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Award-winning African restaurant expands to Memorial and more top stories

Editor's note: It's time to look back at the top Houston news of the week, with a trio of exciting restaurant openings, plus a stunning Sugar Land estate for sale. Read on for our most popular stories, then plan your weekend here. 1. Houston's Michelin-recognized African restaurant confirms Memorial plans....

Houston, TX · 1d
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Long-Anticipated Pappasito’s Cantina Project in Katy Moves Forward at Former Uncle Julio’s Location

After months of anticipation and few public details, new construction plans are offering a closer look at Pappasito’s Cantina’s long-awaited arrival at the former Uncle Julio’s location on the Katy Freeway.

Katy, TX · 4d

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Wonder Restaurant Coming to Katy’s Centre at ParkWest, Bringing a New Multi-Restaurant Dining Concept to I-10

Wonder is planning a new location at The Centre at ParkWest in Katy, introducing a dining concept that lets customers order from multiple restaurant menus in one place, with a $1 million renovation project scheduled for early 2027.

Katy, TX · 4d

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Texas claims seven spots on OpenTable's Top 100 Restaurants 2026 list

Who got cut from last year?

Texas · 3d
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Phi Pho Viet Kitchen Coming to Bridgeland in Cypress, Bringing Chicken Pho, Vietnamese Rice Plates and Vermicelli Bowls to Former Waffle Bus Location

A familiar restaurant space in Bridgeland's Lakeland Village Center is getting a fresh start as Houston restaurateur Phi Nguyen introduces Phi Pho Viet Kitchen, a new Vietnamese fast-casual concept with a menu featuring chicken pho, rice plates, vermicelli bowls and more.

Cypress, TX · 4d

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These 9 Texas Delis Don’t Believe In Small Sandwiches Or Skimpy Portions

A Texas deli serving a supposedly small muffaletta big enough for two people? That’s just the beginning. Across the state, sandwich shops are piling on the meat, cheese, and toppings in ways that make an ordinary lunch feel like a serious feast. One Houston favorite serves a towering schnitzel...

Texas · 6d

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8 Old-School Texas Cafes Where The Homemade Pie Is Worth The Drive

Ready to find the best homemade pie in Texas worth a road trip?. These 8 old-school cafes serve up comfort food and slices that’ll make you want to come back for more!. 1. Royer’s Round Top Café (Round Top) Let’s be honest about something important here.

Texas · 11d

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Struggling With Rising Grocery Prices? These 10 Texas Discount Stores Help Families Save More

A grocery warehouse on this list has been feeding families since 1958, and it still accepts SNAP/EBT. That kind of staying power made me curious right away. How does a store last more than six decades by keeping prices low?. Texas turns out to have a whole network of stores...

Dallas, TX · 7d

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Houston's Rivas Italian Restaurant not pleased with GOP pseudo endorsement

It's not the first time either.

Houston, TX · 6d

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Hopdoddy Burger Bar Coming to Katy as The Centre at Parkwest Adds New Restaurants Along I-10

Hopdoddy Burger Bar is planning a new Katy location, joining a lineup of popular restaurant concepts taking shape at The Centre at Parkwest along the Katy Freeway.

Katy, TX · 7d

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As Its Top Stores Average $1.3 Million in Sales, This Small Chain Temporarily Slashes Franchise Fee

Russo’s New York Pizzeria & Italian Kitchen, the Houston-founded pizza and Italian restaurant franchise, says it will cut its franchisee fee by half for multi-unit developers in Texas as a limited-time incentive through the end of this year. If signed by December 31, development agreements covering three or more...

Texas · 5d

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From Chef Jimmy's Kitchen: Let's Kick Off the Holiday Season with a Big Pot of Chicken & Sausage Gumbo!

