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    Don't-Miss New Restaurants

    10 new don't-miss dining spots guaranteed to get Houston Restaurant Weeks off to a roaring start

    Eric Sandler
    Jul 31, 2014 | 4:24 pm

    One of the best things about Houston Restaurant Weeks, which kicks off Friday, is the opportunity to try a new restaurant at a friendlier price point than might regularly be available. New restaurants know this, and they use their HRW menus as an opportunity to put their best foot forward. That's a win-win for diners, who can be assured that the they're both getting a good deal and the restaurant is happy to see some new faces. Of course, with $5 for every $35 menu going to the Houston Food Bank, it's good for the community as well.

    Below are nine restaurants that have opened since HRW 2013 and one restaurant that's participating in the event for the first time in its two-plus year history. Give them a try. They're ready for you.

    Andes Cafe

    David Guerrero's South American restaurant in the Second Ward is a bona fide hit with local food writers, and diners are finally starting to catch on. The restaurant's three-course, $35 dinner menu offers some of the best dishes from the menu that samples from the traditions of so many countries. Start with a Venezuelan arepa (corn cake topped with grilled chicken and avocado) or a Peruvian dish of mashed potatoes and boiled shrimp. The three entree choices include a grilled flank steak and a braised pork shoulder, which both show the kitchen's well-executed meat dishes. Finish up with flan, tiramisu or an intriguing-sounding dish that combines fresh figs with panela "sugar cane" syrup and homemade cheese.

    Bradley's Fine Diner

    Celebrity chef Bradley Ogden's upscale comfort food restaurant may have scaled back some of its more ambitious dishes since opening (the caviar seems to have disappeared, for example), but the restaurant's three-course, $35 menu features some of BFD's biggest deal dishes. Popcorn shrimp in chili-lime aioli are hard to beat, and the restaurant's take on pot roast is one of the best in the city. If that doesn't appeal, try the fried tomatoes, pan roasted trout or pork chops. Both the signature butterscotch pudding and chocolate banana cake bring the meal to a sweet conclusion.

    Caracol

    Since it opened in December, Tracy Vaught and chef Hugo Ortega's ode to coastal Mexican cuisine has been one of Houston's hottest restaurants, and the HRW lunch and dinner provide both current fans and newcomers with a good overview of why the restaurant has been so successful. The two-course, $20 lunch menu includes both fish or oyster tacos and octopus salad. The four-course (including amuse), $45 dinner menus each revolve around a different theme: vegetarian, on dry land, ocean lover and "our style," which mixes both meat and seafood. As it includes both a ceviche made with the restaurant's namesake sea snails and a catch of the day, I'd probably go with the ocean lover, but the choices mean everyone will find something to like.

    Also, all four menus offer wine pairings at under $30, which gives diners an opportunity to sample some of beverage director Sean Beck's carefully selected list. If you want to go, book early. This one will fill up fast.

    Cook & Collins

    This neighborhood restaurant in Midtown has developed a loyal following thanks to its welcoming atmosphere and bold flavors. The three-course, $35 menu plays to the kitchen's strengths with the signature angry birds appetizer and free range fried chicken entree. Hatch and crab bisque also brings some heat, and the duck pate ravioli with kimchi sounds very intriguing. Keep it classic at dessert with peach upside down cake or a cookie dough brownie.

    Fish & the Knife

    Admittedly, the Japanese-inspired restaurant isn't offering any sushi on its three-course, $35 dinner menu, but that just means diners have more choices from talented chef Bob Iacovone's Creole dishes, which are always worth sampling. Start with Asian BBQ ribs or seafood gumbo. Dare to mix fish and dairy with the grilled salmon over shrimp and brie orzo or try the crawfish-stuffed chicken breast. Dessert are classic: berries and cream, ice cream or a chocolate brownie.

    Georges Bistro

    The French restaurant brings long-time Houston chef Georges Guy back inside the Loop after a period in West Houston. The restaurant is serving a four-course (including amuse), $45 menu of French bistro classics that should be a hit with anyone who has a slight Francophile bent. Of the starters, it's hard to resist the escargot a rich porcini garlic cream. Entree choices consist of roasted beef filet, snapped in puffy pasty quenelle and rabbit confit in mushroom sauce. Chocolate mousse for dessert? Why not?

    Heights General Store

    Chef Antoine Ware has brought his soulful Creole cooking to the Heights, and the results have been very positive for this neighborhood destination. The former Harold's in the Heights clothing store has been transformed into a warm dining room with an expansive patio. The three-course, $20 lunch menu includes gumbo, blackened catfish, a pork schnitzel and and a lemon tartlet. The three-course, $35 dinner menu takes things up a notch with boudin balls and gumbo among the appetizer choices and a grilled ribeye or shrimp and grits for the entrees. Finish things off with traditional bread pudding or trifecta, a peach, strawberry and blueberry cobbler.

