Houston Chronicle

A still-struggling Houston restaurant scene welcomed the new year with ongoing challenges as it inches toward a two-year anniversary with the pandemic. But while the fight is real and the blows keep coming, it would be unwise to bet against Houston restaurants.

The many openings in 2021 attested to the hospitality industry’s ability to keep up with – and in some cases nearly outplay – a virus that seemed to take dead aim at dining out. The new year shows some impressive muscle-flexing within the area’s dining landscape as 2022 projects begin rolling out this week.