Welcome to DiningOut’s Plate Full of News, where you’ll get a plateful of restaurant, bar, and chefs happenings each week.
The 411
A’bouzy is raising the bar on takeout with the launch of its new Oysters & Bubbles Delivered & Shucked service. The River Oaks restaurant is now giving Houstonians the opportunity to enjoy the luxury of its raw bar in the comfort of their homes. The service includes a bottle of Veuve Clicquot and branded flutes, plus a personal oyster shucker who shucks fresh East Coast oysters onsite. Complements like caviar and cheeseboards can be added on to further elevate an evening at home. Bookings can be made by calling 713-722-6899.
Hot new Upper Kirby cocktail bar, Santé, is launching a new weeknight happy hour, beginning Monday, February 17. Between the hours of 4 to 7 p.m. Monday through Friday, guests can take advantage of discounted food and drink offerings like mini martinis ($7), wines by the glass ($10), cauliflower crust flatbread ($10), and caviar service ($47). The bar’s signature freezer door cocktail cart service ($95), which offers an Old Fashioned or dry martini pairing with sweet and savory snacks for a table of six, is also available.
Holey Moley is calling all night owls, with the launch of its late night party packages, available after 8 p.m. on select days in February. The mini golf destination is pairing rounds of mini golf with drinks and snacks for $30 per person, making it a convenient and budget-friendly night out option.
Crawfish Cafe, led by husband-and-wife team Kiet and Julie Duong, has opened its fifth Houston-area location at 9240 Broadway in Pearland. Like its sister locations, the Pearland outpost features a menu of boiled seafood offerings, including crawfish, shrimp, snow crab legs, black mussels, and lobster tails. The opening coincides with the restaurant’s 12th anniversary, and the couple’s recent launch of three Pho Prime locations around the city.
Happenings
On the weekend of the World’s Championship BBQ cookoff to kickoff the 2025 Houston Livestock Show & Rodeo, Goode Co. is hosting a series of late night shows at Armadillo Palace. Doors open at 10 p.m. for all shows, with tickets priced at $20 for performances by Jon Stork on Thursday, February 27; Kin Faux on Friday, February 28; and Bri Bagwell on Saturday, March 1. Patrons can dance the night away, while enjoying a full bar and rodeo-themed specials like sliders and Frito pie.
On Monday, February 24, Uchi veteran chefs, Chris Davies of March and Mark Wong of Kira will reunite with Uchi chef de cuisine Stephen Conklin for the first ever Past & Present: An Uchi Alum Dinner benefiting Southern Smoke Foundation. The seven-course experience, with wine and sake pairings curated by Goodnight Hospitality partner and master sommelier, June Rodil, will begin at 6:30 pm at Uchi in Montrose, and is priced at $250 per person.
Pre-sale tickets for Top Taco are now available. DiningOut Events is bringing its unlimited taco festival back to POST Houston on April 24, showcasing more than 25 restaurants competing for the best taco in categories like Best Traditional and Best Creative. This year, a new VIP section coined Asada BBQ Throwdown will also feature its own dedicated competition to crown the Best BBQ Taco.
On the Menu
The birria taco is back on Tacodeli menus as Tacodeli’s Special of the Moment. The handheld, built with slow-braised Nolan Ryan beef roast and melty Monterrey jack cheese on a griddled corn tortilla comes with consomme and is available through the month of February.
Moxies has launched a new brunch menu, with a series of sweet and savory offerings including crab benedict ($28), steak and eggs ($35), an acai bowl with fresh fruit and granola($15), farmers hash ($20), and a sunrise egg sandwich ($17) combining fried egg, cream cheese, and avocado. Guests can complement their meal by building their own mimosas, with a choice of bubbles and fruit juices including pineapple-orange, grapefruit, and traditional orange.
Relish Restaurant & Bar’s new Town & Country location is now offering lunch service Monday through Friday from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. Highlights from the dedicated lunch menu include starters like deviled eggs with horseradish; entree salads like the Caesar, tossed with romaine, hearts of palm, and fried capers; and hearty handhelds like the lobster roll, crispy chicken sandwich, and turkey melt.
