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NoPo has cafe dishes like quiche and salad.

Openings and Closings: NoPo Opens, il Bracco This Fall, A New Ragin' Cajun

By Lorretta Ruggiero

Jun 11, 2021

NoPo Cafe, Market and Bar, 1244 N. Post Oak, opened June 10. NoPo is an acronym for the North Post Oak area encompassing the neighborhood east of Spring Branch, north of the Galleria and west of Timbergrove. Berg Hospitality's culinary director, Jose Hernandez, has created a classic American menu for...

Travel lockdown blues can be lightened with European-style treats.

Openings and Closings: Common Bond On-the-Go in G.O., Fegen's Heights

By Lorretta Ruggiero

Mar 12, 2021

Common Bond On-The-Go, 3210 N. Shepherd, opened March 4 in Garden Oaks. It's the second location for the brand's more casual, trimmed down version of its popular Common Bond Bistro and Bakery. The first offshoot opened in the Heights in May 2020. Common Bond's success lies in its fresh baked...

Dish Society opens at Southside Commons.

Openings and Closings: Dish Society West U, Mala Sichuan Sugar Land

By Lorretta Ruggiero

Dec 25, 2020

Dish Society, 4191 Bellaire Boulevard, opened December 18. This is the sixth location for the farm to table restaurant from Aaron Lyons who opened the first in 2014. Since then, Lyons has opened a new location every year. Located in the 1955 building which once housed Palace Bowling Lanes, the...

Openings and Closings: One Fifth Southern Comfort Pops Up, Bao Bros. Bistro Opens

By Lorretta Ruggiero

Dec 4, 2020

One Fifth Southern Comfort, 1658 Westheimer, begins December 8. Owner/chef Chris Shepherd is constantly innovating and experimenting with his One Fifth concept and he has Matt Staph, chef de cuisine, in charge of this holiday pop up menu. Shepherd's One Fifth restaurant has seen many iterations and the pandemic has...

We've Eaten Baby Yoda — And You Can Too

By Cory Garcia

Aug 25, 2020

There are a lot of pop culture rites of passage, but few are as interesting as the tie-in breakfast cereal. Imagine how much of an impact you have to make to believe that people will want to eat the sweetened grain version of you. Mr. T had a cereal. Steve...

The Southern Fried Arnold has perfectly poached eggs.

First Look: The Toasted Yolk Heights

By Lorretta Ruggiero

Jan 14, 2020

When people wonder why we Houstonians put up with the heat and humidity of our blazing summers, I like to point out that sometimes, in the middle of January and February, we get 70 degree temperatures under perfectly blue, cloudless skies. My Connecticut friends are not sitting outside on a...

Openings and Closings: Torchy's Tacos Tanglewood, OMG Burger Sugar Land

By Lorretta Ruggiero

Dec 6, 2019

Torchy's Tacos, 5885 San Felipe, will open December 11 in the Tanglewood Court Shopping Center which is anchored by the H-E-B grocery store. For taco fiends wanting a sneak preview, there will be an Opening Party December 9 with free tacos, chips and queso, drinks and swag. On Opening Day,...

Openings and Closings: In-N-Out Stafford and Katy Open Today, Black Bear Diner Soon

By Lorretta Ruggiero

Nov 22, 2019

In-N-Out Burger, 12611 S. Kirkwood and 1010 Katy Fort Bend Road opens November 22 per a press release, according to Community Impact. There have been rumblings for several years which set social media ablaze with sparring between rabid Whataburger fans and In-N-Out loyalists. Californians have happy memories of road trips...

That's a beautiful seafood spread at Eugene's.

Openings and Closings: Eugene's Opens, Toasted Yolk Heights

By Lorretta Ruggiero

Oct 25, 2019

Eugene's Gulf Coast Cuisine, 1985 Welch, will open officially October 28. While it has been in soft opening mode since September for happy hour and dinner, it will now offer full service. The restaurant comes from Kyle Teas, who originally opened Danton's Gulf Coast Kitchen over a decade ago in...

Labor Day Dining and Drinking in Houston

By Lorretta Ruggiero

Aug 29, 2019

For folks who are lucky enough to not have to labor on Labor Day, there are plenty of festivities to keep you hydrated and satiated the whole three day weekend. We checked in with restaurants and bars around town and discovered that Labor Day brunch is now a thing. No...

