FOOD | ARTS | COMMUNITY | STYLE+LEISURE
More good news:
The kitchen stays
open until 11pm
Monday thru
Thursday and until
1am Friday and
Saturday nights.
There is a brunch
offered Saturday
and Sundays.
Salt & Pepper Pork Ribs
Keeping it local, five Houston craft beers are on tap. And a
plethora of bottled suds are on the menu. GM Julie Rogers
(formerly bar manager at Coltivare) knows her beer; she is a
certified Cicerone ® , the beer world equivalent to a certified
Sommelier.
More good news: The kitchen stays open until 11pm
Monday thru Thursday and until 1am Friday and Saturday
nights. There is a brunch offered Saturday and Sundays.
Seating options vary from bar stools to benches, wire mesh
patio chairs to a comfy leather couch. On the interior walls
is a shelf with some fascinating foodie books: Pickles, Pigs
and Whiskey; Pork & Sons; and Jacques Pepin’s Complete
Techniques.
Smoked Cheese Dip
And the cocktails are perfect. Contemporary riffs on classics. Even the ice is big cube, old-school style.
Don’t try to pigeonhole the menu offerings – this is global fusion food at its casual finest. Hints of Vietnam and the
Mideast in the juicy Salt & Pepper Pork Ribs tinged with sumac and lemon. You will lick your fingers, and you should
suck the bones.
Go now because some time in June, if all goes as planned,
you will be forced to make a choice between even more
fine Agricole establishments to frequent. Opening in EADO
will be Miss Carousel, Indianola and Vinny’s.
Splurge on the pan-roasted sirloin salad: rare beef from 44 Farms with crunchy scallions, garden fresh peas, tasty green
beans, cold somen noodles and hints of heat from Serrano slices, all delightfully and aggressively dressed with tangy
Asian flavors. And the Jasmine Rice Congee – soupy, soul-satisfying comfort food topped with buttery local mushrooms,
seasoned crunchy almonds, a smattering of crisp bacon, pungent scallions and a perfectly poached egg – gets the
biggest love from me.
Shakshuka
Summer in Houston will be redefined. And delicious.
For those less adventurous, the Smoked Cheddar Burger with the everything-topped bun and those smashed
Massaman Curry Fries will do just fine.
The menu is short; the food long on thought and flavor. Do yourself a favor and one night grab eats at the bar. Noticing
my penchant for Campari, the bartender expanded my knowledge and palate with an introduction to Fernet liqueur.
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NIGHT HERON
1601 W. Main St. | Houston, TX 77006
713.527.8010
www.agricolehospitality.com/night-heron
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