Bar Bludorn This lively tavern in Memorial from chef Aaron Bludorn, his wife, Victoria Pappas Bludorn, and their business partner Cherif Mbodji harnesses the casual vibe of the bar at their flagship restaurant Bludorn in Montrose. Like Bludorn and Navy Blue, Bar Bludorn meals will likely begin with oysters three ways β raw, roasted, and fried β before continuing with shareable small plates, house-made pastas, and well-executed meat and seafood dishes.
Of course, diners can count on other Bludorn staples such as polished service and a comprehensive beverage program. Staple dishes such as tuna tartare, grilled shrimp with preserved chile, and a massive pork chop with a pork jowl sauce have quickly become fan favorites. For example, a summer dish of a roasted peach evolved into an endive salad with blackberries through the common ingredients of cheese and horseradish.
In less than a year, Baso earned recognition from Yelp users and a Recommended designation from the Michelin Guide. Could a star be on the way in year two? Credence Levi Goode has described this Memorial-area restaurant as his solo album. The setting is more upscale than a typical Goode Co establishment, with more refined service and more luxurious ingredients like caviar and Texas wagyu. Dipping Tiger Pho Admittedly, pho may not inspire the same kind of devotion that it did when local food obsessives made their first visits to Pho Binh Trailer r.
No surprise then that chef Mike Tran, proprietor of a diverse suite of restaurants that includes pioneering ramen restaurant Tiger Den and Cantonese comfort food destination Mein, has delivered a very satisfying experience at his latest Chinatown project. The simple menu, essentially just pho with different meat options, crispy Vietnamese egg rolls, and drinks, allows the light, herbal broth to shine.
Once seated, diners select from a well-executed array of contemporary restaurant staples like hamachi crudo, tavern-style pizza, and spicy rigatoni. Beef lovers will appreciate that the kitchen cooks steaks to a proper temperature with a good crust. A meal at Ema reveals the basis for all that acclaim. Even a simple-looking papaya salad offers a compelling mix of flavors, with sweet fruit balanced by the tang of yogurt, a little acidity from agave-lime dressing, and crunch from housemade granola.
