Nick's Local Eats Best of 2018 Northside Edition

2018 Best Restaurant Humble/Kingwood Area: Tin Roof BBQ

2018 Best Restaurant Spring : Fu Manchung

2018 Best Restaurant Tomball : Craft Grill

2018 Best Restaurant Woodlands : Reveille Barbecue

2018 Best New Restaurant: Kings Blu Jam Cafe

Best Ambience: Ambriza Social Mexican Kitchen

Best American Restaurant: Craft Grill

Best Argentinian: Che Gaucho

Best Appetizer: Bama’ Balls - Craft Grill

Best Bagels: Jersey Bagels

Best Baja California Mex: Cisco's Salsa Company

Best Baked Potatoes: Every-Bellies

Best Bakery: Rao's Bakery and Coffee Cafe

Best Banh Mi: Banh Mi Houston

Best Banquet Hall:

Best Beer On Taps: Tapped DraftHouse and Kitchen

Best Bartender:

Best Casual Restaurant: Vero Italian Cafe

Best Fast Casual:The Kitchen formerly Hubble and Hudson Kitchen

Best Food Variety: Craft Grill

Best Beer Menu: Tapped Drafthouse and Kitchen (Tie)  Deacon Baldy's Bar and Food Truck Park

Best BBQ: Tejas Chocolate & BBQ

Best Bloody Mary: Fielding's Local Kitchen

Best Bread Basket: Adriatic Cafe

Best Breakfast: Cc’s Cafe

Best Breakfast Tacos: La Casita Mexican Cuisine

Best Brewery: B-52's Brewing Company

Best Brisket: Tejas Chocolate Craftory

Best Brunch: Ambriza Social Mexican Kitchen

Best Burger (Gourmet): Craft Grill

Best Burger Joint: Uncle Tony's

Best Cake: Chocolate Truffle Cake - Omega Grill

Best Cajun: Louisiana Fish House

Best Candy Store: Candy House

Best Catering: Saucy Broads 

Best Ceviche:  Cisco's Salsa Company

Best Cheese Steaks: Vito’s Way at Vito's Famous

Best Charro Beans: Cascadas Mexican Grill and Bar

Best Chain: Texas Roadhouse

Best Char-grilled Tacos:

Best Cheesecake: Pecan Pie Cheesecake from Pecos Grill

Best Chef: David Brittain Schilleci's New Orleans Kitchen

Best Chicken Fried Chicken:

