3 Houston Restaurant Closures to Know Right Now, October 2024

Eater Houston 10/22 7:56A Brittany Britto Garley

A Houston institution is calling it quits. | Nippon Nippon, Houston’s oldest Japanese restaurant, and Se7en are the latest Houston restaurants to close Summer was tough on Houston area restaurants....

At This New Houston Racing Simulator Lounge, Speeding Down I-610 Is Totally Legal

Eater Houston 10/22 5:04A Brittany Britto Garley

Speed demons can take the wheel and unleash with a drink in hand at Velocity. | Dylan McEwan Speed demons can also indulge in race-themed dishes and cocktails at the city’s first-ever racing simulator...

This New Houston Restaurant in River Oaks Is Channeling the Leo Zodiac Sign

Eater Houston 10/22 1:00A Brittany Britto Garley

Calling all Leos. | Corey Watson With live music, bold flavors and decor, and a supper club vibe, Leo’s River Oaks is now open Following the reopening of the historic River Oaks Theatre , Leo’s River...

This Houston Astros Pitcher’s New Coffee and Cocktail Lounge Goes From ‘Nitros to Nightcaps’

Eater Houston 10/18 2:00A Brittany Britto Garley

Maven Coffee + Cocktails is one of the few dining establishments in Houston to operate as a coffee shop, a cocktail lounge, and a restaurant in one. | Becca Wright Maven Coffee + Cocktail’s first...

Beloved Austin Burger Joint P. Terry’s Opens Its First Houston-Area Location

Eater Houston 10/16 10:24A Brittany Britto Garley

One of Austin’s favorite burgers is now available in Houston. | P. Terry’s The all-day restaurant brings its made-to-order burgers to Richmond, and four more locations are on their way Austin’s...

Where to Celebrate Día de los Muertos in Houston, 2024

Eater Houston 10/16 8:11A Brittany Britto Garley

Houston’s spirit- and food-filled Day of the Dead celebrations return. | Andrew Hemingway Indulge in pan de muerto and make an offering at these Houston restaurants and bars while celebrating the Day...

The Ultimate Guide to Dining and Drinking in Houston This Halloween

Eater Houston 10/16 6:55A Brittany Britto Garley

Halloween in Houston is spookily delicious. | Brandon Holmes Houston’s costumed revelers of all ages can indulge in tricks, treats, food specials, and more this Halloween Houston knows how to throw a...

14 Essential Tex-Mex Restaurants In Houston

Eater Houston 10/15 10:27A Brittany Britto Garley

Houston’s Tex-Mex scene never gets dull. | Goode Company From tacos and enchiladas to sizzling fajita platters, these restaurants showcase the best of the city’s Tex-Mex Home of the restaurant...

One Houston Woman Changed Tex-Mex Forever

Eater Houston 10/15 9:46A Brittany Britto Garley

You can’t discuss Tex-Mex cuisine without Mama Ninfa. | Original Ninfa’s Mama Ninfa will forever go down as one of the most important people in Houston’s culinary history The history of fajitas dates...

NBA Hall-of-Famer Shaquille O’Neal Gets His Chicken-Fried Steak Fix at Houston’s Jax Grill

Eater Houston 10/15 6:32A Brittany Britto Garley

Shaquille O’Neal is in Houston again. | Jax Grill Plus, a “Stranger Things” star sighting at Cochinita & co. and a new location of Ojo de Agua is headed to the Medical Center. This is your AM intel...

Houston’s Southern Smoke Foundation Festival Reels in $1.5 Million to Help Restaurant Workers

Eater Houston 10/10 10:41A Brittany Britto Garley

Southern Smoke Festival raises more money for restaurant workers around the country. | Daniel Ortiz James Beard Award-winning chef Chris Shepherd’s foundation is using the funding to help food and...

When Houston Workers Couldn’t Stand the Heat, They Worked to Change the Kitchen

Eater Houston 10/8 4:22A Amy McCarthy

Photo-illustration by Lille Allen As climate change drives temperatures up, restaurant staff face uncomfortable, even unsafe, conditions without heat regulations to keep them from harm. Now, some...

The 21 Best Houston Patios

Eater Houston 10/2 12:18P Brittany Britto Garley

Tommy Middleton Patio season is back. Here are the Houston patios promising sunset skyline views, hammock groves, and the best drinking and dining al fresco in the city Houston’s weather can be pretty...

ChòpnBlọk’s First Standalone Houston Restaurant Is a Love Letter to West Africa

Eater Houston 9/25 9:00A Brittany Britto Garley

With new cocktails, artwork, and dishes, ChòpnBlọk will kick off Nigerian Independence Day with the official opening of its first standalone restaurant in Montrose At ChòpnBlọk’s new Montrose...

10 Must-Try Dishes at Houston’s Southern Smoke Festival This Year

Eater Houston 9/23 11:11A Brittany Britto Garley

Daniel Ortiz Southern Smoke Festival will offer unlimited bites of cheeseburger samosas, super crunchy cookies, whole hog served two ways, and much more Southern Smoke Festival , the brainchild of...