Our Story

Three Generations.
One Table.

Family owned in downtown Port Lavaca since 2010.

The Franek family has been serving homestyle cooking, homemade desserts, and a full bar from the corner of E Main Street ever since Vic and Patsy opened these doors — now carried on by their son Marty and his wife Crystal. Pull up a chair.

The Franek family

Two Generations Behind the Grill

Homestyle cooking, family hospitality, downtown Port Lavaca.

Vic and Patsy Franek got into the restaurant business in Houston back in 1998, serving up hearty homestyle cooking and sweet treats of their own.

In 2010, the two left big city life behind for Port Lavaca, where they opened Texas Traditions Grill & Bakery in the heart of downtown — the same corner of E Main Street the restaurant still calls home today.

After 21 years building the business, Vic and Patsy thought it time to pass the reins to their son Marty and his wife Crystal. Incorporating a fully-stocked bar into the mix, the two renamed the venue Texas Traditions Grill & Bar, and have kept building on the vision Marty’s parents started.

Amazing homestyle cooking, delicious desserts, and a cold one to wash it all down.

— The Franek Family

One family, one legacy

One Family’s Journey

From a Houston kitchen to the heart of Port Lavaca — the Franek family, since 1998.

1998
Houston, Texas
Where it all started
Vic and Patsy Franek got into the restaurant business in Houston, serving up hearty homestyle cooking and sweet treats of their own.
2010
Texas Traditions Grill & Bakery
Opening day in Port Lavaca
Ready to leave big city life behind, Vic and Patsy opened these doors in downtown Port Lavaca — the same corner of E Main Street the restaurant calls home today.
Today
Marty & Crystal
Texas Traditions Grill & Bar
After 21 years building the business, Vic and Patsy passed the reins to their son Marty and his wife Crystal, who added a fully-stocked bar and carried the tradition forward.

The room

Inside Texas Traditions

Come look around.

Three freshly baked pies on a wooden table, with a glossy pecan pie in sharp focus in the foreground.

A salt-rimmed margarita with a lime wheel garnish next to a chopped salad topped with black beans, corn, pico de gallo, cheese, bacon, egg, and a tomato wedge.

A tall layered cocktail in red, green, and blue, garnished with an orange slice and a paper umbrella, served on the bar at Texas Traditions.

A chili-tajín-rimmed cocktail with a swirled orange and cream finish, served in a stemmed goblet at the bar.

Salt-rimmed margarita with a blue-painted glass rim, garnished with an orange slice, lime wheel, and a paper cocktail umbrella.

Close-up of a bacon cheeseburger piled high with crispy bacon, melted cheese, lettuce, tomato, onion, and pickle, served with seasoned fries.

Three oval plates loaded with golden fried fish fillets, fried shrimp, hush puppies, and French fries, served with cocktail and tartar sauce.

Sliced buffalo chicken tenders over a mixed greens salad with shredded cheese, blue cheese crumbles, tomato wedge, and red onion.

Overhead view of a bacon cheeseburger topped with onion rings, lettuce, tomato, onion, and pickles, served with a side of seasoned sweet potato fries.

A plate of crispy French fries smothered in melted cheese sauce and topped with crumbled bacon bits, with a small cup of dipping sauce.

Basket of crispy fries topped with fried chicken bites, buffalo sauce, and ranch drizzle.

Basket of crispy fries piled with fried chicken bites, drizzled with buffalo sauce and ranch, in a Texas Traditions branded paper liner.

Golden fried crispitos on a plate with a side of melted queso topped with fresh pico de gallo.

Halved jalapeño poppers stuffed with melted, browned cheese, served on an oval dish.

Golden, crispy jumbo chicken wings served with red and orange dipping sauces.

Burger topped with melted queso, pico de gallo, jalapeños, lettuce, and tomato, served with a side of seasoned fries.

Thick-cut ribeye steaks with dark grill marks searing over open flames on the grill grate.

Blackened shrimp cobb salad with mixed greens, shredded cheese, chopped egg, corn and black bean salsa, and diced tomatoes.

A toasted grilled cheese sandwich cut in half beside a bowl of tomato soup topped with shredded cheddar and Monterey Jack.

What we’re about

Homestyle Cooking, Family Owned

Two things that haven’t changed since 2010.

In the kitchen

Homestyle cooking, homemade desserts.

Hearty homestyle cooking and sweet treats made the way Vic and Patsy always served them, with a full bar Marty and Crystal added along the way — amazing food, delicious desserts, and a cold one to wash it all down.

Homestyle cookingHomemade dessertsFull bar

Behind the counter

Family owned, two generations in.

Texas Traditions has been family owned by the Franek family since 2010 — first Vic and Patsy, now their son Marty and his wife Crystal, right here in downtown Port Lavaca.

Family ownedSince 2010Port Lavaca