Okay, Josh. I've just got of the phone after talking to my two best friends ever (both of whom happen to live in Houston at the present). Since I usually go to Houston two to three times a year, I've combined their suggestions and thrown out the ones with which they disagree and added my two cents worth.
Ouisie's Table http://www.ouisiestable.com/Benjy's http://www.benjys.com/flash.html(I've eaten here and personally I think this is the place to go for lunch, brunch, or cocktails/happy hour.)
GiGi's http://www.gigisasianbistro.com/(This is a MUST if you like Asian food; is located in the Galleria.)
Post Oak Grill http://www.postoakgrill.com/ (Pretty high end, but the dessert are pure heaven. They also have martini and tapas evenings.)
Goode Company Seafood (
http://www.goodecompany.com/goodeRestaurantSeafoodKirby.aspx Very casual & located in Rice Village. I have eaten here and they have a great compechana, like a seafood stew, but very southern coastal Mexico. Also many otherGulf Coast specialties. Mmmmm. One of my favorites.)
Lupe Tortilla http://www.lupetortilla.com/ (Both my friends say this is the place for the best beef fajitas in Houston.)
Trulucks http://www.trulucks.com/home.phpPappas Brothers http://www.pappasbros.com/ or
Del Frisco http://www.delfriscos.com/locations_full.php?lid=25 (Great steak houses, on the expensive side but we all agreed that you can do just as good here in Louisville.)
Masaraff's http://masraffs.reachlocal.com/Damians http://www.damians.com/(This Italian is downtown; both of my friends said this is one of her favorites.)
"I didn't fight my way to the top of the food chain to be a vegetarian" -Erma Bombeck