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Dozens of Houston restaurants return to service after the winter storm

Hundreds are restaurants are reopening today.

Photo by Shannon O'Hara

With power mostly restored and water pressure returning, Houston restaurants are returning to service. Given the number of establishments represented below, we’ve grouped this list by neighborhood.

Expect limited menus and staff at places offering dine-in. Boil water orders may restrict beverage choices. Patience and understanding are strongly encouraged.

Montrose/Midtown/Museum District

Avondale Food & Wine
Brasil
Bludorn (limited menu, 5-8:30 pm)
The Burger Joint (limited menu, to-go only)
Café Poêtes (to-go only)
Candente (limited menu, to-go only, 2-6 pm)
Damian’s (curbside only)
The Fish (to-go only)
Ginger Kale (12-5 pm)
Good Times Cafe (limited menu, 12 pm - sold out)
The Hay Merchant (to-go only, limited menu, 3-7 pm)
Holman Draft Hall
Kau Ba (to-go only)
La Grange (limited menu, 4-10 pm)
Love Buzz
Lucille’s (limited menu, 1 pm - sold out)
Miss Saigon Cafe
Montrose Cheese and Wine (to-go only)
Nobie’s (to-go only, limited menu, 5 pm - sell out)
Oporto (to-go only, 3-9 pm)
Paulie’s
The Pit Room (to-go only, 11 am - sold out)
Revelry on Richmond (Limited menu, 2-8 pm)
Riel (to-go only, limited menu, 2 pm - sold out)
Rosie Cannonball (dine-in and to-go, 5-9 pm)
Rudyard’s
Sixes and Sevens
Tacos A Go Go (to-go and delivery only)
The Toasted Coconut (to-go only, limited menu, 5 pm - sell out)
Tres Tacos
UB Preserv (to-go only, limited menu, 3-7 pm)
Wooster’s Garden

The Heights and surrounding neighborhoods

Antone’s Famous Po ‘Boys
B&B Butchers & Restaurant (limited menu, to-go and delivery only, 4-8 pm)
B.B. Lemon (to-go and delivery only, 4-8 pm)
Be More Pacific (to-go only)
Blk Mkt Birria
The Burger Joint (limited menu, to-go only)
Cactus Cove (to-go only, 12 pm - sold out)
Cafe Luxor (to-go only)
Cedar Creek (to-go only, 12 pm - sold out)
Click Virtual Food Hall
Dish Society (limited menu, to-go only)
Dumpling Haus
Fat Cat Creamery (retail items only, 1-6 pm)
Gabby’s BBQ
The Halal Guys
Harold's in the Heights (limited menu, to-go only)
Johnny’s Gold Brick (to-go only)
Maison Pucha Bistro
Ninja Ramen (tacos only, 1 pm - sold out)
Onion Creek (to-go only, 12 pm - sold out)
Rainbow Lodge (to-go only)
Red Dessert Dive
Robot Noodle (to-go only, limited menu)
Savoir (to-go only, limited menu, 3 pm - sold out)
Spaghetti Western (Shepherd only, 11 am - sold out)
Spanish Flowers
Studewood Cantine (dine-in and to-go, 4 pm - close)
Tacos A Go Go (to-go and delivery only)
The Taco Stand (limited menu, drive-thru only)
Taqo Mexican Kitchen
Twisted Grilled Cheese (limited menu, 11 am - sold out)
Urban Eats
Verdine
The Waffle Bus (11 am - 10 pm)
Xin Chao (limited menu, 4:30-9 pm)

Downtown/EaDo/East End

Bovine & Barley (open until 1 am)
Bravery Chef Hall (4-10 pm)
El Big Bad (limited menu, 6 pm - sold out)
The Flying Saucer
Grotto (limited menu)
Indianola (limited menu, delivery and to-go only, 3 pm - sold out)
La Calle
McCormick & Schmick's
OMG Seafood To-Go
Roots (limited menu, 4-10)
Southside Flying Pizza
Tacos A Go Go (to-go and delivery only)
Underground Hall (limited menus, 2 pm - sold out)
Xochi (limited menu, 4 pm - sold out)

Upper Kirby/West University/River Oaks

Cleburne Cafeteria (11 am - 7:30 pm)
Common Bond (limited menu, 9 am - sold out)
Dish Society (limited menu)
Eighteen36
The Halal Guys
Hobbit Cafe
Hungry’s (to-go and delivery only, 12-8 pm)
Izakaya Wa (to-go only)
Liberty Kitchen (to-go only, 12 pm - sold out)
McGonigel’s Mucky Duck
100% Taquito (limited menu)
Picos (to-go and delivery only)
Qin Dynasty (to-go only)
Simone on Sunset (open until 1 am)
Tony’s (to-go only, online ordering available beginning at 4 pm)

The Galleria and surrounding neighborhoods

The Annie Café & Bar (4-9 pm)
Antone’s Famous Po ‘Boys
Bosscat Kitchen (limited menu)
The Brisket House (limited menu, 12 pm - sold out)
Cyclone Anaya’s (limited menu, 11 am - 8 pm)
Del Frisco’s Double Eagle Steakhouse (limited menu)
Dish Society (limited menu)
El Patio (food truck menu, 1-6 pm)
Jenni’s Noodle House
Kenny & Ziggy’s (to-go only)
McCormick & Schmick's
Musaafer (5-9 pm)
The Original Ninfa’s (to-go only, 11 am - close)
Pappadeaux (Westheimer location)
Tribute at the Houstonian
Velvet Taco (Galleria location, 12-10 pm)
Willie G’s (limited menu)

