5 /5 William Haston II: Hands down my new favorite resturant in Houston. Coming out the elevator the dining room and bar area was beautiful. Lighting was perfect, the ascetic of the resturant was sexy, the large ceiling to floor windows gave an amazing view of downtown,and the background music wasnt too loud. All of the staff was very attentive and polite. The wine selection was great, you could tell they took time and thought into the selection. Not sure about you but I really dislike an overwhelming 10 page wine selection that some resturants have. The craft drinks all looked lively and refreshing as well as the mocktails.
Starters:
Sweet corn empanadas were cute and small. The empanadas them self looked perfectly fried and full of stuffing. The dish taste as good as it looked. The empanada was soft but still a little crunchy, and the sweet corn was creamy. The balance of the salty from the empanada and the sweet of the corn and cream went perfect together.
Octopus Anticucho was a definite wow. Octopus is so easy to mess up but this was cooked perfectly. The miso panca sauce, ajĂ rice foam, peas, and chili chimichurri definitely paired great with the octopus. The sauce and foam was tangy but not overpowering, creamy, and a little kick from the chili.
Main Course:
Bone-In Beef Rib Al Carbon.. beef ribs are hard to cook. They either come out too dry, or too greasy. No...this was great. Still served on the bone but cut into little sections so that you can make lettuce wraps out of it. The pickled onion and peppers added a perfect acidity to the wrap that accentuated the flavor of the beef even more.
Deserts:
Lake Bonba
The show with this desert was cute. Its a chocolate half sphere with 3 different ice creams, berry crumble, and brownie with vanilla & berry sauce drizzled on top. The brownie was the most moist, dense, chocolaty brownie Ive ever had. The shell it self was awesome, and few times I just used the shell pieces as a spoon to scoop everything into one bite.
Yellow Corn cake
Presentation was beautiful. Honestly not my favorite of the deserts we had as Im a chocolate person but super cute presentation.
Black sesame cream puff
Oh my lord I would come here just for this and coffee. Each bite was just a fluffy chocolate cloud that melted in your mouth.