PRICE:
Frommer's Exceptional

Singing the praises of this restaurant makes me feel like nothing more than a member of the choir. Over the last 20 years, no restaurant in Houston has received more coverage, more acclaim, and more awards than Cafe Annie. If you're looking for the restaurant in Houston, and especially if you're on a fat expense account, this should be your choice. Those of us who aren't so fortunate can save money by going for lunch or ordering from the bar menu. One of the restaurant's signature dishes is the crabmeat tostadas, available on the dinner, lunch, and bar menus. These are wonderful compositions of fresh lump crabmeat, avocado, a little finely shredded cabbage, and a touch of piquancy. Delicious main courses include the cinnamon-roasted pheasant, the beef with chile pasilla sauce, or the red fish with pumpkinseed sauce. The tortilla soup is one of the perennial favorites on the menu. Everything I sampled has been delicious and different. The dining room is perfectly in character with the restaurant -- nice and quiet, softly lit, with lots of dark woodwork.

Copyright: Excerpted from Frommer's Texas, 4th Edition, (c) 2008, Wiley Publishing, Inc.

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