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Viola & Agnes' Neo Soul Cafe
Southern
The gumbo arrives with a crab claw jutting out of the bowl like it owns the place, surrounded by fat rounds of okra and a cloud of white rice. This Creole soul food cafe sits down the street from NASA, has signage that will not help you find it, and is on The New York Times Restaurant List. The fried catfish barely fits the plate, and the chef named the whole operation after his grandmothers, which tells you something about the cooking.
The awards strongest first
- The New York Times 2024 · The Restaurant List
- Houston Chronicle #25 · Houston’s Top 100 Restaurants
- Houstonia Houston’s Best Restaurants
- Eater The 38 Essential Houston Restaurants
One number, weighted & current 81
How we scoreThe dishes from the writeups
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Gumbo
“A crab claw juts thrillingly out of the gumbo, along with a cloud of white rice and several fat rounds of okra.”
The New York Times, 2024 -
Fried catfish
“The fried catfish is so long it barely fits the plate, and every bite is as crisp as the last.”
The New York Times, 2024 -
Cornbread
“Puffs of cornbread disappear into the various porky, spicy stews, and into your mouth.”
The New York Times, 2024
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