Take The Fun Home: Check Our Curated Houston Restaurant To-Go & Delivery Meal Packs!

Chicken Fried Ribeye from Click Virtual Food Hall

In light of the current situation with COVID-19 in the Harris County area, it’s understandable that many people are choosing to eat and drink at home instead of inside restaurant dining rooms, even with an occupancy limit recently reduced to 50%. Bar areas are completely closed for seating right now, too.

Regardless, people still need to eat and small businesses deserve support. Getting restaurant food and drinks to go should be fun, not just driven by need. To that end, we’ve worked with restaurant owners around town to curate fun, convenient Houston Food Finder to-go or delivery packs featuring some of our favorite dishes. Many include multiple courses; some even include a free dessert or a wine deal. Some of these meal packs are also extremely budget friendly, with some for as little as $10. There is no charge to participating businesses and Houston Food Finder is not making any money on this effort. This is simply something we want to do so support small businesses and provide diners with an enjoyable experience.

Take a look at the list below, then follow the instructions to place your order. We hope you enjoy these special meals and drinks, and that they lend fun and flavor during this stressful time.

We are going to be adding more to this list! Restaurants and bar owners who’d like to put some delight into dine-out: please send us an email and let’s plan a Houston Food Finder pack together.

Heights

Click Virtual Food Hall: Choose chef Gabriel Medina’s homage to Tokyo or discover his Texas side with these two “Phaedra’s Faves” meal packs, which include an appetizer, entrée, dessert — and are delivered right to your door. (Delivery area is roughly an eight mile radius from the 77007 zip code; download and check the Click Virtual Food Hall app to see if you’re in the area.) Visit the Click website and select the Chef Gabriel’s Favorites section for the special meals (to view, click “Menu” then “Browse the Menu” and choose “Chef Gabriel’s Favorites” from the “Choose a Menu” drop-down list.).

The first meal choice is $18 and includes Fried Seafood Cake with Japanese Curry — a panko-breaded, lightly fried appetizer with potato, salmon, corn, kani and mozzarella. Next, enjoy the Katsudon entrée: a fried pork cutlet, egg scramble, dashi, charred onions, green onions and takuan (pickled daikon) over sushi rice. The second option is Texas-with-a-twist for $34: a classic wedge salad made with iceberg lettuce, capers, hard boiled egg, chopped maple bacon, blue cheese dressing, cucumbers, onions and tomatoes, followed by a hearty Chicken Fried Ribeye Plate. Medina’s take on this classic dish has a crispy panko crust, is topped with smoked corn gravy and comes with garlic mashed sweet yams, corn and green beans. Top it off with a German Chocolate Pecan Cupcake for dessert. Pro tip: if this is your first time ordering, use code HFFREADER20 for $20 off this already-fantastic deal. There is no delivery fee or service charge, either!

fat cat creamery cones
A lineup of Fat Cat Creamery’s ice cream in housemade brown butter and brown sugar cones. Photo by Chuck Cook Photography.

Fat Cat Creamery, 1901 North Shepherd: Have your ice cream and brownies, too, with our special Houston Food Finder to-go pack. Choose two pints of your favorite signature flavors (Cat’s Meow Mexican Vanilla, Milk Chocolate Stout, Waterloo Strawberry Buttermilk, Amaya Coffee & Cream, Salted Butter Caramel or the limited availability Chocolate Wasted) and two of the excellent, generously sized brownies at a special price of $22. Call the shop at (713) 869-1080 and ask for the Houston Food Finder pack.

Katy

Kangkung Belacan (sautéed water spinach) at Phat Eatery. Photo by Chuck Cook Photography.

Phat Eatery, 23119 Colonial Parkway at Katy Asian Town center: This meal pack is perfect for a budget-friendly date night at home — or for anytime you want a flavorful meal and a night off from cooking. Let someone else do the pots and pans and the kitchen cleanup while you instead enjoy a stress-free night of flaky roti canai, Malaysian curry chicken with jasmine rice and a choice of either Kang Kung Belacan (garlicky, stir-fried water spinach) or delicate snow pea tips. Alongside, enjoy a 375 ml bottle of Hana Sake in lychee, Fuji apple or white peach flavors. The meal even comes with a pint of one of Phat Eatery’s new ice creams! Choose pandan, durian, ube (purple sweet potato) or Malaysian milk tea. (Flavors subject to availability.) All of this together is only $45 plus tax and gratuity. Order the Houston Food Finder meal pack special online. Delivery is also available; go online and click the “i” (information) icon to see if you’re in the area.

Memorial

Wood-fired oven at Bistro Provence with bread
The wood-fired oven at Bistro Provence with loaves of fougasse at the ready. Photo by Phaedra Cook.

Bistro Provence, 13616 Memorial: Owner Genevieve Guy has created new Family Packs To Go. There’s much to choose from and here are some of our top picks. Start with the excellent Potato and Leek Soup that gets just a bit of richness from real cream (available by the quart for $8), then move on to the very traditional and always excellent Coq au Vin, the classic chicken stew made with red wine. It serves four for $39. Add a house salad for just an additional $10. For a light breakfast, lunch or brunch, plan ahead and pre-order a whole Wild Salmon Quiche for $25. These are subject to availability as they tend to sell out. For a truly special Sunday brunch, check out the BBQ à la Provençale. This is made with pork chops marinated for 24 hours in extra-virgin olive oil, lemon, garlic and herbs de Provence. The meal comes with potato salad, a choice of the Caesar salad or heirloom tomato salad with fresh basil vinaigrette and, for dessert, either the Crème Brulée or Hazelnut Mousse. In addition, all entrées and quiche come with fougasse (an attractive, leaf-shaped loaf of bread baked fresh in Bistro Provence’s wood-fired oven) and olive oil for dipping. There are additional family meal choices; call Bistro Provence at (713) 827-8008 and ask about the current selection. Prices do not include tax and gratuity. The first four people to place a family meal, quiche or Sunday brunch to-go order and mention Houston Food Finder will receive a free dessert.

