With many restaurant and bar homeowners having lengthy deliberate in-house celebrations for welcoming 2022, there aren’t many prepared or in a position to pivot for to-go orders this 12 months. Then again, many diners need to have fun, don’t need to prepare dinner and likewise don’t need to be out within the crowds whereas omicron continues to be spreading round. (The issue is dangerous sufficient that many places have had to shut down, both briefly or indefinitely, after which take a look at all workers members earlier than reopening.)
The excellent news is that there are some wonderful institutions able to serve clients that need to have fun at house. We discovered slightly of the whole lot, together with eating places prepared and keen to pack excellent, multi-course New 12 months’s Eve feasts to go, specialty meals shops with the whole lot you’ll want to make your individual New 12 months’s magic at house, cocktails, wine and beer to go and even some to-go New 12 months’s Day brunch choices.
We wish to proceed including to this listing by way of Thursday, December 30, so in case you’d like your restaurant or bar included, please email us.
Barbecue, in Normal
Nice barbecue is now throughout Houston, and most locations are open on New 12 months’s Eve, which falls on a Friday this 12 months. Laying out a feast of brisket, ribs, sausage and sides is an effective way to have fun at house. Simply make certain to pre-order if doable, and if not doable, cease in as early as you’ll be able to on Friday, as many locations promote out by the afternoon. For concepts on the place to order from, check out this list of Texas Month-to-month’s picks for the very best barbecue joints in Houston.
Cypress
Dario’s Steakhouse & Seafood, 14315 Cypress Rosehill: This long-running, fine-dining restaurant in Cypress is providing a particular New Year’s Eve menu that’s accessible for each dine in and to go. (Should choose up; supply isn’t accessible.) Every of the three-courses supply selections. Only a few choices embrace an appetizer of braised Akaushi quick ribs, filet mignon Oscar-style as the principle course and Baked Alaska for dessert. The restaurant is open from 11 a.m. to 10 p.m. on New 12 months’s Eve, however the particular menu begins being served at 3 p.m. Name (281) 304-1825 to position a take-out order or verify for accessible reservations. Dario’s can also be open on New 12 months’s Day from 11 a.m. to 10 p.m.
Galleria
Casa do Brasil, 2800 Sage: The churrascaria (Brazilian-style steakhouse) has a lot of delights on its to-go menu, together with butcher cuts of lamb chops, pork ribs and prime picanha (rump cap, a prized reduce in Brazil) able to grill at house. These cuts are additionally accessible pre-cooked and able to go. Pao De Queijo (Brazilian cheese bread) makes an addictive starter, so order further, and there are many different choices, too. The Casa’s Signature Margarita, Caipirinha and Sangria are all additionally accessible to go, and every container makes six to seven drinks. Go online to view the full menu and order.
Heights
Harold’s Restaurant, 350 West nineteenth: The restaurant in a historic constructing boasting a second-story terrace is providing three totally different meals to go over the vacation weekend: New 12 months’s Eve brunch, New 12 months’s Eve dinner and New 12 months’s Day brunch. Online ordering is available and consists of a big selection at totally different value factors of glowing wine and Champagne. Only a few of the Southern-style entrées to contemplate embrace KG’s Buttermilk Brined Fried Rooster with Texas cheddar mac and cheese and braised Atkinson Farm’s greens and bacon-wrapped Gulf shrimp over grits with sautéed mushrooms and onions. Scroll all the way down to our part about New 12 months’s Eve brunch for extra particulars on that.
Katy
Phat Eatery, 23119 Colonial Parkway: This in style eatery at Katy Asian City has introduced again its annual Chinese language-American menu, and it is just accessible till January 2. So, New 12 months’s is just about your final probability to have it till the tip of 2022. The dishes embrace Beef & Broccoli, Kung Pao Rooster, Normal Tso’s Rooster and Malay Candy + Bitter Rooster. Along with meals, you may as well order party trays online that function beef rendang, hen curry, roti, satay skewers, scorching tofu, stir-fried noodles and extra. Phat Eatery is open from 11 a.m. to eight p.m. on New 12 months’s Eve and 11 a.m. to 10 p.m. on New 12 months’s Day.
