OT - Houston Goodness

by SMITTY on Jul 15, 2007 10:13 PM CDT

I'm flying into Houston tomorrow morning (MON) and will be there for the week as a buisness trip. When I travel, I usually tend to only have time to expierience resturaunts and great food. Any recomendations for some great Mexican, Tex-Mex, steakhouse, italian, Thai, sushi, etc.? I get to travel 3-4 weeks a month, so if anyone needs recomendations for the Southeast (BLT to Miami over to HST), let me know! Thank you in advance for the suggestions.

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Steakhouse

The steakhouse that I really like is Fleming's...it is on either W. Alabama or Westheimer (I forget which), off of Greenbriar.

Mexican food, my favorite is a little family owned place in a strip mall in Southwest Houston called Poblano's.

There's also El Tiempo, which was started by Mama Ninfa's son after Mama Ninfa sold out. Excellent Mexican food.

by Adam J. Morris on Jul 15, 2007 10:13 PM CDT reply actions

Flemings

is my all time favorite. I've rented condo's above and behind the Flemings in San Diego, La Jolla and Los Angeles so I could walk to enjoy the bone-out ribeye every Friday (Fleming Fridays!). Oh ya baby. I was stoked to learn we had one here in Tampa, and there is one next to my office in DC too. I recommend Flemings to everyone - soo good. Tops Ruths Chris, Charley's, and any other steakhouse you can think of.

Poblano's will be on my agenda since I agree with you on steakhouses.

Keep them coming guys and gals! Thanks!

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by SMITTY on Jul 15, 2007 10:20 PM CDT up reply actions

Fleming's

Love that place as well. Great cuts. Great service. Decent prices.

It's owned by the Outback people, and is considered their high-end place.

We ate there as a celebration for scoring tickets to Game 3 of the 2005 WS...

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by RangerMoto on Jul 16, 2007 11:45 AM CDT up reply actions

Outback

owns Flemings??? I've never heard that. Interesting. Any links on that - or did someone mention that to you?

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by SMITTY on Jul 16, 2007 4:33 PM CDT up reply actions

OUtback Venture

Per Wikipedia....

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/OSI_Restaurant_Partners

by simbaa on Jul 16, 2007 6:42 PM CDT up reply actions

OUtback Venture

Per Wikipedia....

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/OSI_Restaurant_Partners

From Outback's website:

http://www.outbacksteakhouse.com/companyinfo/

by simbaa on Jul 16, 2007 6:44 PM CDT up reply actions

Also

Truluck's is great, as well, for steak or for crab.

Mark's is one of the real hot spots, but I wasn't all that impressed when I ate there.

by Adam J. Morris on Jul 15, 2007 10:15 PM CDT reply actions

Another endorsement

For Poblano's. Been there once, it was excellent.

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by Ed Coffin on Jul 15, 2007 11:14 PM CDT reply actions

Ah... Houston restaurants.

I love them there. I really miss Houston restaurants since I left college. Of course, I spent way too much money eating at them...

Best Vietnamese / Trendy SE Asian: Mo Mong - Westheimer 1 block W of Montrose.

Favorite Thai - Thai Cottage, Bellaire & Rice Ave. I loved this place for some reason. I hope it is still there. Probably too cheap to worry about if you are on a business account though. Great Thai restaurants all over though.

Favorite Chinese - Shanghai River, Westheimer 1 block E of Kirby. One semester I also averaged Fu's Garden on Richmond/610 4 lunches a week...

Mexican food and BBQ are better in Fort Worth and Dallas, and yes, Mama Ninfa sold out. Goode company is overrated, imo - don't waste your time.

Italian - I liked La Morra, 1 block SE of Westheimer and Montrose (lots of restaurants in that area)

Marks was really cool when I was there - but I was a glossy eyed college kid with a hot date that night... But I thought it was better than lots of the other swanky places I went to in town.

by JBImaknee on Jul 15, 2007 11:32 PM CDT reply actions

BBQ...

What BBQ is good in Dallas? I haven't had any.

by bdavison94 on Jul 15, 2007 11:50 PM CDT up reply actions

okay... Fort Worth

I threw Dallas in there, simply to not be a Fort Worth snob.

