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Otto's

Burger, breakfast, barbecue, coffee shop · Houston

3.6 · 116 reviews Google

About Otto's

At Otto's, we're a family-run spot where barbecue meets house-ground burgers, all under one cozy roof. Located inside a bustling food court in the heart of Houston, our restaurant is more than just a meal – it's an experience. We've been praised for our tender, slow-cooked meats and juicy, expertly...

At Otto's, we're a family-run spot where barbecue meets house-ground burgers, all under one cozy roof. Located inside a bustling food court in the heart of Houston, our restaurant is more than just a meal – it's an experience. We've been praised for our tender, slow-cooked meats and juicy, expertly crafted burgers. Our customers rave about the warm atmosphere, where lively chatter and good vibes fill the air. We're proud to serve up Southern favorites like our signature BBQ ribs, alongside a great cup of coffee and a side of warm hospitality – making us your go-to spot for breakfast, lunch, or just a casual hangout.

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🅿️ Parking 🚗 Delivery Accessible 🌅 Breakfast 🍽️ Lunch 🌙 Dinner
🎯 Casual 👥 Groups

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Root Square
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Otto's is located in Houston, surrounded by cultural and historical points of interest. Here are some of the most notable places nearby.

Historical Heritage

  • Melrose Building (A 254m) — building in Houston (vicinity), Harris County, Texas Lugar inscrito en el Registro Nacional de Lugares Históricos
  • Stowers Building (A 335m) — building in Houston (vicinity), Harris County, Texas Lugar inscrito en el Registro Nacional de Lugares Históricos
  • Houston Bar Center Building (A 431m) — building in Houston (vicinity), Harris County, Texas Lugar inscrito en el Registro Nacional de Lugares Históricos
  • Southwestern Bell Capitol Main Office (A 444m) — building in Houston, Harris County, Texas Lugar inscrito en el Registro Nacional de Lugares Históricos

Parks & Gardens

  • Root Square (A 379m) — park in the United States of America
  • Root Memorial Square Park (A 404m) — park in Houston, TX, USA

Other Points of Interest

  • LyondellBasell Tower (A 207m) — skyscraper in Houston
  • Kirby Lofts (A 346m) — building in Houston, Texas
  • Monument au Fantôme (A 412m) — monument in Houston, United States of America
  • Discovery Center Green (A 425m) — building at 900-1100 blks Avenida de las Americas Houston, Texas

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Frequently asked questions about Otto's

Otto's is located at 1200 McKinney St, Houston, TX 77010, Houston.
Near Otto's you can find points of interest such as LyondellBasell Tower, Melrose Building, Stowers Building, Kirby Lofts.
Otto's offers burger;breakfast;barbecue;coffee_shop cuisine.
Otto's has regular opening hours. Check their profile for updated schedules.
Otto's offers the following services: dine-in, takeaway, delivery.
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Otto's Houston Reviews

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Reviews (40)
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Daryl Wallace

They have daily specials at good prices. Food is high quality and portions are sufficient. Always get great service at the Houston Center location!!

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Joseph Erio

D to the licious!! Best I've had in Colorado. 1. Brisket- tender, juicy, flavorful. Owner asked if I wanted fat or lean, I love that question!! Fatty is where the flavor is, and boy did that not disappoint!!! Cooked to perfection 2. Ribs- large, tender, great flavor! Never even used the boq sauce for the ribs, totally unnecessary. Fall off the bone, but still firm meaty texture 3. Pulled pork- so tender. Full "chunks" Great little spot. Can't wait till next time I'm in manitou, will definitely get again and again and again!!

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jessica Humes

Recently I have been craving to eat some fresh, tender and delicious food and decided to try ottos bbq, As we walked in I told the staff was extremely kind and very helpful while I try to decide what to get.The BBQ we ordered was 2 & 3 meat plates with a drink. And the food was good no I mean GREAT! I normally don't eat everything, but I did. Everything was cook perfectly and we savored every bite. We enjoyed the bread too. We will travel back to eat our BBQ here. Thank you all for your quality service. :)

