Masks still required

Master list of Houston restaurants maintaining COVID-19 safety protocols

Rosie Cannonball is one of dozens of restaurants maintaining their COVID protocols.

Photo by Julie Soefer

Houston restaurants may have the legal authority to cease operating with state-mandated protocols to limit the spread of COVID-19, but many are choosing to maintain following the practices they’ve had in place for a year.

Reasons vary, but operators generally cite limited access to vaccines for their employees as a major factor. Maintaining protocols also appears to be what most Houston diners want restaurants to do, at least according to an informal Instagram poll.

Restaurants listed below have indicated either on social media or directly to CultureMap that they will maintain their existing COVID protocols beyond March 10. These typically include capacity limits and mask requirements for both staff and customers.

CultureMap will update this list for the next few days. Restaurants that would like to be added may email eric@culturemap.com.

Montrose/Midtown/Museum District

AL Quick Stop
Anvil
Avondale Food & Wine
Axelrad
BCN
Bistro Menil
Blacksmith
BlendIn Coffee Club
Bludorn
Brasil
Brennan's of Houston
The Burger Joint
Café Poêtes
Catbirds
City Cellars HTX
Cliff's Grill
Cloud 10 Creamery
Coaches Pub
Common Bond
Damian's
Divino
Eugene's
Fix Coffeebar
Georgia James
Grand Prize
Inversion Coffee
Kau Ba
Lucille’s
Hay Merchant
Hugo’s
La Mexicana
Love Buzz
Lua Viet Kitchen
Milk & Sugar Creamery
Montrose Cheese & Wine
93 ‘Til
Nobie’s
One Fifth Southern Comfort
Paulie’s
Poison Girl
Present Company
Red Dwarf
Riel
Roost
Rosie Cannonball
Rudyard's
Sable Gate Winery
Siphon Coffee
Sixes and Sevens
Southside Espresso
Spanish Village
SweetCup Gelato
Thirteen
The Toasted Coconut
Tres Tacos
Two Headed Dog
UB Preserv
Uchi

The Heights and surrounding neighborhoods

Alice Blue
Alma Latina
Amsterdam Co. Coffee House
Awesome Bites Co.
Beccacakes
BCK
The Barking Pig
Better Luck Tomorrow
Boomtown Coffee
The Burger Joint
Canary Cafe
Cantina Barba
Cloud 10 Creamery
Coltivare
Common Bond
Dak & Bop
Dolce Neve
Dumpling Haus
Eight Row Flint
Fluff Bake Bar
Flying Fish
Gabby's BBQ
Ginger & Fork
Golden Bagels & Coffee
Good Dog Houston
Handies Douzo
Hando
Harold's in the Heights
Jenni’s Noodle House
Johnny’s Gold Brick
Ka Sushi
La Lucha
Lei Low
Local Foods
Maison Pucha Bistro
Melange Creperie
Ninja Ramen
Pearl Bar
Revival Market
Scott Gertner’s Rhythm Room
A 2nd Cup
Sonoma
Spring Street Beer & Wine Garden
Stanton's City Bites
Star Sailor
Sticky’s Chicken
Squable
Superica
Sweet Bribery
The Taco Stand
Tea & Victory
Tenfold Coffee
Teotihuacan Mexican Cafe
Truth BBQ
The Union Kitchen
Urban Eats
Verdine
The Waffle Bus
Xin Chao
Yellow Cup
Zoa Moroccan Kitchen

Downtown/EaDo/East End/Third Ward

Brasserie du Parc
Bravery Chef Hall
Cafe TH
City Acre Brewing
Common Bond
Coral Sword
East End Hardware
8th Wonder Brewery
The Flying Saucer
Frenchy's Chicken (Scott St. and other locations throughout Houston)
Guard and Grace
Indianola
La Calle
La Fisheria
Mandola's Deli
Miss Carousel
Nancy’s Hustle
Neil’s Bar
Phoenicia/MKT Bar
Rodeo Goat
Roots
Saint Arnold Brewing Company
Seaside Poke
Street to Kitchen
Tiny Champions
Turkey Leg Hut
Underground Hall
Vinny’s
White Rhino
Xochi

Upper Kirby/West University/River Oaks

a'Bouzy
Ambrosia
Backstreet Cafe
Brasserie 19
Café Rabelais
Cavo Coffee
Cloud 10 Creamery
Common Bond
Coppa Osteria
D'Amico's
DUO Coffee
Eighteen36
El Topo
Feges BBQ
Giacomo’s
Helen Greek Food & Wine
Hu's Cooking
Hungry's
Istanbul Grill
Izakaya Wa
Jenni’s Noodle House
Kata Robata
Local Foods
McGonigel’s Mucky Duck
Mia Bella Trattoria
Michael's Cookie Jar
100% Taquito
Ouisie’s Table
Picnic Box Lunches
Pondicheri
The Raven Grill
Red Lion Pub
Relish Restaurant & Bar
Roka Akor
Shun Japanese Kitchen
Sonoma
State of Grace
Sweet Paris
Under the Volcano
Verandah
Vinology

The Galleria and surrounding neighborhoods

Bosscat Kitchen
The Brisket House
Cabo Bob's
Caracol
Christie’s Seafood & Steaks
Craft Pita
Etoile Cuisine et Bar
Hidden Omakase
Jenni’s Noodle House
Kenny & Ziggy’s
Liberty Kitchen
Local Foods
MAD
Michael's Cookie Jar
Musaafer
Roostar Vietnamese Grill
Thai Gourmet
Tom N Toms
Tribute at the Houstonian Hotel

