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The Woodlands' reputation as a dining destination is growing. Here are 9 restaurants 29-95 recommends:
Baker St. Pub: This Houston-born chain of Sherlock-themed pubs offers reliably good bar bites and sandwiches and generous happy hour deals 2 p.m.-9 p.m. daily and all day Sunday.
Chuy's: Don’t worry if the place is packed, the quirky and quick-witted staff of Chuy’s could teach FEMA a thing or two about the care and feeding of crowds. The menu is packed with Tex-Mex favorites, and, thanks to its Austin roots, there’s plenty of options for non-carnivores.
A Greek salad with grilled shrimp at The G's Healthy Gourmet.: Syd Kearney : 29-95
The Goose's Acre: This gussied-up, ripped-from-County Cork, Ireland, pub sits on a prime corner of the Woodlands Waterway. Seating is on two floors including a large sunny patio that fronts the waterway. The menu is as big as a Connemara pony with racks of ribs, big steaks and gourmet pizzas, as well as pub favorites such as Shepherd’s Pie and Corned Beef and Cabbage.
Grotto: Expansive menu, attentive service and a colorful dining room make a meal at this upscale Italian trattoria feel a little decadent. The kitchen is skilled with seafood dishes.
The G's Healthy Gourmet: This gluton-free restaurant is ready to change the minds of people who hate “healthy” eating. And the folks here are really smart, too. That’s the reason they display their gorgeous, homemade cakes out front. It’s hard to look at them throughout a meal and then walk away without a taste.
Hubbell & Hudson Bistro: Housed in a gloriously colorful gourmet market, this bistro looks to dazzle with a market-driven menu and gorgeous plates of food.
Pork sliders at Jasper's.: J.C. Reid
Jasper's : The dining room is modern and the service formal, but where Iron Chef-whopping Kent Rathbun wins us over is the crafted-for-hearty-appetities comfort foods such baby back ribs, grilled flat iron steak and bourbon-spiked creamed corn. Consider a visit at lunch, when they welcome you even in shorts (don’t even think about it at night) and fare is a little less pricey.
Schilleci’s New Orleans Kitchen: This family run restaurant is turning out terrific Cajun/creole fare and, arguably, the best bread pudding in town. The comfortable dining room and warm service are nearly as sweet as Schilleci’s praline sauce.
Steel City Pizzeria: We’ve forgiven the Pittsburgh theme at this fun sports bar, but only because we love SCP’s flavorful housemade red sauce. Nice selection of oven-baked hoagies and gourmet pies with toppings like homemade meatballs, shaved steak and roasted red peppers.
Not a bad list...odd that you mentioned Baker St. since its not really a restaurant and there are tons of locations around the Houston area!
Was glad to see you included smaller places like the G's and steel city pizzeria, but I feel you missed some key places.
What about these locations?
- Black Walnut
- Hubbel & Hudson Kitchen
- Grimaldi's
- Crush
- Cru
There are several others, but thought I'd mention these few.
Great blog!
Crush stinks... the wait staff knows NOTHING about the wines and have little or no obvious training.
Been there 3 times - just to "give them another chance..."
Waste of time and money. The third time we walked out without ordering.
If you want an EXCELLENT wine bar experience Go to Cru.
The staff is highly trained - the food is excellent and
you will get what you pay for. We have gone here time and again.
You will not be disappointed.
How can you mention baker st. pub as a restaurant? This is a lazy and odd list!
Why are Goose's Acre and Baker St. on here? They are pubs. And Chuy's is basically your average chain Chuy's, you might as well put Guadlajara on here then. There are a lot of other really good restaurants in the Woodlands, like....Amerigo's; Uni Sushi; Lupe Tortilla.
A new mexican place just moved in near The Woodlands! You should consider it!
The "WOW" factor goes out to Cantina De Tejas! Our experience was over the top with customer service and the food quality! Our table had 10 people for a 50th birthday party!
Soon as you sit down warm chips and warm sauce and a really good bean dip are brought to your table! Warm sauce is hard to get and we love that about Cantina!
A variety of dishes and appetizers were ordered starting from nacho's to Shrimp fajitas, Shrimp tacos, fish tacos, El Compadre and ending with 4 different desserts.
