Endless Pasta-bilities

Fresh pastas and chicken parm await at new Houston Italian restaurant

Milton's opens September 27.

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Benjy Levit is almost ready to unveil his new Italian restaurant. Milton’s will open Friday, September 27.

Located above Local Foods in the former Eau Tour space, Milton’s puts a fresh spin on classic Italian dishes. Created by Levit in tandem with Local Foods Group culinary director Seth Siegel-Gardner and executive chef Kent Domas, the restaurant will feature handmade pastas and meats cooked in a wood-burning Josper oven.

Diners may begin with a Tigelle Platter, which consists of a baked-to-order flatbread topped with salumi and pickles or chicken liver mousse and whipped ricotta. From there, they may choose pastas such as cacio e pepe ricotta gnocchi, a classic bolognese, or mortadella-stuffed agnolotti in brodo.

Milton's restaurant food spread Chicken parm you taste so good.Photo by Julie Soefer

As Siegel-Gardner told CultureMap in May, chicken parmesan will be featured, although diners may opt for either eggplant or veal instead. The restaurant will also put its spin on 100-layer lasagna.

Beverage director Máté Hartai (Tongue-cut Sparrow, Refuge) has created a cocktail menu that includes a house martini, a riff on limoncello that uses Texas Ruby Red grapefruit, and the Caffe Incoretto, a fresh take on the café corretto made with housemade amaro and pistachio milk. Wine lovers will find a range of Old and New World options at competitive price points.

Levit enlisted Brittany Vaughan of Garnish Design to transform Eau Tour into Milton’s. Instead of the usual Italian restaurant tropes, she created a space built around green and gold hues with mahogany accents and brass lighting fixtures. The restaurant seats 60 in its main dining room, 11 at the bar, and a few more on a covered patio.

“We wanted to create an intimate space where people can come together to meet old friends and make new ones, " Levit said in a statement. "Reflecting back to the golden age of gathering, our team has worked tirelessly to create an elegant yet unpretentious dining experience with comforting, shareable dishes and incredible drinks that evoke a subtle nostalgia.”

Next up, the team will begin redesigning Lees Den. Formerly a wine bar next to Eau Tour, it’s being transformed into a speakeasy-style cocktail bar that will serve as a companion to Milton’s. Expect a winter opening.

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Coming Attractions

Halal BBQ and family-friendly eatery slated for Sugar Land development

Levant BBQ

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Halal barbecue and and a family-friendly restaurant are coming to Sugar Land Town Square. Commercial real estate firm Rebees announced it has signed leases with the following two restaurants, along with a couple of retail tenants.

Levant BBQ will open its second Houston-area location in late 2026 or early 2027 in the former Ruggles Green at 15903 City Walk. Known for its halal meats, including lamb chops, leg of lamb, and lamb neck, Levant BBQ opened its first location in the Galleria area in 2024. A Dallas location followed this year.

“I did enjoy the flavor of the lamb along with the rub heavy on cardamom and Aleppo paprika with a hint of ginger,” Texas Monthly barbecue editor wrote in a 2025 review. “The chops get a kiss of post oak smoke and are mild in flavor, with much of the fat rendered out in the long cooking process. The lamb neck was bolder — just the right amount of gaminess — and the meat shred similar to pork shoulder. I especially liked it after a dip in the house barbecue sauce made sweet and tangy with pomegranate molasses.”

Joining Levant will be Majestic Kitchen. Located in the former Mahesh’s Kitchen space, it’s described in press materials as a “family-driven culinary concept” from Majestic Developers founders Santosh and Supraja Cividi. The couple signed a lease in May and will provide more information about when the restaurant will open in the coming weeks.

In addition to Levant BBQ and Majestic Kitchen, Escapology Escape Rooms is now open at 2248 Texas Dr. Nishat Mills, an online fashion retailer that specializes in contemporary South Asian-inspired apparel for men and women, will open its first brick-and-mortar location at 16160 City Walk.

Located next to First Colony Mall, Sugar Land Town Square is anchored by Sugar Land City Hall and the Houston Marriott Sugar Land. It’s home to a number of restaurants and bars, including Flying Saucer Draught Emporium, Japaneiro's Sushi Bar and Latin Grill, and B.B. Italia, an Italian-American restaurant from Berg Hospitality. Among the more recent openings is Insomnia Cookies, a cookie bakery that stays open until 3 am on the weekends.

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