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Antonio’s Flying Pizza				8 User Reviews
2920 Hillcroft	Italian	$	Galleria
For Italian-American classics like spaghetti and meatballs, sausage-and-pepper sandwiches, cheese pizzas and calzones, you can’t beat Antonio’s. It doesn’t just look like an East Coast red-checkered tablecloth pizzeria, it really is one. Owner Antonio Rosa threw pizzas in... More >>

BB's Cajun Cafe				1 User Reviews
2710 Montrose	Cajun, Creole	$	Montrose
BB�s Cajun Caf� is a tiny diner-like eatery that specializes in overstuffed poor boys and such Louisiana specialties as gumbo, etouffee and grillades and grits with dark gravy. The restaurant is open until three in the morning during the weekend and serves breakfast and beignets all day. More >>

The Breakfast Klub				1 User Reviews
3711 Travis	American, Breakfast, Soul Food, Southern	$	Downtown/ Midtown
This modest little restaurant at the corner of Travis and Alabama looks like a shoestring operation, with bare concrete floors and rough tables. But the menu of African-American breakfast foods has some real standouts. They've got chicken and waffles, if you're longing to try this famous... More >>

Burns BBQ				1 User Reviews
8307 De Priest	Barbecue	$	Outer Loop - NW
In the good old days, Roy Burns used to set up a smoker and sell barbecue on the side of the road. But he settled down under some pine trees in Acres Homes 12 years ago, and he's been cooking there ever since. Burns has a cinder-block pit, but when business is hopping on Saturdays, the old... More >>

Cafe Lili				1 User Reviews
5757 Westheimer, ste. 112	Middle Eastern	$, $$, $$$	Galleria
Punchy Middle Eastern food comes in a friendly mom-and-pop package at this tiny storefront. Spry standards (baba ghanoush, hummus) are augmented by unusual specialties: lemony lima bean salad, haunting vegetable stews (try the okra), minty fatoush salad tossed with pita croutons. Deftly... More >>

Cafe Rabelais				3 User Reviews
2442 Times Blvd.	French	$, $$	Kirby-West U
This tiny new French cafe in Rice Village does a remarkable job of re-creating lovable peasant dishes from the French countryside. Try merguez and frites (lamb sausage and french fries) or a goat cheese-and-olive tart or even a chicken liver-and-poached-egg salad for lunch. The blackboard menu... More >>

Doneraki Authentic Mexican Restaurant				2 User Reviews
Gulfgate Center	Mexican, Tex-Mex	$	Outer Loop - SE
Tastefully decorated with saltillo tile floors and a huge copy of a Diego Rivera mural, this is one of the best-looking Tex-Mex restaurants in town. Like all classic Tex-Mex operations, Doneraki claims its chips and hot sauce, chile con queso, fajitas and cheese-stuffed jalapeños are... More >>

Frank's Grill				2 User Reviews
4702 Telephone Rd.	American, Breakfast	$	Outer Loop - SE
The waitress greets her regulars by name with their favorite breakfast beverage in hand. This funky old diner specializes in breakfast of the serious eggs-and-meat variety. There's steak and eggs, chopped steak and eggs, pork chops and eggs, and chicken-fried steak and eggs, as well as... More >>

Frenchy's Chicken				Write a Review
3919 Scott St.	Fried Chicken, Southern	$	Kirby-West U
Crispy, spicy and hot. That�s how you�ll find the fried chicken at this Houston institution. Most people get theirs to go, although a few metal tables and chairs are available in this open-air spot. Sides include Creole basics like red beans and rice, dirty rice and jambalaya, all of which are... More >>

Giacomo's Cibo e Vino				Write a Review
3215 Westheimer	Italian	$	Lower Shepherd-Kirby
This casual Italian restaurant and wine bar captures the essence of Italian city life and the spirit of the slow food movement. Snack plates of rustic Italian food; cheap, easy-drinking wines; great espresso; and top-shelf gelato are the draws. There�s also a big comfortable patio where... More >>

Gilhooley's Raw Bar				1 User Reviews
222 Ninth St.	American, Seafood	$	Outside Houston
The ramshackle patio is overgrown with vegetation, the interior is all worn woodwork and old furniture, and the rafters seem to be held together by the license plates that cover them. Children are forbidden here, no doubt in part because of some risqué artwork. But it's the menu that will... More >>

Gorditas Aguascalientes				1 User Reviews
6102 Bissonnet	Mexican	$	Outer Loop - SW
The tacos here are sensational. All are prepared with fresh handmade flour tortillas. The taco de carne deshebrada (shredded meat), topped with lots of hot sauce, is the one that Mexico City citizens like the best. Tejanos are fond of the taco de barbacoa (steamed beef head) and the taco de... More >>

