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Mama Jack's is a restaurant in Kountze, TX.

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Todd White
Todd White -Local Guide
3 years ago
This place is for sure a local dive spot to eat. Gumbo, boudin, alligator…they have it all. Most everything is fried. Ha ha. If you wanna feel like a local and listen to some music and catch up on the happenings around town then this...Read More
Shawn Smith
Shawn Smith -Local Guide
4 years ago
Mama Jacks is a local legend. This place is a must. The front of the building is misleading of what is inside. Mama Jacks could easily be a national franchise but it probably could not maintain its level of charm and good food. Posted a...Read More
Arty Wulf
Arty Wulf -Local Guide
5 years ago
I have never had bad service or food from this place, top notch service every time! The food is always on point, and the Breakfest and Lunch Buffet can't be beat! I haven't been able to try the seafood buffet just yet, but it sure...Read More
Don Lemke
Don Lemke -Local Guide
2 years ago
This place is always good. Especially when you hit up the buffet you can have a little bit of everything. Today I had pork ribs, meatballs, potatoes, and a side salad. It's really good homestyle food.I can I'm honestly say this, Mama Jack's is pretty...Read More
Troy Eakin
Troy Eakin -Local Guide
a year ago
When im going to the beach and leaving the beach this place is always packed so I thought I would stop.Saturday night is all you can eat seafood.To me the mud bugs had no spice..kinda disappointed. Fish was great. Fried crab was ok...Read More
Food: 3/5Service: 4/5Atmosphere: 5/5
Denise Saph
Denise Saph -Local Guide
a year ago
My husband and I stopped by for their breakfast buffet. Everything looked like it had been there for hours on steam table. The food was also cold. I will not be going back. My husband and I were both ill after eating....Read More
Food: 1/5Service: 1/5Atmosphere: 2/5
D Griffin
D Griffin -Local Guide
3 years ago
We stopped here for breakfast because we wanted a sit down southern experience. Their breakfast buffet was amazing! They had eggs, bacon, sausage links and patties, French toast or pancakes, biscuits and gravy, fruit, and some of the best cinnamon rolls I've been able to...Read More
Joshua Thurman
Joshua Thurman -Local Guide
a year ago
Had a pretty good seafood buffet on Friday. Fried shrimp, fish, hush puppies, gumbo, baked fish, and a few other optionsv including a dessert bar. Food tasted good, really liked the tartar sauce. I thought the fish filets were a bit small but it...Read More
Food: 4/5Service: 4/5Atmosphere: 4/5
afgrab55
afgrab55 -Local Guide
3 years ago
It's been a good while since I've been in Mama Jack's for their Breakfast Buffet, but I can tell you it's as good as it was the last time I was here and that's been at least 15 years ago or better!!! I used to...Read More
Karen Bandzak
Karen Bandzak -Local Guide
2 years ago
Down to earth Cafe. Had the buffet. Was very good, & delicious 😋. Granddaughter has a cheese pizza 🍕. Good as well. Very friendly folks.Vegetarian options: Had salad 🥗 bar. Parking: Small parking lot. Kid-friendliness: Had kids menu.Wheelchair accessibility: Yes.
Dorm Craft
Dorm Craft -Local Guide
9 months ago
Food: 4/5Service: 5/5Atmosphere: 4/5
R S
R S -Local Guide
3 weeks ago
Most of the food on the buffet was prepackaged or from a box and extremely bland. The only thing I ate that wasn't was a fried pork chop and their fried apples, pork chop ok, fried apples were horrible and honestly tasted like leftover cinnamon...Read More
Food: 1/5Service: 4/5Atmosphere: 2/5
William Sorokolit
William Sorokolit -Local Guide
a month ago
You know when starting this review I'm reminded of those two old guys on The Muppets that sing 'why do we always come here I guess I'll never know?' I just don't understand why I keep coming back here? I mean seriously it's like a...Read More
Food: 2/5Service: 3/5Atmosphere: 3/5
Cari Prunty
Cari Prunty
a month ago
HORRIBLE!!!... don't know how else to say it love supporting local businesses been to mama Jacks several times over the years, ordered a club sandwich I'm serious there was 1 thinly sliced piece of meat not sure ham or turkey cause is was literally out...Read More
Food: 1/5Service: 1/5Atmosphere: 1/5
Mary Daniels
Mary Daniels -Local Guide
a week ago
We went on Friday night for the seafood buffet. The food was average. The bathrooms are not handicap friendly.Wheelchair accessibility: This place is not wheelchair friendly.
Food: 3/5Service: 4/5Atmosphere: 4/5
kat richards
kat richards -Local Guide
5 months ago
Ohhh, the food is astronomically amazing!! The chef/cooks/servers are all in point. Your drink never runs too low. The chicken and dumplings are sooo good!There are the regulars, that have their own table. Discussing all sorts of topics. There is a TV monitor to let...Read More
Food: 5/5Service: 5/5Atmosphere: 5/5
Alejandra Celis DeReinzi
Alejandra Celis DeReinzi -Local Guide
a year ago
Mama Jack's is a hidden gem. I love their homestyle cooking and the small town atmosphere. Their Friday lunch seafood buffet is one of our favorites. Their breakfast buffet and dessert bar is one of my husband's favorite. We also love their Supreme...Read More
Food: 5/5Service: 5/5Atmosphere: 5/5
Jenny Lynn
Jenny Lynn -Local Guide
11 months ago
