Houston Pit-Stop
Houston, Texas - November 24, 2017
We arrived in Houston an hour earlier than scheduled, that is some massive tail wind! We took an Uber ride from the airport to the JW Marriott on Main, downtown. It was a lovely hotel and had neat iron pillars in the building and in our room. Since we landed early, we had some time to explore.
We walked around the deserted downtown area due to the American Thanksgiving. The core was empty except for the tourists and the homeless. It was nice to be walking outdoors without a coat on. We wanted to tour through a church, but it too was closed. So, we just ended up walking around in the entertainment and historic areas before going to the CVS to buy some snacks and wine that we enjoyed back in our room.
We had a great meal at Potente: https://www.potentehouston.com/ We started with tonno crudo, spaghetti al tartufo nero, had veal cheeks and the filet for our mains. We finished it all off with apple galette and vanilla gelato for dessert.
The food was a bit expensive, but the wine was very reasonable. The owner of the restaurant is the owner of the Houston Astros. The restaurant had a very Italian mafia vibe to it. The wait staff all dressed in black, mostly older male servers, and at one point I could see 8 servers at once. The area of the restaurant had less than 20 tables and it looked like there were 2 private rooms that were not being used while we were there. Overall, the food was amazing and the service was outstanding.
We had an early dinner and went to bed immediately so we could be ready to go for our flight in the morning.
Nov 24, 7:21pm