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  • Image: Italiano's Restaurant

    Italiano's Restaurant

    217 FM 1960 Bypass Road E. Humble/Kingwood

    281-446-6111

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    Italiano's offers affordable Italian fare in the Kingwood/Humble area. Their specialties include veal marsala and lobster ravioli.
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  • Jackie's Brickhouse

    1053 Farm-To-Market Road 2094, Kemah Clear Lake

    832-864-2459

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    Kirby's Prime Steakhouse

    1111 Timberloch Place, The Woodlands Outside Houston

    281-362-1121

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    Red Cat Jazz Cafe

    711 Franklin St. Downtown/ Midtown

    713-226-7870

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    Even if you don't know Miles Davis from Buddy Miles or John Coltrane from John Legend (or jazz fusion from fusion cooking, for that matter), there's something about being in a jazz club that automatically makes you feel more, well, sophisticated. Downtown's Red Cat Jazz Café, though, offers uptown sophistication with a down-home Southern twist and spacious brick-wall acoustics that ensure you never miss a (blue) note. Several of the Red Cat's resident artists — elder-statesman vocalist Ardis Turner and New Orleans native/Patti LaBelle duet partner Mary Griffin — play jazz that, like Houston itself, has been heavily infiltrated by blues, R&B and soul. And don't forget to eat — the Red Cat's Louisiana-flavored menu (pricey, but worth it) and full bar will fill your belly as satisfyingly as the music fills your ears.
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  • Image: Richey Road Movie Tavern

    Richey Road Movie Tavern

    15719 I-45 N. Outer Loop - NW

    281-248-8397

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    100% Taquito

    3245 SW Freeway Greenway Plaza

    713-665-2900

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    Taquitos ("little tacos") come three to an order at this charming restaurant built to resemble a taco wagon parked on a street in Mexico City. The tacos al pastor, made with crispy pork and pineapple, are your best bet.
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    3-6-9 Oriental Bistro

    1009 Westheimer Montrose

    713-524-8686

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    While this place is clean, modern and serene, a bistro it is not. Sill, the small restaurant in a strip mall has been around for quite a while and does a good takeout business. There are some dishes that are worthwhile, like the Sesame Seaweed Salad, the Crispy Shrimp With Walnuts and the Chicken Wraps.
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    59 Diner - CLOSED

    20210 Katy Freeway Katy

    281-599-8500

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    This is one of the best examples of a good old-fashioned diner we have in the city. Here you'll find lots of chrome and pleather and a lunch counter where you can sit while watching the food being prepared. Great breakfasts are served all day long, and there's comfort food for lunch and dinner. The daily Blue Plate Specials include perennial favorites like pot roast, turkey and gravy, catfish and roast pork. Traditional floats, malts and milkshakes alone are enough to make the trip here worthwhile.
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    59 Diner

    10407 Katy Freeway Outer Loop - NW

    713-984-2500

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    This is one of the best examples of a good old-fashioned diner we have in the city. Here you'll find lots of chrome and pleather and a lunch counter where you can sit while watching the food being prepared. Great breakfasts are served all day long, and there's comfort food for lunch and dinner. The daily Blue Plate Specials include perennial favorites like pot roast, turkey and gravy, catfish and roast pork. Traditional floats, malts and milkshakes alone are enough to make the trip here worthwhile.
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    888 Chinese Restaurant

    403 Winkler Dr. Outer Loop - SE

    713-644-8888

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    888 is a big square room with booths down both sides, tables in the middle and two television sets high on the wall at one end. The clientele includes a lot of Mexican-Americans, and the menu includes some Chinese-Mexican combos like whole mojarra with shrimp fried rice. The mango chicken in garlic sauce is easily the best thing on the menu. It's a tropical-tasting dish that seems only vaguely Chinese.

  • Abu Omar Halal

    245 El Dorado Blvd Webster, TX 77598, Webster Clear Lake

    (713) 899-1572

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  • Abu Omar Halal

    16350 Stuebner Airline Rd., Spring North-Northwest

    (346) 262-6094

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  • Afrikiko

    9625 Bissonnet Outer Loop - SW

    713-773-1400

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    Afrikiko is about as close to a bona fide African experience (an experience, by the way, that usually includes soccer on the eatery's satellite TV) as you're going to get here in the States. Owned by a Ghanaian family, the eatery that's inconspicuously tucked behind a Burger King makes authentic fufu (the thick-paste, doughy-like staple of that particular region of the planet) with goat meat, palm nut soup and jollof rice. If you don't see your favorite dish on the menu, such as red-red stew, the restaurateurs will gladly make it for you. Additionally, if you're an obruni (the Twi language term for "white person"), the cooks are conscious enough to tame down the hot factor. So if you like it spicy, tell them and you'll be sweating like mad, much like you would be on a hot day under the African sun.
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    Agora

