Those rumors that all-conquering burger chain Shake Shack will open a Houston location are starting to look more concrete. Last week, the company replied to an inquiry about a Houston location by Tweeting: "No Houston Shack at the moment, but never say never!" The time when Houstonians are lining up ShackBurgers and fries may be […]
November 3 is an important day in Houston's history. While attention should probably be focused on the elections being held, hundreds of Houstonians will remember it for a different reason: as the day Krispy Kreme Doughnuts opened at 8611 Westheimer and officially returned to Houston. Yes, two years after local franchisee Dulce Restaurants, LLC revealed […]
he area around the Long Center in Austin smelled of delicious smoke on Sunday as Texas Monthly held its sixth annual barbecue festival. The event attracts pilgrims from all over Texas who want to sample food from 25 of the state's top barbecue joints all at one time. Even an hour before the VIP gate […]
he area around the Long Center in Austin smelled of delicious smoke on Sunday as Texas Monthly held its sixth annual barbecue festival. The event attracts pilgrims from all over Texas who want to sample food from 25 of the state's top barbecue joints all at one time. Even an hour before the VIP gate […]
Uchi offers elegant, modern fare in an atmosphere that works well for everything from a romantic date to a business dinner with new clients. This central Houston restaurant is inspired by Japanese flavors and techniques, though it serves seafood from around the globe in a series of small, shareable dishes. You'll find traditional sushi and […]
WE GOT A LITTLE AHEAD OF OURSELVES this week, excitedly announcing the opening of two new restaurants: Lee’s Fried Chicken and Donuts, which is one block away from the Houstonia offices and which will inevitably be the diet downfall of at least a quarter of our staff, and Method, the new restaurant from Marque that’s […]
Houston has just received another accolade for our food scene. In a roundup of the best fine dining restaurants for TripAdvisor's annual Traveler's Choice Awards, Pappas Bros. Steakhouse takes the No. 10 spot in the nation. Meat is the name of the game at this classy eatery, but Pappas Bros. also received top marks for […]
ne of the fall's most anticipated restaurants will make its debut at 11:30 am on Monday. Chef Ford Fry, the Houston native who has owns nine restaurants in Atlanta, will open his River Oaks restaurant State of Grace a year and a half after signing a lease for the space on Westheimer across from Lamar […]
The rumors that Bernie's Burger Bus would open a third restaurant are true. On Thursday, Bernie's chef/owner Justin Turner announced on Instagram that he has officially signed a lease for a space at 2200 Yale that will open in the summer of 2016. The future Bernie's is only about two-and-a-half miles from the Little Woodrow's […]
fter a lot of initial excitement, the Heights' bid to become Houston's primary destination for fried chicken has mostly fizzled. With The Bird House partners Matt Opaleski and Jason Hill focused on donuts and chicken tenders and the Chicken Ranch shuttered, only Funky Chicken remains from 2014's wave of openings. Still, none of those operators […]