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Tanya Williams

Today was my first time visiting this restaurant. I ordered the brisket Philly cheese steak combo which came with fries and a drink. I believe I paid close to $15 when I say it was well worth every penny this place is delicious. I hate I did not get, the lady working the registers name. When I inquired about this sandwich, she let me know how good it was. She was very nice And professional. This place is so good. I was looking on the back of the menu to see if they had any other locations. but unfortunately, they’re only in the downtown area. I definitely will be back. I plan to try Other things on the menu.10/10😋 I usually have pictures to post, but I was so hungry and I didn’t even think about it until after I had finished it😋

Joseph Erio
Joseph Erio

D to the licious!! Best I've had in Colorado. 1. Brisket- tender, juicy, flavorful. Owner asked if I wanted fat or lean, I love that question!! Fatty is where the flavor is, and boy did that not disappoint!!! Cooked to perfection 2. Ribs- large, tender, great flavor! Never even used the boq sauce for the ribs, totally unnecessary. Fall off the bone, but still firm meaty texture 3. Pulled pork- so tender. Full "chunks" Great little spot. Can't wait till next time I'm in manitou, will definitely get again and again and again!!

Daryl Wallace
Daryl Wallace

They have daily specials at good prices. Food is high quality and portions are sufficient. Always get great service at the Houston Center location!!

Tanya Williams
Tanya Williams

Today was my first time visiting this restaurant. I ordered the brisket Philly cheese steak combo which came with fries and a drink. I believe I paid close to $15 when I say it was well worth every penny this place is delicious. I hate I did not get, the lady working the registers name. When I inquired about this sandwich, she let me know how good it was. She was very nice And professional. This place is so good. I was looking on the back of the menu to see if they had any other locations. but unfortunately, they’re only in the downtown area. I definitely will be back. I plan to try Other things on the menu.10/10😋 I usually have pictures to post, but I was so hungry and I didn’t even think about it until after I had finished it😋

jessica Humes
jessica Humes

Recently I have been craving to eat some fresh, tender and delicious food and decided to try ottos bbq, As we walked in I told the staff was extremely kind and very helpful while I try to decide what to get.The BBQ we ordered was 2 & 3 meat plates with a drink. And the food was good no I mean GREAT! I normally don't eat everything, but I did. Everything was cook perfectly and we savored every bite. We enjoyed the bread too. We will travel back to eat our BBQ here. Thank you all for your quality service. :)

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Honest reviews

Their Tuesday special are chicken or brisket nachos. These are great, atleast the chicken ones are, can't bring myself to try the brisket ones. The best thing about the nachos are the chips, they use a thicker crisper chip than most places. Would have gotten 5 stars but the chicken was a little thin today on the nachos.

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Carolina Peña

The brisket was a little on the dry side but the BBQ sauce made up for it. The onion rings were made to order and were warm and crispy just like I like them.

Carolina Peña
Carolina Peña

The brisket was a little on the dry side but the BBQ sauce made up for it. The onion rings were made to order and were warm and crispy just like I like them.

Honest reviews
Honest reviews

Their Tuesday special are chicken or brisket nachos. These are great, atleast the chicken ones are, can't bring myself to try the brisket ones. The best thing about the nachos are the chips, they use a thicker crisper chip than most places. Would have gotten 5 stars but the chicken was a little thin today on the nachos.

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Erick Bills

I was craving a burger, so I stopped in and ordered a Bacon Cheeseburger all-the-way. It was... meh. It wasn't terrible; but for the price, I was hoping for something with a bit of flavour. If you are into the type of burgers you'd get at a youth pastor's backyard barbecue, then you'd probably find these burgers as adequate. As for service: friendly enough. The turnaround time wasn't too bad, either.

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Stephen Clegg

HOSPITAL GRADE BBQ! I had the brisket and sausage and both we mediocre with almost zero flavor. The potato salad and coleslaw were no different. It's only saving grace is it's close by if you work downtown. Do yourself a favor and find a higher quality BBQ joint on another day.

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Wright Image

The Otto's I visited has very fast of friendly service, the wait for your food is not long even when there are a few people had a you. I had the bacon cheeseburger. It was very good all except for the bun. I was not a fan of their bread selection at all. The combo comes with steak fries the fries are great. I paid a little over $9 for a cheeseburger fry combo with their drink. I do feel that that was a little expensive for what I received. The Burger was good, just not anything to dream about.