    Luigi's Cucina Italiana

    Hidden just off West Alabama on Audley street, Luigi Ferre's restaurant relocated to Houston from Galveston back in January. While its neighbors in River Oaks and Greenway Plaza may have already discovered Ferre's homemade pastas and carefully prepared Italian-American dishes, HRW gives the rest of the city a chance to catch up. The three-course, $35 has a generous five appetizer choices including calamari and two different salads. Entree choices include veal, risotto and sauteed snapper. Save room for Italian cream cake for dessert.

    Roost Bistro

    Kevin Naderi's neighborhood restaurant isn't new, but it is a newcomer to HRW. The three-course, $35 dinner menu reads like a greatest hits of sorts, thanks to the presence of the restaurant's signature fried cauliflower appetizer and coffee and donuts dessert. Nothing wrong with that, as they're two dishes people keep coming back to Roost for. Braised beef cheeks and seared salmon will probably be the most popular entree choices, but don't miss the barley and lentil-stuffed pepper; Naderi does good things with vegetables. One word of warning: Roost does not accept reservations. Go early, go late or be prepared for a bit of a wait, especially on weekends.

    Sal y Pimienta

    Break the chain habit at CityCentre with this South American restaurant from former Tango & Malbec partner Gianfranco Percovich. Finding a good steak at the $35 price point can be a challenge, but Sal y Pimienta delivers with an eight-ounce Brazilian cut picanha from well-respected Niman Ranch. Beyond the beef, vegetarians and seafood lovers alike will find tempting choices on the menu like pancetta-wrapped Mahi Mahi and mushroom-stuffed pasta. Wrap up the meal with four(!!!) leches cake, fruit salad or dulche de leche creme brulee.

    Go meet chef Luigi Ferre at his River Oaks restaurant.

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    ps, we're closed

    Houston's most pretty-in-pink restaurant quietly closes in Upper Kirby

    Eric Sandler
    May 12, 2025 | 12:16 pm
    Postscript restaurant interior
    Photo by Jenn Duncan
    You'll see a lot of pink at PostScript.

    PostScript, Upper Kirby’ posh pink restaurant, has quietly closed, CultureMap has learned.

    Although the restaurant is still accepting reservations on OpenTable — and is, as of this article’s publication, listed as open on both Yelp and Google — reports circulated on social media this weekend that it had abruptly canceled diners’ Mother’s Day reservations. In addition, its dining room in the Shops at Arrive mixed-use development has been emptied of furniture.

    [Update: After the publication of this article, PostScript's management provided CultureMap with the following statement:

    We are saddened to announce the closure of PostScript HTX.

    We sincerely thank our patrons for their loyalty and support. It has been an honor to serve you and be part of your special moments. The people and culture in Houston are first class. We wish you all the best and hope our paths cross again in the future.]

    PostScript opened with considerable fanfare in February 2024. Owners Veeral Rathod and Obi Ibeto, brought their experiences as partners in the Dallas-based GAP Hospitality to the project, which operates establishments such as XOXO Dining Room, Lyla, and Drai’s Dallas. Particularly inspired by XOXO Dining Room, they created an ode to pink that included pink exterior and interior walls, a pink quartz bar, and a pink grand piano. “Push for Champagne” buttons added to the lively spirit.

    Chef Bryan Caswell created the menu. Best known for his pioneering Gulf Coast seafood restaurant Reef that closed in 2019, Caswell’s menu included fried chicken with hummus, oysters three ways (raw, roasted, and fried), a sushi roll, and the double smoked pork chop that was a Reef staple. A doughnut topped with caviar became a customer favorite.

    Since Caswell was only consulting on the project, he left a couple of months after opening. Latuli, Caswell’s new Gulf Coast-inspired restaurant in the Memorial area, is expected to open soon.

    CultureMap has reached out to PostScript via email, phone, and Instagram message for comment on the decision to close the restaurant. We will update this article if they reply.

    PostScript’s closure follows that of Cru, which ended a 13-year run in December 2024. On the other hand, Kira, a sushi hand roll concept from Houston’s Comma Hospitality that’s also located in the development, is thriving, having earned the No. 4 spot on Texas Monthly’s list of the state’s best new restaurants. The development is also home to beloved Indian restaurant Pondicheri, an outpost of the steakhouse chain Eddie V’s, and top tier Houston shopping destination Tootsie’s.

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