Rudy's Bar-B-Q Eyes Houston Location

IN THE NEWS: Rudy's Country Store & Bar-B-Q has long been a Texas Hill Country mecca for barbecue buffs. Houstonians who have made the pilgrimage to Austin and San Antonio for a fix of Rudy's ribs could soon have a shorter trip, the Houston Business Journal reports. The company's Web site proclaims a new restaurant is "Coming Soon" to Interstate 45 North in the town of Spring. Rudy's has served as a popular pit stop since it was founded in 1989 in the small community of Leon Springs. ... The Journal also reviews North China Restaurant. houston.bizjournals.com ... In Cleverley's Newsletter, Cleverley visits Reef, and reports that Corleone opens and Marini's to open a second location of their legendary empanada house. cleverleysnewsletter.com ... Houston Press' Robb Walsh reviews La Fiesta Mexican Restaurant, while Paul Galvani stops by Picazo Restaurant (1421 Preston) and Jason Kerr visits Shiloh Club (1321 Studewood St.) houstonpress.com ... The Chronicle's Alison Cook reviews China Sichuan Cuisine (3758 S.Gessner) and chef Jared Estes' Vin (530 Texas, in Bayou Place), chron.com ... Food In Houston foodinhouston.blogspot.com samples the soul food at Alfreda's Cafeteria.

Compiled by Pat Embry, WhereTheLocalsEat.com