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4 days ago | houstonchronicle.com | Bao Ong

Ninfa's Uptown debuts a new lunch menu for the first time in June 2025. Shane DanteSince it opened in 1973, Houston’s beloved Tex-Mex go-to Ninfa’s has never offered a dedicated lunch menu. Until this week. Lonche a la Ninfa, as the lunchtime menu is being called, launched at the restaurant’s Uptown location, 1700 Post Oak, on Monday with six items ranging from enchiladas and tacos to tortas and chicken-and-rice bowls. All the items are cheaper than Ninfa’s main menu.

5 days ago | houstonchronicle.com | Bao Ong

Butcher’s Grille serves Mediterranean cuisine on San Felipe Street near the Galleria in Houston. Kirk Sides/Houston ChronicleThe Butcher’s Grille is yet another example of a Houston restaurant mixing and blending different cuisines. Since first opening in the Detroit suburb of Dearborn, which is home to a large Arab American population, the restaurant has served up everything from beef kabobs and burgers to chicken shawarma egg rolls and crispy falafel.

1 week ago | houstonchronicle.com | Bao Ong

Rice cakes from Agnes and ShermanVivian LebaChecking out different restaurants is part of my job description, but this month offered up a singular mix of experiences. One weekend, I hit up Trump Burger for lunch ahead of a review. Then for dinner, I finally made it to Agnes and Sherman, a new Asian American diner in the Heights that’s already on the radar of national publications such as Bon Appétit.

1 week ago | houstonchronicle.com | Bao Ong

I’m waiting for my order at Trump Burger in Houston surrounded by merchandise including baseball caps emblazoned with “Trump 2024 The Revenge Tour” and red T-shirts featuring a favorite line from the 47th president of the United States, “You’re fake news!” A man with a Make America Great Again hat approaches me and asks: “Did you vote in 2016?” I’m caught off guard. Politics at the dinner table — or a burger joint — are frowned upon, no?

1 week ago | houstonchronicle.com | Bao Ong

Seven Houston-area barbecue spots cracked Texas Monthly’s highly anticipated list of the 50 best barbecue joints in the state. Barbecue editor Daniel Vaughn spearheads the project, which the Austin-based magazine publishes every four years. The list ranks the top 10, which includes Truth Barbeque in Houston at No. 9. Truth ranked third four years ago. 1. Burnt Bean Co., SeguinArticle continues below this ad2. LeRoy and Lewis Barbecue, Austin3. Goldee’s Barbecue, Fort Worth4. Redbird BBQ, Port Neches5.