Just had the lunch buffet $16.35 after tax with drink for 1. $17 if not paying cash. Food was horrible! Shrimp was chewy! Fish cold and no flavor same with chicken fried steak. Only thing edible was salad and coleslaw. Told the server as she...Read More
Food: 1/5Service: 2/5Atmosphere: 2/5
Dene Murphy Reynolds
Dene Murphy Reynolds -Local Guide
8 months ago
Mama Jack’s in Kountze, Texas…I went here and was told I could not take my legally registered seizure alert dog to the buffet. I asked for the owner, who basically ignored my request to speak with her, even after 3 request by 2 different waitresses....Read More
Food: 1/5Service: 1/5Atmosphere: 1/5
Gregory Waddell
Gregory Waddell -Local Guide
a year ago
Have eatened here numerous times over the years with emphasis on the seafood buffet on Friday and Saturday nights. Very pleased until our latest trip. Fried shrimp and boiled shrimp were severely overcooked. Crab cakes and etoufee did not have near enough seasoning. Tarter sauce...Read More
Food: 2/5Service: 3/5Atmosphere: 4/5
L. Keith Jordan
L. Keith Jordan -Local Guide
2 years ago
Down-home style cooking and buffet. Parking is sufficient.Atmosphere is rustic and family-friendly. Restaurant is clean and staff is friendly.The buffet choices appeared to satisfy everyone in our group. I chose chicken fried steak with sweet potato slices, mashed potatoes with cream gravy, corn casserole, yeast...Read More
Food: 5/5Service: 5/5Atmosphere: 5/5
Pepper lee Jones
Pepper lee Jones -Local Guide
a year ago
Mama Jack's is the spot ! Not only was the food great but for less than 11.00 you get a buffet at breakfast along with ya coffee. They have not tried to gouge you to death claiming Inflation, best place I'll be back...Read More
Food: 5/5Service: 5/5Atmosphere: 5/5
April Arlan Honeycutt
April Arlan Honeycutt -Local Guide
a year ago
This is one of my favorite places to eat. All the food is excellent. We go usually for the Seafood Buffet. The only thing I think would be nice is if the drink would be included with the buffet. I just feel like at close...Read More
Food: 5/5Service: 5/5Atmosphere: 5/5
Jennifer Lovelace
Jennifer Lovelace -Local Guide
a year ago
* I haved edited my review because this place has gotten worse**The crab is always way over cooked, small, exceptionally greasy and now they have someone serve it to you 2 at a time. Mind you this guy is unfriendly and takes his crab police...Read More
Lisa Nation
Lisa Nation
a year ago
We went to have breakfast the biscuits were very thin and rock hard, the eggs tasted like powdered eggs and were very watery, the gravy was very thin!! This has to be one of the worst breakfast I have ever eaten! This used to be...Read More
Rachel A
Rachel A
2 years ago
My grandparents and I went here recently. I think they liked the food more than I did, but I thought that it was just mediocre. What we do agree on is that the food hurt all of our stomachs. I wasn’t throwing up or anything,...Read More
Eric Bender
Eric Bender -Local Guide
a year ago
Great Place - A favorite Sunday Morning Brunch Destination. Fun variety of foods & Desserts. Very Olde Fashioned Place, People, Menu - including the assortment of goodies on the Buffet. Hot & Chilled items, even for breakfast. Whatever your “country” heart...Read More
Renee Fontenot
Renee Fontenot
2 years ago
If you like politics posted on walls(posters about socialism being wrong and cut outs of a full size Trump image) and Fox News blaring. This place is for you.It was not a place I will return to after my first experience. Why should one have...Read More
William Canfield
William Canfield -Local Guide
a year ago
You can never go wrong when choosing Mamma Jack's to Eat! They have a decent buffet for breakfast, lunch, and on certain days their dinner buffet is never the same. If you don't want to eat the buffet, then you can order off their menu...Read More
Food: 5/5Service: 5/5Atmosphere: 5/5
Rebecca wiggins Knowles
Rebecca wiggins Knowles -Local Guide
2 years ago
I love Mama Jack's. I've eaten there since before it was mama Jack's. For those that haven't been around as long it used to be called Papa Jack's. My kids grew up eating at Mama Jack's. I love their buffet but most of all I...Read More
Beau Carlisle
Beau Carlisle -Local Guide
3 years ago
I totally love Mama Jack's breakfast buffet. The price of $8.50 is incredible. This was my 2nd time going but the first time I brought family with me.The grits, pancakes, eggs and bacon are to die for. Everything was exceptional and our drinks never ran...Read More
Michael Malagarie
Michael Malagarie
a year ago
I haven't eaten here in a few years but the food and service had always been good! I made the two hour trip from Tomball because I had seen an advertisment on Facebook for all you can eat seafood buffet with crabs! Well let me...Read More
Shannon E Heath
Shannon E Heath -Local Guide
a year ago
Breakfast buffet was really good. I don't recommend the lunch or dinner items though. We've tried a few times for lunch and dinner and won't try again. The food is not fresh.Kid-friendliness: It's not really kid friendly. They have high chairs available. I didn't...Read More
Food: 4/5Service: 3/5Atmosphere: 1/5

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Highlights

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Accessibility

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Offerings

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Parking

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