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ON OUR RADAR
Famed Lucky Burger on Richmond may be gone, but Oui Bahn Mi
ain’t a bad replacement. Their Vietnamese sandwiches might be just
as famous as the aforementioned joint. Set to open this month, the
new location to the Les Givrals Kahve family will also feature a case
of their delicious desserts from Oui Desserts. www.oui-banhmi.com
What started in Pearland as a carwash, morphed into a
45-seat restaurant with eight employees, and blew up within two years into a 350-seat biergarten, restaurant and
entertainment destination (with 60 employees serving an
average of 15,000 customers) is coming to the loop.
King’s Biergarten, led by Johann “Hans” Sitter and his son
Philipp Sitter, is set to open in The Heights this fall.
www.kingsbiergarten.com
Roost’s Chef Kevin Naderi made his appearance on season 9 of
Food Network’s Beat Bobby Flay! on July 28. Watch the local
chef go head-to-head against Chef Mark Vecchitto of Connecticut
to see who moves on to the next round to take on Bobby Flay.
www.iloveroosts.com
Photography by Felix Sanchez
Executive Chef, Tommy Elbashary, and B&B Proprietor, Benjamin Berg, in B&B’s dry-aging room
B&B Butchers & Restaurant is one of only nine restaurants
in the United States licensed to receive its certification by
the Kobe Beef Association in Japan. The certification
allows B&B to offer 100% authentic, A5-certified Kobe
beef from 100% Tajima cattle. B&B is the only restaurant
in southwest Texas to have this honor. www.bbbutchers.com
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