    1712 Westheimer Lower Shepherd-Kirby

    713-526-7212

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    Westheimer's vital wine-and-coffee hotspot teems with life every night of the week. The Greek-themed Montrose study-like drinkery is perfect for a night studying with fellow collegiate types, or just a quiet first-date night, to suss out whether or not your current crush is worth keeping around. Plenty of wine varieties are available for the discriminating palette, and be sure to check out the jukebox.
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  • Image: Al-T's Seafood & Steakhouse

    Al-T's Seafood & Steakhouse

    244 Spur 5 Highway 124, Winnie Outside Houston

    409-296-9818

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    Al-T's is a classic Tex-Cajun roadhouse located an hour east of Houston with a diverse menu of fried foods, gumbos, étouffée and homemade boudin. Menu highlights include chicken and sausage gumbo, fried catfish, and the Dirty Herbie - an original concoction of dirty rice, étouffée and chunks of rib-eye steak.
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    Aladdin Mediterranean Cuisine

    912 Westheimer Montrose

    713-942-2321

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    Exotic decor and an atmosphere reminiscent of Morocco set the scene at Aladdin. In the back of the restaurant, there's a tiny, cozy, private booth-lined room. The restaurant's excellent mezze, or sampler platter, features at least eight or ten different Middle Eastern items. The grilled-to-order kebabs, shawarma, tabbouleh and smoky baba ghanoush are exceptional. Aladdin's puffy pita bread is made on the premises in a brick oven; don't miss the oregano-sesame version known as zatar.
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  • Image: Alamo Drafthouse Cinema - Mason

    Alamo Drafthouse Cinema - Mason

    531 S. Mason Rd. Katy

    281-492-6900

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    This suburban Houston outpost of the venerated Austin-based chain functions like the rest of the Alamo Drafthouses - you order food and drinks (including booze!) from your seat, and the staff brings it directly to you. Special screenings complement more mainstream offerings.
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  • Image: Alamo Drafthouse Cinema-West Oaks

    Alamo Drafthouse Cinema-West Oaks

    1000 W. Oaks Mall Outer Loop - SW

    281-920-9211

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    At the Alamo Drafthouse Cinema, the multiscreen cineplex in West Oaks Mall where you can eat dinner while you catch a flick, the pepperoni pizza is called a "Porky's" and there's a sundae called "La Dolce Vita." Drinks include beer, wine, coffee drinks, Italian sodas and root beer floats. There's also popcorn.
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  • Alamo Drafthouse LaCenterra

    2707 Commercial Center Blvd suite k-100 Katy

    281-492-6900

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    Aloha Grill - CLOSED

    11805 Westheimer Memorial

    832-379-8883

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    Papaya salad and kalua pork are the stand-out dishes at this Hawaiian fast-food restaurant. There's a long list of lunch specials for under five dollars and teriyaki bowls for three dollars and change. Don't miss the Hawaiian Sun juice drinks in the refrigerator up front.

  • Amalfi

    6100 Westheimer Rd. Galleria

    713-532-2201

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  • Image: Amerigo's Grille

    Amerigo's Grille

    25250 Grogan's Park Dr., The Woodlands Outside Houston

    281-362-0808

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    This high-end Italian restaurant is decorated tastefully with oil paintings and floor-to-ceiling plate-glass windows that look out on a restful pine grove. The classic carpaccio, red snapper with lump crab meat and spicy seafood pastas are your best bets.
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    Andy's Home Cafe

    1115 E. 11th St. Heights

    713-861-9423

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    Not being updated since it first opened in 1977, the drab decor can now be described as having "character." This BYOB restaurant serves up simple, fast and cheap Tex-Mex-American diner fare to Heights locals. The food is hot and fresh, the service is fast and friendly, and they're open 24 hours.
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  • Arepa Xpress

    4334 FM 2920 #170, Spring Outside Houston

    713-389-5930

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  • Image: Arnaldo Richards' Picos

    Arnaldo Richards' Picos

    3601 Kirby Dr. Lower Shepherd-Kirby

    713-662-8383

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    Located in the heart of Upper Kirby at the corner of Kirby and Richmond, Arnaldo Richard's Picos (formerly known as Pico's Mex-Mex) by chef Arnaldo Richards is a Houston destination for traditional regional Mexican cuisine. The attractively appointed, newly constructed space, replaced the restaurant's former location in Bellaire, which was open since 1984. Pico's is a popular place that doesn't take reservations. Expect waits of 30 minutes or more at peak times, so order one of their famous margaritas at the bar. Standout dishes on the large menu include the chiles en nogada, the conchinita pibil, and the Chamorro de Puerco con Verdolagas (pork shank in green sauce with vegetables). A live harpist and/or guitarist plays traditional Mexican music daily during dinner service.
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    Ashiana