Memorial/Spring Branch/West Houston/Katy

Alicia’s Mexican Grille
B.B. Italia (to-go and delivery only, 4-8 pm)
BuffBurger
Chef Kenny’s Vegan Cuisine
Chick Houz (to-go and delivery)
Craft Burger
Dish Society (limited menu)
Green Garden Chinese Restaurant
Gringo’s Mexican Kitchen (various locations, see social media for details)
The Halal Guys
Hungry’s (to-go and delivery only, 12-8 pm)
Izakaya Wa
Jimmy Changes (to-go only)
Jinya Ramen Bar
Miyazaki (to-go only)
Orleans Seafood Kitchen (to-go only)
Phat Eatery (to-go only)
Slowpokes (12 - 6 pm)
Treebeards (12 pm - sold out)

Southwest Houston/Chinatown/Sugar Land

Aki Steak & Sushi
Alicia’s Mexican Grille
Dandelion Cafe
Fernando’s
Gringo’s Mexican Kitchen (various locations, see social media for details)
Jinya Ramen Bar
Harlem Road Texas BBQ
OMG Seafood To-Go
Shri Balaji Bhavan
Sit Lo (limited menu, to-go only, 12-5 pm)
Spanky’s Pizza
State Fare (limited menu, 12 pm - sold out)
Watershed

Cypress/Spring/The Woodlands/Kingwood

Airi Ramen
Alicia’s Mexican Grille
Beltway Burgers and Bites
The Brisket House (limited menu, 12 pm - sold out)
Common Bond (limited menu, 9 am - sold out)
Cyclone Anaya’s (limited menu, 11 am - 8 pm)
Duck N Bao
Fielding's Local
Fielding's Wood Grill
Galiana’s Tex Mex & Agave Bar
Gringo’s Mexican Kitchen (various locations, see social media for details)
Hearsay on the Waterway
Houwei Chinese Restaurant
Hunan Garden (to-go only)
Ichigo Curry and Ramen
Iza Robata
Jinya Ramen Bar
LA Crawfish
Peli Peli (to-go and delivery only)
Plum Coffee Shop

Clear Lake/Webster/Friendswood/Pearland

Gringo’s Mexican Kitchen (various locations, see social media for details)
Jimmy Changes (to-go only)
Magnolia Cajun Comfort
Pier 6 Seafood (limited menu, to-go encouraged)
Spanky’s Pizza

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say hey to Hypsi

Houston chef's hip new Italian restaurant now open in Heights hotel

Photo by Julie Soefer

Hypsi serves pasta and other Itaian-inspired dishes.

A new Italian restaurant is now open in the Heights. Located within the newly opened Hotel Daphne, Hypsi marks chef Terrence Gallivan’s return to professional cooking in Houston.

Known for his time as the co-execuive chef of The Pass and Provisions and owner of ElRo Pizza and Crudo, Gallivan brings strong culinary credentials to Hypsi. Although he isn’t known explicitly for Italian fare, he has significant experience making pizza, pasts, and other Italian-inspired dishes. After closing ElRo last year, the chef says that working for Bunkhouse Hotels, the Austin-based company that operates the Daphne, had a lot of appeal.

“My wife and I always made it a point to stop at their places whenever we’re in Austin. They know how to make cool stuff,” Gallivan says.

Hypsi’s menu includes updated takes on Italian fare begins with starters such as lamb meatballs, black truffle arancini, and Caesar salad. A selection of house-made pastas include squid ink radiatori with rock shrimp, butternut squash tortellini, and lumache with vodka sauce that gets a little heat from nduja. Entree choices include a roast chicken, pork Milanese, and roasted snapper with salsa verde.

The restaurant is also open for breakfast during the week and brunch on the weekends with items such as a panatone waffle, frittata, and breakfast sandwich. Lunch will follow in January.

“We took inspiration from tradition without being traditional,” Gallivan says. Later, he adds, “For me, it’s about balance. You try to please everybody. I want my mom to enjoy herself as much as a 25-year-old foodie. It’s important to hit as many marks as you can.”

One of the restaurant’s signatures will be the mozzarella cart that rolls through its dining room. Gallivan says he’s sourcing a mix of both American and imported Italian cheeses that will rotate every week or two. The cheese is served with a range of pickled fruit and vegetables, olive oil, aged balsamic vinegar, focaccia, and more. Of course, seeing a cart immediately grabs diners’ attention, making them want whatever is on offer.

“That’s the beauty of carts,” Gallivan says. “It’s a fun thing to do. I think sometimes we get a little too serious in restaurants. It’s supposed to be fun. People are here to enjoy themselves.”

All that eating and drinking takes place in a dining room that’s inspired by Prohibition-era speakeasies, according to press materials. Details include blueberry lava stone on the bar, vintage velvet chairs, and custom Carimate dining chairs by Vico Magistretti. An outdoor patio features brick pavers, mosaic tables, and sculptures.

Photo by Julie Soefer

Hypsi serves pasta and other Itaian-inspired dishes.

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