Restaurants in Chandler, Texas

Wade's Place at 104 E Main St is Chandler's signature restaurant. Wade and his wife Anne started out selling crawfish and shrimp from a stand next to the feed store before opening it. Today the menu runs from crawfish and étouffée cooked Louisiana-style to hand-cut Angus steaks, fish plates, boudin and lunchtime po'boys, with a big deck for outdoor dining. It's BYOB and keeps limited hours, usually Wednesday through Saturday, so check before you go.

Big Rip's Delicious BBQ on W Main St downtown serves chopped and sliced brisket sandwiches and plates. On SH-31 East, Val's Italian Restaurant & Pizza is a family Italian place serving pasta, pizza and beer, wine and cocktails. Los Hermanos, the Chandler location of the Los Hermanos family restaurants, is a Tex-Mex restaurant and bar in the former San Pedro's building. Los Potrillos is on SH-31 West.

Pop's Honey Fried Chicken serves honey fried chicken, strips, fish plates and country sides. China Chef is a family-run Chinese restaurant known for sesame chicken and lunch plates. Chandler Donuts handles breakfast, and there's a 24-hour Whataburger at Hwy 31 and Broad.

Chandler doesn't have a waterfront restaurant of its own, but the lake's resorts do. The Villages Resort near Flint has a marina with the Harbour Grille. Lake Palestine Resort on the Frankston side runs a lakeside grill with a deck on the water, serving burgers, fried seafood plates and breakfast. Both are a drive around the lake from Chandler, so check hours before heading out.

Tyler, east on SH-31, has its own restaurant directory.