We’ve been watching for months as construction progressed on North Italia, the Woodlands outpost of the popular Italian concept founded by the prolific Sam Fox. Now under Cheesecake Factory ownership, North Italia is the unusual restaurant that’s part of a big chain yet feels very local. Unusually, the local management team can customize the menu…
Amrina has quickly established itself as the hotspot in the Woodlands for a delicious, upscale night out. Chef Jassi Bindra’s meticulously executed cuisine has been surprising and delighting guests since the restaurant’s opening. Brothers Surpreet Singh and Preet Paul Singh have crafted a unique, luxurious atmosphere and assembled a talented group of entertainers. The team…
Noe’s Cafe is a small, family-run coffee house located on Spring-Steubner near Holzwarth Road. The cafe specializes in scratch made breakfast, lunch, and brunch dishes. Adam Gorelick, the creative mind behind the much-heralded Charm Thai Bistro (located across the street) has created a scratch menu with well executed breakfast and lunch favorites. On our recent…
We were tempted by the compelling photos that Chef Austin Simmons was posting of dishes on his Houston Restaurant Weeks menu at Tris, so we were excited to get a reservation to check it out for ourselves. Tris is, simply, one of the top restaurants in the state of Texas; Chef Austin and his culinary…
Some of the best Indian food in the nation is just a 45 minute drive from the Woodlands. We visit Himalaya restaurant and see what Chef Kaiser is cooking.
We attended the soft opening of The Stand, the popular southern California fast casual spot. The Stand has opened their first restaurant outside of southern California right here in the Woodlands. The Location The Stand is located at 2000 Hughes Landing Blvd, in the bustling Hughes Landing development. Parking is easy, thanks to the big…
The Woodlands has so many burger options, and we were craving one of our favorites, the Smoke at Fielding’s Wood Grill. This superb handcrafted burger combines a patty made of locally sourced 44 Farms ground angus, bacon, farm egg, aged Italian provolone, oven roasted tomatoes, grilled onions, truffle bacon mustard, lettuce, all built on a…
Buldogies, the small, family, run restaurant that specializes in hot dogs and American fair food, has had a difficult couple of years. Finally getting business back after the COVID pandemic, disaster struck as owner Jamie Mancil was injured in a 20-foot fall. The future of the family business was in jeopardy. WAF stepped up and…
The team behind the much heralded Amrina also owns and operates one of the best secrets in the Woodlands area: Johnny’s Italian Steakhouse. This cozy spot inside Crowne Plaza Shenandoah is a great spot for an intimate date night or an evening out with friends. Don’t confuse Johnny’s with a typical hotel restaurant; it has…
The Woodlands doesn’t have a shortage of solid pizza spots. As our pizza list demonstrates, local residents have numerous excellent options when they get a craving for pizza. (And judging from analytics, that’s pretty often.) So when we heard about Zalat opening in the Woodlands, we admit to not being terribly excited. Another pizza spot.…