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Shanell Amazing

I got the PepperJack Grilled Chicken Sandwich with Fries + Drink. It was actually delicious however the portion size was small. I would have preferred whole leaf lettuce vs shredded for this price point.

Wright Image
Wright Image

The Otto's I visited has very fast of friendly service, the wait for your food is not long even when there are a few people had a you. I had the bacon cheeseburger. It was very good all except for the bun. I was not a fan of their bread selection at all. The combo comes with steak fries the fries are great. I paid a little over $9 for a cheeseburger fry combo with their drink. I do feel that that was a little expensive for what I received. The Burger was good, just not anything to dream about.

Shanell Amazing
Shanell Amazing

I got the PepperJack Grilled Chicken Sandwich with Fries + Drink. It was actually delicious however the portion size was small. I would have preferred whole leaf lettuce vs shredded for this price point.

Erick Bills
Erick Bills

I was craving a burger, so I stopped in and ordered a Bacon Cheeseburger all-the-way. It was... meh. It wasn't terrible; but for the price, I was hoping for something with a bit of flavour. If you are into the type of burgers you'd get at a youth pastor's backyard barbecue, then you'd probably find these burgers as adequate. As for service: friendly enough. The turnaround time wasn't too bad, either.

Stephen Clegg
Stephen Clegg

HOSPITAL GRADE BBQ! I had the brisket and sausage and both we mediocre with almost zero flavor. The potato salad and coleslaw were no different. It's only saving grace is it's close by if you work downtown. Do yourself a favor and find a higher quality BBQ joint on another day.

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The Thumbs Critic

👍 The "Buffalo Chicken Sandwich Combo" tasted great. 👎 The ranch dressing that came with the combo was spoiled and had fluid that was visibly separated. Unfortunately, this was discovered after the ranch was dumped onto the sandwich. We tried to scrape it off, but were unsuccessful in removing all of it. Those of us who ordered the sandwich are falling ill (I was the only one who had the visibly spoiled ranch, so I think my coworkers' symptoms may be psychosomatic).

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journei antonidas

Went there for lunch one day with co-workers. Decided to get a cheeseburger instead of BBQ. I was disappointed. At first I thought it was great my order was ready so quick. When I went to sit with my friends and eat, found the burger to be cold and the cheese wasn't even melted. I'm not sure if the patties were made ahead of time for the lunch rush but next time I want a burger I'm not coming here.

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Vicky Alvarado

Not bad, the brisket was delicious but their sides could be better. The broccoli casserole was insanely salty. I took 3 bites and could not continue. The potato salad had good flavor but the potatoes were so hard.

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Oscar L. Ramirez

When I was "wet behind the Ears" I learned from my Cousin Rueben how to play the Field and throw out the Trash on Memorial Drive in the Inner Loop of Houston, TX. Good times Cousin. Will see U very Soon The Man down by the River.

Oscar L. Ramirez
Oscar L. Ramirez

When I was "wet behind the Ears" I learned from my Cousin Rueben how to play the Field and throw out the Trash on Memorial Drive in the Inner Loop of Houston, TX. Good times Cousin. Will see U very Soon The Man down by the River.

The Thumbs Critic
The Thumbs Critic

👍 The "Buffalo Chicken Sandwich Combo" tasted great. 👎 The ranch dressing that came with the combo was spoiled and had fluid that was visibly separated. Unfortunately, this was discovered after the ranch was dumped onto the sandwich. We tried to scrape it off, but were unsuccessful in removing all of it. Those of us who ordered the sandwich are falling ill (I was the only one who had the visibly spoiled ranch, so I think my coworkers' symptoms may be psychosomatic).

Vicky Alvarado
Vicky Alvarado

Not bad, the brisket was delicious but their sides could be better. The broccoli casserole was insanely salty. I took 3 bites and could not continue. The potato salad had good flavor but the potatoes were so hard.

journei antonidas
journei antonidas

Went there for lunch one day with co-workers. Decided to get a cheeseburger instead of BBQ. I was disappointed. At first I thought it was great my order was ready so quick. When I went to sit with my friends and eat, found the burger to be cold and the cheese wasn't even melted. I'm not sure if the patties were made ahead of time for the lunch rush but next time I want a burger I'm not coming here.

