Why?

County Sign and Awning can assist with any kind of commercial sign from digital signs that let you announce your specials to channel letter signs that stand out.

Are you ready to get County Signs team of experts started on your custom sign design?

Call today: (409) 246-8448.

You can also email 2^nd generation owner Matt Drew anytime: Matt@CountySigns.net

Your restaurant or venue can have your “just right” commercial sign.

It all starts with a single phone call.

County Sign’s design and installation coverage area includes: Beaumont, Port Arthur, Vidor, Orange, Jasper, Lake Sam Rayburn, Lufkin, Woodville, Winnie, Dayton, and Baytown TX.

Monument Roofing has earned a strong reputation as a go to commercial roofing specialist for Southeast Texas.

Their team can design your roof and make sure it is built to last.

Here is a testimonial from a satisfied Monument Roofing client:

For more information, contact:

Monument Roofing

Generations of Commercial Roof Experience for medical offices in Southwest Louisiana and SETX

(409) 860-9343 or (800) 580-9343

Click here for the Monument Roofing Systems Website

Monument Roofing is an active member of the Greater Beaumont Chamber of Commerce and rated (and an award winner for customer satisfaction) from the Better Business Bureau.

Education Meets Excitement at the Elissa

Families in search of Southeast Texas summer fun have long looked to Galveston.

The short drive from anywhere in Southeast Texas and ample options for family friendly entertainment combine with the instinctual lure of the sea when temperatures rise to make a tempting package.

Southeast Texas families fill ferries to Galveston beaches and attractions.

For lots of families the mission is food and fun.

Many other Southeast Texas families look to combine entertainment with education, taking advantage of Galveston’s robust museum culture.

One popular Galveston family exhibit is the Tall Ship Elissa.

The Elissa is the heart of the Texas Seaport Museum.

Southeast Texas families share the adventure of the high seas at the Texas Seaport Museum, home of the celebrated 1877 tall ship Elissa.

Children and adults enjoy scrambling about the decks of this floating National Historic Landmark.

Walking Elissa‘s decks makes it easy to imagine the days when daring sailors explored the world’s mysterious oceans.

In the adjacent museum and theater, Southeast Texas families learn of Elissa‘s dramatic rescue from the scrapyard and her meticulous restoration.

Located in the historic port of Galveston, the Texas Seaport Museum also tells the story of a rich legacy of seaborne commerce and immigration.

Southeast Texas families can search for ancestors with a one-of-a-kind computer database containing the names of more than 133,000 immigrants who entered the United States through Galveston, “The Ellis Island of the West.”

For Southeast Texas families, the Museum’s staff and volunteers bring the past to life through special exhibits and educational programs.

About The Elissa:

Elissa is a three-masted, iron-hulled sailing ship built in 1877 in Aberdeen, Scotland by Alexander Hall & Company.

The Elissa carries nineteen sails covering over one-quarter of an acre in surface area. Tall ships are classified by the configuration of their sailing rig. In ELISSA’s case, she is a “barque” because she carries square and fore-and-aft sails on her fore and mainmasts, but only fore-and-aft sails on her mizzenmast.

Ongoing Exhibits and Films:

Film: Passage to Galveston: The Story of ELISSA, presented every day on the hour and half-hour, at the theater in the Texas Seaport Museum. This 17-minute, award-winning documentary beautifully tells the story of Elissa‘s discovery, purchase and restoration. Entrance to the film is included in the museum admission price.

Admission
Adults (age 19 & older): $12
Youth (age 6 thru 18): $9
Children (age 5 & under): Free
GHF members: Free

Rental Information
With moonlight silhouetting the masts of the 1877 tall ship Elissa, Texas Seaport Museum provides a romantic, outdoor setting for weddings and receptions. The location on Galveston’s historic waterfront also offers a picturesque site for a variety of business and social functions.

Galveston Historical Foundation’s properties offer unique and affordable locations for your party, wedding, luncheon, dinner or business meeting. For reservation information, call (409)763-1877 . Or to have a brochure sent to you, please send an email to elissa@galvestonhistory.org.

Hours of Operation
Open Daily: 10am – 5pm

Closed Thanksgiving Day, Christmas Day, and during annual Sea Trials.

