1. Oxheart

2. The Pass

3. Uchi Houston

4. Underbelly

5. Tony's

6. Hugo's

7. Indika

8. Killen's

9. MF Sushi

10. Cove Cold Bar

11. Himalaya

12. Pondicheri

13. Mala Sichuan Bistro

14. Pho Binh Trailer

15. Melange Creperie

16. Triniti

17. Kata Robata

18. Da Marco

19. Latin Bites

20. Reef

21. Hubcap Grill

22. Costa Brava Bistro

23. Irma's

24. Dolce Vita Pizzeria Enoteca

25. Etoile Cuisine et Bar

26. Great W'Kana Cafe

27. Sparrow Bar & Cookshop

28. RDG + Bar Annie

29. Local Foods

30. Roost

31. Huynh Authentic Vietnamese Cuisine

32. Giacomo's Cibo e Vino

33. Pico's Mex-Mex

34. Pizaro's Pizza Napoletana

35. Corkscrew BBQ

36. Gatlin's BBQ

37. Philippe

38. Brennan's of Houston

39. Vic & Anthony's

40. Coppa Ristorante

41. Hubbell & Hudson Bistro

42. Vieng Thai

43. Restaurant Cinq

44. Cuchara

45. Haven

46. Sylvia's Enchilada Kitchen

47. The Burger Guys

48. Bijan Persian Grill

49. Lucille's

50. Americas

51. Kiran's

52. Kris Bistro

53. La Casa del Caballo

54. Shri Balaji Bhavan

55. The Original Ninfa's on Navigation

56. El Tiempo Cantina

57. Confucius Seafood

58. Ciao Bello

59. Asia Market

60. Provisions

61. Rainbow Lodge

62. Karancho's

63. Cajun Kitchen

64. Poscol

65. Rice Bowl Indonesian

66. La Fisheria

67. Gilhooley's

68. Crawfish & Noodles

69. Danton's Gulf Coast Seafood Kitchen

70. Soto's Cantina

71. La Guadalupana

72. Kasra

73. Ristorante Cavour

74. Plonk Beer & Wine Bistro

75. Que Huong

76. Brooks' Place BBQ

77. Revival Market

78. Yum Yum Cha Cafe

79. Banana Leaf Malaysian Cuisine

80. Goode Co. Seafood

81. Virgie's

82. Taqueria Laredo

83. The Shack

84. Paulie's

85. Eatsie Boys

86. Cafe TH

87. FuFu Cafe

88. Blacksmith Coffee Shop

89. The Breakfast Klub

90. Pollo Bravo

91. Bon Ga Garden Korean Restaurant

92. Tango & Malbec

93. Taqueria La Macro

94. Classic Kitchen

95. El Gran Malo

96. Chama Gaucha

97. Maharaja Bhog

98. Frenchy's

99. La Azteca

100. Chez Beignets

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Alison Cook has been the Houston Chronicle's restaurant critic since 2002. In her long career as a food and restaurant writer, she has earned two James Beard Foundation awards for newspaper restaurant criticism and was a finalist for that award each of the past two years. She also received the foundation's coveted M.F.K. Fisher Award for Distinguished Writing. She has been the food writer for Condé Nast House & Garden and has served as the restaurant critic for Texas Monthly. Her writing, on food and many other topics, has appeared in Esquire, GQ, the New York Times Magazine, Gourmet, Saveur, Food & Wine, Vogue, Travel & Leisure and Business Week.