Foodie News

The last new restaurants of 2009

Canopy's comfortable and relaxed atmosphere includes three seating areas, abright dining room, festive bar and side street patio
The new Little Bigs in Hermann Park is known for its famous sliders, just likethe ones at the Montrose location.
Chef Randy Evans brings fresh, farm-to-market, locally sourced ingredients tohis creations at Haven.

Claire Smith and Russell Murrell, the owners of Heights staple Shade, have opened Canopy on Montrose. With the clean neighborhood feel Shade is known for, Canopy feels like a natural extension, serving casually sophisticated healthy fare by Smith and executive chef David Luna for breakfast, lunch and dinner, even eventually offering to-go service.

Randy Evans' long-awaited Haven is finally open. After building one of the city's first green restaurants, Evans (along with co-owners Rhea Wheeler and Debbie Jaramillo) will be serving local farm-to-market cuisine that will be updated often to reflect the freshest available local ingredients.

Little Bigs has opened it's second gourmet mini-burger shack in Hermann Park as part of the new Lake Plaza on Kinder Lake. Not the most ideal time of year for long strolls in the park, but Miller Outdoor Theater patrons and zoo-goers can appreciate the simple deliciousness of their sliders, fries, and wines until we venture back outdoors in spring.

With CityCentre decked out for the holidays, it's a great time to take a trip to the west side. Yard House is the latest eatery to open, boasting "the world's largest collection of draft beers," a thorough selection of American standards, a kitchen that's open 'til midnight (1 a.m. on weekends), and (surprise!) a special gluten-sensitive menu.

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Upcoming eats

Houston restaurant group exports comfort food and Tex-Mex to San Antonio

Photo by Rachel Alyse Photography

Los Tios opens in West U next week.

Two restaurants that were open for decades in San Antonio recently closed, but the spaces they left will see new life thanks to a famed Houston restaurant group. According to a press release, Adair Concepts plans to bring two of its popular Houston-based restaurants to the Alamo Heights area later this summer.

One of those eateries, Adair Kitchen, will open at 4108 Broadway St., in the spot where Jim’s Restaurant operated for more than 50 years before closing its doors in 2024. With Houston locations in Tanglewood and West University Place, Adair Kitchen serves up homestyle comfort food all day long.

Menu items in Houston typically include chicken and waffles, avocado and chorizo toast, tuna poke bowl, black bean quinoa burger, grilled salmon, and Berkshire porchetta.

Adair Kitchen also has coffee and a full bar, as well as happy hour specials, including signature cocktails and Texas craft beer. Company officials said they focus on using locally-sourced ingredients.

Adair Concepts will also set up Los Tios at 4820 Broadway, where La Madeleine offered French fare for 30-plus years before shuttering at the start of 2025.

Having launched in 1970 before getting acquired by the Adair family in 2000, Los Tios currently serves traditional Tex-Mex cuisine at six Houston-area locations.

Menu items include the signature puffy queso (a fried tortilla stuffed with fillings or topped with queso), prime beef filet, grilled red fish Veracruz, grilled quail, and shrimp enchiladas. Los Tios also has a full bar.

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