Best Chicken Fried Steak: Cc's Cafe

Best Chicken N’ Dumplings: Mel’s Country Cafe

Best Chicken Salad: Euro Bakery and Café  

Best Chinese: Hong Kong Chinese Restaurant

Best Chips and Salsa: Rita's Cantina Mexican Kitchen

Best Club Sandwich: Brautigams Bar N Grill

Best Cobbler: Corkscrew BBQ

Best Coconut Cream Pie: Whistle Stop Tea Room

Best Coffee: DeNovo Coffee

Best Comfort Food: Cc's Café

Best Conchinita Pibil: Ambriza Social Mexican Kitchen

Best Cookie: Treat Cupcakes

Best Country Breakfast: CC’s Cafe

Best Country Cooking: Mel's Country Café

Best Crab Cake: Kings Blu Jam Cafe

Best Crawfish: Bluewater Seafood

Best Creole: Le Pam's House of Creole

Best Cupcakes: Cake Swirl

Best Dessert: Quattro Leches from Rita's Cantina Mexican Kitchen

Best Desserts (overall): Rao’s Bakery and Coffee Cafe

Best Dish: The Trio Le’ Pams House of Creole

Best Donuts: Donut-licous

Best Empanadas: Tonadas Catering

Best Fajitas: (Tie) Rita's Cantina Mexican Kitchen or Soto's Cantina

Best Family Fun Dining: The Shack

Best Fish and Chips: Goose’s Acre

Best Food Truck (Burger): The Greek Squad

Best Food Truck: The Greek Squad

Best Fried Rice: Pork Fried Rice at Hong Kong Chinese Restaurant

Best Fried Chicken: Black's Market Table

Best Fried Pickles: Craft Grill

Best Frito Pie: Ron's Hamburgers and Chili

Best Garlic Bread: Vero's Italian Kitchen

Best Gas Station Food: La Casita Mexican Cuisine

Best Gelato: Blackwalnut Cafe

Best Gnocchi: Lasagna House III

Best Greek: Olive Oil

Best Guacamole: Ambriza Social Mexican Kitchen

Best Gyro: The Greek Squad

Best Hole in The Wall: Country Bumpkin's

Best Hot Dog: Buldogies

Best Ice Cream: (Tie) Bruster's Real Ice Cream / Nonnie's Soda Fountain

Best Indian: Amaravati

Best Italian: Lasagna House III

Best Japanese Steakhouse/Hibachi: H.B. Japanese Steakhouse 

Best Jewish Deli: Victor's Delicatessen

Best Kolaches: Donut-licous

Best Korean: Jin

Best Local Owner: Paul Huynh Fu Manchung

Best Latin Bakery: Veracruz Bakery

Best Lunch Specials: CC’s Cafe

Best Mac & Cheese: Craft Grill

Best Margaritas: (Tie) Ambriza Social Mexican Kitchen and Cisco’s Salsa Company

Best Meatballs: Pappa Aldo Cucina Rustica

Best Meat Market: Lawson's Meat Market

Best Mediterranean: Zara's Mediterranean Kitchen

Best Mexican: Rita's Cantina Mexican Kitchen

Best Mexico Street Tacos:  El Norteno

Best Milkshakes: Chill - The Milkshake Bar

Best Most Creative Dish: The Artery Clogger - Tacos In Low Places

Best Muffins: Rao's Bakery and Coffee Café

Best Nachos: Yucatan Taco Stand

Best Neighborhood Spot: Incanto Italian Cafe

Best New Mexican: Chuy’s

Best Onion Rings: CC’s Cafe

Best Pancakes: Kings Blu Jam Cafe

Best Pasta Dishes: Tutto Bene (Cypress)

Best Pastor: El Norteno Tacos

Best Patio: The Goose’s Acre

Best Pies: Whistle Stop Tea Room

Best Pho: Fu Manchung

Best Pimento Cheese: Whistle Stop Tea Room

Best Pizza (Delivery): (Tie) Pizza Zone / Jackpot Pizza / Korner Slice

Best Pizza (Coal Fired): Grimaldi's

Best Pizza (Gourmet): 5 Ate Café

Best Pizza (Wood Fired): Pappa Aldo Cucina Rustica

Best Po-Boy’s: Le’ Pams House of Creole

Best Pizzeria (Dine In):  Vero's Italian Kitchen

Best Pretzel: Tapped DraftHouse and Kitchen

Best Queso: Connie's Queso - Craft Grill (Tie) Rita's Cantina Mexican Kitchen

Best Red Beans and Rice: Razoo's Cajun Cafe

Best Ribs (Beef): Corkscrew BBQ "Dino Ribs”

Best Ribs (Pork): Tejas Chocolate Craftory

Best Risotto: Lasagna House III

Best Romantic: Fleming’s Steakhouse

Best Salad: Brautigams Bar N Grill

Best Sandwich: The Good Texan from Tejas Chocolate Craftory

Best Housemade (Traditional) Smoked Sausage: Southern Q BBQ Catering

Best Housemade Sausage (non traditional) Tejas Chocolate & BBQ Chile Rellano Sausage (Tie) Reveille Barbecue Co. - Taco Sausage

Best Seafood: Nik’s Seafood and Oyster Bar

Best Service: (Tie) Craft Grill /Fu Manchung

Best Shrimp and Grits: Omega Grill

Best Soup: Tortilla Soup from Whistle Stop Tea Room

Best South African: Peli Peli

Best Speciality Market: Heberts Specialty Meats

Best Steak: Fleming's Prime Steakhouse & Wine Bar

Best Street Tacos: EL Norteno Tacos

Best Tacos: Uncle Tony's

Best Taco Al Carbon: Rita's Cantina Mexican Kitchen

Best Tamales: Caroline's Kitchen Home of #TamaleMagic

Best Tavern Food: Red Brick Tavern

Best Tex-Mex: Cascadas Mexican Grill and Bar

Best Thai: (Tie) Zato Thai and Mango Tree Thai Bistro

Best Torta: La Casita Cubano Torta

Best Tortillas: (Tie) Rita's Cantina Mexican Kitchen / Mandi Cocina Mexicana

Best Value: Stripes Gas Stations with Laredo Taco Company

Best Venezuelan: Sazón Latino

Best Vietnamese: Fu Manchung

Best Waiter:

Best Wine Bar: Genuwine Tasting Room

Best Wine Tasting Room/Boutique: Envy Wine Room

Best Wing’s: Rc’s NYC Pizza and Pasta

Nick’s Local Eats Best of 2017 Houston and Surrounding edition:

2017 Best Restaurant: El Real Tex-Mex

Best Appetizer: Waffles Fries with Blue Cheese Fondue form Barnaby's Cafe

Best Bagels: Drew's Pastry Place

Best Bakery: Phoenicia Market

Best Banh Mi: Nguyen Ngo 2

Best Bar Food: The Flying Saucer

Best Beer Menu: The Hey Merchant

Best Biscuits: Biskit Junkie

Best BBQ: Roegels Barbecue Co. (Tie) Pinkerton's BBQ (Tie)

Best Bread Basket: Italiano’s

Best Breakfast: Baby Barnaby's (Tie) Avalon Diner (Tie)

Best Breakfast Tacos: La Casita

Best Brewery: Saint Arnold's

Best Brunch: El Real Tex-Mex

Best Brunch Buffet: Papadeaux’s (Richmond location)

