A lot of times on our monthly restaurant segment, The Full Menu, our group of foodies ends up discussing eateries that are either new – or relatively new – to Houston's flourishing food scene.

But there are also plenty of great standbys that have been on the scene much longer – maybe a decade or more. Maybe some of those are great because they've held on to familiar dishes and styles while others excel at innovating and adapting to new trends. And those are as much a part of the food scene here as anything else.

So, we had our food writers talk about some of their favorite classic Houston restaurants in this month's installment. You can see the full list below.

In the audio above, you can hear Eric Sandler of CultureMap Houston, Felice Sloan of the Swanky Maven lifestyle blog, and David Leftwich of Houston Food Finder talk it over.

Restaurants Mentioned in this Edition:

Original Ninfa's

El Tiempo Cantina

Tony Mandola's

Hugo's

Molina's

Teotihuacan

Villa Arcos

Himalaya

Benjy's

Pho Binh

Pho Saigon

Mai's

Kim Son

Dot Coffee Shop

Barbecue Inn

Kenny & Ziggy's

New York Deli and Coffee Shop

Houston This Is It Soul Food

Giacomo's cibo e vino

Cream Burger

Frenchy's

Brennan's

Kata Robata

Rainbow Lodge

Korea Garden

Tony's

Paulie's

Cleburne Cafeteria

Fung's Kitchen

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