Houston's defining sweet: native Texas pecans baked in a buttery pastry shell with a dark Karo-and-brown-sugar custard, served warm with vanilla ice cream.
The pecan tree is Texas's state tree, and Texas leads the United States in native pecan production (followed by Georgia and New Mexico). Pecan pie as a sweet dessert was popularised by Karo syrup in 1930s advertising and adopted as a Texas Thanksgiving fixture by the 1950s. Goode Company's Hill Country Pecan Pie, baked at 5015 Kirby Drive since 1977, ships to all 50 states for the holidays.
5 editor picks for Texas Pecan Pie in Houston, ranked by editorial score. All Houston signature dishes · Texas Pecan Pie across every city.
Killen's Steakhouse ★ 4.5
pearland · 6425 W Broadway St, Pearland, TX 77581
Killen's Steakhouse in Pearland (south of Houston) is Ronnie Killen's white-tablecloth room on West Broadway, with a 1,200-bottle wine tower.
Killen's Barbecue ★ 4.5
pearland · 3613 E Broadway St, Pearland, TX 77581
Killen's Barbecue in Pearland (south of Houston) is Ronnie Killen's smokehouse on East Broadway, a Michelin Bib Gourmand 2025 pick with a Texas beef rib.
Goode Company Barbeque ★ 4.3
rice-village-upper-kirby · 5109 Kirby Dr, Houston, TX 77098
Goode Company Barbeque on Kirby Drive in Houston is Jim Goode's 1977 mesquite-smoked barbecue room, the city's introduction to commercial Texas barbecue.
Brennan's of Houston ★ 4.2
montrose · 3300 Smith St, Houston, TX 77006
Brennan's of Houston is the 1967 Texas Creole dining room on Smith Street from the New Orleans Brennan family, with turtle soup, bananas Foster tableside.
State of Grace ★ 4.0
river-oaks · 3258 Westheimer Rd, Houston, TX 77098
State of Grace in Houston is Ford Fry's River Oaks dining room on Westheimer Road, a Southern-and-steakhouse menu in a glossy room with limewashed brick.