Bacon Bros is coming

Bacon-obsessed gastropub invades Sugar Land with Houston's hottest chef

The bacon fad may have come and gone, but the trend's larger point — that almost everything is a little more delicious with bacon — remains true. Starting in December, Sugar Land residents will have a new option to indulge their cravings for cured, smoked pork belly.

Bacon Bros. Public House announced Wednesday that it has selected Sugar Land Town Square for its first Houston-area location. The South Carolina-based restaurant features a made from scratch menu of comfort food-style dishes like burgers and fried catfish, as well as charcuterie. Diners can get a look at some of the housemade items via a window into the restaurant's curing chamber.

Beyond the comfort food, the restaurant also serves barbecue. Sugar Land only has a couple of smoked meat options, and the possibility of getting South Carolina-style pulled pork and freshly made sausage certainly adds some interest to the concept.

On the beverage side, the restaurant offers craft beer, wine, and cocktails, including an Old Fashioned made with house barrel-aged bourbon. Bacon Bros. is also family-friendly, with a kid's menu. The restaurant is open for lunch and dinner.

"I became a fan of Bacon Bros. through frequently traveling to South Carolina for work and I always made sure to start and end my trip at Bacon Bros.,” said local partner Travis Cook in a statement. “I quickly realized that Bacon Bros. was something I wanted to bring home to Texas and I look forward to the community enjoying the same fare I have come to love.”

Cook, a Cypress native and Texas A&M alum, has hired an appropriately bacon-obsessed chef de cuisine to oversee his new restaurant. Diners may know chef Joseph Zerwas for his lead roll in the popular Bourbon & Bacon pop-up series that formerly operated out of the kitchen at Little J's on Washington Avenue. Back in 2013, Eater readers voted Zerwas "Houston's Hottest Chef," which admittedly doesn't make his food taste better, but might lure some people in for a first visit.

Meat boards are served by the ounce at the Bacon Bros. Public House.

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Meat boards are served by the ounce at the Bacon Bros. Public House.

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Johnny Carrabba now serving Southern comfort food at new Bellaire locale

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Mia's Table is now open in Bellaire.

A fast casual, family-friendly Houston restaurant has arrived in Bellaire. After a two-week soft opening, Mia’s Table is now open full time in the Bellaire triangle.

Located in the former CounterCommon space at 5413 Bellaire Blvd, the new restaurant is Houston’s seventh Mia Table, joining the original on Kirby Dr. as well as stores in Memorial City, Shenandoah, Katy, and more. An eighth location will open in Sugar Land later this year. Beginning this Saturday, February 14, the restaurant will be open its regular hours of 11 am-9 pm daily.

Houston restaurant legend Johnny Carrabba opened the first Mia’s Table in 2012. Unlike his pioneering Italian restaurant Carrabba’s that offers full service and an upscale environment, Mia Table is a family friendly, counter service restaurant that serves classic, Southern-inspired fare. Diners know it for dishes such as burgers, salads, chicken fried steak, and chicken tenders. In addition to the relatively affordable prices, families appreciate the free soft serve ice cream.

“At Mia's Table Bellaire, our focus is simple: serving great comfort food with genuine Southern hospitality in a welcoming, family-friendly environment,” managing partner John Cahill writes in a note on the restaurant’s website. “While this location already holds a special place in the neighborhood, we're proud to bring the consistency, care, and heart that guests have come to expect from every Mia's Table.”

Cahill adds that he grew up in Bellaire and has been with Mia’s Table since June 2014. Prior to opening the Bellaire location, he served as managing partner of the restaurant’s Bay Area location in Webster.

In addition to Mia’s Table, Bellaire recently welcomed the second location of Candente, Houston’s only Michelin-recognized Tex-Mex restaurant.

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