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From Houston favorites like Goode Company Seafood to Drunken Lobster in Asiatown, here are the top seafood restaurants in the Houston area.

Ouisie's Table opened near Rice Village 53 years ago. It closed in the late '80s following the death of owner Elouise Adams Jones' only child, and reopened in 1995 at its current location on San Felipe.

Charm Taphouse & BBQ | ★★ | Tex-Asian barbecue | 525 Woodland Square Blvd., Ste. 100, Conroe | 281-869-8686

As the restaurant critic at the Houston Chronicle, readers, family, friends, even strangers at the dog park ask me for restaurant recommendations every day.

From local institution The Breakfast Klub to a food court kiosk inside a Korean supermarket, here are the top spots for fried chicken in the Houston area.

Smoky meats and Thai curries share the menu with surprising ease at Charm Taphouse & BBQ.

Laurenzo's | ★★ | Steakhouse | 4412 Washington | 713-880-5111 On a stormy evening almost exactly three years ago, before I started logging

These are the leading ice cream shops in Houston, from Amy's to Underground Creamery.

In May, I ate countless pounds of crawfish before peak mudbug season comes to an end.

Thai-style barbecue ribs at Charm Taphouse & BBQ and brown butter soft serve at Star Rover top restaurant critic Bao Ong's best bites in May.