But the best BBQ is in Fort Worth.

Cousins, Risky's, Angelos, and Railhead are all excellent BBQ places. Cousins is so good I have my parents send their BBQ sauce to me here in California.

by JBImaknee on Jul 15, 2007 11:54 PM CDT up reply actions

FtW bbq

what is the name of that old place that has the waitresses with bikini tops?

I think it is only open for lunch.

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by tricer on Jul 16, 2007 12:34 AM CDT up reply actions

Grew up in Dallas...

so never made it to Fort Worth for BBQ. Have to trust you on that.

by bdavison94 on Jul 16, 2007 11:08 AM CDT up reply actions

You're missing out...

A BBQ pilgrimage to FW is something all true Texans should make...

For reference to the post below about styles:

These are a mix between local common knowledge and my opinions: feel free to correct me if any of you feel otherwise

Angelo's - Ribs
Risky's - Sausage + Atmosphere (in stockyards)
Cousin's - Brisket + Sauce. Also some good sweet tea...

by JBImaknee on Jul 16, 2007 12:59 PM CDT up reply actions

My correction

Railhead beats them all for sliced (brisket) and chopped beef. One of my best friends is a literal cousin of the Cousins owners, and periodically, when I visit, I give the place another shot w/ him. Still disagree.

Angelos probably has the best atmosphere, better than Riscky's, in my opinion. I LOVE the Northside, but that joint doesn't add much to it. The inside of Angelos is what I think of when I think of good Texas BBQ.

Angelos has gone downhill a good deal (foodwise) in the past 5 or 10 years.

And sauce is blasphemy. This ain't Kansas City...:)

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by Brian Thomas on Jul 17, 2007 5:50 PM CDT up reply actions

Angelo's

I definitely agree that Angelo's interior and atmosphere combine for the quintessential Texas BBQ place.

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by Clueless on Jul 17, 2007 5:58 PM CDT up reply actions

I guess...........

you havent heard of Dickey's or Colters?

I stand corrected

by rkh on Jul 16, 2007 9:06 AM CDT up reply actions

Ha....

funny.

by bdavison94 on Jul 16, 2007 11:07 AM CDT up reply actions

Sonny Bryan's

is good.

Damn...man someone seriously needs to pull the monkey out of Wendy's ass.

by Escher on Jul 16, 2007 10:18 AM CDT up reply actions

Sonny's is ok.....

not great.

by bdavison94 on Jul 16, 2007 11:08 AM CDT up reply actions

Dallas BBQ

One of the best is Big Al's.
Inwood Road, I believe.

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by Clueless on Jul 16, 2007 4:41 PM CDT up reply actions

BBQ

I agree on Goode Co.

For barbecue, I go to Demeris.

by Adam J. Morris on Jul 16, 2007 10:21 AM CDT up reply actions

Never liked Demeris.....

I like Goode Co., but it is over rated.

My favorite in Houston was Luling.

BBQ is tough though....very much to taste.

by bdavison94 on Jul 16, 2007 11:09 AM CDT up reply actions

"very much to taste", and.............

depends on which type of meat your eating(ribs, brisket, sausage,chicken, etc).

I stand corrected

by rkh on Jul 16, 2007 11:14 AM CDT up reply actions

True.....

I'm a brisket and sausage guy.

by bdavison94 on Jul 16, 2007 11:50 AM CDT up reply actions

Otto's

was my favorite in Houston, but kind of out of the way up there on Memorial.

by JBImaknee on Jul 16, 2007 1:00 PM CDT up reply actions

Next time you're in Houston.....

try Luling City Market. In a little shopping center where Richmond meets 610. The sauce is more like a carolina sauce. So good. Brisket is great. Known for their link.

I used to live right there in Afton Oaks.

by bdavison94 on Jul 16, 2007 3:06 PM CDT up reply actions

Ha...

I used to live right across the 610 for a year and a half (Providence Uptown apts). I always wanted to go there, but for some reason never did (I got take-out from the Fu's Garden next door about 100 times (seriously) that year...). Next time I'm there, I'll go by.

by JBImaknee on Jul 16, 2007 3:27 PM CDT up reply actions