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GOOD EATS
CORNER TABLE
Stuffed Petite Eggplant
$$ New American | 2736 Virginia St. | 713.568.9196
www.cornertablehouston.com
Chef Ja’Nel Witt won Gordon Ramsay’s “Hell’s Kitchen” in 2013 and took the reins after Bruce Molzan’s
departure last year. Witt has built upon the paleo-centric menu with more global flavors, including additional gluten-free and vegetarian options plus a new kid’s menu.
–Jodi Eisenhardt
ARCODORO
$$$ Italian | 5000 Westheimer @ Post Oak | 713.621.6888
www.arcodoro.com
The restaurant – co-owned by Efifio Faris with wife, Lori – has become
a fixture in the Galleria area since opening in 1996. Highlights include
the seafood options, particularly the whole fish (branzino, gulf red
snapper or sea bream) encrusted in rock salt and cooked in the woodburning oven and filleted tableside. The same oven puts out some great
–Jodie Eisenhardt
pizza.
“pappas bravas” with spicy red potatoes and Spanish chorizo, superfresh seafood, pizzas from a wood-burning oven and melt-in-yourmouth house-made pastas like “Mama Sonia’s ravioli” stuffed with
chicken and porcini mushrooms in a white wine cream sauce topped
–Jodie Eisenhardt
with jumbo lump crab.
BCN TASTE AND TRADITION
$$$$ European, Spanish | 4210 Roseland St. | 832.834.3411
www.bcnhouston.com
The vibe is traditional meets modern. Many of the ingredients and even
some equipment have been sourced directly from Spain, including the
mouth-watering Iberico Ham which is served with slices of bread
rubbed with raw tomato for a rustic and satisfying dish. Other appetizer
highlights include a lovely watermelon and burrata salad with baby
greens, basil leaves and vinegar reduction.
–Jodi Eisenhardt
ARTURO BOADA CUISINE
$$$ Spanish Italian | 6510 Del Monte | 713.568.9196
www.boadacuisine.com
Chef/Owner Arturo Boada’s neighborhood outpost on Del Monte is
turning out delectable cuisine from a spotless kitchen, reflecting the
chef’s devotion to the freshest ingredients and high standards of
preparing them. Menu options include flavorful Spanish tapas like the
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BRADLEY’S FINE DINER
$$$ Modern American | 191 Heights Blvd. | 832.831.5939
|www.bradleysfinediner.com
Get the bone marrow toast or the chicken fried frog’s legs to start. Or
better yet, splurge on the “Eggs and Toast” – essentially caviar and
quail egg sliders, an excellent example of what the “fine” in fine
diner means. I would also highly recommend the seared scallops, a
totally all-American dish pan-seared until golden brown, and served in
a bacon-y cream sauce with lemon gnocchi and maitake mushroom. I
didn’t order the yankee pot roast, but from what I could see during
my tour of the kitchen, the braised meat and potato dish looked
exactly like what I’ll be wanting on my next visit.
–Mai Pham
COMMON BOND
$ Café & Bakery | 1706 Westheimer | 713.529.3535 |
www.wearecommonbond.com
Designed by award-winning Italian firm Costa Group, which also
designed NYC’s “Eataly,” the contemporary space is full of natural light
from the many windows and is abuzz with throngs of customers, winding through the long line to place their orders or cozied up at two-tops,
the coffee/juice bar, the long community table or on the patio tables
outside. And the goal of “world-class pastries” has definitely been
attained. The menu features more than 50 pastry, bread and baked
items rotating according to season and ingredients.
–Jodi Eisenhardt
DOSI
$$$ Modern Korean | 2802 S. Shepherd Dr. | 713.521.3674
www.dosirestaurant.com
Soju, a type of Korean vodka made of rice, wheat and barley, is the
drink of choice in Korea. At Dosi, soju is infused with different fruits –
you’ll see a wall filled with glass canning jars when you step into the
restaurant – which can b