Lankford Grocery and Market				1 User Reviews
88 Dennis St.	American, Breakfast, Tex-Mex	$, $$	Montrose
Run by head cook and surrogate mother Eydie Prior, Lankford's may be the homiest restaurant in the city. The enormous breakfasts, with perfect eggs and homemade hash browns, are just like Mom used to make. Eydie's kitschy decorations change seasonally. Her grandkids often sit at the bar and... More >>

Larry's Original Mexican Restaurant				1 User Reviews
116 Hwy. 90A	Mexican	$, $$	Outside Houston
The food at this Tex-Mex time capsule in Richmond seems indistinguishable from the fare at dozens of more conveniently located Mexican joints -- until you dig into the old-fashioned cheese enchiladas. While you work away on the rolled tortillas, the viscous yellow cheese sauce oozes into the... More >>

Mexico's Deli Tortas & Tacos				Write a Review
2374 Dairy Ashford	Mexican	$	Outer Loop - SW
Alex Garcia, the owner of Mexico’s Deli, has literally transplanted a Mexico City taquería to Dairy Ashford. And he hasn’t compromised his recipes to gringo tastes. It’s a place to go for great tacos and huge satisfying sandwiches, not for fancy sit-down dinners. But if you... More >>

New York Bagel & Coffee Shop				Write a Review
9724 Hillcroft	Breakfast, Cafe, Coffeehouse	$	Outer Loop - SW
This place has it all: Manhattan ambience, great bagels and a dainty Reuben, too. Unlike the open-faced monstrosities served at many delis, you can actually pick up the Reuben here and eat it with your hands. But the best noontime meal is something called a Triple Salad Plate. It's a scoop of... More >>

Niko Niko's				2 User Reviews
2520 Montrose Blvd.	Greek, Mediterranean, Middle Eastern	$, $$	Montrose
Fans of great Greek food flock to this converted service station whenever their inner Zeus starts whispering sweet-as-baklava nothings to their hungry stomachs. Warm, fluffy pita; fragrant, juicy lamb kabobs and crisp (not to mention remarkably greaseless) falafel bring them back. Daily specials... More >>

Pizzitola's Bar-B-Cue				Write a Review
1703 Shepherd	Barbecue	$, $$	Heights
The comfortable dining room of faux-wood paneling, vinyl chairs and Formica tabletops is plastered with gimme caps and fishing trophies. Interspersed throughout are photos of loyal customers. But the distinct smell of smoke gives away its true calling: slow-cooked barbecue, which is still... More >>

Rice Bowl II				Write a Review
14360 Bellaire	Chinese, Indonesian	$	Outer Loop - SW
Rice Bowl II is a Chinese restaurant on Bellaire near Highway 6 owned by a Chinese-Indonesian. The regular menu offers sweet and sour chicken, moo goo gai pan, General Joe�s chicken, and orange beef. Skip the Chinese food and ask for the Indonesian menu. Try the fiery deviled eggs, the... More >>

Sonny's Place				Write a Review
1206 19th St.	American, Italian, Seafood	$	Galveston
Galveston locals love the gumbo, spaghetti and burgers at this fabulous old bar and grill, which has been run by head cook and bottle washer "Junior" Puccetti for the last 55 years. Before that, it was run by "Pappa" Puccetti, who opened the place in 1944. More >>

Stanton's Super Market				1 User Reviews
1420 Edwards	American	$	Heights
This convenience store serves some of the most impressive cheeseburgers in town. The patties are half-pound and hand-formed, and the sesame-seed buns are well toasted. Variations include the Rio jalapeño burger, the BBQ blues burger and the Tex-Mex burger with salsa. More >>

Tacos A Go-Go				Write a Review
3704 Main	Tex-Mex	$	Downtown/ Midtown
The shrine to Our Lady surrounded by bright jalapeño lights should give you an idea about this place. It’s a funky cantina with a colorful decor serving cheap and tasty breakfast tacos all day long, Frito pies, burritos, tortas and taco salads. Don’t miss the fish tacos or the... More >>

Taqueria Jesus Maria				Write a Review
1106 Spencer Hwy.	Mexican, Tex-Mex	$	Outside Houston
The low-priced specials at Taqueria Jesus Maria are the first thing you notice �- they�re displayed on the sign out front -- breakfast $2.29, lunch $4.99, dinner $5.99. Meals come with two fresh salsas and handmade corn and flour tortillas. The regional Mexican food here is excellent,... More >>

Thelma's Bar-B-Que				10 User Reviews
3755 Southmore	Barbecue	$, $$	Third Ward

Tookie's Restaurant				1 User Reviews
1202 Bayport Blvd.	American	$	Outside Houston
Tookie's Squealer is an extreme form of bacon cheeseburger, featuring bacon that has been ground up with the beef. The thick, hand-formed, bacon-slick patty is fried crisp on the griddle, covered with cheese and served on a bun. The genius of the concept is that the bacon grease bastes the patty... More >>