Note: Last ticket is sold at 4:30pm. Hours may be seasonal and subject to change. 

Of course, Southeast Texas families can find lots of great food while you’re there.

Some of our EatDrinkSETX.com reader favorites are:

• Cafe Michael Burger: This is a great Galveston hamburger restaurant. You can tell lots of the diners are local, which is a great sign. These Galveston Burgers are big, the fries are hand cut, and there are lots of German options, increasingly difficult to find despite the large number of German immigrants who first arrived in the US through the Port of Galveston.
• The Gumbo Diner: Where Gulf Coast meets old South. Whether you choose smothered pork chops (an EatDrinkSETX.com writer’s favorite) or the fried shrimp (crispy without overcooking), this is a Southeast Texas family friendly diner. Click here for The Gumbo Diner’s Facebook Page
• Fish Tales: Conveniently located on Seawall Boulevard, there are LOTS of Gulf view tables. There’s usually a mixed crowd- tourist families, college friends, and always a few couples on dates. Food is pretty straight forward – burgers, seafood, salads, sandwiches. A great place to enjoy an ocean breeze and talk about the day’s events.

When you’re looking for Southeast Family fun, Galveston has a lot to offer.

From miles of beaches to Moody Gardens to museums and historic sites there is a lot to offer SETX families.

• Daryl Fant, Publisher. Eat Drink SETX
• (512) 567-8068
• SETXAdvertising@gmail.com

Take your advertising to the next level – it starts with one call to Eat Drink SETX.

Ellen Trout Zoo

Is your family planning a trip to Lufkin? Are you looking for kid friendly activities?

Lufkin is home to one of our favorite zoos.

The Ellen Trout Zoo is located in a beautiful park by the expo center / rodeo barn.

Your kids adventure begins even before you get to the animal enclosures – there are peacocks everywhere!

There are lots of cool animals including hippos, rhinos, giraffes, jaguars, and monkeys.

Ellen Trout Zoo

300 East Shepherd

Lufkin, TX 75901

(936) 634-8881

• Daryl Fant, Publisher. Eat Drink SETX
• (512) 567-8068
• SETXAdvertising@gmail.com

Give Yourself a Gift This Year

Outsource Your Payroll and Human Resources Duties!

No one works harder than restaurant owners.

You got into the restaurant business because you like to cook, to create.

Very few got into the business because they love spending hours and hours on payroll and employee benefits.

Give yourself a special gift this year – call R&P Employer Solutions and outsource your payroll and HR duties.

• R&P Employer Solutions – Southeast Texas payroll services, employee benefits, time keeping, and workers comp insurance
• Keith Robichau, COO
• (409) 838-1220
• Keith@RPES.biz
• 3280 Eastex Freeway in Beaumont TX

There are some gifts you remember for a lifetime – outsourcing your payroll will be one of them.

• Daryl Fant, Publisher Eat Drink SETX
• (512) 567-8068.
• E-mail SETXAdvertising@Gmail.com 

Are you ready for help outsourcing HR functions, payroll? 

Call R&P Employer Solutions Today: (409) 838-1220.

Make this a Southeast Texas Labor Day celebration to remember.

Whether you’re grilling with friends or dining out, we wish you a Happy Labor Day Southeast Texas.

Either way, your family will have a Beaumont  Labor Day to remember. 

Don’t Drink and Drive Southeast Texas Labor Day.

• Daryl Fant, Publisher. Eat Drink SETX

• Call for help with your Southeast Texas Advertising: (512) 567-8068

• SETXAdvertising@gmail.com

Sam Rayburn has earned a reputation as one of Texas’ premier big bass lakes.

When you visit, you have a real chance at a bass over ten pounds (something many anglers never achieve on other lakes).

Sam Rayburn is also popular for crappie fishing, running trot lines for catfish, and white bass fishing. There are even giant stripers in the deep currents.

When you come off the water, you’ll probably be hungry!

Head over to The Stump for a big hamburger, sirloin steak, and an ice cold beer.

The Stump Restaurant – Breakfast, Burgers, and Seafood on Sam Rayburn

3819 Sam Rayburn Pkwy, Brookeland, TX 75931

thestumprestaurant.com

Call The Stump Restaurant for To Go Orders: (409) 698-9495

Stay tuned to Eat Drink SETX for more East Texas entertainment recommendations, Golden Triangle concert announcements, and local restaurant reviews.

