Cypress Edition | May 2023

DINING FEATURE Andy’s Bar & Grill Restaurateur creates neighborhood hotspot A ndy Correa grew up work-

BY DAVE MANNING

also wanted a restaurant with live music and karaoke as well as a sports bar atmosphere, but Andy’s Kitchen was too small. The menu features burgers, loaded fries, chicken wings, salads, wraps, atbreads, sandwiches, Cajun pasta, chicken-fried steak and other American dishes. The restaurant also has a full bar. “Our slogan at the original [Andy’s] Kitchen location is ‘a small kitchen with a big heart,’ and here at the new location it’s ‘great food and good times,’” Correa said. Correa said he is proud to be part of the Cypress community and volun- teers his company’s time and eorts to many organizations in the area, from Cy-Fair ISD to organizations beneting rst responders. Coming from a family that oper- ated South American and Mexican restaurants and served Italian food at home, coupled with his passion for burgers and barbecue, Correa said his sta is able to oer a customized catering menu. He attributes his desire to instill his passion for the business in his sta to his training in his family’s restaurants. He said he wants to make sta feel they are a part of his family because he depends on them and wants them to enjoy the business as much as he does. “It’s been six years now, and it’s amazing what we’ve been able to accomplish. In six years we went from having a food truck to having two restaurants,” Correa said.

ing in family restaurants, welcoming customers like family, and he has grown his busi- nesses in the same fashion for the last six years in the Cypress area. Despite opening during the COVID- 19 pandemic amid economic dicul- ties, Correa’s belief in the traditions he learned in his youth and a lot of hard work and ingenuity has made Andy’s Bar & Grill his third and most successful venture yet, following Andy’s Kitchen on Mason Road and We Wagon Catering in Cypress. “I grew up with my parents in the restaurant industry. I worked o and on since I was 13 years old in the restaurant, and I’ve always had a passion for serving a platter or a dinner special or something and the ‘oohs’ and ‘ahs,’ and the smiles and the ‘Wow, this is great,’” Correa said. “Having people react to what you’ve created as being a little bit dierent than the average restaurant.” Having the experience of big family dinners with his Sicilian-American family, and working in his parents’ South American grill, Correa sought to learn not only other cuisines and traditions but to understand and gain experience in the restaurant industry. “I wanted to learn the nuts and bolts from the dishwashing station all the way up to the management position in case I ever had a chance to have my own restaurant,” he said. These experiences as well as growing up in the Cypress area made him want his restaurants to feel like part of the neighborhood. He said he

Andy Correa owns Andy’s Bar & Grill—his third culinary business in the Cypress area.

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THREE DISHES TO TRY

“OUR SLOGAN ... HERE AT THE NEW LOCATION IS ‘GREAT FOOD AND GOOD TIMES.’” ANDY CORREA, OWNER

The Cowboy ($14.99) is a 9-ounce patty with smoked sausage, cheese, grilled onions, pickles and barbecue sauce.

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Spinach artichoke dip ($10.95) is served warm with tortilla chips.

Chicken wings ($13.95) are served with sauce or Cajun dry rub and fries.

COURTESY ANDY’S BAR & GRILL

Andy’s Bar & Grill 27200 Hwy. 290, Ste. 160, Cypress 281-304-2627 https://bit.ly/andysbarandgrill Hours: Sun.-Wed. 11 a.m.-9 p.m., Thu.-Sat. 11 a.m.-2 a.m.

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