A table favorite appetizer was the Mexican Martini! Wow! Bursting with lime flavor with chunks of fresh crab and fresh avocado! Another hit was the Spinach dip and the Cantina Camaron! Guest were raving about the Cantina Camaron! The size of the shrimp and the flavor was the rave!
If you like spice than you will hit a home with the El Compadre! The poblano pepper will bring the dish alive!
The shrimp tacos and fish tacos are filling! Lots of flavor! The shrimp fajitas came out sizzling and were also great!
And now we have made room for the desserts! Please take note!!!! Save room for dessert!
4 different desserts were shared and we all had a bite from each selection!
Hummingbird cake, Chocolate Cake, Flan, Chocolate Flan and some good ole vanilla ice cream was served on the side!
The Hummingbird cake is something you will talk about when you leave and will make your drive back for!!!! The cake is something special and will keep you guessing what makes it's so special! You just have to try it! Now the other remaining 3 desserts are also top contenders! The second runner up was the Chocolate cake! Both Flan were also great! But the Hummingbird cake is something ole so good!!!!
On our next trip we will have to try the table side Guacamole! We heard that was pretty darn good too!
Also inside Cantina De Tejas you will feel at home! The place is cozy and great for conversation! Our night had a local one man band settled in the back bar area. We were not screaming at each over the music!
We can't wait to go back!!
T
A new mexican place just moved in near The Woodlands! You should consider it!
The "WOW" factor goes out to Cantina De Tejas! Our experience was over the top with customer service and the food quality! Our table had 10 people for a 50th birthday party!
Soon as you sit down warm chips and warm sauce and a really good bean dip are brought to your table! Warm sauce is hard to get and we love that about Cantina!
A variety of dishes and appetizers were ordered starting from nacho's to Shrimp fajitas, Shrimp tacos, fish tacos, El Compadre and ending with 4 different desserts.
A table favorite appetizer was the Mexican Martini! Wow! Bursting with lime flavor with chunks of fresh crab and fresh avocado! Another hit was the Spinach dip and the Cantina Camaron! Guest were raving about the Cantina Camaron! The size of the shrimp and the flavor was the rave!
If you like spice than you will hit a home with the El Compadre! The poblano pepper will bring the dish alive!
The shrimp tacos and fish tacos are filling! Lots of flavor! The shrimp fajitas came out sizzling and were also great!
And now we have made room for the desserts! Please take note!!!! Save room for dessert!
4 different desserts were shared and we all had a bite from each selection!
Hummingbird cake, Chocolate Cake, Flan, Chocolate Flan and some good ole vanilla ice cream was served on the side!
The Hummingbird cake is something you will talk about when you leave and will make your drive back for!!!! The cake is something special and will keep you guessing what makes it's so special! You just have to try it! Now the other remaining 3 desserts are also top contenders! The second runner up was the Chocolate cake! Both Flan were also great! But the Hummingbird cake is something ole so good!!!!
On our next trip we will have to try the table side Guacamole! We heard that was pretty darn good too!
Also inside Cantina De Tejas you will feel at home! The place is cozy and great for conversation! Our night had a local one man band settled in the back bar area. We were not screaming at each over the music!
We can't wait to go back!!
T
Cantina de Tejas:
The chips and salsa were good and the bean dip was a nice touch. The were out of the Queso Blanco so we ordered the regular queso which amounted to nothing more than doctored up velvetta. The Fajita meat in the Tacos al Carbon was good but they were cheap on the Pico de Galo. The Chili Relleno was good but I expected it to be a big plump pepper. Instead it looked like it had been ran over. The main dining room was very noisy. It is very clean and the wait staff was nice. The bar area looked to be a nice little nook to be enjoyed. Will not go again since Guadalajara is right down the feeder. Our waitress seemed a bit crazed so we sneaked her a cash tip in hopes she didn't have to share it with the bussers and bartender.
I had a similar experience...not horrible but not outstanding enough for me to go back considering all of the other great Tex Mex places in the Woodlands...why do I have a feeling that the previous poster with the long, long exceptional review of this place worked there? So much knowledge of the whole menu, so many !!!...but the setting is really nice and I would go back to enjoy the environment I guess but not pulled back by the food.
Do you have any plans to update this list anytime soon?
Definitely needs updating. There are so may great places to eat in The Woodlands.