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not the heights, but close enough is Prime 131

Heard good things. Several friends have been

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Really enjoyed that place. Thought it was a lot better than the other Berg concepts I've been to but like all of his restaurants it was quite pricey.

I haven't had a steak at Killen's Heights in a while but it's pretty good and often forgotten about.

The noise factor used to be terrible but someone said they worked on it.

They posted something about going more to Killen's STQ style but they weren't clear what that meant and I haven't been.

yeah, he's definitely proud of it. quite expensive.

great bar area

Of note, that new Jos coffee shop has beers (including tallboys), mimosas and other similar beverages available via drive thru. And tacos. Cause who don't need a tallboy to warsh down those breakfast tacos.

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Really enjoyed that place. Thought it was a lot better than the other Berg concepts I've been to but like all of his restaurants it was quite pricey.

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Speaking of Berg, have any of you guys been to Buttermilk Baby at MKT?

What a disaster that place is. I don't know if it's the venue in general or the "Instagram" folks that flock to that spot, but the crowd is awful, the service is bad, and the food is mediocre. Parking is also a complete disaster.

Will not be returning.

i had the breakfast biscuits. they were really good, but you are right. place is a madhouse so don't think a return trip is coming any time soon

I thought Prime 131 was very good but not sure how long it'll last as that location is a little wonky.

Tough business. I've noticed that Sofia, who used to do a pretty good lunch business, has gone dinner only during the week. Savoir too.

Need more places nearby to have proper week day lunches.

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Holy ****, the prices.

I got the same, but they screwed up the order so I'm fairly certain is sat under a heat lamp for 15 minutes.

Just the general attitude of the workers there annoyed me. I don't expect much from counter service but these people look like they came from a halfway house and attempted to blame me when the order was wrong.

I got the same vibe from his crew at Sofia. It's like Berg has given up on hiring trained professionals to work his spots. Probably the inevitable result of his growth and popularity.

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definitely not cheap, but a good tip for any of Berg's restaurants is to use the "inKind" app. You get 20% off the bill if you pay with the app.

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I'm too much of a tightwad to even walk in that door.

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fair enough, I've never been either. Works for a lot of spots though.

If I'm going to pay for a steak, I like to go to a place I know will deliver. Nothing annoys me more than spending $300 on a meal and not enjoying it.

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fair enough, I've never been either. Works for a lot of spots though.

If I'm going to pay for a steak, I like to go to a place I know will deliver. Nothing annoys me more than spending $300 on a meal and not enjoying it.

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It's truly amazing how much they've grown recently, yet how solid those concepts seem to stay. Most are pricy, but they seem to always deliver the couple times a year we splurge.

Sounds like they're going to grow again closing down NOPO for a bigger test kitchen.

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Count me in the camp the concept and layout of 1891 was excellent but the food just never delivered.

I went 5-6 times and every time, I'd stare at the menu because nothing stood out and it was all over the place.

Never had anything that wowed me.

They did have Shiner on draft so it was great to meet people for drinks as the bar was big enough and low key enough.

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Good lobster ($65 each), sushi roll was good, can't remember if we got a steak, loud AF and seated in a 2 person table next to a rowdy 4 or 6 top, left hungry and $200 lighter.

Think my wife likes it, but not with me.

Patton's Steakhouse (hidden behind Savior) is a good steak house.

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Count me in the camp the concept and layout of 1891 was excellent but the food just never delivered.

I went 5-6 times and every time, I'd stare at the menu because nothing stood out and it was all over the place.

Never had anything that wowed me.

They did have Shiner on draft so it was great to meet people for drinks as the bar was big enough and low key enough.

Figured it wasn't going to last but I did enjoy the bar the few times I went.

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The Tall Texan as she was is no more.

Yeah. I've been to the place that replaced Alice's Tall Texan a couple of times.

I know it's the same building and the name has Tall Texan in it, but I don't recognize the place from before.

Couldn't agree more. Damn shame.

Went to it after it reopened, ordered a lone star and the bartender said that will be $8. I said, I only ordered one. And they said yep, thats for one. . Drank it and got the bell out of there and will never go back. All they had to do was leave it the way it was.

If anyone misses Alice (maybe you;re a glutton for punishment), you can pretty much always still find her at Shiloh.

She used to hang out at T-Bone's too, but I haven't seen her in a while. Glad to know she's still around. She came up in conversation the other night with somebody else who remembered her.

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Haven't been to Shiloh in over two years. The last time I was there I woke up to a $150 charge on my card and a top 10 hangover in my life. They had like $5 fireball and $4 Lone Stars. I was a dumbass

Savoir/Patton's has closed.

That's a real bummer - never went to Pattons but really likes Savoir. Seems strange with all these places closing at the same itme.

Restaurants can't keep up with rising food / rent costs.

And a lot of people are seeing the economy and not spending like drunken sailors. The industry in general hasn't been good since Covid.

I'd guess rent is the biggest factor. Seems like business has been booming post-Covid in the parts of town I frequent or used to frequent. But that probably goes hand in hand with rising rent costs due to demographic shifts.

I'd be curious to compare state tax receipts for food & alcohol pre and post Covid, just to see how representative my anecdotal observations are of the general trend.

If there is a slowdown in dining expenses, I would imagine that "nice/casual concepts offering bold new takes on classic American cuisine" would be the first to suffer.

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I'd guess rent is the biggest factor. Seems like business has been booming post-Covid in the parts of town I frequent or used to frequent. But that probably goes hand in hand with rising rent costs due to demographic shifts.

I'd be curious to compare state tax receipts for food & alcohol pre and post Covid, just to see how representative my anecdotal observations are of the general trend.

If there is a slowdown in dining expenses, I would imagine that "nice/casual concepts offering bold new takes on classic American cuisine" would be the first to suffer.

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Is "bold new take" just a more appealing way of saying more cheese, salt and sugar?

On an unrelated note, I feel like downtown restaurant foot traffic has slowed despite higher occupancy rates.

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you hit the nail on the proverbial head. downtown has never been great when it comes to the bums. but, it is way worse now that it was back in the 2006-2014 period when i was last working here.

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I am still amazed at the number of people, especially women who walk around with their air pods in walking around downtown. Their situational awareness is so limited.

This was on Houston Heights Foodies FB today.