    12610 Briar Forest Memorial

    281-679-5555

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    The prices are higher and the ambiance is more elegant than at most Indian restaurants, but there is no doubt that Ashiana serves one of the best Indian lunch buffets in Houston. Evening dinner service is also available, which includes options such as lamb chop masala, tandoori chicken and house specialties, such as the Ashiana Feast, a hearty platter for two that includes samples of various entrees with a side of naan, soup or salad and dessert.
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    Ava Kitchen & Whiskey Bar

    2800 Kirby Dr. Lower Shepherd-Kirby

    713-386-6460

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    This little sister restaurant to RDG + Bar Annie is only one part of the Robert Del Grande empire here in West Ave: There's also a related pizzeria upstairs, Alto. As its name would suggest, the whiskey selection here is vast and the Manhattans are solidly constructed. There's a small, snack-based bar menu if you're just there for the whiskey and the view (both of the well-appointed interior and its well-heeled crowd), and you're best sticking to it instead of diving into the sloppy, overpriced main menu.
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    Avenue Grill

    1017 Houston Ave. Heights

    713-228-5138

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    Cops, reporters, lawyers and other folks who frequent the police station and the municipal courthouse have made this steam-table diner a lunchtime institution. The people-watching is great: Downtown business types rubbing shoulders with folks in African-inspired tribal garb. Try one of the best chicken-fried steaks in town, presented with huge servings of true homestyle vegetables. And be sure to save room for a piece of near-perfect pie. Breakfast and lunch only.
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  • Image: Azteca's Margarita Bar and Grill

    Azteca's Margarita Bar and Grill

    2207 Richmond Lower Shepherd-Kirby

    713-526-1702

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    Azteca's, on Richmond near Montrose, is an interesting blend of cantina and sports bar, with TVs competing with loud music and shouting people. The place specializes in drinks - happy hour is a big deal here - but it also has a large and varied menu. Its chunky, oniony salsa and flour tortillas are noteworthy. You will find not only the standard Tex-Mex offerings here but also legendary fish tacos, an excellent pork tenderloin stuffed with olives, jalapeños and cheese, and a delicious grilled red snapper served in a garlic white-wine sauce. There's also a good selection of vegetarian dishes.
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  • Image: Azuma

    Azuma

    909 Texas St. Downtown/ Midtown

    713-223-0909

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    The wild sushi rolls and tasty robata-grilled fish are standouts at this Downtown location of Japanese and sushi restaurant Azuma. Unique entrees consist of items such as Kobe beef served over a hot rock, a wide array of sashimi and nigiri options to choose from and the usual donburi or noodle soup options.
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    Azuma on the Lake

    15830 SW Freeway, Sugar Land Outside Houston

    281-313-0518

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    This high-end Sugar Land Japanese restaurant with a dramatic interior design is serving some wonderful Pacific Rim dishes as well as some of the finest-quality sushi available. If you're feeling particularly adventurous, Azuma on the Lake's chef will prepare five-, seven- and nine-course tasting menus. The Lobster Ceviche Salad and Hamachi & Yuzu Chili are excellent examples of the chef's creativity, while the Ocean and Orzo dish, consisting of peppered shrimp and scallops prepared with bacon, cheese and corn, adds a new twist to standard ingredients.
  • Image: Azuma Sushi & Robata Grill

    Azuma Sushi & Robata Grill

    5600 Kirby Kirby-West U

    713-432-9649

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    Azuma's dining room is impressively decorated with raw wood beams and lighting fixtures that look like one-of-a-kind handmade paper sculptures. The wild sushi rolls and tasty robata-grilled fish are standouts. And don't miss the cook-it-yourself Kobe beef. While this Rice Village Japanese restaurant is long on atmosphere, the clientele is casual--lots of college students in T-shirts and doctors in scrubs.
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    Baba Yega

    2607 Grant Montrose

    713-522-0042

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    This cozy cafe, named after a Slavic witch, has been a favorite ever since Montrose was the capital of Bohemian culture. The converted bungalow, with patio seating and a lush herb garden, serves artist types, workers and families. Like its clientele, the food is a mixed bag of deli, home cooking and vegetarian cuisine. Winners include the Caesar, topped with grilled chicken and charred red peppers, and the grilled vegetables over herbed brown rice. The best bet, however, is the huge char-grilled burger, served with a side of Baba Yega's famous dill potato salad.
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