A Taste of H.S. Green, The Good Food Bar

Galleria-Uptown just added a new eatery called H.S. Green. This new restaurant offers quality-sourced food, made fresh in house. It's located in the Plaza on Richmond Avenue, in the Galleria area. Their dine-in menu, includes vegetarian, vegan and gluten-free options, and you have the opportunity to dine-in or take out, during breakfast, lunch and dinner. The environment is laid back chic, with an open kitchen so you can see your food being made in front of you.

In a booming city like Houston, with food temptations left and right, it can get tough to remain loyal to that new "diet." But lucky for us, more and more conscious restaurants are opening lately. I had a chance to visit H.S. Green for a tasting, with my sister, and we were treated to wonderful food that I'm excited to share with you. We started the evening tasting some of their fresh pressed juices;

• 5 Berry: Perfect for mornings 

• Watermelon lime mint: Very juicy 

• Pineapple coconut mint: Refreshing and thirst quenching, favorite.

We accompanied the drinks with their Guacamame with corn chips, which is a delicious combination of their house made guacamole and edamame. You'll have a tough time putting it down, which is perfectly okay.

We followed up with the Buffalo Chicken wrap, with jalapeño ranch dressing and buffalo sauce. The vinaigrette in this wrap cuts the taste of the buffalo sauce without changing flavor. And their house made tortillas are perfectly thing to where you don't feel overwhelmingly full afterwards. Oh sorry, can you tell I LOOOOOVE this wrap?

A loyal diner recommended we try their Crispy Duck Fontina pizza, and what better recommendation than one from someone who dines there very often? The Pizza is made with home braised duck, with caramelized onions and a nice white creamy garlic sauce. The crust is made in-house, and again the thin crust makes it lighter and easier to eat and digest.

In addition to cold pressed juices, you'll also have the chance to choose from a diverse selection of smoothies, wine, beer and gourmet coffee. 

Local Foods - Houston, TX

Restaurant:
Local Foods

Location:
Kirby
2555 Kirby Dr
Houston Texas 77019
The Village
2424 Dunstan Road
Houston Texas 77005

Hours:
Kirby: M-Su 10a-9p
The Village: M-Su 10a-8:30p

Ambiance:
A friend and I went to Local Foods for a little food and conversation earlier this week. Local Foods, as it says so in the name is a local Houston restaurant, serving up a gourmet selection of sandwiches and salads prepared with fresh local ingredients. Local Foods has 2 locations, one at the intersection of Kirby and Westheimer, and the other in Rice Village. The restaurant environment is very casual cool, reminds me of Adair Kitchen; with the hip, old country decor. Just like Adair, you grab a menu as you enter and are given an order number after you've ordered.

What I Ate:
My friend recommended the " Crunchy Chicken." which is a chicken sandwich with nut crumbles, provolone cheese, buttermilk ranch, pickles, and a tomato. Having the option of 2 sides, I went for the Cabbage Slaw which was mixed with what tasted like a peanut vinaigrette, and watermelon. The Crunchy Chicken was Ah-mazing, once you bit into the sandwich and as the ingredients met with the buttermilk ranch and crunch, everything was perfection. I was so into the sandwich that I didn't get much of the slaw, but it was good. I saved the watermelon for last, it was so refreshing in these 90 degree weather.