• Daryl Fant, Publisher Eat Drink SETX
• (512) 567-8068
• SETXAdvertising@gmail.com

We hope you enjoy your visit to Sam Rayburn – and The Stump Restaurant.

Lawn Care – Tree Trimming – Seasonal Flowers– Irrigation

Have you noticed Beaumont is going through a beautification?

There is a lot of new artwork, updated historical buildings, and more.

Is your commercial property keeping up with the times?

US Lawns of Beaumont is a top landscaping company serving East Texas and the Golden Triangle.

They specialize in keeping hotels, restaurants, and apartment complexes looking their best 52 weeks a year.

Upgrade the curb appeal of your Southeast Texas commercial property with one call to US Lawns of Beaumont.

• Byron Jacquette, Owner US Lawns Beaumont. Landscaping and Irrigation Services.
• jacquette@uslawns.net
• Phone: (409) 678-2166

Click here for more information about US Lawns of Southeast Texas

Guide to Auntie Pasta’s

Are you looking for a GREAT restaurant in Nacogdoches this weekend.

Our Eat Drink SETX “Can’t Miss” pick is Auntie Pasta’s. The Italian restaurant is housed in a giant old warehouse next to the train tracks bordering downtown. Appetizers, salads, and entrees are all of the highest quality. I would imagine that the desserts are just as good, but we have always been too stuffed to find out.

Here is our guide to a perfect meal:

• Their fresh baked bread with olive oil and spices is wonderful. It could be a meal on its own.
• Start with the shrimp wontons. Shrimp, cheese, bacon, and serrano peppers wrapped up in wontons and fried. The black cherry mustard sauce really ties it all together.
• For your entrée, ask for the pasta carbonara. It is not currently on the menu, but they will still prepare it upon request. Delicious.

Portions are suitable for sharing, in fact we would recommend it. It is probably your only chance of ever finding out how good the desserts are.

Auntie Pasta’s Restaurant: Texas Takes on Italian Cuisine

AuntiePastas.com

(936) 569-2171

211 Old Tyler Road in Nacogdoches

Hours 11a – 9p

Enjoy your visit to Nacogdoches!

Are you looking for more restaurants, concerts, and festivals around East Texas and the Golden Triangle?

Stay tuned!

• Daryl Fant, Publisher Eat Drink SETX
• (512) 567-8068
• SETXAdvertising@gmail.com

You can also “Like” Eat Drink SETX on Facebook for more local restaurant reviews, event previews, and more.

One Last Day of Summer!

In Southeast Texas, Labor Day is our last big summer holiday.

For many Southeast Texas foodies, that means the last big communal grilling.

If you’re planning a big Southeast Texas Labor Day cookout, here are some fun ideas to consider:

• Know Your Audience & Any Special Needs. Do they have any special needs? Accounting for gluten free or vegetarian options can be pretty easy if you know about them in advance. You can cover your bases by planning a couple of options for each. Kabobs cover your SETX gluten free guests and veggie kabobs are a great option for your vegetarian guests (you can add firm tofu, but you don’t have to). Keep it simple: alternate steak or pork with cherry tomatoes, onion slices, a marinated mushroom (Italian dressing or balsamic dressing both work great), a pineapple slice, and a red/green/yellow bell pepper slice for a great Southeast Texas kabob. For your SETX vegetarians, just make some without the meat – easy and delicious. Your Southeast Texas gluten free and vegetarian guests will appreciate the extra effort.

• Consider Serving Labor Day Sliders. Sliders are a great option for Southeast Texas Labor Day grilling for a number of reasons.

1. Sliders cook fast – you can feed lots of people in less time.
2. They look great on a plate.
3. Sliders cut down on food waste. If you just make your signature giant burgers after people have been working on appetizers for two hours, you’ll end up with lots of wasted food.
4. Sliders are a perfect portion for a big Southeast Texas Labor Day cookout.
5. Sliders are also popular with kids. Parents will appreciate having things that kids are instantly familiar with and drawn too.

