Happy Birthday Indeed

Midtown eatery lures ladies to birthday brunch with free mimosas and more

Got a Dirty 30, Twenty-Fun, or Twenty-Nine and Feeling Fine birthday party to plan? Look no further than Pour Behavior in Midtown, where every Saturday they're turning up the nostalgia with a live DJ spinning your favorite new and old-school dance and hip-hop hits during Ladies Brunch Out.

Indulge in a brunch experience like no other, where delectable bites, wonderful company, and an electrifying party atmosphere combine to make special celebrations — or even just an ordinary weekend — a time to remember.

Picture this: custom party presentations, sparklers, and confetti cannons, plus a free mimosa tower for every ladies birthday party of six guests or more (or you can redeem a $100 birthday discount instead).

And your cravings are covered with a scratch-made brunch menu served from 11 am-4 pm. From mouthwatering classics to Instagram-worthy creations, there's something for every appetite.

Start things off with a jumbo cinnamon roll, baked fresh each morning and dripping with scratch-made icing. Keep feeding that sweet tooth with The Best Damn Pancakes, topped with plump blueberries and bourbon barrel-aged maple syrup and served with a side of crisp bacon.

Build-your-own omelettes utilize cage-free eggs and premium ingredients like Grafton Cheddar, caramelized shallots, and cremini mushrooms, and they're all served with a heaping helping of potatoes. The PB Slam is a hearty traditional plate of two eggs cooked your way, bacon, sausage, potatoes, and sourdough toast.

If you're seeking something on the healthier side, try the avocado toast with Spanish chorizo and queso fresco.

Ready to really indulge? Then it's time for Nashville hot chicken biscuits or breakfast tacos, a pair of house-made tortillas bursting with eggs, potatoes, Cheddar, roasted tomato salsa, and avocado tomatillo salsa. It is the weekend, after all.

And good news for vegans: Pour Behavior has two vegan pizzas on the menu, available all day, every day.

If you want a little more privacy for your party, book the glass-enclosed private dining room. There are also two large, greenery-covered and open patio areas for your group to enjoy.

Photo courtesy of Pour Behavior

Birthday brunches are a big deal here.

The bar boasts 30 beer taps, craft cocktails, and a seriously good wine selection, while two huge 250-inch HD LED video walls line the restaurant.

Pour Behavior is located in Midtown at 2211 Travis St., and its toll-free phone number is 833-O-BEHAVE. Reserve your next Saturday Ladies Brunch Out now.

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Eagerly-anticipated Houston barbecue joint hosts weekend preview pop-ups

Courtesy of Eastbound Barbecue

Get a first taste of Eastbound Barbecue this weekend.

One of Houston’s most eagerly anticipated new barbecue joints is giving diners a preview of what’s to come. Eastbound Barbecue will host “Sneak Peak Weekends” every Saturday and Sunday beginning this Saturday, December 20, until the restaurant opens in early 2026.

Held at the restaurant’s location in the East End (1105 Sampson Street) from 12-4 pm (or sold out), the weekend service gives diners their first chance to try Eastbound Barbecue’s smoked meats, sides, and desserts. That includes, smoked brisket, baby back ribs, jalapeno & cheese sausage, hatch chili lasagna mac & cheese, herbed potato salad, and more. Save room for the two dessert offerings, salted caramel banana pudding and cookie butter cake.

To distinguish Eastbound’s barbecue, chefs Lopez and Granville use different seasonings than other restaurants, such as rosemary salt in the brisket rub and a miso-caramel sauce that gives its ribs a sweet and savory bite. During the preview, Eastbound’s prices are noticeably lower than many other Houston barbecue joints, with brisket priced at $29 per pound, ribs at $26 per pound, and pulled pork at $22 per pound.

As CultureMap reported in August, Eastbound unites four friends, Ryan Penn, Ryan Powell, Luis Lopez, and Jake Granville, who also held senior roles at various restaurants owned by prominent Houston chef Ronnie Killen. Since then, the four partners have finished many of the improvements they needed to make prior to opening, including closing in the patio and installing offset smokers on the property.

For Penn, leaving the Killen’s organization after almost 20 years was a difficult decision, but one he felt he had to make. “I could have worked for [Killen] forever and been happy. It was more along the lines of, if I don’t do this now, I don’t want to be 70 and wish that I had,” he said at the time.

Courtesy of Eastbound Barbecue

Get a first taste of Eastbound Barbecue this weekend.

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