Best Restaurants for Lunch in the Heights — by a Longtime Resident
Having lived and worked in the Heights for almost 15 years, I’ve eaten a lot of lunches in what was Houston’s first suburb. Initially, good options were limited: walk-up fast-food joint Someburger, the now-shuttered Dacapo’s and Triple A, and Tex-Mex classic Teotihuacan, which is still serving a comforting array of fajitas, enchiladas, and shrimp dishes. […]
Some of the Best Houston Tacos Are Now at — a Gas Station?
Some dining experiences are essential to understanding Houston food culture. For example, visiting Tacos Tierra Caliente for a couple of warm corn tortillas filled with tender lengua (beef tongue) or juicy barbacoa, crisp onion and fresh cilantro, then walking across the street to West Alabama Ice House for a cold beer. It’s practically an initiation rite for […]
Essential Dishes: Where to Eat the Best Fajitas in Houston
The Essential Dishes of Houston Series so far: Essential Dishes: Best Steaks in Houston Essential Dishes: Best Burgers in Houston Essential Dishes: Best Poke in Houston Essential Dishes: Best Fried Chicken in Houston Essential Dishes: Best Ramen in Houston Essential Dishes: Best Chicken Fried Steak in Houston Essential Dishes: Best Brisket in Houston Houston is […]
April Fools! Popular Beer Gardens Turn Into Tex-Mex Restaurants for One Night Only
King’s Bierhaus at 2044 East TC Jester and King’s Biergarten at 1329 East Broadway in Pearland are saying goodbye to their lederhosen and German food — but only for a day and just for fun. On April 1, starting at 5 p.m., both restaurants are transforming into “King’s Cantina.” Honest and for true, both are […]
First Bite: Blanco Tacos + Tequila
Sam Fox, the multiple-time James Beard Award-nominated serial restaurateur of Phoenix-based Fox Restaurant Concepts just opened the fifth iteration of his Tex-Mex restaurant, Blanco Tacos + Tequila, in the Galleria. The chic digs reside next to Fig and Olive and just below Nobu in what is undoubtedly some of the city’s most exclusive (and, probably, […]