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Famed barbecue restaurant announces Goode news for northwest Houston

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Goode Co. Barbeque reopens in Cypress this weekend.

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One of Houston's most enduring barbecue restaurants will soon make its return to northwest Houston. Goode Co. Barbeque will reopen its Cypress location this Friday, April 1.

Closed since 2020, the restaurant at 20102 Northwest Freeway will resume lunch and dinner service with Goode Co.'s full menu of smoked meats, sides, and desserts. For now, the restaurant will only be open Friday to Sunday from 11 am-8 pm, but the days of operation will expand over time.

“We are excited to open the doors full-time again to welcome back our friends and neighbors,” chef-owner Levi Goode said in a statement. “While we had some pop-up events and holiday drive-thru pick-ups during the pandemic, we had to make the difficult decision to temporarily close this location for daily service. We have missed serving the community, and are ready to be back in the saddle again!”

First opened in 1977, Goode Co. Barbeque is known for dishes such as beef brisket, Czech sausage, Austin baked beans, jalapeño cheese bread, and of course, the company's signature Brazos Bottom Pecan Pie. The company also operates barbecue restaurants in Upper Kirby and the Memorial area. All three locations now offer dog-friendly patios, according to a release.

Reopening this barbecue restaurant is just one initiative that Goode Co. has undertaken for 2022. The company has announced plans to convert a barbecue restaurant in The Woodlands into Goode Co. Fish Camp & Oyster Bar, a seafood restaurant inspired by the family's fishing cabin near Sabine Pass. It has also leased the former Down House space in The Heights for a still-unnamed restaurant.

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New Mexican eatery sweetens Houston with 150 spirits and bold flavors

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Mexican Sugar is coming to Regent Square in December.

A Dallas-based Mexican restaurant is coming to Houston. Mexican Sugar will open its first Houston location in Montrose this December.

Located next to Georgia James in the Regent Square mixed-use development, Mexican Sugar will occupy a two-story, 13,000-square-foot building. All that room offers seating for 375 as well as two private dining rooms with full audio-visual capabilities. Both the upstairs and downstairs patios will have a view of nearby Buffalo Bayou Park.

Its part of FB Society, the Dallas-based hospitality group behind Whiskey Cake, Sixty Vines, and Haywire, the Texas-inspired comfort food restaurant that opened its first Houston-area location earlier this year. Mexican Sugar has three locations in the Dallas area: Plano, Las Colinas, and Uptown Dallas.

In a release, Mexican Sugar touts its use of seasonal ingredients. It also makes its tortillas by hand. Menu highlights include skirt steak, lobster fundido, and a bone-in pork chop. At brunch, look for options such as cajeta French toast, Benedictos Rancheros, and vanilla-cinnamon pancakes.

Agave fans will find plenty of choices courtesy of more the 150 tequilas and mezcals. They’re available in individual pours as well as in flights that allow customers to compare the flavors of the different spirits.

“Our goal is to create a dining experience that blends bold Mexican flavors with our signature style of hospitality that stays two steps ahead,” Justin Beam, Mexican Sugar’s director of operations, said in a statement. “We’re excited to offer Houstonians an immersive Mexican experience in a fresh, light, and approachable way.”

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Mexican Sugar is coming to Regent Square in December.

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