Beaver’s, the gastro-icehouse on Decatur Street off Washington Avenue where barman Bobby Heugel and chef Jonathan Jones jumpstarted their careers, was founded by chef Monica Pope, among others. Pope, Texas’s answer to Alice Waters, has been a seminal figure in the Houston restaurant scene for several decades, single-handedly starting Houston’s farmers market movement. Considering that she’s run four fine-dining restaurants over the years, it’s odd that her enduring legacy might turn out to be this hip icehouse with creative bar snacks—try the duck and chicken taquitos, the tempura pickles, a great burger, excellent mac n’ cheese, or grilled watermelon salad.