The Turkey Leg Hut is one of The 15 Best Southern Food Restaurants in Houston.

1. The Turkey Leg Hut

8.2
4830 Almeda Rd, Houston, TX
Southern Food Restaurant · 16 tips and reviews

Keith C.Keith Carlos: Great location and awesome atmosphere. Make reservations or be prepared to wait a few hours. It is really hot waiting.

Marlon M.Marlon Martin: The entire menu is awesome!

Parissa B.Parissa Boston: Literally everything tastes so good !

Ouisie's Table is one of The 15 Best Southern Food Restaurants in Houston.

2. Ouisie's Table

7.8
3939 San Felipe St (btwn Drexel Dr. & Willowick Rd.), Houston, TX
Southern Food Restaurant · 37 tips and reviews

Lauren M.Lauren Miller: The chicken fried steak is their signature dish, and it's absolutely delicious. Flavorful and tender. Their cocktails are also tasty.

CultureMap HoustonCultureMap Houston: There’s often a piano player, so unless you like shouting over show tunes we suggest that you make reservations—getting a table too close to him can be a real conversation-killer.

Amyn Z.Amyn Zindani: One of the best chicken fried steak.

This Is It is one of The 15 Best Southern Food Restaurants in Houston.

3. This Is It

8.2
2712 Blodgett St, Houston, TX
Southern Food Restaurant · 19 tips and reviews

Ian P.Ian Powe: Had the baked chicken!!! Amazing!!! Will def come back to taste the Porkchops 😋😋😋

M B.M B: Yummy soul food!! Friendly staff...cafeteria style restaurant....a lot of history. Highly recommended!!!

LaMecia B.LaMecia Butler: Friendly staff, amazing food. If you aren't full and satisfied when you leave, you did something wrong.

Sleepy's Poboys is one of The 15 Best Southern Food Restaurants in Houston.

4. Sleepy's Poboys

8.2
9591 Main St, Houston, TX
Southern Food Restaurant · 15 tips and reviews

Ken B.Ken Bourque: The hot sausage and the shrimp po-boys are both amazing! Good fries too.

BreBre: Everything

Tonya B.Tonya Bush: Loved the shrimp po boy

Lucille's is one of The 15 Best Southern Food Restaurants in Houston.

5. Lucille's

8.2
5512 LA Branch St (Binz St), Houston, TX
Southern Food Restaurant · 36 tips and reviews

LiccyLiccy: Food was great! Fried green tomatoes, oxtail and fish fry are worth a try! Grab a drink from CJ, he is the best!

E I.E Irv: Great Food!!!! Shrimp & Grits, Braised Short Ribs......Drinks.....Watermelon Martini and infused Vodka and a great Brunch spot also!!! It casual...pi cant and fun!!! Love It!!!!

Doug L.Doug L: Creative menu, excellent food, nice ambience. management and staff. Nice to find a great, non-chain Houston restaurant that's not the size of a sports field. Delighted it's my neighborhood.

Max's Wine Dive is one of The 15 Best Southern Food Restaurants in Houston.

6. Max's Wine Dive

8.2
4720 Washington Ave Ste B (at Shepherd Dr), Houston, TX
Southern Food Restaurant · 119 tips and reviews

Martin V.Martin Vicente: Max and cheese is amazing. Definitely must try

Sarah J.Sarah Jones: Best egg sandwich on the planet... Would give my left arm for one of these!

Rachel M.Rachel Matthews: The creme brûlée French toast and chicken fried ribeye are out of this world delicious.

Mikki's Cafe is one of The 15 Best Southern Food Restaurants in Houston.

7. Mikki's Cafe

8.1
10500 W Bellfort St, Houston, TX
Southern Food Restaurant · 36 tips and reviews

Sara J.Sara Johnson: Oxtails, cornbread, rice and gravy, sweet potatoes, macaroni n cheese...I could go on and on lol.

Christina S.Christina Shepherd: Oxtails rice& gravy candied yams mac& cheese raspberry tea its going down....

GlenntheGreatGlenntheGreat: The food is excellent! The smothered pork chops, candied yams, cabbage, chicken fettuccine, jalapeno cornbread, smothered ox tails, fried catfish... everything is great and they give large portions!

Dish Society is one of The 15 Best Southern Food Restaurants in Houston.

8. Dish Society

8.2
12525 Memorial Dr #145, Houston, TX
Southern Food Restaurant · 3 tips and reviews

AddisonAddison: Very flavorful brunch dishes!

JennJenn: The fruit they serve here is not as fresh as it should be.

