Cafe Rita "When I opened on Monday morning at ten-thirty, there were people standing in line out front!" George Sarikhanian, the gregarious cashier/owner...
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Published: January 22, 2009
On a Budget at Bistro des Amis The $10.95 lunch special at Bistro des Amis, a tiny French cafe in Rice Village, started with a soul-warming vegetable potage. Dunking buttered...
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Published: January 15, 2009
Stew Weather: Bistro Don Camillo The duck liver mousse at Bistro Don Camillo near Voss and San Felipe looked like fluffy chocolate pudding. I spread a glob on a slice of toast...
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Published: December 11, 2008
Puppy Love at Saint Dane's Bar & Grille Brooklyn music promoter and magazine editor Linyee Yuan was waiting for me at a picnic table on the deck of Saint Dane's Bar & Grille the other...
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Published: December 04, 2008
Feast Is Bloody Brilliant Black pudding is the British name for blood sausage. At Feast, the remarkable restaurant in the creaky old wooden house on Westheimer where Chez...
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Published: November 20, 2008
Sangria and Sliders at Open City The lamb sliders were the best thing I sampled on my first visit to Open City, the curious nightclub/restaurant on Bagby in Midtown. The...
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Published: November 13, 2008
Busy Beaver's The fork-tender pork carnitas at Beaver's came on a slice of Texas toast that floated on a pool of savory greens surrounded by bacon and bean...
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Published: November 06, 2008
Muffuletta Burger at Hubcap Grill The new king of burger joints in downtown Houston sports a crown of shiny hubcaps. "Welcome to Hubcap Grill," reads a sign in the entranceway,...
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Published: October 09, 2008
Pork Ribs Taste Like Candy at Midway BBQ The little pork rib from Midway BBQ in Old Katy was falling-apart tender. I am guessing the pit boss painted the rack with a sweet barbecue sauce...
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Published: October 02, 2008
Memories of Brennan's Turtle soup and gospel music are the co-stars in my fondest memory of Brennan's. It was a gorgeous sunny Sunday afternoon. We sat outside on a...
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Published: September 25, 2008
Steak Night: Under the Volcano Last week, in my review of Dharma Cafe, I wrote that it was my dharma to eat steak. This week, I further fulfilled my carnivorous destiny by...
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Published: September 18, 2008
Steak, Wine and Pie at Dharma Cafe Vibrant green threads of lime zest decorated the top of the exhilaratingly tart key lime pie at Dharma Cafe on Houston Avenue. The pie is...
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Published: September 11, 2008
BBQ on TCJ: Pierson & Company Bar-B-Que When I asked about the barbecued pork at Pierson & Company, the new barbecue joint on T.C. Jester in Acres Homes near the ruins of William's...
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Published: August 28, 2008
Fava Favorites at Mint Café Fava beans, which have been cultivated in the Middle East since 6000 B.C., have become trendy lately. At a James Beard House dinner last year,...
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Published: August 21, 2008
Critics' Pick (78)
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Houston Sushi's Polar Opposites: Soma & Oishii Sushi 
Malt Shop Burger at Cheeburger Cheeburger 
Gas Station Delicacies at Ekko's Greek-American Deli 
Over-the-Top Chophouse at Del Frisco's Double Eagle Steakhouse 
The United Nations of Food at Phoenicia Specialty Foods 
Bombay Salad and Colossal Shrimp at King's Inn 
Nuevos Huevos at La Guadalupana Bakery and Café 
Taco Cones and Tasmanian Devils at Amazon Grill 
Meat Lovers' Swordfight at Fuegovivo Churrascaria 
Flounder Fanmail for Jimmy Wilson's Seafood & Chop House 
Great Jellyfish at East Wall Chinese Restaurant 