Memorial/Spring Branch/West Houston/Katy

Battlehops Brewing
Bistro 555
Bori
The Branch
Caliente
Caobao Hot Steamy Buns
Craft Burger
Degust/Diversion Cocktails
Hungry's
Izakaya Wa
Jonathan's the Rub (both locations)
KP’s Kitchen
KUU
La Tartine
Lazy Oaks Beer Garden
Liberty Kitchen
Luliet Creamery + Bake Shop
Masraff’s
Moderno Tacos & Tex-Mex
A Moveable Feast
Palazzo's
Palazzo's Cafe
Phat Eatery
Phoenicia
Proper Rose Garden
Roostar Vietnamese Grill
State Fare
Sweet Paris
Sylvia’s Enchilada Kitchen
Tobiuo Sushi
The Union Kitchen
Yelo
Yi Peng Thai Dining

Southwest Houston/Chinatown/Sugar Land

The Bagel Shop Bakery
BlendIn Coffee Club
Cajun Kitchen
Costa Brava Bistro
Dandelion Cafe
The '401
Jasmine Asian Cuisine
Lotus Seafood
Pho Binh by Night
Saigon Pagolac
Shri Balaji Bhavan
Spanky's Pizza
State Fare
Sweet Paris
Umami Japanese Restaurant
Watershed

Cypress/Spring/The Woodlands/Kingwood

Alicia’s Mexican Grille
Bocca Italian Kitchen
The Brisket House
Buy the Glass Wine Bar & Lounge
Common Bond
Dario’s Seafood & Steakhouse
Galiana’s Tex Mex & Agave Bar
Fajitas Pete’s
Grazeables
King’s Blu Jam Café
Lotus Seafood
Lupo Pizzeria
Marvino’s Italian Steakhouse
Mia Bella Trattoria
Mom's Country Kitchen
Sweet Paris
Tumble 22
The Union Kitchen

Clear Lake/Webster/Friendswood/Pearland

Brasserie 1895
Lotus Seafood
Spanky's Pizza
Sweet Paris

news-you-can-eat

where to eat on Veteran's Day

Running list of Veteran's Day 2025 food and drinks deals in Houston

Photo by Kimberly Park

All three Molina's Cantina locations are offering half-off to veterans.

Both locally-owned, independent restaurants and some of the biggest national chains are offering special deals in honor of Veteran’s Day. The offer range from small discounts to free dishes and even free meals.

Unless noted specifically below, all of these deals are available on Tuesday, November 11. Both active duty military personnel and veterans should be prepared to show ID to claim the offers. Reservations are recommended at upscale eateries that take them.

CultureMap will update this list through Monday, November 10.

Midtown bar Axelrad offers both veterans and active duty personnel a 20 percent discount every day.

Azumi, a sushi restaurant in River Oaks District, will take 50 percent off the bill. Reservations are recommended.

Salad chain Bread Zeppelin will take 50 percent off any Zeppelin or Bowl 10 am-3 pm on November 11.

Comfort Foodies, Southern-inspired restaurant in Northwest Houston, is offering a free empanada — choice of beef, chicken, shrimp, or spinach — 11am to 8pm on November 11.

Hot dog chain Dog Haus will offer a free Haus Dog on November 11 at its three Houston-area locations. The deal is good for dine-in only.

Fielding’s Wood Grill, a fancy burger joint in The Woodlands, will offer veterans a free dessert from 11 am-3 pm.

Good God, Nadine’s, a casual bar near Washington Avenue, will give veterans a free order of its skillet cornbread.

The Great Greek Mediterranean Grill, a Greek restaurant chain with a location in Baybrook, will offer 25 percent off all gyros and gyro combo meals on November 11.

Kazzan Ramen will take 50 percent off a veteran’s bill at lunch and dinner (11 am-11 pm).

Get get one complimentary kolache at the Kolache Shoppe locations in Memorial and Greenway Plaza.

All locations of Kroger will take 10 percent off the total purchase.

Liberty Kitchen will serve veterans a free bowl of its signature gumbo.

Logan's Roadhouse, a casual restaurant with two Houston-area locations, will offer a free lunch from 11 am to 3 pm on November 11. Contact the preferred location for availability of deal.

All three locations of Molina’s Cantina will take half-off a veteran’s bill.

Both locations of The Original Ninfa’s offer veterans and active duty personnel a 50 percent discount all day every day.

Perry's Steakhouse & Grille will offer a free dinner-cut pork chop on November 11 from 4 pm to close when accompanied by a guest purchasing one dinner entree. If dining alone or with other veterans, veterans will receive a dinner-cut pork chop for half off original price. The deal is good for dine-in only.

Miami-based burger joint PINCHO always offers veterans a 25 percent discount.

Pizaro’s Pizza extends a 10 percent discount to veterans every day, including November 11.

Raising Cane’s gives veterans, active duty military, and first responders a 10 percent discount when they mention the Hero Discount Program while ordering.

Third Ward favorite The Savoy will offer veterans a choice of the following free entrees from 4-6 pm: BLT, shrimp basket, Savoy burger, quesadilla (chicken or beef), vegan fried rice.

All three locations of Texas comfort food restaurant State Fare will offer veterans a free meal from a special menu that includes a cheeseburger, birria grilled cheese, smoked chicken Cobb salad, hot honey chicken sandwich, or fried shrimp platter. Reservations recommended.

Torchy’s Tacos will offer a free taco and non-alcoholic beverage at all of its Houston-area locations on November 11.

All seven Houston-area locations of Twin Peaks will offer a free lunch (11 am-3 pm) from a select menu on November 11.

Comfort food restaurant Willie’s Grill & Icehouse will offer a free bacon cheeseburger and regular side on November 11.

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Alex Bentley contributed to this article.

Photo by Kimberly Park

All three Molina's Cantina locations are offering half-off to veterans.

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