My initial journey into the new Hughes Landing area of The Woodlands began with an invitation to attend the VIP party at Del Frisco’s Grille. The area is still growing, with new office buildings, restaurants and shops still opening up over the next few weeks and months to come. Restaurant Row, as it’s called, already has quite a few great places that have opened, and more on the way.
Since the Grand Opening of Del Frisco’s, I’ve been doing a lot of eating (and drinking) in the area. It’s a very convenient place to meet with friends before going home after work and it’s really great how we always run into other people that we know and it helps to give your life more of a connected to the Universe feel when you run into friends.
My favorite place to go for dinner or drinks in Hughes Landing is actually Del Frisco’s Grille. My personal reasons? The view is the best and it’s more of a quiet, reserved crowd. If I go out with friends, I’m generally not trying to have to scream at whoever I’m with to have a conversation and be heard. I also have a sick and twisted attachment in general to Del Frisco’s because I used to go hang out after work at the Houston Galleria location weekly, as I’d wait for traffic to die down before heading home. I love people watching, the staff is hysterical and it’s nice to have a break in between the never ending work and home grind on the rat wheel of life. (I think this means that I use food and my secret outings as an emotional escape but oh well.)
The food is great, drinks are fabulous and for me, and Del Frisco’s in my case is really about unplugging. It’s not like I haven’t seen a gorgeous man here or there either, but my Bull Pen is currently full so I’ll leave a few of the men for the rest of you.
While on the topic of romance, Del Frisco’s has a very sexy feel and with the lake view and a strong drink or bottle of wine, then the odds are in favor of romantic shenanigans and therefore it’s a great place for anyone to be able to set the mood if romantic entanglements are the intent. Good date place. Just sayin. (Men always want heat and nakedness but do not supply the romance, but that’s a whole different blog post.) I actually have a fabulous lunch date for this afternoon so clearly some man has learned how to romance a lady! (I could elaborate here, but I’ll shut up.)
The Local Pour is a fun place to go, that’s also new to Hughes Landing. Sometimes there’s even live music or a DJ later in the evening and I was surprised, but the food is really, really great there as well! While you can sit for dinner, it still has more of a party vibe, which is fine depending on your current state of mind! On a personal note, I do not like crowds of people, but you may. I do love music though, and the occasional crazy night of mayhem…so you may see me there again soon! We have had fun every time we’ve gone!
So far, Hughes Landing has several wonderful places to eat and drink…and I’ve been to each one many times over the past weeks. Here’s a list of mt top picks that are open so far, and there’s more to come!
*California Pizza Kitchen
*Trulucks Steak & Seafood (Coming Soon)
While the dining out is fabulous, there are also outstanding high end apartments in Hughes Landing and surrounding areas as well! (So call me if you’re looking!)
There is also an wonderful new Whole Food Market and other shopping.
The Woodlands area has been home forever and it’s exciting to see the carefully mapped out growth of the community, and all the new faces moving here from all over the world. If you’re in Houston, check it out and if you’re in The Woodlands and you still have not been to Hughes Landing, OMG turn on your GPS and go exploring already! A lot of people from The Woodlands tell me that they don’t know where it is, but it’s literally not even 2 miles from the Woodlands Mall. It’s just all the trees! I can barely get to my best friend’s house so I have to use GPS every time.
If there are any more great openings at Hughes Landing, I will post what I know about here! And if you see me out, say hi! I’m probably just pigging out and hiding from the gym!
-SDS
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