Tuesday, January 12
Taco Tuesday Team-Up at Tacos A Go Go
Tacos A Go Go continues its Taco Tuesday Team-Up series with a new limited-time taco from chef Dawn Burrell. Every Tuesday this month, Burrell s Beef Cheek Birria taco featuring beef birria, adobo, Monterey Jack cheese, red onion, fresh cilantro pickled leaves and sliced radishes will be available at all Tacos A Go Go locations. A portion of proceeds from every taco sold will benefit I’ll Have What She’s Having in support of women’s health.
Thursday, January 14
National Hot Pastrami Day at Kenny & Ziggy’s
Kenny & Ziggy’s New York Delicatessen Restaurant, 2327 Post Oak, celebrates National Hot Pastrami Day with a Triple Decker Hot Pastrami Sandwich, available for dine in or takeout. The colossal sandwich is made with its own USDA prime beef, cured inhouse for 45 days and then triple-smoked at a low temperature so the flavor permeates the meat. Get it for $21.95.
Mark your calendars, because you don’t want to miss these deliciously fun culinary happenings: UB Preserv, 1609 Westheimer, is offering an ace New Year’s Day Snack Pack, available for preorder through Sunday, December 27 and with pickup from 5 p.m. to 1 a.m. on New Year’s Eve or noon to 2 p.m. on New Year’s Day. Features include housemade Fritos and black-eyed pea dip, collard green samosas and chutney, a Japanese egg salad sandwich, a Mala pork cracklin’s, pickle, cheese, and sausage plate, cold fried chicken with coleslaw and pepper jelly, and build-your-own ice cream sandwiches. The entire set is $65 and serves two people.
New Montrose record bar serves up spot to eat, drink, and chill
New Montrose record bar serves up spot to eat, drink, and chill
Photo by Eric Sandler
Photo by Eric Sandler
Photo by Eric Sandler Two talented chefs have teamed up to open a new bar and lounge in Montrose. Chefs Lung Ly and Gary Ly (no relation) unveiled Located in the former Night Heron space at 1601 W. Main St., the restaurant represents a homecoming for both chefs. Diners may recognize Gary Ly from his time working at Underbelly and Revival Market; he left Houston over three years ago to work for celebrity chef David Chang’s Momofuku empire in New York. Lung Ly left Houston 10 years ago for various cities along the West Coast.
It s been a difficult year for restaurants, whose operators have navigated ever-changing shutdowns and restrictions due to the coronavirus pandemic, and whose employees have risked being infected when going back to work.
Financially, the restaurant industry has taken a huge hit. By end of March alone, one in 50 restaurants permanently closed, according to the National Restaurant Association. That trend continued throughout the year.
Newly released federal data reveals that more than 50,000 companies in Texas received Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) loans of $150,000 or more, including many restaurants in the Greater Houston area.
The big chains received the most money. Pappas Restaurants and Perry s Restaurants each received $10 million. Perry s collected additional loans for its locations in Alabama, Colorado, Florida and Illinois, for an additional $3.26 million.