Sizing Up Houston Chile Con Queso Prices & Where To Get It
Every day is a good day for chile con queso in Houston. From simple classics to those with kicked-up toppings, there are plenty of essential bowls of liquid sunshine just begging for crispy chips and an ice-cold margarita. That said, satisfying a queso emergency can vary wildly in cost and the more toppings added, the more […]
Goode Co. Kitchen Is Doing Right By Many Tex-Mex Essentials
Goode Co. Kitchen & Cantina at 9005 Katy Freeway is the longtime restaurant family’s relatively new Tex-Mex concept—and its executing the revered cuisine extremely well, which is good because Houstonians tend to otherwise grab their pitchforks. It’s a clean-lined, airy restaurant with big windows that let the sun shine upon four food groups as essential […]
Ford Fry’s Tex-Mex Concept Superica Slated To Open In The Heights
The rumor mill has been churning for weeks, but a press release this morning confirms that five-time James Beard-nominated chef and restaurateur Ford Fry is opening a second restaurant in his hometown. (His first restaurant in the Bayou City is State of Grace.) The third incarnation of Superica, Fry’s Tex-Mex concept with two locations in […]
Enchiladas, Beans & Rice: Where To Find Retro Tex-Mex Combo Platters In Houston—Updated
Anyone who has seen Ratatouille knows the famous scene when the movie’s namesake dish mentally transports a restaurant critic back to his childhood. Tex-Mex has the same effect on many longtime Houstonians. Truthfully, there are a lot of things to not like about the mess that we call “the combination dinner.” There’s too much salt, […]
Finder Favorites: Tex-Mex Tours At Sylvia’s Enchilada Kitchen
When the weather is chilly, a plate of hot, saucy enchiladas really hits the spot. Sylvia Casares of Sylvia’s Enchilada Kitchen has created plates of these that are more interesting than the usual combo platter All three Sylvia’s Enchilada Kitchen locations offers two different “Enchilada Culinary Tours”; “flights” of four enchiladas each. The “North of the […]