Marcus D.Marcus D.: Beware of the rotten fruit they serve.

Resie's Chicken & Waffles Restaurant is one of The 15 Best Southern Food Restaurants in Houston.

9. Resie's Chicken & Waffles Restaurant

8.0
2041 Mangum Rd, Houston, TX
Southern Food Restaurant · 6 tips and reviews

Anisa D.Anisa Dennis-Green: Whatever u choose make sure it includes the collard greens & hot water cornbread! Delish!

Anisa D.Anisa Dennis-Green: Choose the waffles of the day, it's always a good a surprise! Today's waffle is Apple pie

Swanky M.Swanky Maven: The Bo-Diddly Combo is so good!

Treebeards - The Cloister is one of The 15 Best Southern Food Restaurants in Houston.

10. Treebeards - The Cloister

7.9
1117 Texas St (Fannin St.), Houston, TX
Southern Food Restaurant · 9 tips and reviews

Clifton M.Clifton M: Red beans & rice, and if available, crawfish étouffée. Also fresh fruit & salads (shrimp salad = awesome) healthy choices. Homemade cornbread and cakes/brownies too. Convenient to both courthouses.

Jodie C.Jodie Catan: Red Beans and Rice is awesome! Chicken fried chicken was great and the étouffée was tasty! We all liked our meal and dessert was carrot cake! Will be back the next time we are downtown

Jolie S.Jolie Stinneford: Shrimp etouffee, gumbo, red beans and rice! Love the meat specials with fresh veggies sides. Don’t forget dessert! Everything is made fresh every day!

MAX's Wine Dive is one of The 15 Best Southern Food Restaurants in Houston.

11. MAX's Wine Dive

7.9
214 Fairview Ave Ste 2 (Mason St.), Houston, TX
Southern Food Restaurant · 24 tips and reviews

Jonisha T.Jonisha Tasaki-Patterson: Creme brulee french toast is amaze-balls!! They use a brioche and it's so light and fluffy. The Fried chicken is good. It's missing a little salt but good none the less. Will be back! Sunday brunch!

Kim K.Kim Klein: Brunch is offered on Friday too! Mimosas with fresh juice from Flow is awesome. Ask for Jaymie!!

Fernando C.Fernando Covas: Delicious fried chicken, great service, and a very nice patio!

The Moonshiners Southern Table + Bar is one of The 15 Best Southern Food Restaurants in Houston.

12. The Moonshiners Southern Table + Bar

7.8
1000 Prairie St (Main), Houston, TX
Southern Food Restaurant · 18 tips and reviews

Lisa B.Lisa Bethea-Mitchell: Food and drinks were great. Julia was a great waitress! Nice and comfortable atmosphere. The Brisket Tacos were on point.

Francisco R.Francisco Rodriguez: Nice location, fair selection and quality food

Lindsay M.Lindsay M: Sooo good! The Chicken & Waffles is amazing & is a HUGE portion. Great for two people.

Treebeards - The Tunnel is one of The 15 Best Southern Food Restaurants in Houston.

13. Treebeards - The Tunnel

7.8
1100 Louisiana St (Tunnel), Houston, TX
Southern Food Restaurant · 16 tips and reviews

Michael F.Michael Falwell 🎥🎹🎶🍴🌵🐾: Treebeards. In the downtown Houston tunnel system has some of the best homemade food: red beans & rice w/sausage, cheese & onions... Chicken & Sausage gumbo are standouts.

Trey J.Trey Jager: Chili is good, meat loaf is good, chicken fried chicken is good

Jolie S.Jolie Stinneford: Gumbo, shrimp etouffee, chicken fried chicken, fried catfish, mustard greens, fresh salads!

Killen's is one of The 15 Best Southern Food Restaurants in Houston.

14. Killen's

7.8
101 Heights Blvd, Houston, TX
Southern Food Restaurant · Houston Heights · 1 tip

Adam B.Adam Brock: Nashville hot chicken sliders, drinks

Ritual is one of The 15 Best Southern Food Restaurants in Houston.

15. Ritual

7.7
602 Studewood St (White Oak Dr), Houston, TX
Southern Food Restaurant · 19 tips and reviews

SpaceTex M.SpaceTex Mendell: Fantastic cocktails and the Pig Mac. Delish!

Lisa M.Lisa Mitchell: Now one of my favorite places to get an Old Fashioned.

Local Houston MagazineLocal Houston Magazine: Chef Asher does a brilliant job of executing the many flavors that we’ve come to consider as Texas coastal cuisine. Even vegetarians will rejoice in items like the Ritual Roughage. Now run, don’t walk Read more.