Epicure Cafe has been a great company to the well known River Oaks Theatre in the Shepherd & West Gray corner for as long as I've lived in Houston. I've always enjoyed the true European way the pastries were made. Nothing fake, no extreme cream cheese buttercream, nice old fashion, traditional pastries as God had intended with real ingredients.Yes, you ask me about pastries, I'll put Epicure & Andre's up there for comparison. But they also serve other stuff too. We used to go there for dinner, and what a great meal. They have curry, meatloaf and variety of pastas and soups. For lunch, they're well known for their half and half's.
The Half and Half consisted of combos of: half soup, half pasta, half sandwich, half quiche, half salad. The combo of all that is
I liked their quiche which is nice and oven warmed, you can tell just because the crust of the quiche is still crispy. The ceasar is freshly tossed, no complain there. The biggest draw to that place is their strawberry lemonade. They put real fruit in there, and while it does have a tangy zest, it's also sweet. If you only get a cookie, you should get a strawberry lemonade for a hot summer day like days we've had in Houston. (they have different flavors gelato too!)
The owners, Amir and Khan Esmailkhanloo has kept things constant such as flavor, style, and taste of the food. Yet they still improve upon the business, such as space, offerings, and rotating art work in the cafe. I do know one of the brothers are pretty active in the art circle, I've seen him at different art shows on different occasions. They have live music and Salsa or Tango dancing on occasions in the Cafe.
Epicure Café
2005C W. Gray
Houston, TX 77019
T: (713) 520-6174
http://www.epicure-cafe.com
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