The Woodlands has three new eating places on its roster, with menus starting from dry-aged steaks to contemporary sashimi, pouring all the pieces from crisp beers to savory sake.
A born and bred Houston model has expanded to The Woodlands, scorching on the heels of opening two new spots in Dubai.
Cooks Daniel Lee and Patrick Pham of Duckstache Hospitality met at Uchi earlier than launching Kokoro inside Bravery Chef Corridor in 2019. Since then, the duo has been busy creating Handies Douzo, Himari, Aiko (a 2023 CultureMap Tastemaker Awards Greatest New Restaurant winner), the newly debuted Bar Doko and Doko in Autry Park, and two Kokoro outposts in Dubai.
Now, Kokoro Handroll Bar has arrived in The Woodlands at 24 Waterway Avenue. Diners can watch as knowledgeable sushi makers create nigiri, sashimi, hand rolls, and crudo. Not like its smaller counterpart downtown, The Woodlands location has a full bar serving beer, wine, sake, and cocktails.
“We stay up for bringing a brand new eating expertise to The Woodlands,” stated C.J. Quick, a Duckstache enterprise accomplice, in an announcement. “Our sushi is of the best high quality, and we’re dedicated to sustaining that commonplace as we develop.”
Kokoro Handroll Bar is open Sunday by means of Wednesday from 11 am to 10 pm and Thursday by means of Saturday from 11 am to 11 pm.
Providing greater than 80 dishes and 90 beer faucets — together with a handful of Houston-based brews — Yard Home started serving company at its latest Houston-area location in early February.
“We’re excited to open our doorways to The Woodlands group and invite everybody to find their new favourite craft beer and Yard Home menu merchandise,” James Craighead, Yard Home common supervisor, stated through electronic mail. “Our distinctive, round bar sits on the coronary heart of our restaurant, and I stay up for seeing everybody collect right here with family and friends over the right pint.”
The in depth menu options fare starting from poke nachos to Nashville scorching rooster, with gluten-sensitive, vegan, and vegetarian choices accessible. The beer is middle stage at Yard Home, with a glass-enclosed keg room housing the a whole bunch of metal barrels that join through overhead tubing to the center-island bar, creating an ideal 36-degree pour.
Positioned at 1105 Lake Woodlands Drive (in entrance of The Woodlands Mall), Yard Home is open Sunday by means of Thursday from 11 am to 12 am, and Friday and Saturday from 11 am to 2 am.
For a extra upscale expertise, steakhouse chain The Capital Grille has opened subsequent to Yard Home, each of that are owned by Darden Ideas. The positive eating institution’s menu facilities round contemporary seafood and steaks dry-aged in-house for 18 to 24 days.
Alongside entrees equivalent to dry-aged bone-in New York strip with shallot butter, the restaurant’s signature dishes embrace pan-fried calamari with scorching cherry peppers, lobster mac ‘n’ cheese, and lobster and crab truffles. A pastry chef creates Capital Grille’s desserts, equivalent to cheesecake with a brûléed high, contemporary each day.
“We are going to create unforgettable eating experiences for our company in The Woodlands,” managing accomplice Steve Joest stated in an electronic mail. “I stay up for changing into part of the group, providing a complicated but welcoming area for celebrations, enterprise gatherings, and on a regular basis indulgence!”
Wine is the main focus right here, as evidenced by Capital Grille’s greater than 350 alternatives acknowledged by Wine Spectator and its 3,000-bottle, floor-to-ceiling, temperature-controlled wine cellar. The 30 by-the-glass choices embrace uncommon vintages and library choices, and educated servers can present personalised pairing suggestions. For true connoisseurs, The Capital Grille provides non-public wine lockers for an annual lease, full with brass nameplates, specifically procured wines, and invites to personal tastings.
Capital Grille is open Sunday by means of Thursday from 4-9 pm, and Friday and Saturday from 4-10 pm. Lunch is served Monday by means of Friday from 11:30 am to 4 pm. Reservations are really useful however not required.
