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3 Hot Spots to Hit Right Now in the East End

Where to Eat Right Now: Houston's 100 Very Best RestaurantsDining Out
Alice Levitt
Author: Alice Levitt and Katharine Shilcutt
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Guinea pig at Andes Cafe

Pappa Charlies Barbeque

’Cue hounds head here for pitmaster Wes Jurena’s smoked brisket, pork ribs and boudin, all available by the half-pound. But they stay for the creamy mac ‘n’ cheese and daily specials like smoked wings with white sauce.

Mandola’s Deli

“Come for a meal, leave with a story” is the menu’s mantra at this fixture, which has served old-school Italian-Texan staples like chicken parm po-boys and fried calamari since 1975.

Andes Cafe

Chef David Guerrero’s restaurant remains the only place in town to get roasted cuy—a.k.a. guinea pig, a delicacy in South America—as well as a full menu of Peruvian, Colombian and Ecuadorian favorites for breakfast, lunch and dinner.

Published in the 100 Best Restaurants 2016 issue of Houstonia Mag.




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Alice Levitt
Alice Levitt
Alice joined Houstonia in November 2015 and has been relishing exploring the city’s vibrant food scene ever since.  She began her journalism career at age 13 with a cult film criticism ’zine. As an adult, stints with WWE Magazine and EatingWell led to her job as senior food writer at Vermont’s alternative newsweekly, Seven Days, in 2008. In that capacity, she became one of the state’s most well-known TV and radio personalities. Her first book, Vermont: An Explorer’s Guide, was published in 2015. Alice has won an AltWeekly Award for Best Food Writing, two Daysies for Best Print/Online Journalist, and two "Top Social Foodie" awards from Burlington Social Media Day.