Best Burger (Gourmet): Grafitti’s at Union Street

Best Burger Joint: Lankford Grocery

Best Cake: Carrot Cake from Barnaby's Cafe

Best Cajun: BB's Cafe

Best Ceviche: Pico's Mex Mex

Best Cheese Steaks: Papa Geno's

Best Charro Beans: El Tiempo

Best Chain: Pappadeaux’s

Best Cheap Seafood: Mambo Seafood

Best Chef: Bryan Caswell of Reef/ El Real Tex-Mex /Lil' Bigs

Best Cheese Enchiladas: El Real Tex-Mex

Best Chicken Fried Chicken: Cc's Cafe

Best Chicken Fried Steak: Mason Jar

Best Cookie: Original Barnaby's Cafe / Common Bond - Chocolate Chip

Best Country Breakfast: Humble City Cafe

Best Country Cookin: Mel's Country Café

Best Crawfish: Cajun Stop EaDo

Best Creole: Le Pam's House of Creole

Best Cuban: Flor De Cuba

Best Cupcakes: Crave

Best Deli: Katz's

Best Dessert: Sticky Toffee Pudding - Peli Peli

Best Desserts (overall): Dessert Gallery

Best Diner: Avalon Diner

Best Dish: Bacon Enchiladas from El Real Tex-Mex Brunch Menu

Best Dumplings: Aunty Chang’s Dumpling House

Best Fajitas: Ninfas on Navigation

Best Fast Casual: Pronto Cucina

Best Family Fun Dining: The Shack in Cypress

Best Fish and Chips: Red Lion Pub

Best Food Truck (Burger): Bernie's Burger Bus

Best Food Truck: Mingo’s Latin Kitchen

Best Fried Rice: Mambo's Seafood

Best Fried Chicken: BBQ Inn

Best Garlic Bread: Lasagna House III

Best Gelato: Sweet Cup

Best Greasy Spoon: Beaver’s

Best Greek: Niko Niko:s

Best Guacamole: Mama Juanita's

Best Gyro: Niko Niko's

Best Hole in The Wall: Seco's Latin Cusine

Best Hot Dog: Lil Bigs

Best Ice Cream: Fat Cat Creamery

Best Indian: Neeta's Indian Cuisine

Best Italian: Mia Bella

Best Japanese Steakhouse/Hibachi: H.B. Japanese Steakhouse

Best Korean: Korea Garden

Best Korean Fusion: Oh My Gogi!

Best Latin Bakery: El Bolilo

Best Late Night Dining: BB’s Cafe

Best Late Night Dining (Drive-thru/Fast Casual): Chacho’s

Best Lunch Specials:  Bb's Cafe

Best Mac & Cheese: Jus' Mac

Best Margaritas: Bodega's Taco Shop

Best Mediterranean: Cafe Pita +

Best Milkshakes: Fat Cat Creamery

Best Nachos: Yucatan Taco Stand

Best Montrose Staple: Original Barnaby's Cafe

Best New Mexican: Santa Fe Flats

Best Onion Rings: Grafitti’s at Union St.

Best Patio: Empire Cafe

Best Pies: House of Pies

Best Pho: Pho An 2

Best Pizza (Gourmet): Star Pizza

Best Pizzeria (Dine In): Grimaldi's

Best Pizza (Deep Dish): Chicago Italian Beef and Pizza

Best Po-Boy: Bb's Café

Best Pozole: El Burro and The Bull

Best Pub: Red Lion

Best Quesadilla: Chacho's 

Best Red Beans and Rice: Bb's Cafe

Best Ribs (Beef): Jackson St. BBQ

Best Ribs (Pork): Feges BBQ 

Best Romantic: America’s

Best Sandwiches: Kenny & Ziggy's

Best Seafood: Reef

Best Service: Original Barnaby's Cafe

Best Shrimp N' Grits: Lucilles"s

Best Small Local Chain: Mama Juanita’s

Best Soup: Cream of Poblano Soup at Guadalajara Del Centro

Best Speciality Market: Phoenicia Specialty Foods

Best Steak: Papa's Steakhouse

Best Taco Al Carbon: El Tiempo

Best Tamales: Balderas Tamale Factory

Best Tavern Food: Red Lion Pub

Best Tex-Mex: EL Real Tex-Mex

Best Thai:  Mango Tree Thai Bistro

Best Torta: La Casita Cubano Torta

Best Tres Leches: Spanish Flowers or El Bollio Bakery

Best Turkish: Turquoise Grill

Best Value: Tacos a Go-Go

Best Vegetarian: Shri Balaji Bhavan

Best Vietnamese: Kim Son

Best Waiter: Rex from Original Barnaby’s Cafe

Best Wine Bar: Max's Wine Dive

Best Wings: Trahan's Wings & Daiquiri's 

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