Restaurant Weeks 2024 Week One

Intown Staff Gets it started with a few recommendations

As the dog days of summer set in, it is time to get out and enjoy some of Houston’s restaurants’ lunch and dinner specials. Participating restaurants compete for your dollars and donate a percentage to feed the underprivileged. All this great dining is for a cause, and the Houston Food Bank is the beneficiary.

Houston’s most anticipated foodie event is underway and ends September 2nd, 2024. That’s 35 days of delicious meals and super deals raising necessary funds for the Houston Food Bank. During the monthlong event, there seem to be more alternatives than recently. An extensive list of popular restaurants serves specially priced, multi-course prix fixe menus for brunch ($25), lunch ($25), or dinner ($39 or $55), available for dine-in and also take-out.

Some of Intown’s picks include some oldies and some newbies. Our picks take into account the ambiance as well as the dishes.

Houston Restaurant Weeks lunch menus may only be available Monday through Friday. Dates and times for HRW brunch service will vary by restaurant. Please check with the restaurant about HRW brunch and lunch service on weekends.

 

Coltivare

Still one of Houston’s coolest places, this Heights Italian eatery provides a unique perspective with its on-site garden. Coltivare is as excellent for a date night or a casual night out with friends.

$39 per person

As you might expect, the first course of their salads will be a standout with cauliflower, a ricotta Dip, chicories salad ot grilled portobello mushroom. Good luck deciding. Chicken, pasta pizza and a pan-roasted trout which rounds out the main course. For dessert we recommend the caramel panna cotta

Eugene’s Gulf Coast Cuisine

Dinner $55.00

This one gets in on many fronts. A longtime Intown favorite, the former Danton’s proprietor Kyle Teas has stepped up his game in a setting as casual as your local tavern or a dining experience fit for a king, depending on where you’re seated. There is a huge dining room and exquisite private party rooms.

Start with a favorite BOILED SHRIMP 6 Large boiled Gulf Shrimp, a GULF COAST SEAFOOD GUMBO, aWEDGE SALAD or a POBLANO SOUP Cup of Roasted Poblano peppers, jumbo lump crab, Monterey Jack & Cheddar cheeses and tortilla strips.

For the main course, choose 7-OZ SALMON BIANCA (GF) Salmon Filet rubbed with Rosemary & Thyme then grilled over Oak and Hickory, SHRIMP OR OYSTER, KYLE or CRAB MADISON, which is a baked delight of jumbo lump crabmeat and green onion sautéed in garlic butter and seasonings topped with parmesan cheese.

Also, they have a PASTA JARDIN (V) (VG) Fettuccini or Angel Hair Pasta Topped with Alfredo or Marinara Sauce & Grilled Veggies. Served w/ Garlic Parmesan Toast. or FRIED SHRIMP OR OYSTER PLATTER to round out the selections.

For dessert it is WHITE CHOCOLATE BREAD PUDDING with Toasted French Bread, our favorite the KEY LIME PIE with light custard in a slightly tart Lime flavor made and served on our Famous Graham Cracker Crust. And of course, finally, one to take home or eat in a CREME BRULEE

 

 

Fleming’s River Oaks

Long an Intown favorite, this quant little steakhouse in River Oaks has a romantic patio, a small cozy bar, and some great meeting rooms but the steaks rule here, along with an outstanding wine selection.

Dinner $55 per person

Start with a traditional caesar or a fleming salad, or our recommendation is the French onion soup.

The main course includes their famous 8OZ PETITE FILET MIGNON served with their signature butter. Also offered is a DOUBLE BREAST OF CHICKEN, BARBECUE SALMON FILLET or a
FARRO POWER BOWL made up of farro, mushroom medley, roasted campari tomatoes, carrots, sautéed spinach, pickled onions, and avocado

For dessert, you choose from a three-layer CARROT CAKE, a CHOCOLATE GOOEY BROWNIE, or our fav, a slice of NEW YORK CHEESECAKE

George Bistro and Bar

A relative newcomer to the West U Upper Kirby area, this place is serious about their restaurant Week offerings. The outside might be deceiving, but once you sit down and discover the food, you will likely want to return. They are offering brunch, lunch, and a $39.00 dinner which is a deal. The outdoor patio is also a good choice for dining.

Dinner $39

Choose from SUPPLI a mozzarella cheese stuffed risotto balls, creamy, spicy marinara aioli, a HUMMUS TRIO, or a CALAMARI “FRITTO MIXTO” with a homemade charred jalapeno aioli.

Or choose a SHREDDED KALE SALAD, HOUSE SALAD, or SOUP OF THE DAY

Main course chives are a CACIO E PEPE bucatini pasta, pecorino romano cheese & black pepper, PAPPARDELLE BOLOGNESE in an all-beef sauce, fresh pasta, San Marzano tomatoes, THE GEORGE BURGER, which is over the top with brisket, short rib, ground beef blend patty, thick slab bacon, cheddar cheese, lettuce, tomato, and homemade aioli, or last but not least is the CHICKEN PICCATA pan seared, lemon caper pan sauce, crispy potato, asparagus

For dessert there is a CHOCOLATE CHIP BREAD PUTTING with chocolate chip, and banana walnut ice cream. Intown’s choice is the LEMON MERINGUE PIE with blueberry ice cream, or how can you go wrong with TIRAMISU with layers of espresso-soaked ladyfingers and cocoa powder.

 

Le Jardinier

Make a trip to the world-class Museum of Fine Arts Houston, and while there, check out the Michelin star brunch, lunch or dinner offerings during HRW.
This fine-dining restaurant offers exhibit-worthy dishes. Chef de cuisine Felipe Botero creates inventive menus that include seasonal fruits, vegetables, herbs, and locally sourced meats and seafood.

$25 PER PERSON Brunch
(Also offering lunch and Dinner for HRW)
Please call the restaurant directly for take-out or curbside options.

For brunch, choose from FRIED CHICKEN, SALMON BENEDICT, or TUNISIAN EGGS to start, and decisions don’t get easier selecting a dessert. How about a trio of plant-based ice creams of Chocolate, pistachio and coffee.

Musaafer

This Galleria-area Indian restaurant has a breathtaking design and decor that transports diners to majestic India as they dine. It is hard to focus on the food until it arrives. There are also various dining rooms, including a room coined the Sheesh Mahal—or palace of mirrors—built with more than 220,000 mirrors.

The restaurant truly transports diners to majestic India as they dine. The menu takes a modern approach to Indian cuisine, showcasing dishes in an artful way and reflecting the foods and flavors of the country.

Lunch – $25 PER PERSON

The Opening Course is a choice of LYCHEE CEVICHE yuzu, curry leaf, coconut, tutti frooti, and corn, a SEEKH KEBAB with a choice of Chicken or veg, daikon, sliced onion, mint chutney. or finally the MITHU’S CORIANDER PRAWN Coconut, turmeric, curry leaf, ginger, cilantro, shallots ; Copra pao.

The main course offers a TRADITIONAL BUTTER CHICKEN with a tomato, cream, cashew sauce, a MALWANI FISH CURRY, which is an Atlantic cod, or PALAK PANEER with Cottage cheese, spinach, garlic, ginger.