Pinkerton's Barbecue (Heights) is a texas barbecue restaurant in The Heights, Houston.
Editorially verified May 18, 2026 by Elliot Marsh, TableJourney editor. Source.
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Tacos Tierra Caliente in Houston is the long-running taco truck on West Alabama in Montrose, with al pastor sliced from the trompo and an ice house next door.
OrderThree al pastor tacos with pineapple. The carne asada. A Mexican Coke and a side of consomme.
TipThe truck is parked next to the West Alabama Ice House; bring your tacos inside for a beer. Cash and card.
Frenchy's Chicken on Scott Street in Houston is Percy Creuzot's 1969 Third Ward Creole fried chicken counter, two blocks from Texas Southern University.
OrderThree-piece dark meat with dirty rice and red beans. A peach cobbler to close.
TipSunday after church is the line. Weekday lunch is the move. The Scott Street counter is the original; multiple satellites exist.
Bludorn in Houston is Aaron Bludorn's New American room on Taft Street since 2020, with a lobster pot pie and Gulf-seafood menu that defined.
OrderThe lobster pot pie. It is the dish that put the room on every national list and never came off.
TipBook three weeks out for a Friday or Saturday. Bar seats open up at 5pm if you walk in early.
March in Houston is the Goodnight Hospitality tasting-menu room on Westheimer Road from chef Felipe Riccio, with six- or nine-course menus rooted in one.
OrderThe full nine-course menu. Anything less misses the regional arc.
TipThe wine pairings (June Rodil curates) are unusually well-judged. Take them.
Theodore Rex in Houston is Justin Yu's bistro on Nance Street, the warmer sequel to his now-closed Oxheart, with a tomato toast and seasonal blackboard menu.
OrderThe tomato toast in summer. The pork chop with grits the rest of the year.
TipThe bar is walk-in only and the best seat. Get there at 5pm Thursday or Sunday.
Xochi in Houston is Hugo Ortega's Oaxacan room on the ground floor of the Marriott Marquis downtown, with seven moles, masa-based tlayudas and a James Beard.
OrderThe mole negro tasting; seven moles in one flight is the menu's defining gesture.
TipSit at the masa bar to watch the corn pressed fresh. The lunch tasting is the value at $48.
