3 Houston Restaurants to Try This Weekend: June 6 | Eater Houston

"The standalone Montrose restaurant is the full realization of West African flavors that outstrips the food-hall stall experience, offering an expanded menu of reimagined classics and comforting bowl pairings. Expect creative small plates like deviled Scotch eggs made with spiced turkey and suya beef skewers with yaji spice and pickled red onion, alongside hearty Blok Pairings such as buka (beef short rib red stew with rice, beans and sweet plantains), Liberian-inspired Greens + Tings (roadside steak and stewed plantains), the Black Star (ikoyi shrimp with yassa curry) and the popular Golden (smoky jollof jambalaya with curry, chicken, vegetables and plantains). Cocktails by Alexis Mijares nod to West African ingredients — the Dodo Old Fashioned uses spiced plantain syrup and a dehydrated plantain garnish, while the Redbush Sidecar features chocolate rooibos–infused cognac — and the warm, moody dining room is decorated with colorful African prints and cultural nods, including a curated shelf of books by a Black woman–owned bookstore." - Brittany Britto Garley