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    Houston's Restaurant

    3.4 (583 reviews)
    Closed 11:00 am - 9:30 pm
    Updated a few days ago

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    Romantic
    Classy
    Moderate noise
    Dressy

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    Our appetizers we had house salads, cheese bread and spinach dip
    Carla M.

    We went here for lunch today and always delicious and top tier customer service,I had the grouper sandwich and my friend had the ribs and we had the key lime pie for dessert everything was great.

    Cheese toast.
    Matt M.

    This is my favorite restaurant in the world. The cheese toast is SO good, I could honestly eat that as my entire meal, but the ribs are also the best I've ever had, and they're always consistent.

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    Deborah H.

    If you'd like a good steak, I'd recommend going to Houston's the food is top tier. The servers are great. The ambiance is good.I will go back just to sit at the bar to get those crab cakes.

    Spinach and Artichoke dip
    J R.

    I'm surprised this restaurant only has a 3.4 star rating. I've visited this place numerous times a year and have always had a good experience. The food, the atmosphere and service are exceptional. These are our favorite dishes- Spinach and Artichoke dip, French dip, coleslaw and the french fries. My only recommendations would be that I wish their menu had more appetizers and entrees to choose from and they provided some kind of complementary dessert for your birthday.

    The best veggie burger of all time
    Lauren D.

    I couldn't resist the chance to relive my college days by finally getting to a Houston's after some years away from the Southeast. Arrived around 8pm and the place was hopping - great social atmosphere, steakhouse dimmed for evening cocktails with gas street lights illuminating the dining room at every beam. I was told an hour's wait and it wound up being just 20 minutes for a well-appointed bar seat (napkin laid out, spacious one person spot). Service is top notch. The host seemed to be on top of how to move people off the waiting list as quickly as possible and even helped me navigate the busy bar. The bartender was very attentive and my spinach and artichoke dip came out piping hot in about 10 mins (a note of caution, emphasis on piping hot). Kölsch beer was the model for the beer style - refreshing and light. Veggie burger is house made and full of chopped veggies and grains. Only thing missing was Houston's ketchup. I swear they did something different many years ago to give a kind of cherry wood note. Overall super happy I made it to Houston's and would be back again if I was in the area. Note that it is conveniently located next to Whole Foods if you needed to burn waitlist time.

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    Not good at all I asked for medium-well salmon came out very well done and crispy. Vegetables, no seasoning mashed potatoes was good

    Braised Red Cabbage, Cole slaw, whats left of the devil eggs
    Dez W.

    After my 3rd time at Houstons I've finally decided to go public. I've had two business meetings here and the staff is super accommodating every single time despite me having no reservation. Do make one, it gets very busy here. My only other visit was for a date and Houstons does both vibes very well. The food is decadent so please bring your appetite. I've had the burger twice (delicious out of 10) and the Hawaiian ribeye which was great (I'll get it again out of 7) . The only opportunity at Houstons is the drinks as they do not match the aesthetic or the high marks the food sets. Keep it simple here and you should be fine, the drinks on the menu were out of balance when I tried them, but what do I know. Yall pull up! Just not when im trying too lol

    Caesar Salad with eggless dressing
    Erica K.

    We stopped by on NYE around 6pm after flying back from Aruba. We just wanted a good meal. When we arrived, it was packed but we were told that there were 4 parties ahead of us for the bar so we waited. It was about 30 -45 min not too bad. While we were waiting I did appreciate the "neighbor bar" feel. Almost everyone knew Jordan and spoke to him as they were leaving or when they came in. Once we were seated at the bar, both servers introduced themselves. It was a very lively scene. The servers were friendly and checked on us periodically. I ordered a loaded potato, Caesar salad and a glass of Zinfandel and my hubby got a burger with broccoli and a martini. He appreciated that they kept changing out his glass to keep his martini chillled. I have a gluten allergy so I left the croutons off of my salad. The food was good and temperate appropriate. We will go back.

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    Excellent food and service was great. I would highly recommend their trout. Our waiter was pleasant and food came out fast.

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    Subjective dress codes and unfriendly staff. Absolutely not. This is not it. They aren't that good.

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    Always excellent, all of the time. Hate the rules though....no take out, no delivery etc

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