Restaurant group Treadsack International debuted Hunky Dory in Houston Heights in October. Sharing space with Gulf Coast-inspired restaurant Bernadine's, the British-American restaurant offers spins on classic cuisine including fish and chips, shepherd's pie, and rabbit escabeche. Named after the singer David Bowie's fourth album, the restaurant's interior features a mix of '70s Bowie, classic British pubs, and English country-inspired decor. For private events, the restaurant offers buyouts, as well as a chef's table that seats 10, a patio that holds 50 for receptions, a feasting menu for as many as 40, and a private dining room (shared with Bernadine's) that seats 40.
Treadsack International opened Bernadine's, the other half of its joint venture with Hunky Dory, in Houston Heights in January. The Southern, Gulf Coast-inspired seafood concept features a raw bar and offers dishes like fried oyster salad, grilled Gulf fish, and marinated blue crab claws. The restaurant also has an extensive cocktail menu, with offering such as mint juleps and Coke and peanut highballs. For private events, the restaurant offers buyouts, a patio that accommodates 50 for receptions, or a private dining room (shared with Hunky Dory) that seats 40.
Micro brewery and beer garden SpindleTap Brewery opened in north Houston in November. The venue, which shares a 70,000-square-foot warehouse with a Houston-based trucking company, offers five signature beers brewed on site and features a tavern that offers catering. The brewery occupies 10,000 square feet—which can expand if needed—and seats as many as 600. The space is also available for private events for groups of as many as 300.
The third Pappas Bros. Steakhouse opened downtown in October. Known for its steak and wine selections, the latest location offers steaks that are dry aged in house for at least 28 days, as well as a wine list of more than 3,900 selections. The restaurant offers six private dining rooms: the Train Car room seats 36, the Side Car room seats 16, the Dining Car room seats 60, the Wine Room seats 32, and a lounge seats as many as 150. The venue also offers the option of splitting two of the rooms, for a total of eight private dining rooms.
Bourbon-focused gastropub Revolver Bourbon Social reopened in a new redesigned space in the Washington corridor in January. The new space incorporates bourbon into its food, with menu items like Brussels sprouts with bourbon barbecue sauce and a burger with barbecue bourbon pulled pork. The restaurant also serves more than 100 bourbons and whiskeys, 30 wines, 19 beers on tap, and craft cocktails. The venue, which offers the option of reserving sections, has a 1,600-square-foot interior and a 4,700-square-foot patio and can accommodate parties of approximately 400.
