We love Feast with all our hearts—and guts, kidneys, and livers. This fearless English kitchen celebrates nose-to-tail eating of locally and naturally raised animals, a concept so deliciously responsible that it makes even staunch vegetarians light up in appreciation (before running for their lives). So despite the occasional inconsistencies of execution, the valet-only driveway, and having to drink a respectable, complex wine out of thick, minerally tumblers that destroy its nuances, we still give Feast three resounding cheers.

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In Houston, which boasts the third largest Vietnamese population in the country, you can find noodle shops so good they run out of pho before lunch. Pho Binh is—just ahead of Pho Danh II—our panel’s favorite, especially from the trailer location. You heard us right. That trailer on Beamer slightly bests the other four locations (although the Beechnut location has better rice plates); Pho Binh by Night provides a welcome 2am option in Bellaire Chinatown, but its pho is just… [More]