.
For the landlubber, there are an array of burgers, sandwiches,
salads and a very good chicken fried steak.

The Gumbo Diner Family friendly, off street parking , and all day breakfast
options.
Classic American Dining and New Orleans Flair
Hours of Operation
Galveston’s Gumbo Diner is where classic American Dining 7:00 AM to 11:00 PM daily
and New Orleans Flair meet the beach. Offering full South-
ern style breakfasts, an array of sandwiches, burgers and sal-
ads and hearty Cajun inspired seafood and gumbos insures
something for every taste and budget.

Living in beach towns in Florida in the 1980’s it seemed
there was a diner or coffee shop on every block. Not so in
Galveston. There are not many breakfast choices aside from
the fast food restaurants and a couple of national chains.

Bringing the first true American Diner experience to our
beaches in many years, the Gumbo Diner is a welcome ad-
dition to the Galveston Restaurant Groups family of locally
owned specialty restaurants.

Breakfast options abound. If your tastes includes meat and
eggs, you have hit the jackpot. Their combinations include
hash brown potatoes or creamy grits, eggs and omelets of
every kind, bacon, a huge hamsteak and delicious handmade
sausage. Pancakes of many types and toppings and delicious
waffles.

Want something spicy? Try their version of Mexico’s Hue- The Gumbo Diner
vos Rancheros. Do not forget to order a serving of beignets. 3602 Seawall Blvd.
These pillowy delicacies are sprinkled with confectioners
sugar and melt in your mouth. Galveston, Texas 77550
409-762-3232

58 | Waves Magazine | May 2019 Issue