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    6 things to know

    6 things to know in Houston food right now: Openings, big moves, and a Cake Boss ghost kitchen

    Eric Sandler
    Sep 28, 2021 | 1:28 pm
    Buddy Valastro cake slice ghost kitchen
    Get a little taste of Carlo's via third party delivery apps.
    Courtesy of Buddy V's Cake Slice

    Editor's note: Houston’s restaurant scene moves pretty fast. In order to prevent CultureMap readers from missing anything, let’s stop to look around at all the latest news to know.

    Openings

    Add Buddy Valastro to the list of celebrities getting into the ghost kitchen business. The Cake Boss star has partnered with Virtual Dining Concepts to launch Buddy V’s Cake Slice. Available for delivery bia its website or third party apps, Buddy V’s serves five different flavors: Confetti, Vanilla Rainbow, Fudge, Red Velvet, and Black and White Fudge — all of which are made at Valastro’s Carlo’s Bakery in New Jersey and shipped across the country for distribution. In Houston’s the slices cost $8.95 each plus taxes and delivery fees.

    Healthy-eating concept Bellagreen has added a delivery/to-go only establishment to its roster. Located in the Galleria area at 5018 San Felipe St., the restaurant serves the same diverse menu of salads, sandwiches, tacos, and pastas — many available as either vegan or vegetarian — that have made its dine-in siblings a popular destination.

    The Houston area’s seventh Halal Guys will celebrate its grand opening in Katy this Saturday, October 2. Located across the street from Cinco Ranch Junior High School, the restaurant shares the same strip center as the recently opened Layne’s Chicken Fingers, which is also owned by Halal Guys local franchisee Masroor Fatany.

    The Halal Guys serves gyro and chicken as either wrap sandwiches or over rice along with baba ghanoush, hummus, baklava, and more. The combination of the tender meat with the restaurant's signature tangy white and spicy red sauces produces an addictive flavor.

    Dog Haus Biergarten will celebrate the grand opening of its new location in the Energy Corridor this weekend with giveaways and by donating 15-percent of sales to the Katy Rotary Club. Located at 1096 Enclave Parkway, Houston’s Dog Haus serves hot dogs, sausages, burgers, and fried chicken sandwiches plus plant-based dishes and craft beer. To celebrate the opening, Dog Haus will giveaway free hot dogs for a year to 20 people; see details here to enter the contest.

    On the move

    After just over six months in business, KP’s Kitchen has plans to relocate to a larger space. Already a hit in the Memorial area for its classic American fare and BYOB policy, KP’s Kitchen will move from its current home in Town & Country to the former Tortoni Ristorante Italiano (8412 Katy Fwy).

    The new location will feature a spacious front patio. For the first time, KP’s will sell beer and wine, but BYOB will remain available.

    Other news and notes

    ReikiNa, the tasting menu concept in CityCentre, has added an a la carte menu to its offerings. Cafe@ReikiNa serves four different sashimi dishes, charcuterie, and some of the dishes chef Thomas Stacy served in the first iteration of his tasting menu such as chicken liver mousse and crab agemono and a Texas wagyu burger with miso onions and fish sauce aioli. Pair them with cocktails created by general manager Keaton Joyner.

    While Stacy’s tasting menu, which is served Thursday-Saturday, remains reservation only, walk-in diners are welcome to sample the cafe menu. It is available Thursday-Saturday from 4:30-10 pm.

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    a fresh start

    Award-winning Houston cocktail bar diverts to new home in Montrose

    Eric Sandler
    Jun 12, 2025 | 5:00 pm
    Diversion cocktail bar Montrose
    Photo by Manoah Rodriguez
    The Vilanova Ritual is prepared tableside in a teapot.

    An award-winning Houston cocktail bar has found a new home. Diversión will reopen Thursday, June 19 in Montrose’s food-focused Harlow District development.

    Located at 1226 W Clay Street, Diversión Montrose will occupy one of the two houses that comprise Emma Jane, the European-inspired teahouse that opened last year. It replaces the original location of Diversión that opened in early 2021 in Spring Branch. Both Diversión’s original location and Degust, its companion tasting menu restaurant, quietly closed last year.

    Known for its polished service and elaborate cocktails, Esquire magazine named Diversión’s original iteration to its list of the Best New Bar in America for 2022. That ethos has been “refreshed” to be “a more intimate and playful setting,” according to press materials.

    Patrons will find a new cocktail menu that includes drinks such as the Operation: ‘White Flame’ (vodka, dry vermouth, Earl Grey, and caviar); the Sand Dollar Beach, an on-trend mini martini; and the Vilanova Ritual, which is prepared for two people in one of Emma Jane’s signature tea pots. Food options include Korean fried chicken, a Japanese-style mushroom salad (sunomono), and caviar service with crème fraiche dip, soy caramel, and crepes.

    While the original Diversión required a special trip to Spring Branch, the new one could be one stop on an evening in the Harlow District. Located on the property that served as the home to treasured Italian restaurants Nino's, Vincent's, and Grappino di Nino, the development now includes upscale Italian restaurant La Griglia, premier sushi spot Katami, and lively patio bar Verde Garden.

    Diversión will be open Tuesday-Sunday from 5 pm-1 am.


    Diversion cocktail bar Montrose
      

    Photo by Manoah Rodriguez

    The Vilanova Ritual is prepared tableside in a teapot.

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