Memorial
KP’s Kitchen, 700 City & Nation: This restaurant’s prime rib feast for 4 was so in style for Christmas that it’s providing the deal once more for New 12 months’s. It features a boneless, three-pound Licensed Angus Beef Prime Rib that’s pre-seasoned, tied and able to prepare dinner, mashed Yukon Gold potatoes, macaroni and cheese made with choices from Houston Dairymaids, Herbed Butter Inexperienced Beans, Parker dinner rolls from Bread Man Baking Co., Historical Grain Salad with Crispy Artichokes and Pecan-Apple Crumble for dessert. Name (281) 974-5366 to pre-order.
Montrose/Museum District
Soto, 224 Westheimer: This not too long ago opened Japanese restaurant that includes the work of government chef Yoshi Katsuyama (previously of Uchi Houston) makes even a few of its most prized dishes accessible for to-go orders. A couple of objects that might make for a covetable New 12 months’s Eve feast embrace edamame accented with recent truffle, uni pasta and comfortable shell crab tempura. and the chef’s 10-piece sushi choice. Go online to view the full menu; ordering prematurely is really helpful.
River Oaks
Backstreet Cafe, 1103 South Shepherd: Not solely is the New 12 months’s Eve menu accessible to go, however H City Restaurant Group beverage director Sean Beck says that dinner for 2 even comes with a bottle of bubbly. The multi-course New Year’s Eve prix fixe is $79 per individual, excluding tax or gratuity, and consists of dishes akin to Gulf Coast Beignets, Lobster Chowder, Duck Confit with dried fig crimson wine sauce and creamy polenta and Brussels sprouts alongside, and Espresso Chocolate Cake for dessert. It’s additionally serving New 12 months’s Day brunch with a cocktail particular. Scroll all the way down to that part of this text for the main points. Go to on New 12 months’s Day for the Return To Texas Life Bloody Mary’s which can be $5 in home and $20 for pints to go.
Ouisie’s Table, 3939 San Felipe: The revered, long-running Southern restaurant is providing a sublime New 12 months’s Eve feast to go. The three-course meal prices $120 plus tax and features a bottle of Champagne. Begin with Greens & Chipotle Shrimp Soup or Pecan Salad, then transfer on to entrées of Parmesan-Crusted Rooster Breast or Braised Quick Rib Au Jus. For dessert, get pleasure from Vanilla Blended Fruit Cake or Pecan Cobbler. To order, name (713) 528-2264.
Scott Gertner’s Rhythm Room, 5535 Memorial: Identified for its native stay music, the venue additionally has a full-fledged menu of Louisiana traditional dishes, and these can be found to go till midnight on New 12 months’s Eve. That features boudin balls, Rhythm Room Trash, or blackened catfish topped with shrimp, crabmeat and cream sauce served atop a mattress of rice and the vegetable of the day, Scottie Hottie Wings and crimson beans and rice. View the menu online (scroll all the way down to the underside of the web page, and notice that it’s a two-page menu) and name (832) 804-9046 to order.
A number of Areas
Cru Wine Bar, 2800 Kirby at West Ave and 9595 Six Pines at Market Road: It’s laborious to seek out this marketed anyplace, however we acquired information that the wine bar places are providing an unique New 12 months’s Eve to-go meal for 2 for $125. It consists of lobster bisque, a 16-ounce chateaubriand filled with wild mushrooms and herbs, family-style sides of black truffle potato gratin and haricot vert, and chocolate mousse cake for dessert. To order, name your location of selection by 4 p.m. on Thursday, December 30. Decide up on New 12 months’s Eve from 1 to three p.m. (Due to our author Ryan Kasey Baker for the intel!)
