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1. pizza

2. bacon cheeseburger

3. parmesan cheese

4. most other cheese

5. ice cream

Next time you go, you must order the smoked salmon appetizer served with toast points and a delicious dressing. Melt in your mouth and crazy good! I promise, you'll love it! They discontinued it and brought it back because of demand.

They used to serve a fantastic steak platter and the most outrageous mashed potatoes w/celeriac. Unfortunately they discontinued it but like the smoked salmon appetizer, I'm still hoping they'll bring it back.

Hi Ed. I just found this post while trolling the web for Houston's Key Lime Pie recipe/ingredients. I waited tables in the Rockville, MD Houston's from 1993-1995. Having seen Houston's and more than a dozen independently-owned restaurants from the waiter's side of the table, I agree with everyone's positive comments about Houston's. It's one of my go-to spots when I want to treat myself (and I live in Manhattan).

Although more personal non-chain restaurants are great, only Houston's made me memorize each ingredient in every dish before letting me serve a customer. We had line-up every night where we were quizzed on the number of ounces in the coho salmon and the marinade for the Houston's Hawaiin ribeye. I learned how to give 110% to a job and what to expect as a guest in a restaurant.

My five favorite things:
Southern Fried Chicken
Cocoanut Ice Cream
Hot Fudge Sundae
Porterhouse Steak
Garlic Bread

Pizza
Hand cut French Fries
Goat Cheese
Steak ( raw or cooked)
Sushi
Top Five Desserts:
Creme Brulee
Chocolate Pasticiotti
Key Lime Pie
Flourless Chocolate Cake
Ice Cream
I had to cheat :) I couldn't resist

dal
rice
cheese
pasta
vegetables

1. bread

2. beef

3. fish

4. fruit

5. vegetables

since pizza and things like sub sandwiches encompass more than one ingredient, I hope that fruits and vegetables qualify as one thing.