The Hit List: New Houston Restaurants To Try Right Now

"Late August comes from the team behind Lucille’s, and like their sister restaurant, the menu is full of comfort food that doesn’t try too hard. Dishes like spicy mole-covered chicken wings and pork confit on masa cakes that balance crispy and tender textures fill nearly every table at this Midtown restaurant. But no matter how dressed up the dishes look, the food still tastes home cooked—and we just happen to be eating them in a chic, sun-soaked restaurant. Between Stevie Wonder’s greatest hits playing on the speaker and the toasted coconut mojito, Late August is the perfect spot for a breezy lunch or to sit outside and have creme brulee rice pudding topped with fresh berries." - gianni greene, chelsea thomas