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Please note that most of these establishments are within or just outside the southwest quadrant of the inner (610) beltway.

Breakfast –

Shoney’s restaurant - standard buffet but nearby and quick (610 on north frontage road near Kirby)

Texas Woman’s Hospital Cafeteria – limited fare, but inexpensive. Get there before 10.

IHOP. East side of 610 at Beechnut (near Meyerland)

See also Backstreet Café (below)

Texas BBQ –

Goode Company at 5109 Kirby Drive (real western)

Pappas on Main near Target

Mexican –

Chuy’s on Westheimer (just W of Kirby) - get the steak burrito

Lupe Tortilla (2414 SW Freeway) on the feeder to 59 between Shepherd & Kirby - best fajitas

Little Pappasito’s (2536 Richmond Ave)

Molina’s 5227 Buffalo Speedway - get Jose Dip

El Tiempo on Richmond (1 mile w of Kirby)

Goode Company Taqueria (4902 Kirby) - good burgers & enchiladas

Don Carlos, 8385 Broadway near Hobby Airport. Casual and authentic.

American –

Backstreet Café – Wonderful ambience, Sunday jazz. For brunch, lunch and dinner. 1103 S. Sheppard at West Clay St.

Cleburne Cafeteria – Not your average cafeteria! (Bissonnet just west of Buffalo Speedway).

Asian –

Van Loc Restaurant (best Vietnamese in Houston) 3010 Milam St @ Elgin 713.528.6441

China Stix. (Inexpensive, take out, delivery or eat in.) Holcombe and Buffalo Speedway (713) 218-8100

PF Changs. Highland Village Center 4094 Westheimer Road (713) 627-7220)

French –

Café Rabelais. 2442 Times Blvd (in Texas Gas Building near Rice and Kirby) (713) 526-6841

Italian -

Carraba’s (the original.) On Kirby between Richmond & Westheimer. (Try the Chicken Bryan).

More

Cajun –

Captain Benny’s (on Main near Target). Funky and inexpensive, but good. Try the freshly shucked oysters.

Also see Brennan’s (below)

Seafood –

Pappadeaux (2410 Richmond - between Shepherd & Kirby) - get mixed seafood grill or the crawfish platter

Goode Company Seafood (on Westpark - just W of Kirby) - good seafood but I prefer Pappadeaux

Pappas Seafood – 6945 I-45 S. @ Woodridge (just north of 610). Reasonably priced and fresh.

Burgers, etc. –

Houston’s (4848 Kirby -just S of 59) - good salads, soups, spinach dip, burgers

Ruggles Cafe (2365A Rice Blvd - Rice at Morningside) - Burgers, salads, deserts

Ice Cream –

Piccomolo (on Beechnut west of 610 just north of Meyerland shopping area) Nice shopping area too!

And, if you want to go upscale here are a few suggestions – reservations advised.

Brennan’s - 3300 Smith St (downtown) - Cajun seafood and much more - owned by Brennan family of New Orleans

Mark’s-1658 Westheimer between Dunlevy and Ralph’s St. - American cuisine at its finest.

Pappas Steakhouse - best steakhouse in town - on Westheimer (near Chimney Rock just west of Galleria)

Damian’s - probably the best Italian in town - on Smith (downtown area - close to Brennan’s)

Trulucks – High end seafood, steak, crab house. Galleria area (5350 Westheimer Road (713) 783-7270)

Tony’s – The place to see and be seen. 3755 Richmond Ave Houston, TX 77046 (713) 622-6778

Enjoy!