Theodore Rex Houston

Awards

MICHELIN Guide

Bib Gourmand, 2024

All Michelin Bib Gourmand in Houston All Michelin Bib Gourmand in United States

OAD

North American Restaurants 2024, 371

All OAD North American in Houston All OAD North American in United States

Chef

Justin Yu

Cuisine

Contemporary

• 2024

Dinner at Theodore Rex

on 02 Sep 2024

by Michael Uzmann

Although James Beard Award winner Justin Yu shuttered Oxheart in 2017 his cooking remains innovative and exciting in its current form at Theodore Rex. Located just off the highway in a converted building with minimal adornment Yu's food is aggressive yet accessible and exotic despite its roots in local produce. Small, with a smart staff, the Tomato Toast is famous for a reason but both pastas were amongst the best I've had stateside in a while.

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Although James Beard Award winner Justin Yu shuttered Oxheart in 2017 his cooking remains innovative and exciting in its current form at Theodore Rex. Located just off the highway in a converted building with minimal adornment Yu's food is aggressive yet accessible and exotic despite its roots in local produce. Small, with a smart staff, the Tomato Toast is famous for a reason but both pastas were amongst the best I've had stateside in a while.

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