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Xalisko Cocina Mexicana
Jaliscan
Tortillas pressed from heirloom corn varieties anchor the menu at this lively Mexican restaurant tucked into a Woodlands strip mall. The chef, a James Beard semifinalist, grew up in Jalisco and cooks like it, with lamb shank slow-braised in agave leaf and a tableside al pastor that gets lit on fire, because apparently subtlety is optional. The crowd that fills this place on a Friday night suggests the mall address puts nobody off.
The awards strongest first
- Houston Chronicle Houston’s Top 100 Restaurants
- Houstonia The Best Mexican Restaurants in Houston
- James Beard Awards 2025 · Semifinalist · Best Chef: Texas · Beatriz Martines
One number, weighted & current 81
How we scoreThe dishes from the writeups
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Ceviche borracho
“The ceviche borracho of red snapper, served in tequila-citrus juice with smoked pineapple, is the perfect palate cleanser before moving onto more involved plates, including the birria tatemada”
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Birria tatemada
“including the birria tatemada”
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Mini trompo al pastor
“the mini trompo al pastor that is lit aflame tableside.”
Houstonia
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