Sylvia Casares

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Sylvia's Enchilada Kitchen expands to a second location.

Chef Chat, Part 1: Sylvia Casares of Sylvia's Enchilada Kitchen

​We met with Sylvia Casares, founder of Sylvia's Enchilada Kitchen, to discuss how she gambled her life savings to realize her dream of a mesquite grill. EOW: As I understand it, you used to have a corporate job and then took the leap into becoming a restaurant owner. Tell me how that happene ... More >>

Chef Chat, Part 2: Sylvia Casares of Sylvia's Enchilada Kitchen

​We continue our chat with Sylvia Casares of Sylvia's Enchilada Kitchen, who dispenses advice to those daydreaming of their own restaurants and tells us how to develop a winning recipe. EOW: To those of us dreaming of opening our own restaurant, what words of advice can you give? Casares: St ... More >>

Chef Chat, Part 3: Sylvia Casares of Sylvia's Enchilada Kitchen

​After discussing Sylvia Casares's unique cuisine, it was getting hard for me to hear her over my growling gut. She presented two sampler plates. The first came with beef carne asada, her famous chili-gravy enchilada, and grilled quail. The carne asada and quail were cooked on her mesquite gri ... More >>

Upcoming Events

RA Sushi is about to get even clubbier than usual...​Houston Restaurant Week is in full swing right now. With so many restaurants to choose from, people have been overwhelmed with choices -- not a bad position to be in, really. I love CultureMap's efficient little "cheat sheet" for trying to f ... More >>

Openings & Closings

Photo by Robb WalshOyster season is permanently over for Shuck Daddy's.​Lasting only a little over a year, the not-quite-Hooters seafood spot Shuck Daddy's (1511 Shepherd) has shucked its last oyster. With Mak Chin suffering a similar fate in the same location in 2009, could it be that Houston ... More >>

What Are Houston Chefs Cooking This Thanksgiving?

Photo by Carbon NYC​Thanksgiving: A day to gather with your loved ones and give thanks? Or a day to display your culinary prowess to friends and family? Increasingly, the emphasis has been on the latter in the past few years, as people try to dress up the traditional Thanksgiving spread and im ... More >>

Elote - Hold the Cup and the Cream - at No Borders

Mesquite-smoked corn on the cob at No Borders.​I have two favorite places in town for elote, that Mexican snack you can feel at least partly good about eating because -- hey! -- it's corn and corn is a vegetable (barely) and therefore good for you! Never mind the fact that you usually slather ... More >>

Upcoming Events

Photo courtesy of Paula MurphyCome prepared to the fruit tree sale and don't say you weren't warned.​Don't forget! Urban Harvest's annual fruit tree sale is kind of a big deal, and it's happening this weekend at Robertson Stadium on the University of Houston campus. From the press release: Th ... More >>

Tequila Tasting at Sylvia's Enchilada Kitchen

​Sylvia Casares of Sylvia's Enchilada Kitchen recently hosted a Winter Tequila Festival. Three tequila brands were represented: Riazul, Cavalino and Dulce Vida, and each offered up samples of their Blanco, Reposado, and Anejo varieties. Sylvia was on hand with delicious nibbles like taquitos ... More >>

The Secret to Great Enchiladas Is Patience

Enchiladas rojas.​Making enchiladas is more a test of stamina and endurance than culinary prowess. The ingredients are simple and few, and there's not much fancy footwork required. That said, anyone who regularly makes a South of the Border variety of the dish deserves your utmost respect and ... More >>

The Enchilada Empress

Sylvia Casares keeps the crowds happy with her Tex-Mex classics.

A Long Time Coming: Reviewing Sylvia's Enchilada Kitchen

Photos by Troy FieldsI could eat Sylvia's mesquite-grilled corn all day long.​For the amount of [well-deserved] press that Sylvia's Enchilada Kitchen gets on our blog, you'd think that the longtime Houston restaurant would have been reviewed in print ages ago. At least, that's what I thought. ... More >>

Today's VOICE Daily Deal: $12 for $25 at Sylvia's Enchilada Kitchen

Photos by Troy Fields​ The bright colors of the food and the decor at Sylvia's Enchilada Kitchen are awfully festive, perfect for a holiday meal, or the gift of one, so today's VOICE Daily Deal is great for the season. For $12, you can get $25 worth of Sylvia Casares's famous enchiladas, a 201 ... More >>