Pappas Bros. Steakhouse, 5839 Westheimer and 1200 McKinney: If USDA Prime steaks are your thought of the proper New 12 months’s Eve meal, this legendary Houston steakhouse is providing its four-course prix-fixe to go. Different entrée selections embrace lamb chops, a veal chop or Ora King salmon with jumbo lump crab and shrimp topping. Every meal additionally has an appetizer, salad, vegetable and dessert. The associated fee for this luxury steakhouse dinner is $129.95 earlier than tax, alcohol or gratuity. View the full menu online.
New 12 months’s Drinks To Go
13 celsius, 3000 Caroline: Wine and beer aficionados in Houston ought to know that this beloved Midtown bar sells to go bottles at 20% off retail. To order, browse the current selection online (you’ll should scroll down a bit), then place an advance order via email. In a rush? Cease by in individual; cellphone orders should not accepted throughout peak hours. 13 celsius is open on New 12 months’s Eve and New 12 months’s Day from 4 p.m. to 2 a.m.
Lei Low, 6412 North Foremost: Because of the unfold of omicron, the well-regarded tiki bar within the Heights is closed for indoor service till January 4. Nevertheless, it’s obtained an excellent choice of cocktails to go. These embrace classics, such because the ’44 Mai Tai for 2, and seasonal cocktails, together with Santa Is My Co-Pilot with blended darkish rum, amaretto, cinnamon, lime, grapefruit and absinthe for 4 to 6 folks. You may even purchase little umbrellas in your drinks. To adjust to state regulation, a meals order can also be required, so there’s a small choice of snacks from which to decide on. Order the drink pack online.
New 12 months’s Day Brunch To Go
BB’s Tex-Orleans: All places of the informal Cajun eatery are serving a particular Good Luck Meal on New 12 months’s Day. It consists of black-eyed peas, collard inexperienceds and fried fish. You may learn in regards to the historical past of the meal and the which means of every dish on the BB’s Tex-Orleans blog.
Backstreet Cafe, 1103 South Shepherd: New 12 months’s Eve revelers would possibly want slightly assist the following day, and for that motive, H City Restaurant Group beverage director Sean Beck is providing his Return To Texas Life Bloody Marys for less than $20 per pint to go. (That’s two 8-ounce drinks.) For meals to go alongside the drinks, the regular brunch menu is served from 11 a.m. to three p.m.
Bistro Menil, 1513 West Alabama: Chef and proprietor Greg Martin hosts brunch on Saturdays and Sundays from 11 a.m. to three p.m., and New 12 months’s weekend is not any exception. Only a few of the dishes that might look good on anybody’s brunch desk embrace the Brunch Galette with scrambled duck eggs, wild mushrooms, bacon, gruyère, roasted tomatoes, and arugula, and the Eggs Lyonnaise; two eggs over simple with gruyère, jamón serrano, frisée and Lyonnaise sauce atop toasted brioche. Order online or view the website menu and name (713) 904-3537.
Harold’s Restaurant, 350 West nineteenth: New 12 months’s Day brunch isn’t solely accessible to go at this esteemed Heights restaurant, but in addition for supply, and it’s free in case you stay inside 5 miles. The brunch menu is available online, and only a few of the favorites embrace the New Orleans Model Beignets with café au lait anglaise — which might make an exquisite starter — and the Massive Nasty Biscuit piled excessive with a buttermilk brined fried hen breast, cheddar and sausage gravy. Name (713) 360-6204 to order.
Press Waffle Co., 26435 Kuykendahl, Spring: Positioned within the Creekside Park West purchasing heart, this small restaurant chain’s declare to fame, in addition to getting a deal on Shark Tank, is its genuine Belgian-style waffles made with liége, or pearl, sugar. The sugar caramelizes because the waffle bakes, making tiny pockets of candy, gooey goodness all through. Along with candy concoctions, akin to its bestseller with recent strawberries, cookie butter, Nutella and housemade whipped cream, there are savory takes, too, akin to hen and waffles and The American topped with cheddar cheese, crumbled bacon, maple syrup and the diner’s selection of a fried or scrambled egg. Everybody within the household can get one to go for an at-home New 12 months’s brunch. Usually, the store opens at 7 a.m., however for New 12 months’s Day, it’s opening slightly later, so count on to position orders round 9 a.m. Online ordering for pickup or delivery is out there.
