During happy hour, this $7 crawfish enchilada is fantastic
Brennan’s of Houston may not come up in conversation as a go-to place for happy hour, nonetheless it should. During content hour, which takes place in their Courtyard Club, cauliflower risotto recipe vegetarian Brennan’s offers a 7-7-7 menu which includes seven cocktails, seven wines, and seven appetizers, all for $7.
The bar area is well appointed with attractive chairs
Three of my friends and I stopped in on a random Friday evening around 5 p.m., and had been greeted enthusiastically whenever we showed up. Right in the door, Brennan’s famous house-made butterscotch pralines were piled up on a plate to welcome us as well.
The bar area was lightly occupied at that time, so we got our pick of where to sit, choosing a four-top table from the window, where we started off with cocktails, including a Tom Collins, manufactured from Segram’s gin, club soda, and fresh lemon and lime; a Deep Eddy Daly made of Deep Eddy Nice Tea and lemonade; and a Smoky Mary, the Brennan’s version of bloody Mary made with smoked Poblano pepper infused Svedka vodka.
For food, we literally tried everything on the menu. I’m informed the menu changes seasonally, but at this time, all the content hour offerings are crawfish themed, which means we had Crawfish Remoulade, BBQ Crawfish, Crawfish and Andouille Empanadas, Crawfish Boudin, Crawfish and Corn Fritters, Crawfish Enchilada, and Crawfish and Tasso Waffles.
Yep, that’s a waffle underneath all that crawfish
When they arrived, the tapas-sized servings were all great tasting, though some stood out more than others. The best out of most of these was the Crawfish enchilada, which I ordered a second order of because I didn’t feel just like one shared bite was enough.
The Crawfish and Corn Fritters were fun and lighthearted, crispy fried balls pierced with skewers and served a dark piri piri sauce. My friends quite enjoyed the rich Crawfish and Tasso Waffles, which were full of flavor due to the special sugarcane smoked tasso. The Crawfish Boudin was also popular, and went amazingly well with the kimchi and crackers that it came with.
If you love boudin, you’ll love this crawfish and andoille version
We ordered another round of drinks while feasting around the large, well-priced spread, but saved area for dessert, that is one particular things you merely have to save room for if you go to Brennan’s.
The chef decided to show us what their dessert was all about and presented a sampling of a few of their sweets: strawberry shortcake, pecan pie, two types of loaf of bread pudding, chocolate mousse wedding cake, and key lime pie. My girlfriend’s eye grew as big as saucers and she got to carry her hands underneath her hip and legs while I got pictures. “MAY I eat yet?” she asked impatiently prior to starting to accomplish some heavy harm to the pass on before us.
The dessert spread. Worthy of. Every. Calorie!
Which was before a smiling server wheeled a cart over to our desk and started preparing bananas foster table-side. The smell and the sizzle of the dessert was nearly my undoing as we watched him perform an elaborate, fire-enhanced culinary mini-show Talk about decadent. And mouthwatering. And absolutely favorably unbelievably amazing!
So right now there you own it, the $7 happy hour menu at Brennan’s of Houston. End me from gushing about it already.
Source: Houston Press
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