House of Blues Houston sign going up at corner of Caroline and Dallas

House of Blues is finally a reality in Houston.  I got shivers watching the sign go up on the corner of Caroline and Dallas.  The first show happens this Saturday with Cowboy Mouth and then hosts so many great artists from Willie Nelson to B.B. King to Ghostland Observatory to Sara Bareilles to a really spectacular charity show with Jay-Z.

Today we checked out a dry run for the restaurant (where you can order anything off the menu and not feel bad about it while the staff gets accustomed with table locations, menus, registers, being a waiter, etc.)…and it was absolutely great!  Our waitress was super upbeat and helpful with knowledge of the dishes that were on the menu despite the fact that they only received the physical menus today!

Definitely try to have the cornbread and bread pudding.  I wish I had the pulled pork sandwich but went a safe route with filet mignon, which was also very good!

And since this isn’t a food review and I am by no means a food reviewer, I encourage you to go check it out for yourself…even if it means just a go-see to the gift shop to see what they have in store for Houston.

Find out more at www.hob.com.