Rainbow Lodge, 2011 Ella: This elegant restaurant within the Timbergrove space is ideally suited to to-go orders because of the handy, semi-circular driveway in entrance of the doorway. For New 12 months’s Weekend, it’s providing a particular a la carte brunch for each dine in and to go on Saturday, January 1 and Sunday, January 2 from 10:30 a.m. to three p.m. Dine on conventional dishes akin to Black Eyed Peas simmered with ham hocks, or go for festive entrées akin to Lobster and Caviar with brioche bread pudding and Braised Bison Quick Rib Benedict with jalapeño hollandaise. Pair dishes with an assortment of craft cocktails and wine. View the menu online, then name (713) 861-8666 to order.
Trash Panda Drinking Club, 4203 Edison: This Northside bar and eatery is providing its brunch to-go for New 12 months’s weekend. A few of the extra attention-grabbing dishes embrace Waffles & Lollies, two hen “lollipops” tossed in gochujang and honey alongside a savory waffle, and the Trashy Tots topped with a fried egg, cheese, bacon, guajillo-sriracha aioli and inexperienced onion. The drinks embrace quite a lot of mimosas, bellinis and a Bloody Mary with vodka, Clamato, miso (for some further umami), celery salt, sriracha and lime.
New 12 months’s DIY Choices
These specialty markets promote the whole lot you want for a terrific celebration at house.
DR Delicacy, 4120 Administrators Row, Suite A: Create your individual decadent brunch at house with specialty merchandise at this surprisingly well-stocked retailer close to the Spring Department and Lazybrook/Timberwood neighborhoods. Select from a choice of caviar to pair with Champagne, get a fresh truffle or two to shave over eggs or pasta, then delve into a number of the hearty meats, akin to Wagyu New York strip steaks or rack of lamb. A few of the specialty greens, akin to haricot vert and Parisian carrots, would go completely alongside. There are additionally loads of specialty olive oils and condiments to intensify your cooking. View the selection online, or go to the shop in individual. (Word that DR Delicacy is closing at 2 p.m. on New 12 months’s Eve and on vacation break for just a few days after that. As well as, the store is warning that sure objects, akin to foie gras, might promote out earlier than then.)
Houston Dairymaids, 2210 Airline: A plethora of cheeses, snack packs and accoutrements are available for online ordering from this premier cheese store. One instance is the Dairymaids Favorites Field with 5 cheeses: Trillium Triple Cream Brie, Hoja Santa, Spycher Gruyere, Pitchfork Cheddar and Bay Blue. Add the Accompaniment Bag for a full unfold. It consists of two Olympia Provisions Salamis a 3-ounce pack of sliced Casella Prosciutto, a jar of cornichons, an 8-ounce bundle of Marcona almonds and a field of Potter’s Crackers. Word that the hours are from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m., so plan your pickup accordingly.
Urban Harvest Saturday Farmers Market, 2752 Buffalo Speedway: This in style market close to each the Higher Kirby, Greenway and River Oaks neighborhoods is open on New 12 months’s Day from 8 a.m. to midday. That’s an ideal motive to choose up some particular objects in your at-home New 12 months’s Day brunch or dinner. After all, there are many domestically grown fruit and veggies from a number of distributors, however as well as, you’ll find ready specialty objects akin to margarita combine from Acasa, Mexican pastries from Papalo Mercado, creamy goat cheese from Blue Heron Farm, pimiento cheese from Phrases & Meals and macarons from Maison Burdisso, simply to call just a few. As well as, chef Monica Pope’s Sparrow Cookshop has dips, crackers and bake-at-home scone dough, which is all good for brunch. Please notice that as a result of vacation, some distributors is probably not there. (Due to our affiliate editor David Leftwich for his suggestions.)
