From hot pot, to dim sum, and from cafeteria style dining, to places with live music, Houston food writers discuss their favorite unique restaurant experiences around town in this month's installment of The Full Menu.

We hear from Eric Sandler of CultureMap Houston, Felice Sloan of the Swanky Maven lifestyle blog, and freelance food writer and editor David Leftwich.

Establishments Mentioned in this Edition:

Taste of Texas
Cleburne's Cafeteria
Bori
Korea House
Korea Garden
Seoul Garden
Gen Korean BBQ House
Hongdae 33 Korean BBQ
Haidilao
Shabu Zone
Kiran's
The Marigold Club
Emma Jane
Saigon Pagolac
Chama Gaucha Brazilian Steakhouse
The Dinner Detective
Ishtia
Fung's Kitchen
Ocean Palace
Toca Madera
Brennan's of Houston
McGonigel's Mucky Duck
Credence

Eight Houston-area restaurants made the latest Texas Monthly list of the state's top 50 barbecue spots with one cracking the top ten. Houston’s Truth Barbeque was ranked ninth in the state.

With that list in mind, local food writers hone in on Houston as they discuss some of their favorite barbecue places in the city in this month's installment of The Full Menu,

In the audio above, we hear from Eric Sandler of CultureMap Houston, Felice Sloan of the Swanky Maven lifestyle blog, and freelance food writer and editor David Leftwich.

Establishments Mentioned in this Edition:

Killen's BBQ
Feges BBQ
Blood Bros. BBQ
Brett's BBQ Shop
Truth Barbeque
Pinkerton's Barbecue
CorkScrew BBQ
Rosemeyer Bar-B-Q
Bar-A-BBQ
Jennings and Company BBQ
Brisket & Rice
Redbird BBQ
The Pit Room
Burnt Bean Co. Barbecue (in Seguin, TX)
Gatlin's BBQ
Khoi Barbecue
Henderson & Kane
Ray's BBQ Shack

While Houston is perhaps best known for dishes that include (or center around) meat or seafood -- like barbecue, fajitas, or Viet-Cajun crawfish -- meat doesn't have to steal show, especially if you don't eat it.

In this month's installment of The Full Menu, food writers discuss some of their favorite restaurants to get vegetarian and vegan food around the city, and the options are many -- when that wasn't the case just a decade or two ago.

In the audio above, we hear from Eric Sandler of CultureMap Houston, Felice Sloan of the Swanky Maven lifestyle blog, and freelance food writer and editor David Leftwich.

Establishments Mentioned in this Edition:

Pondicheri
Shri Balaji Bhavan
Mo' Brunch and Brews
Ema
green seed vegan
Lua Viet Kitchen
Traveler's Cart
Local Foods
Cochinita and Co.
Maximo
Lindiana's Southern Vegan Kitchen
Craft Pita
Hamsa
Just Falafel Vegan Cafe
Kriti Kitchen
bellagreen
Truth Barbeque
mantra
Camaraderie
Govinda's Vegetarian Cuisine
Kiran's

In this month's installment of The Full Menu, food writers discuss some of their favorite places in Greater Houston to grab a quick breakfast.

In the audio above, we hear from Eric Sandler of CultureMap Houston, Felice Sloan of the Swanky Maven lifestyle blog, and David Leftwich of Edible Houston and Houston Food Finder.

Establishments Mentioned in this Edition:

Ema
EaDough Pastries & Provisions
The Kolache Shoppe
Dandelion Café
Villa Arcos
Brothers Taco House
Sunrise Taquitos
Laredo Taqueria
Torchy's Tacos
Cantina Barba
Shipley Do-Nuts

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Christy's Donuts
Red Dessert Dive
Love Croissants
Koffeteria
Magnol French Baking
The Hot Bagel Shop
Bagel Shop Bakery
Bagel Express
Bagel Bob's
Jersey Bagels
Common Bond
Sinfull Bakery
Whataburger

Super Bowl LIX is Sunday between the Philadelphia Eagles and the Kansas City Chiefs. Ahead of the big game, food writers discuss some of their favorite places in Houston for bar food and to watch sports in this month's installment of The Full Menu,

In the audio above, we hear from Eric Sandler of CultureMap Houston, Felice Sloan of the Swanky Maven lifestyle blog, and David Leftwich of Edible Houston and Houston Food Finder.

Establishments Mentioned in this Edition:

Patterson Park
Rockhouse Southern Kitchen
Drift Bar
EZ’s Liquor Bar
Pitch 25
Pour Behavior
Phoenix on Westheimer
The Maple Leaf Pub
West Alabama Ice House
Nick’s Place
Cobo’s
The Deck on Fountainview
Flying Saucer
Moxies
Social Beer Garden
The Shiloh Club
Kirby Ice House
Little Woodrow’s
Eight Row Flint
Biggio’s

Monday was Epiphany, which officially marks the beginning of Mardi Gras season. And that means we’re not terribly far from crawfish season and a particular chunk of the year when Cajun and Creole dishes shine on the culinary stage.

And so, in this month's installment of The Full Menu, we turn to our group of foodies to get recommendations for some of their favorite places to get crawfish and other Cajun and Creole cuisine in Greater Houston.

In the audio above, we hear from Eric Sandler of CultureMap Houston, David Leftwich of Edible Houston and Houston Food Finder, and and Abbas Dhanani of HoustonEatz.

Establishments Mentioned in this Edition:

Josephine's Gulf Coast Tradition
Viola & Agnes'
Gatlin's Fins and Feathers
Eunice
Lucille's
Late August
Winnie's
Boil House
Crawfish & Noodles
LA Fisherman
Crawfish Shack
Crawfish Cafe
Joseph Boudreaux pop-ups
Dominick Lee pop-ups
Pappadeaux Seafood Kitchen
BB's Tex-Orleans

What are the best places in Houston to take someone for their birthday, an anniversary, or a graduation? In this month's installment of The Full Menu, food writers discuss some of their favorite restaurants to go to for special occasions.

Some of the restaurants they mention were among the 24 Houston establishments that received recognition this week from the prestigious Michelin Guide in its first-ever Texas list (as noted below).

In the audio above, we hear from Eric Sandler of CultureMap Houston, David Leftwich of Edible Houston, and Isabel Protomartir, social media and public relations specialist.

Establishments Mentioned in this Edition:

Haidilao
Bludorn (Michelin recommended)
Brasserie 19
Shabu En
ChòpnBlọk
Drake's Hollywood
Marigold Club
Axelrad
St. Arnold Brewing Company
Fung's Kitchen
Hai Cang Seafood Restaurant
Aga's
Tatemó (Michelin One Star)
Street to Kitchen (Bib Gourmand)
Hongdae 33
Bori
Josephine's Gulf Coast Tradition
Taste of Texas