Midtown

The signature Carrot Pizza at Weights + Measures
The signature Carrot Pizza at Weights + Measures. Photo by Rebecca Wright Photography.

Weights + Measures, 2808 Caroline: The popular Midtown restaurant featuring the stylings of chef Fernando Rios is now offering “happy meals” to-go Wednesdays through Sundays. One of our favorites is the Burgerbox for two, with two wood-grilled cheeseburgers, housemade chips and pickles and, best of all, cookies, all for $30. Another can’t-miss mix is the Pizza & Pasta Pack for $35. We’d pick the Carrot Pizza, and the pack also comes with Pesto Gnocchi and a large mixed green salad. For a special date night, aim for the Beef Tenderloin Dinner for Two with jumbo asparagus, Truffle Mac ‘n’ Cheese and a crusty, fresh loaf of bread for $65. Don’t like our choices? View the entire list of to-go specials online.

Rice Village

Housemade gnocchi at ROMA
Housemade gnocchi at ROMA. Photo by Jeremy Parzen.

ROMA, 2347 University: Our curated meal pack for Italian restaurant Roma in Rice Village is select offerings from the current $29 prix fixe menu. Even though Americans can’t travel to Italy right now, these dishes — made entirely from scratch by chef Angelo Cuppone, evoke the Italian summer. Start with crisp-on-the-outside, tender-on-the-inside Suppli’ alla Romana, or fried rice balls with green peas and tomato sauce, then move on to the main course of housemade Gnocchi Affumicati allo Zafferano e Gamberi, or smoked gnocchi with shrimp in a saffron sauce. For a bright dessert ending, enjoy Crostata di Limoncello: homemade tarts infused with owner Shanon Scott’s housemade limoncello. Make the experience complete by adding a bottle of Impero Sangiovese for only $15! “It has just the right amount of body and will pair well with all three courses,” said Scott. Call for pickup; the restaurant also offers delivery to nearby residents. You can also create your own dinner from the full $29 menu online. (It was tough to not choose the lasagna as the entrée too, to be honest.)

Southwest Houston

Himalaya lunch tray
Just one example of a Himalaya lunch combo. Selections change daily. Photo by Michael Shum.

Himalaya, 6652 Southwest Freeway: Kaiser and Azra Lashkari’s nationally recognized Pakistani and Indian restaurant has long offered a very satisfying, daily prix fixe lunch special with dishes that change daily. The meal always includes a curry, appetizer, either a dal (curried lentils) or vegetable, steamed basmati rice and a flaky, crispy-edged naan. (Please note: the lunch special features the restaurant’s selected dishes; no substitutions, although some customization options are noted below.) In-house, the lunch special is whimsically served on a school lunch tray for $14.50, but the meal is also available to go for $15.75 (plus tax and gratuity). Select the lunch prix fixe with the dishes of the day, or customize the meal by requesting it be vegetarian or to have chicken as the preferred meat. The first customer to CALL Himalaya at (713)-532-2837 and request the lunch special every day through July 8 receives the meal completely free for up to two people. “This is a gift of appreciation for Houston Food Finder’s readers during this stressful time for many, from our hearts to yours” said Kaiser Lashkari. The lunch special is available Tuesday through Friday from 11:30 a.m. to 2:30 p.m.

Sugar Land

Fernando’s, 14135 Southwest Freeway: Between 5 and 6 p.m., call with 15-minutes notice to pick up an entire meal for a flat $10. Even tax is included in that cost. It comes with a salad, spaghetti with meat sauce, garlic bread and dessert. “I’m not doing this to make money,” says owner Fernando Echeverria. “I just want to help the working people in our area. These people work all day and have no time to go home and cook.” Call (281) 494-9087 to place your order.

West Houston

sandwich, salad and fries at La Tartine
A hefty baguette sandwich along with the pretty house salad and French fries at La Tartine de Houston. (Order a Texas beer too, if you want.)

La Tartine de Houston, 1570 South Dairy Ashford: Choose one of three to-go packs of French classics for a mere $10 or $11! Pack #1 for $10 includes your choice of Quiche Lorraine (with ham and bacon), Quiche Végétarienne or Quiche au Poulet (with herb-roasted chicken) and a side of either La Tartine’s mixed green salad or potato salad. Pack #2 for $11 is a hot sandwich choice of Sandwich au Poulet (sliced, herb-roasted marinated chicken on a baguette dressed with housemade cilantro sauce) or Sandwich Merguez (housemade beef and lamb sausage topped with shakshuka sauce). Pack #3 is a $10 cold sandwich choice that’s perfect for Houston’s hot days. Select either the traditional beurre jambon (ham and Swiss cheese on a buttered baguette), Câprese Sandwich (fresh sliced tomatoes, buffalo mozzarella and lettuce on a pesto-dressed baguette or Sandwich au Thon (tuna, cucumber, tomato, steamed potato and olives with harissa sauce on a baguette). All sandwiches come with a side choice of green salad, potato salad or French fries. Call (713) 360-6771 and mention the Houston Food Finder To-Go Pack Special to place your order for pickup. Delivery service is also available; call to inquire.

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