Sage 400 is open daily for lunch and dinner. The restaurant, which includes a sushi bar and lounge, boasts two chefs. The two offer a varied menu of Japanese culinary delights, including sushi and sashimi, lamb chops and several tempuras. The lounge features a daily happy hour full of sake.
Sage 400 Japanese Cuisine
2800 Sage Road, Ste. A400
Houston, TX 77056
713-961-9566
sage400.com
Not the average burger joint, the Palace serves Akasushi beef, which is the U.S. version of Kobe beef. The Mediterranean restaurant serves falafel and hummus as appetizers, tabouli, classic burgers and Houston and Austrian hot dogs made with Akasushi wieners. It is open daily for lunch and dinner.
The Burger Palace
2800 Sage Road #1100
Houston, TX 77056
713-877-9700
burgerpalacehouston.com
This Tex-Mex restaurant also has a location in New Orleans. Maggie Rita's offers a happy hour daily and most Tex-Mex favorites, including tacos, enchiladas and burritos. One favorite is the Maggie platter for four--a plate filled with grilled shrimp, jalapeño sausage, baby back ribs, beef and chicken fajitas, pork carnitas and fried mushrooms. Maggie Rita's also serves fried ice cream.
Maggie Rita's
600 Travis St. No. B1
Houston, TX 77002-3011
713-229-8596
maggieritas.com
Recipient of the American Culinary Federation's Achievement of Excellence Award, this chain has restaurants in several states. It is best known for its décor, atmosphere and dry-aged steaks. The menu also includes salmon, veal, lobster, swordfish and tuna. The Capital Grille also has more than 5,000 bottles of wine on its wall that represent more than 350 of the best offerings from France, Italy, Germany, South America and the United States.
The Capital Grille
5365 Westheimer Road
Houston, TX 77056
713-623-4600
thecapitalgrille.com
Truluck's is open for lunch and dinner Monday through Saturday and for dinner on Sunday. The steak house, which has locations in Texas, California and Florida, also offers live entertainment nightly. It offers stone crab from its own fisheries "from our traps to your table in less than 24 hours." Other menu items include tuna, snapper, Chilean sea bass and South African lobster. Truluck's also has a bar with more than 100 wines.
Truluck's
5350 Westheimer Road
Houston, TX 77056
713-783-7270
trulucks.com
This restaurant, which began in Beverly Hills, California, offers more than 200 made-from-scratch dishes daily for lunch and dinner. The Cheesecake Factory also serves more than 50 varieties of cheesecakes and specialty desserts, ranging from its original recipe with a graham cracker crust and sour cream topping to carrot cake. Other items include steaks, pasta dishes and omelets.
The Cheesecake Factory
5015 Westheimer Road
Houston, TX 77056
713-840-0600
thecheesecakefactory.com
