{"id":452199,"date":"2025-12-17T02:02:12","date_gmt":"2025-12-17T02:02:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/452199\/"},"modified":"2025-12-17T02:02:12","modified_gmt":"2025-12-17T02:02:12","slug":"new-york-times-critic-awards-houston-restaurant-2-stars-in-glowing-review","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/452199\/","title":{"rendered":"New York Times critic awards Houston restaurant 2 stars in glowing review"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>A family-friendly Houston restaurant will soon open its sixth location. <a href=\"https:\/\/eatatlocaltable.com\/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>Local Table<\/strong><\/a> is expected to open in Missouri City in January.<\/p>\n<p>Located at 3434 FM 1092 Road, the new Local Table will occupy approximately 6,700 square feet. It will feature a semi-private dining room, an outdoor patio, and a mural by Houston artist Shelbi Nicole<\/p>\n<p>First opened in 2016, the restaurant builds on the legacy of Hungry&#8217;s, the popular Mediterranean cafe that has two Houston-area locations (with a third on the way this spring). Shervin Sharifi and Neima Sharifi, who are nephews of Hungry&#8217;s founder Fred Sharifi, partnered with Hungry&#8217;s co-owner Ashkan Nowamooz and his brothers Arash and Alex. Additionally, Sue Nowamooz, Ashkan&#8217;s wife, serves as executive chef for both Hungry&#8217;s and Local Table.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cEvery Local Table location is born from the community around it \u2014 our guests shape who we are. We\u2019re honored to create spaces where neighbors can gather, share meals, and feel at home,\u201d Shervin Sharifi said in a statement. \u201cMissouri City has already shown us so much warmth, and we can\u2019t wait to become part of the fabric of this community.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Similar to Hungry\u2019s, many dishes include Mediterranean-inspired elements such as a gyro pita, a kebab plate, and hummus. Other selections \u2014 including chicken fried chicken, a bacon cheeseburger, and a Philly cheesesteak \u2014 take their inspiration from traditional Southern or classic American fare. Gluten-free, vegetarian, and vegan items appear throughout the menu. Weekend brunch features three-egg omelets, chicken and waffles, croissant French toast, and more. <\/p>\n<p>Weekly specials includes kids eats free on Monday, $5 margaritas on Tuesday, half-off bottles of wine on Wednesday, and \u201cBoard and Bottle Thursday,\u201d that offers a pizza and bottle of wine for $40. Meals are available for both dine-in and Local Table\u2019s in-house delivery service. <\/p>\n<p>\u201cLocal Table is dedicated to providing families in the Greater Houston area with access to quality dining in a welcoming, family-friendly setting,\u201d Sharifi added. \u201cExpanding our footprint to Missouri City is a perfect next step for us, and we\u2019re thrilled to become part of this community.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"A family-friendly Houston restaurant will soon open its sixth location. Local Table is expected to open in Missouri&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":452200,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[5130],"tags":[4345,398,12212,358,3187],"class_list":{"0":"post-452199","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-houston","8":"tag-houston","9":"tag-media","10":"tag-news-you-can-eat","11":"tag-texas","12":"tag-tx"},"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"https:\/\/pubeurope.com\/@us\/115732450109392825","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/452199","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=452199"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/452199\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/452200"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=452199"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=452199"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=452199"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}