Preslee’s Brings Southern Cuisine and Lots of Bourbon to Shady Acres | Eater Houston

"An airy, laid-back, country-store–inspired restaurant in Shady Acres from brothers Brandon and Justin Piper (named for Justin’s one-year-old daughter) is targeting an end-of-month opening. The standalone space at 1430 West 19th Street was completely overhauled from a former Chinese restaurant into an 85-seat interior with opened wooden rafters and operable windows, plus a massive 150-foot outdoor patio for 300 outfitted with rope swings, hammocks, concrete ping-pong tables, hand-built wooden tables and whimsical vintage finds like life-sized Blues Brothers statues and a giant Astrodome mural. The Southern-style counter-service menu emphasizes comfort fare—think chicken-fried steak to wash down with cold local beers—alongside stuffed turkey legs, crawfish mac and cheese, plantain-crusted mahi-mahi and homemade banana pudding. An interior ice cream parlor will scoop a dozen flavors, including playful combinations such as cake-batter mixed with crushed Lemonhead candies. A newly added bar focuses on bourbon-forward cocktails (including Old Fashioneds), frozen margaritas and “froze,” six tap lines (two reserved for wine) and a large local beer selection; the restaurant will operate seven days a week starting at lunch, stay open later on weekends (until midnight), and offer Sunday brunch (10 a.m.–5 p.m.) with flexibility for big football nights." - Tierney Plumb