Must-try restaurants/ eateries in Houston (Post, China: home, closing, trendy)

[bu2]

Originally Posted by Schumacher713

The List: Alison Cook's Top 100 Restaurants - Houston Chronicle

Interesting list. He didn't include some pretty good places, some of which have been mentioned by others on this thread.

[Chris V]

I love this topic. I ll start my diet after I try all the above again.
For beef ribs. Joes BBQ in Alvin
Bayou city seafood. Is a must try
Chama gaucha for those days. You jus want to feed your face
Chama gaucha for those celebration.
Original Thai spice on bellaire and mary bates
Pho Duy. Must try
Dots coffee house is a must try (chicken fried chicken)

I can go on and on. But I gotta eat my fried chicken.

[bu2]

When we come back to Houston, these are some of the places we try to fit in:
Fine dining:
Brennans
Americas
Marks
Casual:
Goode & Co. BBQ
Goode & Co Hamburgers
Guadalajara
Amazon Grill (owned by Americas people)
Auntie Pasto's
Rajun Cajun
Treebeard's
Barry's Pizza (deep dish)
Breakfast food:
Kolache Factory
Shipley's (melt in your mouth freshly made plain glazed..mmm)

I could go on and on and like a lot of these places others have mentioned, but these are our top ones (you can't do fine dining every meal even if you could afford it).

[crono_clone]

Originally Posted by Chris V

I love this topic. I ll start my diet after I try all the above again.
For beef ribs. Joes BBQ in Alvin
Bayou city seafood. Is a must try
Chama gaucha for those days. You jus want to feed your face
Chama gaucha for those celebration.
Original Thai spice on bellaire and mary bates
Pho Duy. Must try
Dots coffee house is a must try (chicken fried chicken)

I can go on and on. But I gotta eat my fried chicken.

Mmm fried chicken! Next time you're in the Galleria area, you MUST check out the Palestinian fried chicken at Al Aseel on Richmond and Dunvale. It's one of the best in town!

[Bentley2013]

Gatlins for BBQ

Lankford Grocery & Market (It sounds like a grocery store but is not) for the best burgers in town. It was feature in one of those TV shows.

[PedroMartinez]

Originally Posted by crono_clone

Mmm fried chicken! Next time you're in the Galleria area, you MUST check out the Palestinian fried chicken at Al Aseel on Richmond and Dunvale. It's one of the best in town!

I've been meaning to go there.

Speaking of fried chicken, some of the best in Houston is at the Scott St Frenchy's. I've tried the other locations, and they aren't nearly as good for whatever reason.

Other places to throw out:
Revival Market
Hubcab Grill (burgers)
Petrol Station (burgers)
Ouisie's Table
Chez Nous
Corkscrew BBQ

[PedroMartinez]

Originally Posted by Bentley2013

Lankford Grocery & Market (It sounds like a grocery store but is not) for the best burgers in town. It was feature in one of those TV shows.

If you go to Lankford, go for the enchiladas. The burgers are overrated. The meat is just average. It's a big burger with some good condiments, but there are a dozen or more places with better burgers (in therms of the patty). Keep in mind that it's cash only (at least it was) and it's a little place that gets packed for lunch, so go early or late. IMHO, the main draw is it's charm, legend and quirkiness (not to mention being featured on tv once). It's a place you probably would enjoy going to, but if it had to stand on its food only, it wouldn't pull the crowds it does.

[Johnhw2]

Rattans for pan asian food on Eldridge just south of Buffalo bayou.

[Mr. Krinkle]

50 Restaurants That Define Houston Dining
50 Restaurants That Define Houston Dining | Houstonia Magazine

[PedroMartinez]

Originally Posted by Mr. Krinkle

50 Restaurants That Define Houston Dining
50 Restaurants That Define Houston Dining | Houstonia Magazine

Thank you for posting that link. A few there I've never known, and many I have yet to try.