Get the roasted hen at Ostia when you can.
Fall is sort of right here, and with it comes one other wave of change in Houston’s eating scene. New eating places are opening their doorways at the same time as beloved spots put together to shut. Financial pressures proceed to weigh on house owners, and lots of are nonetheless working to recuperate from final 12 months’s weather-related setbacks. Beneath, Houstonia rounds up this month’s bittersweet farewells.
This listing isn’t exhaustive. Know of a spot we missed? Ship tricks to Sofia Gonzalez at [email protected].
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After a five-year run, this Italian restaurant in Montrose is saying “ciao.” Chef Travis McShane mentioned in Instagram put up that he determined to shut as a consequence of a mixture of the present financial local weather, strains on the business, and private reflections. McShane added that he’ll be stepping away from cooking to concentrate on his household and “different thrilling initiatives.”
“Please know there’ll at all times be a particular place [in] my coronary heart for all which have supported us throughout this run,” he wrote.
Diners nonetheless have a while to savor a few of Ostia’s best-sellers, together with its home made pastas, pizzas, and the enduring roasted hen with salsa verde. Ostia will formally shut on Saturday, September 13.
El Venado’s Steak Evening got here with a Mexican aptitude.
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This Mexican bar and road meals restaurant abruptly closed over the weekend on Sunday, August 31. John Offield, the proprietor of El Venado, and his crew made the announcement on Instagram, thanking diners and bargoers for his or her help over the restaurant’s three years in enterprise.
“Thanks for permitting us to be a part of your celebrations, your nights out, and your happiest reminiscences,” the put up reads. “Each toast, each chuckle, and each dance flooring second meant the world to us. Your help has been nothing in need of superb, and we’re ceaselessly grateful for this journey with you.”Â
El Venado was identified for its full of life atmosphere, agave cocktails, and dishes like road tacos, tostadas, and birria tamales. Its Steak Evening was significantly well-known for including Mexican aptitude to a well-liked Houston weekday custom.Â
