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The big news earlier in the week was the closure of Stella Sola in the Heights, but brace for impact, folks: Houston's losing an old-timer this week, too. Vargo's has closed after 47 years; signs are already up in front of the restaurant's rolling green acreage off Fondren that denote...

The big news this week was the shuttering of Cabo's, the downtown Tex-Mex restaurant famous for its second-story patio and extra-strong margaritas. (I myself have not one, but two tales of woe relating to those margaritas' sneaky strength.) The Chronicle reported that the nearly 15-year-old business closed earlier this week,...

Remember how busy of a month October was for openings and closings? November was a little slower, but not by much. In upcoming restaurants, one of our favorite bloggers reports that Calliope's is opening a second location of its popular po-boy shop. This one will be located in far southwest...

Like Ginny Braud, I love sandwiches. Let me say that again: I LOVE sandwiches. Everyone who knows me knows this. It's become almost embarrassing given the fact that I'm on the wrong side of 40 and I still get giddy over a food item designed almost specifically for children. And...

Last week, Katharine Shilcutt wrote about her experience at Zimm's Little Deck. In it, she mentioned her fondness for Calliope's Po-Boy, and the commenters agreed. TonyC had this to say: "I can't recommend Calliope's enough. A little bit of Louisiana right here in Houston." I'm sold...