Cereal Milk Fans Rejoice!: The Cinnaverse is Here This Weekend

By Cory Garcia

Aug 9, 2019

Most of our quick breakfast options are really just vessels for more interesting flavors. Toast is a mechanism to eat jelly/jam/preserves. Waffles and Pancakes are a platform for syrup. And there there's cereal, which is a food that only exists to answer the question: "Do you want your processed corn...

The Union Kitchen softly opened in Cypress.

Openings and Closings: Union Kitchen Cypress Opens, Pizza Motus Closes

By Lorretta Ruggiero

Jul 19, 2019

The Union Kitchen, 9955 Barker Cypress, began its soft opening July 9 at the Boardwalk at Towne Lake in Cypress. This makes the sixth location for the concept from Gr8 Plate Hospitality. It takes over the space formerly occupied by Jaxton's Grill House and Bar. The 5,000 square foot restaurant...

Champagne wishes and fried chicken dreams come true at La Lucha.

{Updated}Houston's Best Chicken for National Fried Chicken Day

By Lorretta Ruggiero

Jul 2, 2019

This Saturday, July 6, 2019, is National Fried Chicken Day. For some, fried chicken conjures up memories of grandmas and cast iron skillets. For others, the drive-thru at KFC. Either way, fried chicken is the comfort food that fills us with guilt and pleasure. If you're going to be bad,...

Openings and Closings: Radunare Woodlands, Shake Shack Downtown

By Lorretta Ruggiero

Jun 21, 2019

Radunare Italian-American Table, 2520 Research Forest Drive, is expected to open mid-July in The Woodlands. The casual, all day eatery, founded by Dr. Frank Morello, will be open for breakfast, lunch, cocktails and dinner. Pronounced rah-due-nar-a, the name means to gather, or rally. Morello wants to bring customers a welcoming...

The new Boomtown Coffee location is a pretty great place to grab breakfast downtown.

The Morning Scramble: Boomtown Coffee Main St. Café & Bar

By Kate McLean

May 15, 2019

Fitting breakfast into the morning rush can be tough even in a town like Houston where good restaurants are everywhere. In this occasional feature, we’ll be highlighting some of the best places to hit up for your workday or weekend first meal of the day. In March, the downtown space...

Breakfast at Pondicheri is a great way to wake up.

The Morning Scramble: Pondicheri

By Kate McLean

May 8, 2019

Fitting breakfast into the morning rush can be tough even in a town like Houston where good restaurants are everywhere. In this occasional feature, we’ll be highlighting some of the best places to hit up for your workday or weekend first meal of the day. Pondicheri welcomes all with a...

Late Night: La Lucha

By Kate McLean

May 1, 2019

Let’s give a warm, Southern welcome to La Lucha, the newest debutante to be presented here at the Houston Press’s late night dining ball. And a special thanks for representing breakfast foods on the menu in a most mouthwatering way. Don’t they say a breakfast a day keeps the doctor...

Fresh, homemade pasta at Mina's Ristorante.

Openings and Closings: Kubo's Rises Again, Mina Debuts, Balls Out Closes

By Lorretta Ruggiero

Apr 5, 2019

Mina Ristorante, 3641 W. Alabama, will debut April 8 in the former Borgo Food Station space. Husband and wife Luis Mancera and Chef Monica Fallone have transformed their casual, European-style eatery into a destination Italian restaurant with an intimate setting while keeping some of the popular menu items at Borgo...

You can have a pizza, a calzone or a pizza/calzone at Creed.

Openings and Closings: Creed Replaces Mascalzone, Taste Bar + Kitchen Opens Soon

By Lorretta Ruggiero

Mar 15, 2019

Creed Italian Restaurant and Bar, 12126 Westheimer, opened in the spot formerly occupied by Mascalzone, which closed February 28. Creed Italian quickly opened, after a few minor renovations, March 1 for its soft opening. A grand opening is planned for next month. The new owner, Alireza Delavari is a native...

EggHaus combines authentic German and Polish bratwurst with everyone's favorite Czech-Texan breakfast creation, the kolache.

Stuffed: Kolaches at EggHaus Gourmet

By Carlos Brandon

Mar 5, 2019

We set out to find and devour stuffed food from every possible culture right here in the Bayou City. From empanadas to dumplings, kolaches to samosas, we're getting stuffed. Way back in the year of our Lord 2011, Hans Sitter started his now legendary King's Biergarten in Pearland by converting...

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