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TRATTORIA IL MULINO
Westin Houston Memorial City, 945 Gessner Rd
(832-358-0600)
Dinner Sun–Wed 6:30–10, Thur–Sat 6:30–11. Reservations recommended.
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(From July 2011)
New York’s celebrated Il Mulino has opened a trattoria-style outpost, attracting a respectable crowd to the spanking new Westin hotel in Memorial City. The ambience is tailored and crisp, softened by an amber glow from the backlit bar and the overhead lamps. From the classic Italian menu we enjoyed a lovely meal of mussels in white wine garlic sauce, hearty cavatelli with nutty ricotta salata, and rustic risotto with clams, scallops, and squid. Nice touches included complimentary antipasti, to start, and grappa, to end. Bar.
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VINOTECA POSCOL
1609 Westheimer Rd.
(713-529-2797)
Dinner Tue–Thur 5–10 (light food until 11), Fri & Sat 5–11 (light food until midnight), Sun 5–10. Closed Mon.
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(From January 2011) Ultra-casual Poscol invites noshing and sampling from the wine list in the company of good friends, and we did just that, our bruschette and impressive array of meats and cheeses setting off our rich red wines perfectly. Unfortunately the rest of the meal proved less successful; we liked our braised pork in a red wine–plum sauce with goat cheese mashed potatoes, but tripletail with shrimp, artichokes, and rapini was bland. And our romaine, walnut, and pecorino salad had only a trace of dressing. Beer & wine. |
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QUATTRO
Four Seasons Hotel Houston, 1300 Lamar
(713-276-4700)
Open Mon–Fri 6:30 a.m.–10 p.m., Sat & Sun 7–10.
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(From May 2012) The Four Seasons Hotel has one of the town’s most refined spaces for downtown dining, with window-view booths and contemporary styling. Tasting just right were our two appetizers: a butternut squash soup (sans cream) with a goat cheese raviolo and thin slices of both veal and seared tuna with classic tonnato sauce. Grilled tenderloin was nearly outshone by its side of truffled mashed potatoes, and a petite terrine of eggplant parmigiana proved the perfect light entrée. All in all, a civilized way to spend an evening. Bar. |
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