• Don’t fear the hot dog. Our tendency as Southeast Texas foodies is to go gourmet. Sometimes that’s great, but things served in a bun are easy and expected at Golden Triangle Labor Day cookouts. Your guests will eat way more hot dogs than you’d believe. You can certainly kick it up a notch with gourmet dogs, Boutte’s boudain, Zummo’s Party Time links, brats, and other alternatives or additions to the classic hot dog.

• Buy Your Golden Triangle Labor Day Supplies Early to Save. Make a list of what you’d like to serve early and stock up when the price is right. Brookshire Brothers and Market Basket often have 10 pound bags of chicken quarters for $.39 to $.59 a pound. When they do, fill the freezer. A couple of times a year Market Basket will have a big sale on Zummo links. The same is true for steaks, hamburger meat, ribs, and other popular Southeast Texas Labor Day barbecue fare. You can cut your Southeast Texas Labor Day Party budget in half by planning around sales.

• Your Labor Day Guests will Love Watermelon. Nothing is easier or more popular at SETX cookouts than watermelon. Just slice and ice and your guests will eat all you put out. From Memorial Day through Labor Day, Southeast Texas loves watermelon – cool, healthy, delicious.

• Your guests want to help. Your guests are being sincere when they ask if they can bring anything. Don’t be a hero – let them pitch in.

If your neighbor makes an awesome dewberry cobbler, let her bring it.

If your brother has a freezer full of deer sausage, let him bring some over.

Your guests will often feel more at ease if they believe they’ve contributed. Maybe someone wants to bring their grill and pitch in on the cooking?

Say, “Thanks!” It’s a party, you don’t have to do it all yourself. Enjoy the day with your guests – and let them feel like they’re helping you.

Happy Labor Day Southeast Texas- Enjoy!

Would you like to take a break from running the grill this year?

Fortunately, there are Southeast Texas grill masters ready and willing to cater your Southeast Texas Labor Day barbecue.

In Beaumont call Boomtown Barbecue. Boomtown Barbecue caters Southeast Texas parties year round from Beaumont weddings to Golden Triangle Labor Day cookouts. Take it easy this year and let Boomtown perfectly smoke your rings, chicken, and links. Your guests will love their award winning Beaumont barbecue, and you’ll appreciate getting a Southeast Texas Labor Day off. Anytime you’re looking for a great Beaumont barbecue caterer, Boomtown BBQ delivers.

Don’t drink and drive on Southeast Texas Labor Day.

Use a Southeast Texas designated driver, call a friend, or a Southeast Texas Car Service.

• Daryl Fant, Publisher. Eat Drink SETX
• (512) 567-8068
• EatDrinkSETX@gmail.com

Thoughts from Monument Roofing, Serving the Golden Triangle and SWLA

If there is one thing we understand in Southwest Louisiana and East Texas, it is what it means to work hard. In very real ways, we built this country.

The biggest cities and smallest towns were built with our timber. Our oil sends cars down every highway. Our ideas are shaping the future.

In a way, it feels like Labor Day was created to make us take a break, to relax and reflect on what we’ve already accomplished.

Labor Day is also a key time to recharge so we will have energy for the next project.

We’re going to get together with friends and families around the grill and enjoy one Monday when we’re not on the clock. K

I know not everyone will get to take the day off. We hope you do find some time to enjoy your family and to take a break. You deserve it.

Monument Roofing

Restaurant Roofing Specialists for Southwest Louisiana and SETX

(409) 860-9343 or (800) 580-9343

Click here for the Monument Roofing Systems Website.

Monument Roofing Systems provides roof inspections, service, and replacement across Southwest Louisiana and East Texas including the communities of Lufkin, Nacogdoches, Jasper, Sulphur, West Lake, Lake Charles, Bridge City, Nederland, and Beaumont TX.

Monument Roofing is 5 Star Rated with the Better Business Bureau.

Monument Roofing is an active member of the Greater Beaumont Chamber of Commerce.

What is one of the first things that a prospective client sees, helping them decide whether to give your new establishment their business?

That is right, your sign.

Whether you choose a traditional or digital sign, design and placement will be  one of the big factors in your early success.

In Beaumont, Lufkin, Jasper, Woodville, and across the Golden Triangle, one local company has become the go to for locally owned restaurants and franchise owners: County Sign and Owning.

Second-generation owner Matt Drew continues the work started by his father, giving their neighbors the highest quality in both sign design and installation.

