More Food

My lovely wife and I continued my Year of Turning Fifty quest for good food last week with a stop at one of Houston’s newest fancy restaurants – Sabor. It is owned by the same folks who own both Da Marco and Dolce Vita, so we were expecting a lot.

Sabor is located in the renovated shell of an old Houston late night favorite – La Jaliscience. I had spent more than my fair share of late nights there, listening to bad music and having just one more beer. Lately I had met friends there for the very cheap lunch – being able to eat a burrito for next to nothing, and it would fill you up for a week.

The renovation opened up the place with a million windows. The booth and table configuration in the back was pretty much the same, as was the gravel parking lot out back. We went in through the back door, and were only the third table to be seated. Granted, it was early (about 6:15) but Houston is an early eating town.

We each ordered a margarita, seeing how it was claimed that they used only fresh squeezed juice. The chips and salsa were placed on the table and these did not disappoint. Tasty and crunchy (for the chips) spicy and smoky (for the salsa)

The drinks then came and were a bit disappointing. I was expecting them to taste like the ones from Hugo’s, but we were both disappointed in that they tasted like they came from a mix.

We ordered what amounted to Mexican Tapas – three tacos (roast beef, swordfish, and pastor – pork from the spinner), some sopesitos con pulpo (sort of like fat chips with octopus on them) and the guacamole. The food was good (except for the pastor, which was nothing but gristle) but hardly worthy of such an august staff.

We left full, but disappointed.

The quest continues.