Best of Cy-Fair: Creekwood Grill

to be telling us they want right now. We want to keep moving forward, but still maintain the soul of P.O.'s and Cypress Saloon for generations to come. Many of the things you see today are ideas that came about during the pandemic, and from us trying to adapt to the ever-changing conditions over the past year. The massive outdoor dining area was developed so that folks could have a place to dine where they felt comfortable based on what the authorities were saying at the time, and as the situation evolved, we found that people still like to eat and drink in the sunshine, so it stayed. Several of our menu items were developed as family meals to do whatever we could to keep business coming in through the shutdowns, and ended up being so popular they made the menu. So, I suppose the thing I'm most proud of is the fact that we were able to survive a global pandemic 18 months into opening a restaurant by constantly adapting and re-inventing ourselves. I'm also super proud to be able to continue to host Cypress Chapel every Sunday morning. Pastor Stephen DeMik has been a great partner with us from day one and the contributions the church has made to our facility and to our local neighborhood are invaluable. Texas BBQ Chicken Our next project is getting the former P.O.'s building back into use. We've remodeled it, and we've had several ideas over time, but I believe we have finally settled on the direction we want to take it. It's still early in the process, so I don't want to give too much away, but we are excited about the direction we're headed, and that we may finally be using the entire building and property soon!

What is your "Go to" meal at Creekwood Grill?

My personal go-to? Either the wings with either the dry rub bbq or the Honey Garlic sauce. We smoke the wings for an hour and a half before we flash fry them and I love that subtle smokiness. I'll grab a Wheelhouse Burger if I'm super hungry.

What's next for Brian Sandel?

Who knows? Truth be told, I'd have never seen this coming, so as soon as God tells me what's next for me, you'll be the first to know!

Creekwood Grill

12710 Telge Rd. • Cypress, TX 77429 (281) 746-635 • www.CreekwoodGrill.com eat@creekwoodgrill.com HOURS Monday: Closed Sunday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday: 11 am to 9 pm Friday & Saturday: 11 am to 10 pm

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BY ALLISON OKUNEYE

Full transparency disclaimer. I have not worked out in 2 years. In those two years, I have gained at LEAST 30 unwanted but definitely hard-earned pounds. Do I regret the Oreos for breakfast? Possibly.

Did I fall into an unhealthy “eating my feelings” routine, CLEARLY. All of that changed 2 weeks ago when I finally joined a gym and have been working out 4 days a week. All week I kept hyping myself up saying, way to go self! You are here, you showed up, you are sweating, you are finally moving towards a healthier version of you.

To say I have been in a better place mentally would be a TOTAL understatement. I feel great! I will admit I was slightly confused when I didn’t drop 10 pounds in the first week, but hey, baby steps. So fast forward to a lovely Thursday, I worked out early, took a shower, and had on a super cute outfit. I was really loving myself for the first time in a LONG time. I will admit that getting comfortable for shopping the sizes that fit my current body has been hard to get used to but I had made peace with it. You can imagine my surprise when I went to try on a bridesmaid dress for a wedding in August.I give the woman a size range thinking to myself, “I have been working out for 2 weeks surely I have dropped a dress size!!” Here is what I know, not only did I NOT drop a dress size, the dress that fit me was 4 sizes bigger than the size that I usually fit in.

Any ounce of feeling cute, feeling good, feeling healthy, FLEW out of that dressing room. I went from feeling confident to feeling completely deflated…well deflated emotionally but obviously INFLATED physically! Once the shock wore off, I got dressed and didn’t even bother to look in the mirror as I left.