When it comes to the sign that will represent your business, you can trust Matt Drew and his team of experts.

Contact them today:

Matt Drew, Owner County Sign and Awning

(409) 246-8448

Matt@CountySigns.net

Start your restaurant the right way – with a quality sign that helps tell your story.

At one time, there was a robust tradition of Southeast Texas company picnics.

Now when so many companies are trying to cut back, one of the things that employees miss the most is the loss of their company picnic.

Southeast Texans work hard – long hours at demanding jobs.

The Southeast Texas company picnic was a chance to enjoy rare downtime with co-workers and to enjoy food and friendship.

When you have your accountant run the numbers, the company picnic is actually a pretty affordable perk to bring back for your employees.

When you do, consider hosting it at The Brown Estate.

The Brown Estate in Orange has beautiful indoor and outdoor facilities that are ideal for SETX company picnics.

They have their own catering staff if you don’t have the time to plan and coordinate bringing the picnic to life.

The Brown Estate is gated with a single entrance, so if you have privacy needs, the facility is easy to secure.

We hope you have enjoyed today’s feature, Southeast Texas Company Picnic Venue – The Brown Estate in Orange TX.

Call today to schedule a consultation – bringing back the Southeast Texas company picnic can be easier than you might think – and your employees will have a blast.

You may already know The Brown Estate is a first-class Orange TX wedding venue.

They offer outdoor and indoor weddings and receptions.

They are a full service Southeast Texas wedding vendor offering catering, decorating services, and more.

Are you looking for more great wedding professionals in the Golden Triangle?

Don’t miss the Beaumont Bridal Fair.

• Daryl Fant. Publisher Eat Drink SETX & SETX Weddings. Host, Beaumont Bridal Fair
• (512) 567-8068
• SETXWeddings@gmail.com

Click here for more information about Orange TX event venue, The Brown Estate.

They can handle your Southeast Texas wedding and reception, company safety training, or holiday party.

The Stingaree Restaurant Offers Waterfront Dining and Live Music

When the weather gets warm, Southeast Texas families are pulled to Crystal Beach.

After swimming, flying kites, and fishing, you will work up an appetite.

The Stingaree Restaurant and Marina offers burgers and seafood baskets in their casual downstairs and more formal dining upstairs.

If you really love fresh seafood, try their shrimp and oyster dishes.

Click here to learn more about The Stingaree Restaurant.

1295 N Stingaree Dr, Crystal Beach, TX 77650

(409) 684-2731

Stay tuned for more restaurant reviews, festival previews, and family friendly activities around East Texas and the Golden Triangle.

• Daryl Fant, Publisher. Eat Drink SETX
• (512) 567-8068
• EatDrinkSETX@gmail.com

Would you like help advertising your restaurant, festival, or an upcoming event?

Give us a call.

Enjoy your family’s visit to Crystal Beach.

Don’t miss the beautiful sunsets at The Stingaree Restaurant.

Payroll & Benefits Service in Beaumont TX 

R&P Employer Solutions, Serving the Golden Triangle

For many restaurant and hotel owners, employee payroll is a distraction their core job.

Is keeping up with employee benefits frustrating?

It is time to bring on a Southeast Texas payroll service.

Many Golden Triangle general contractors, property management firms, and small businesses are turning to a locally owned specialist, R&P Employer Solutions in Beaumont.

The firm has earned a great reputation with a wide range of Southeast Texas businesses who count on R&P Employer Solutions for accurate on time payroll and other employee benefits services including:

• Workers Compensation
• Medical Insurance
• 401K Plans
• HR Outsourcing
• Time keeping services

Why did you get into your business?

Chances are that you started your company because you love what you do and not because you enjoy being chained to your desk taking care of payroll and paperwork.

R&P Employer Solutions in Beaumont is ready to get you out of the payroll & employee benefits business – and back into your business.

• R&P Employer Solutions – Southeast Texas payroll services, employee benefits, time keeping, and workers comp insurance
• Keith Robichau, COO
• (409) 838-1220
• Keith@RPES.biz
• SETXPayroll.com
• 3280 Eastex Freeway in Beaumont TX

• Daryl Fant, Publisher. Eat Drink SETX
• (512) 567-8068
• SETXAdvertising@gmail.com