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Nobu

Nobu

5115 Westheimer Rd Suite C-3515, Houston, TX 77056, United States

Full • Fish • Cocktail • Bar-Lounge


"We have been to Nobu at: New York, Los Angeles, Palo Alto, Budapest, Barcelona, Mexico City, Los Cabos and more. We went to Nobu at the Galleria in Houston for dinner on Monday 21st of august at 7:30. When we arrived, we saw that there were plenty of seating's available, we asked for a table, and they gave us one with only two seatings. We asked for a bigger table with four seating's because my father didn't feel comfortable in that seating, and they told us that they didn't have any space left. So, we left the restaurant at 7:40, and we checked on Open Table if they had any open reservations and by our surprise it said it had 7 tables available and we reserved on for a party of four at 7:45. We entered the restaurant we met again with the hostess Gabriela Arsiaga and told her we had made a reservation for four people, she proceed to her manager and when he arrived they gave their backs to us and started talking, we didn't had an answer for our table until my dad asked them if they did had any table available. They told us that they were arraigning our settings and then proceeded to seating us. We had our dinner, we ordered plenty of stuff and paid the bill. The Manager is Called Ryan Nielsen. After we went to speak with the manager and I asked him “Why if you had seven tables available you didn't gave us one” and he told me that he wasn't aware because he had “more important things to do” I told him that us, his clients are the most important things to do, the same with the hostess, how come her job is to seat people and she either wasn't aware that she had plenty of seats available. We are extremely disappointed, we are accustomed to go to these types of restaurants and if we expect to pay a higher price we are expected to receive an excellent service, in which today Nobu has disappointed us."

Highlands Bar Grill

Highlands Bar Grill

2011 11th Avenue SouthAL 35205, Birmingham, United States

Grill • Seafood • European • Bar/Lounge


"If there is a restaurant that is a Birmingham institution among the wealthier crowd, there is literally only one name that locals would bring up, and it is undoubtedly Highlands. Not that there aren't other nice restaurants, but this spot has proven itself over time and is ran by a chef that most Alabamians are quite proud of. Opened in 1982, Highland's is a place that put Birmingham on the map in a positive way at a time when the post industrial iron period was about to wind down and transform the city. Frank formalized his cooking techniques by working in kitchens of San Francisco and France, creating a medley of American Southern and French cuisine that is difficult to find elsewhere. It was not a time when it was common to see a chef from Alabama going to study cooking in Europe, thus the story was already an anomaly. Frank Stitt was trying to pioneer sustainable agriculture and farming well before anybody in Alabama knew what in the world that actually meant or for that matter, cared. One of the signature items is the baked grits that has been around since the restaurant opened. It's a tasty grits preparation and without a doubt, something to try. The pheasant was spectacular, fairly lean and with a crispy delicious skin, served with grits and green beans. Pastries here are created by Dolester Miles, who has been in the job for well over 30 years. The opera cake is absolutely spectacular, gentle and complexly layered. The basque cake is peachy and moist, with a crispy delicious exterior and Chantilly cream. Not only are these likely the best desserts to discover in Alabama, but may be some of the best to be found in America. The attentiveness got derail was clearly evident. As far as service, generally fine, but not particularly attentive. The waitress did not seem in much of a mood to welcome people to the establishment. Many items on the menu were running out by 8:30pm on a Saturday night. Nobody was particularly impressed with the flounder that got substituted for the grouper. And then there are other questions, why would you run out of grits? They know they are always filled to capacity and ingredients to make grits are not immediately perishable. Highland's has by this point in Birmingham's history become a classic. It's evident that most people here have been around for decades working at their jobs and serving the rich crowds of Mountain Brook. It's a place of great food and shows many combinations of ingredients that are nearly impossible to find elsewhere, let alone be executed this well."