🍁 From Chef Jimmy's Kitchen: Let's Kick Off the Holiday Season with a Big Pot of Chicken & Sausage Gumbo!​Thanksgiving on the Texas Gulf Coast 2026A Season of Gratitude, Family, Food, Traditions & CommunityA Bay Area Entertainer Holiday Special Feature🥘 It May Not Be a Traditional Thanksgiving Dish, but Nothing Says the Holidays Are Coming Like a Big Pot of Homemade Gumbo!By Chef Jimmy | Bay Area EntertainerHere we are, folks! Halloween is behind us, November [...]

Texas City, TX · 7d

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Raising Cane's rival expands into a new part of Texas for the first time

The "soon to be famous" Texas-based chicken chain that aims to give Raising Cane's a run for its money is continuing its expansion in the Lone Star State. Houston restaurateur Ricki Oberoi is just days away from opening the first-ever Layne's Chicken Fingers restaurant south of San Antonio. Oberoi, who already operates about 50 Wendy's franchises across deep South Texas, Houston and Fort Lauderdale, Florida, plans to bring a dozen Layne's restaurants to the Rio Grande Valley and Laredo. And he's chosen to start the massive expansion in the Valley's oldest and largest city, Brownsville.

Brownsville, TX · 8d

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Seven Texas Spots Where Locals Have Bought Pies For Holiday Tables For Decades

Every Texas family has a holiday dessert rule, and for a lot of us, that rule is simple: somebody picks up the pies. Not just any pies, either. The kind that come from the same counter Grandma used, in the same white box, from a shop that has been rolling crust since before half the family was born. This list covers seven of those places, from a quirky Houston pie shop to small-town cafes where meringue stands tall in the display case.

Texas · 9d

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A Rosenberg Seafood Restaurant Known for Its Gulf Coast Roots Announces Closure

A seafood staple in Houston, Joe’s Oyster Bar and Grill announced the closure of its Rosenberg location. After 10 years of service, the restaurant will shut its operations next month. The original location of the restaurant in Port Isabel, Texas, will remain open. Joe’s Oyster Bar Rosenberg Sets Closure...

Rosenberg, TX · 9d

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Hopdoddy Burger Bar to open in new Katy development, state permits show

Hopdoddy Burger Bar, the Austin burger chain, appears to be adding another location in the Houston area. A permit filed Friday with the Texas Department of Licensing and Regulation shows a Hopdoddy Burger Bar in the works for 24646 Katy Fwy at The Centre at Parkwest. The freeway facing retail development is still under construction.

Greater Houston, TX · 7d

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Houston Vietnamese restaurant chain closes Katy location after 4 years

It's one of the first names for a well-known cuisine.

Houston, TX · 10d

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Rosenberg's Joe's Oyster Bar Shuts Nov. 20 After Lease Falls Through

Joe's Oyster Bar & Grill is shutting its doors in Rosenberg for good on Nov. 20, after the owners decided not to renew the lease on the restaurant that has served seafood, po'boy sandwiches and steaks at 535 Minonite Road for a decade. The closure ends the Houston-area chapter of a family business that traces back more than four decades to a small seafood market on the Texas coast.

Rosenberg, TX · 10d

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We Tried 10 Of The Best Mexican Restaurants In Texas (These Are The Ones Worth Visiting)

One restaurant on this list has been serving Mexican food since 1927. That makes it older than sliced bread, which showed up a year later. Another spot serves duck enchiladas in a colorful, hacienda-style dining room. A third, out near the Gulf, built its name on pork shank and mole.

Texas · 12d

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Some Of The Most Unforgettable Meals In Texas Begin With These 10 Local Traditions

A three-quarter-pound chicken fried steak in Texas gets cooked on a grill instead of dunked in a deep fryer. That one detail made me stop and read the whole menu twice. Then the stories kept getting better, including a taco shell that puffs into a golden pocket and a trademarked name to protect it. Another kitchen helped make fajitas famous after starting in a little building in front of a struggling tortilla factory.

Houston, TX · 12d