Houston: The Food & Bar Scene

We packed so much into my Houston trip last weekend, I decided break it up into a few posts focusing on different adventures so this one doesn't turn into a 10-page essay. Today I'm sharing the restaurants, bars, and breweries we visited.

Food Scene

Day One
The first night we dug right into some authentic Tex Mex for dinner at El Tiempo Cantina. The three of us shared Chicken and Steak Fajitas which were amazing!

Day Two

Lee and I had a late breakfast at Snooze: An A.M. Eatery which has a really cool menu. I had Shrimp and Grits and tasted Lee's Pineapple Upside Down Pancake which is out of this world!

 Dinner that night was at North Italia. They have a pretty small menu but everything we tried was delicious. The cocktail of choice was Dirty Martinis with Blue Cheese Olives, Crispy Calamari and Grilled Artichokes for appetizers, and Rosemary Chicken for my main course.

Day Three
We drove to Pearland for some of the best Texas BBQ at Killen's. You know the food is good when the line is out of the door. I loved that they have a coffee flavored BBQ sauce.

Take out Indian food for dinner. No photos were snapped as we were exhausted from exploring Houston the entire day.

Day Four
Brunch at Backstreet Cafe. I had a Nutella Iced Coffee with Eggs Benedict. Geoff and I had a couple Wild Berry Mimosas and Lee had the Brioche French Toast.

Bar/Brewery Scene

Julep
We stopped for Mint Julep's after dinner on Friday night. This was my first time trying a Mint Julep and I'm officially a huge fan even though I've never really liked Bourbon.

Heights Bier Garten

This place is seriously cool with two huge bars (one full liquor and the other with a ton of beer options) separated by an outside courtyard in between. Really nice spot when the weather is gorgeous like it was for us over the weekend.

Brooklyn Athletic Club

A relaxed bar and restaurant setting with good music and outdoor fun such as bocce ball and croquet. They also do crawfish broils on the weekend, even though I'm not a fan of crawfish it was fun seeing "the chef" get it all prepped.

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8th Wonder Brewery
We LOVED this brewery! We only stopped in for one drink but even Lee being 7 months pregnant loved the vibe and huge outside backyard.

I'm sure I only covered a small percentage of what Houston has to offer in terms of restaurants, bars, and breweries but everywhere we went was nothing short of amazing!