Are there good eats in Houston?

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>In article  [email removed] (friedl

>>I am going to houston in February for a month.  What are the "don't-miss"
>>spots?  Thanks.

The best restaurant in Houston is Cafe Annie on Post Oak and San Felipe.
      The roast duck with cognac and fruits is spectacular.  Also
      the mussel soup.  The filet mignon with tomato is also a
      winner.  They don't, however, know how to cook a pheasant.

The best barbeque that I know of is County Line.

For a taste of true Houston upscale yuppiedom, try Carrabas on Kirby.
      order the veal chop and you can't go wrong.  For dessert get
      the cream puff . . . it's unbelievable!

Anthony's on Montrose is semi-OK, as is Bistro Vino on Alabama(?)

Ruggles is a pretentious, annoying place with moronic staff.  I'd avoid it.  La Griglia also sucks.

For a really cool place, try Barnaby's in the gay district, on Fairview just off of Montrose Blvd.  Their pink chicken is great, as is their Santa Fe cilantro sausage pizza.

Oh, a real, real great place is Damian's.  The atmosphere is fabulous! Try the involtini di pollo, or the red snapper.  The stuffed veal chop isn't that great, though.

Also, Houston probably has the best Vietnamese restaurants in the US! For a real hole in the wall, try Quan Ba Thao and order the Bun Oc. Tay Do is another great Vietnamese place.

For a great chinese restaurant, go for Nan Bei He (aka China Cafe).

Houston has some first-rate restaurants.  I second the posting that mentions Cafe Annie.  First though I recommend Churrasco's in Rice Village on Kirby.  A close second would be the newer and fancier Americas, same South American chef as Churrasco's but more eclectic menu (Churassco's features Argentenian cuisine).

Houston also has excellent barbecue.  In my opinion -- always on the money of course -- Goode Co. on Kirby near Bissonet (and also near SW Freeway) is the best.  There's another Goode Co. out on I10 on the way to San Antonio -- equal to the Kirby location.  If you like Texas-style barbecued brisket, don't miss this place.

I'd be interested in recommendations for Mexican food in Houston.  Would anyone care to offer an opinion of Pappacito's , which I've heard good things about but haven't tried?

As for Mexican food:
I was just recently in Houston and
went to a great place called Cafe Adobe.
EXCELLENT tex-mex.  I have never been to
Pappacito's, but have been to Molina's. It
was ok, but I think Cafe Adobe was better.

Amy Adamson
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Michael S. wrote:

>Houston has some first-rate restaurants.  I second the posting
>that mentions Cafe Annie.  First though I recommend Churrasco's
>in Rice Village on Kirby.  A close second would be the newer

Yes, Churrasco's is an excellent restaurant.  Not, however, in the league of Cafe Annies.  The food at Churrasco's is exotic and very unusual, but the atmosphere is rather cheap.

>Houston also has excellent barbecue.  In my opinion -- always
>on the money of course -- Goode Co. on Kirby near Bissonet (and
>also near SW Freeway) is the best.  There's another Goode Co.

I had a friend who got violently ill from the chicken at Goode Co., thus did no mention it.  I lived 8 blocks from this restaurant for five years.  I ate there countless times.  Yes, it's a place to experience if you want to "know" Houston. But County Line is a much, much better Barbeque restaurant.

>I'd be interested in recommendations for Mexican food in
>Houston.  Would anyone care to offer an opinion of Pappacito's
>, which I've heard good things about but haven't tried?

I'm not an expert on Mexican restarants, but in my opinion Pappacito's is really third rate.  I even prefer the restaurant on Montrose Ave . . . what's it called?  La Jalisience or something like that.  That's a real Houston landmark.  There is a sort of Mexican barrio type area that has excellent Mexican restaurants, and also a wonderful Mexican restaurant by Hobby airport.

Also, I should mention that Houston has perhaps the best beer bar in the entire Western Hemisphere named The Gingerman. With 60 beers on tap, no one traveling to Houston should miss this spot.