The Best of Houston
April 28, 2015
From the upscale “almost like being in Italy” Houston staple, Da Marco, to eateries like Bernie’s Burger Bus that serves up “absolutely wonderful” burgers out of a retrofitted school bus, today Zagat celebrates over 450 of Houston’s best restaurants. Based on the opinions of 2,071 avid local diners, new ratings and reviews of Houston restaurants are available today at zagat.com/houston and on Google Search and Maps.
Big hits include chef Tyson Cole’s “music in your mouth” sushi outpost, Uchi (Best Food), and the long-time fine-dining favorite, Brennan’s (Best Service, Best Decor), boasting “knock you off your barstool” cocktails and a “holy trinity of turtle soup, eggs Benedict and bananas Foster."
Second on the Best Food list is Chama Gaúcha Brazilian Steakhouse, followed by Brennan’s, Da Marco, and Vic & Anthony’s.
When it comes to this year’s Most Popular restaurants, diners say their favorite eateries are:
1. Fadi’s Mediterranean Grill
2. Fleming’s Prime Steakhouse & Wine Bar
3. Niko Niko’s
4. Vic & Anthony’s
5. Gaidos
While Italian and Seafood are tied as the favorite cuisine (both 18%), Houston restaurants can all agree that diners still love their meat. What they can’t agree on is how to spell barbecue. This year’s top five barbecue joints spell the word four different ways. Serving up brisket diners call “smoked to textbook perfection”, a “religious experience”, and “beautiful”, this year’s Best for BBQ restaurants are:
1. Gatlin’s BBQ (re-opening soon)
2. Killen’s Barbecue
3. CorkScrew Barbecue
4. Pizzitola’s Bar-B-Cue
5. Goode Company Barbeque
According to our National Dining Trends poll, Houston’s avid diners eat out a total of 4.8 times per week for a combined lunch and dinner, more than the national average, 4.5 times per week. The average spend per person for dinner out is $36.49, which is below the $39.40 national figure. After the meal, diners leave a reported 18.4% gratuity (vs. 19.3% nationally.)
Houston diners cited Service as the biggest dining irritant (30%), followed by Noise (17%) Prices (15%), Crowds (13%), Parking (10%), Food (7%), Traffic (4%), and Other (4%). The biggest service complaints were 1. Slow service 2. Inattentive staff and 3. Inadequate training. Feast on the entire list of Houston’s 50 Best Restaurants at www.zagat.com/best-restaurants/houston.
Posted by Jamie Tredwell, Zagat
Big hits include chef Tyson Cole’s “music in your mouth” sushi outpost, Uchi (Best Food), and the long-time fine-dining favorite, Brennan’s (Best Service, Best Decor), boasting “knock you off your barstool” cocktails and a “holy trinity of turtle soup, eggs Benedict and bananas Foster."
Second on the Best Food list is Chama Gaúcha Brazilian Steakhouse, followed by Brennan’s, Da Marco, and Vic & Anthony’s.
When it comes to this year’s Most Popular restaurants, diners say their favorite eateries are:
1. Fadi’s Mediterranean Grill
2. Fleming’s Prime Steakhouse & Wine Bar
3. Niko Niko’s
4. Vic & Anthony’s
5. Gaidos
While Italian and Seafood are tied as the favorite cuisine (both 18%), Houston restaurants can all agree that diners still love their meat. What they can’t agree on is how to spell barbecue. This year’s top five barbecue joints spell the word four different ways. Serving up brisket diners call “smoked to textbook perfection”, a “religious experience”, and “beautiful”, this year’s Best for BBQ restaurants are:
1. Gatlin’s BBQ (re-opening soon)
2. Killen’s Barbecue
3. CorkScrew Barbecue
4. Pizzitola’s Bar-B-Cue
5. Goode Company Barbeque
According to our National Dining Trends poll, Houston’s avid diners eat out a total of 4.8 times per week for a combined lunch and dinner, more than the national average, 4.5 times per week. The average spend per person for dinner out is $36.49, which is below the $39.40 national figure. After the meal, diners leave a reported 18.4% gratuity (vs. 19.3% nationally.)
Houston diners cited Service as the biggest dining irritant (30%), followed by Noise (17%) Prices (15%), Crowds (13%), Parking (10%), Food (7%), Traffic (4%), and Other (4%). The biggest service complaints were 1. Slow service 2. Inattentive staff and 3. Inadequate training. Feast on the entire list of Houston’s 50 Best Restaurants at www.zagat.com/best-restaurants/houston.
Posted by Jamie Tredwell, Zagat
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