This food truck perched outside of Empire Control Room serves Japanese street food with a Texan flair, including okonomiyaki (Japanese pancake) topped with brisket.
From the owners of Star of India, Papadom offers classic Indian dishes and Indo-Chinese specialties and keeps late-night hours – perfect for the Downtown crowd.
From the folks at Azul Tequila, this tiny storefront has a following for the guajolote en mole tacos.
Eastside spot offers innovative, farm-to-table takes on breakfast classics like sandwiches, hash, and toasts. Seasonal ingredients always keep things fresh.
Trailer that offers innovative, farm-to-table takes on breakfast classics like sandwiches, hash, and toasts. Seasonal ingredients always keep things fresh. Located at Merit Coffee.
Items here include po'boys, dinner plates, and combos with shrimp, oysters, and crab. Order the fish fried, blackened, or charbroiled, and sample a variety of side dishes.
Boasts simple surf and turf in a bistro setting with a full oyster bar, amazing mac and cheese, and great desserts. Stop by for dinner and the late-night scene or a quick prowl through the half-price bar menu at happy hour.
The jukebox may be different, but expect fresh, innovative pizzas. Vegan and gluten-free options available, plus beer, wine, and hard cider.
This unassuming storefront just uphill from the lake still offers the beloved crawfish cakes with Mermaid sauce, as well as a hearty gumbo, crusty po-boys, and a complete by-the pound menu.
The menu is solidly Persian, with an assortment of Mediterranean standards thrown in for the less adventurous. Don't miss the lamb shanks.
Cozy contemporary decor (check out the pillow-covered plywood banquette) meets gallery-worthy latte art.
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