Peanut butter and jelly. Bagel and cream cheese. Fried chicken and doughnuts? Yes, there's a new restaurant in town specializing in just that pairing. Add Lee’s Fried Chicken to your must-eat list.

Since opening last month, Lee's has been serving up stuff like chicken wings, chicken tenders, chicken thighs, chicken drumsticks, chicken sandwiches, and a salad topped with chicken. Sides including macaroni salad, creamed corn and potato salad are available, too.

There are more than a half-dozen doughnuts on the menu for those looking for a sweet treat to go with savory chicken. The current doughnut menu includes apple fritters, a jam doughnut, glazed, praline bacon, and caramel icing and blueberry.

Doughnuts are available at 7 a.m. every day and chicken is available starting at 11 a.m.

Guests can enjoy their food in the restaurant or choose to bring home takeout — it's only two miles from Siena at Memorial Heights!

Lee’s Fried Chicken
601 Heights Blvd.
Houston, TX 77007
(713) 880-3550
www.leesfriedchickendonuts.com
www.yelp.com/biz/lees-fried-chicken-and-donuts-houston

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If you plan your entire week around where you’ll eat brunch on the weekend, you’ll definitely want to add Oporto Fooding House and Wine to your list. This popular brunch spot near Siena at Memorial Heights is a favorite among Houston foodies — it landed on Eater Houston's list of the city's best fall brunch spots — and its menu of tapas dishes and Portuguese entrees is a world away from the usual eggs Benedict and mimosas.

If you’re craving something out of the ordinary for your morning (or mid-afternoon) meal, stop in to Oporto Fooding House and Wine for curried chicken empanadas, scallop farrotto and shakshuka complete with baked Moroccan-style eggs. To finish things off, pair your meal with handcrafted cocktails with names like the We Got the Beet or the Pearadise from the full bar.

Oporto’s interior is just as impressive as its food, from the woven light fixtures hanging from the ceiling to its light, neutral color scheme and sunny outdoor patio. The restaurant also offers lunch and dinner throughout the week, so there’s always something tasty to try.

Oporto Fooding House and Wine
125 W Gray Avenue
Houston, TX 77019
(713) 528-0115
www.oportomidtown.us

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Fig and Wasp Test Kitchen isn't your average Mediterranean restaurant. It just opened at the beginning of October less than a mile from Siena at Memorial Heights, offering a new type of cooking philosophy. Instead of leaving the same dishes on the menu month after month—and the same person in charge of the kitchen—Fig and Wasp introduces guest chefs every four weeks. These guest chefs are charged with designing three new dishes, the only guideline being they must be inspired by the flavors of the Mediterranean. The visiting chef will teach the in-house team how to recreate their new dishes, then leave them to do so for the rest of the month.

This inventive approach to cuisine should result in something a little bit different each month, perhaps kebabs packed with tender lamb or flatbreads topped with feta and spinach. Tapas will also factor heavily into each monthly menu at Fig and Wasp, so you'll be able to sample small bites of a few different plates. What do you think of this concept?

Fig and Wasp Test Kitchen
4105 Washington Avenue
Houston, TX 77007
(346) 704-2866
figandwasp.businesscatalyst.com
www.yelp.com/biz/fig-and-wasp-test-kitchen-houston

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