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Caj James

They charge extra for everything! I had a beef BBQ potato and they charged extra for the extra butter since the scoop wasn't full enough I asked for more... Then there's bacon that I was charged extra for. I can get butter and bacon on a potato at all the other BBQ places like Charlie's and definitely Pappas. The only reason I go to Ottos is for the convenience. But I will take the "extra" walk so that I don't have to pay "extra" for condiments that are a part of the order everywhere else.

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Stephanie Huerta

It was my first time coming here the brisket really super dry no flavor the ribs over cooked really hard an then the potatoe salad tastes really weird flavor I would never come back here I didn’t even ate the food gust wasted my money

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Elise Lorensen

UPDATE: I didn't even finish my food, and I found ANOTHER hair! This time in my salsa. Not going back here again! Price is decent and the breakfast is always tasty... But I just found a hair in my food! These people really need to invest in better health code equipment bc this is the third time between my coworkers and myself that we have found a hair in our food. Done going here for a while.

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Matthew Kelley

May be the worst barbecue I've ever hard. Tasted like it came out of a can. There are cheaper places in Houston with much higher quality. Sides were pretty bad too. I had the beans and potato salad with brisket as the meat. Woof.

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W Wong

I bought a grilled chicken sandwich for my late lunch. but the chicken is still row and you can see the pink color ...enough to say

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N Greer

I got the bacon cheese burger, fries and a drink. The fries were hot and fresh. The drink was strong like I wanted, however, the main attractions was cold 🥶. The bread was soggy and I asked for no tomatoes and had 2 huge slices of tomatoes. The lady did not speak English well, but why would you give a customer soggy bread. 🤢🤢🤢

W Wong
W Wong

I bought a grilled chicken sandwich for my late lunch. but the chicken is still row and you can see the pink color ...enough to say

N Greer
N Greer

I got the bacon cheese burger, fries and a drink. The fries were hot and fresh. The drink was strong like I wanted, however, the main attractions was cold 🥶. The bread was soggy and I asked for no tomatoes and had 2 huge slices of tomatoes. The lady did not speak English well, but why would you give a customer soggy bread. 🤢🤢🤢

Stephanie Huerta
Stephanie Huerta

It was my first time coming here the brisket really super dry no flavor the ribs over cooked really hard an then the potatoe salad tastes really weird flavor I would never come back here I didn’t even ate the food gust wasted my money

Caj James
Caj James

They charge extra for everything! I had a beef BBQ potato and they charged extra for the extra butter since the scoop wasn't full enough I asked for more... Then there's bacon that I was charged extra for. I can get butter and bacon on a potato at all the other BBQ places like Charlie's and definitely Pappas. The only reason I go to Ottos is for the convenience. But I will take the "extra" walk so that I don't have to pay "extra" for condiments that are a part of the order everywhere else.

Elise Lorensen
Elise Lorensen

UPDATE: I didn't even finish my food, and I found ANOTHER hair! This time in my salsa. Not going back here again! Price is decent and the breakfast is always tasty... But I just found a hair in my food! These people really need to invest in better health code equipment bc this is the third time between my coworkers and myself that we have found a hair in our food. Done going here for a while.

Matthew Kelley
Matthew Kelley

May be the worst barbecue I've ever hard. Tasted like it came out of a can. There are cheaper places in Houston with much higher quality. Sides were pretty bad too. I had the beans and potato salad with brisket as the meat. Woof.

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🥞 Breakfast
🍽️ Lunch
🍾 Dinner
🍰 Desserts
🥡 Takeout
🚚 Delivery
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Closed
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3.6/5
💬 Reviews
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💰 Price Level
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📞 Phone
+1 832-553-6886
🌐 Website
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LyondellBasell Tower

skyscraper in Houston

A 207m
Melrose Building Heritage

building in Houston (vicinity), Harris County, Texas

A 254m
Stowers Building Heritage

building in Houston (vicinity), Harris County, Texas

A 335m
Kirby Lofts

building in Houston, Texas

A 346m
Root Square

park in the United States of America

A 379m
Root Memorial Square Park

park in Houston, TX, USA

A 404m
Monument au Fantôme

monument in Houston, United States of America

A 412m
Discovery Center Green

building at 900-1100 blks Avenida de las Americas Houston, Texas

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