{"id":152334,"date":"2026-02-05T16:41:10","date_gmt":"2026-02-05T16:41:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/152334\/"},"modified":"2026-02-05T16:41:10","modified_gmt":"2026-02-05T16:41:10","slug":"colombian-coffee-creole-cuisines-6-restaurants-to-try-in-the-greater-houston-area","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/152334\/","title":{"rendered":"Colombian coffee, Creole cuisines: 6 restaurants to try in the Greater Houston area"},"content":{"rendered":"

From Colombian coffee to Creole cuisine, here are six establishments across the Greater Houston area that are local favorites, recently opened or are coming soon, as reported by Community Impact.<\/p>\n

Now open<\/p>\n

Crispy Burger & Laankee now serving fried chicken, boba near Cy-Fair<\/a><\/p>\n

New fast-casual restaurant Crispy Burger is officially open off Hwy. 249 in partnership with Laankee, per an announcement on social media. The restaurant pairs fast food classics such as hamburgers and fried chicken with boba tea from Laankee.<\/p>\n

Tacos A Go Go celebrates 20 years with two new Houston locations<\/a><\/p>\n

Established in 2006 on Houston\u2019s Main Street, Tacos A Go Go serves authentic breakfast and street tacos. To celebrate its 20th anniversary, the restaurant has announced the opening of two new locations.<\/p>\n

Opened Jan. 29Heights: 1102 Yale St., Ste. 300, HoustonVoss: 2231 S. Voss Road, Houstonwww.tacosagogo.com<\/a><\/p>\n

Coming soon<\/p>\n

\"TheThe restaurant chain serves Chicago-style hot dogs, Italian beef sandwiches and char-grilled burgers. (Courtesy Portillo’s)<\/p>\n

Portillo’s to celebrate opening in Humble with ribbon-cutting ceremony<\/a><\/p>\n

Known for its Chicago street food, the fast-casual restaurant offers a menu of Chicago-style hot dogs, Italian beef sandwiches and char-grilled burgers. The Humble location will feature Portillo\u2019s \u201cRestaurant of the Future\u201d design that includes seating for 166 guests and double drive-thru lanes.<\/p>\n

Johnny Ritas Cocina y Cantina sets opening date for Feb. 6 in Lindale Park<\/a><\/p>\n

Johnny Ritas Cocina y Cantina will fully open to customers Feb. 6, bringing a mesquite- and charcoal-fired approach to Mexican cuisine that blends Tex-Mex favorites, Oaxacan tradition and Baja-inspired seafood.<\/p>\n

Opening Feb. 65602 Fulton St., Houston<\/p>\n

Dining spotlight<\/p>\n

Margarita\u2019s Coffee blends Colombian coffee, community in Cy-Fair<\/a><\/p>\n

Offering various drinks made with medium roast coffee sourced from Colombia, Margarita\u2019s Coffee offers a balanced flavor of coffee. However, Margarita Cleves said it is not the coffee that keeps customers coming back. \u201cMore than coffee, what matters to me is how you are doing and ensuring every customer feels seen,\u201d Margarita Cleves said.<\/p>\n

Chef Michael Brown brings Cajun, Creole cuisine to Pearland<\/a><\/p>\n

Chef Michael Brown has brought his 40 years of experience down to Pearland with a new takeout-only, fast-casual restaurant serving build-your-own burritos, bowls and tacos\u2014but with a Southwestern flair. The concept revolves around takeout not just being a transactional encounter with a customer, but more of a human-to-human interaction.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"From Colombian coffee to Creole cuisine, here are six establishments across the Greater Houston area that are local…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":152335,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[7],"tags":[29726,14116,1604,31846,63065,62,50706,56,58,57,1542,1454,3234,1601],"class_list":{"0":"post-152334","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-houston","8":"tag-cajun","9":"tag-ci-foodie","10":"tag-community-impact","11":"tag-creole","12":"tag-cuisines","13":"tag-dining","14":"tag-foodie-friday","15":"tag-houston","16":"tag-houston-headlines","17":"tag-houston-news","18":"tag-humble","19":"tag-near-me","20":"tag-new-restaurants","21":"tag-places-to-eat"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/152334","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=152334"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/152334\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/152335"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=152334"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=152334"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=152334"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}