The menu changes often, but if you see this smoked Wagyu short rib, take it as a sign. Credit: Brooke Viggiano

Best Restaurant – Spring: Belly of the Beast

You’d never expect to find one of the best steaks of your life in a strip center off 2920 in Spring. But that’s exactly what happens at this beast of a restaurant from chef Thomas Bille. The James Beard Award winner puts his spin on Mexican-American fare, from TX Wagyu carne asada with impossibly silky frijoles aligot to shareables like hamachi tiradito and the non-negotiable empanadas served with little spoonfuls of Kaluga caviar. The space is simple, the menu is anything but, and the food is one hell of a reason to get to Spring.

5200 Farm to Market 2920 #180

281-466-2040

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