Fuad's - Houston

Fuads HRW menu looked impressive online, but the execution was lackluster. I chose the lobster bisque, Caesar salad, lamb shank and bananas foster. There was very little seasoning, if any. I was so excited to try this restaurant, hoping to add a neighborhood gem to my list, but I will not return.

Great fun singing with friends. Quiet, so you can actually have a conversation. Chef so friendly and he offered delicious dinner choices.

Hadn’t been here in a few years due to COVID and we’re greeted with open arms. Joseph, the chef provided us with outstanding selections from appetizers to the main course. We love that there’s no menu. You express your preferences and Joseph prepares something outstanding. Our appetizer of bacon wrapped quail and shrimp was delicious. My husband’s lamb chops were fabulous and my grilled salmon on a bed of spinach was amazing. At the end of our meal we were treated to Bananas Foster prepared table side. Our bottle of a 2016 Izadi Tempranillo was wonderful. We truly enjoy dining here in this small, quiet restaurant where the service and food are outstanding. We’re treated like family.

On google, they said opened at 6. We came at 6h10 outside still see chairs on the top of the tables, service was not good, it looks like the owner plus and waiter are on their phone while we stand at the front desk for 4 minutes they did not know that customers came into the restaurant). The water had the bug on top that is not a good sign at the beginning). There is no menu, just tell them what you want, the lamb I ordered is ok, the steak is ok) and lobster is overcooked it is so chewy. The bill came out was over 200$ which is not totally worth it, no live piano on weekend too.

FANTASTIC EXPERIENCE! We've known about Fuad's for decades but never ventured outside the Loop for it. Then, we saw it referenced somewhere and had just been saying we wanted to try something very different. At the risk of giving our ages away, it felt like something our grandparents would have experienced when they were younger (or even great grandparents this place is such a throwback we almost expected a film crew to pop up. It's intimate and cozy with very gentle acoustics so you can hear everything perfectly. I admit we tested the restaurant's claim to be able to order anything with items that aren't always or readily available like blue cheese stuffed olives in our martini and osso bucco which is very distinctive (still blown away they had it! and it was excellent! . We debated against ordering items like steak or pasta that entire restaurants specialize in but I ordered a pasta dish that was as good as anything a Vallone restaurant could offer (for non Houstonians reading this, Tony Vallone established the standard for Italian food in Houston . When the bill came, we scrutinized the cost of each item and not one item was unreasonable (cocktails, wine, appetizers and entrees . In fact, we have paid more for lesser quality dishes elsewhere. We enjoyed ourselves so much we have been telling everyone about it for the past few days and definitely recommend this as an experience everyone should try.