Goro & Gun

Texas Izakaya in the heart of Downtown Houston, TX. Food by @nooj and Drinks by @bartenderalex

Goro & Gun's bar manager Alex Gregg has seen no shortage of local and national attention for the strong drinks programs he has helmed at some Houston bars and restaurants. He also recently launched G&G Syrup Division, an in-house project where Goro's kitchen doubles as a lab for aromatic syrup making, some of which are used in the drinks at the bar. Eater recently asked Gregg to take a break...

In a reverse-trend move, Joshua Martinez, owner of brick-and-mortar establishment Goro & Gun, is returning to the food truck world. Images of the eye-catching mobile eatery were recently unveiled via Facebook and Twitter. The mural work, Martinez tells Eater, was done by popular local artist Daniel Anguilu. "He's one of my favorite mural artists from Houston," Martinez said. Chef Mark Parmley,...

While Goro & Gun's original ramen focus took a sudden turn toward other Japanese dishes, its cocktail program hasn't looked back once since the place opened. The consistently good drinks and new direction from chef JD Woodward and owner Joshua Martinez have made this izakaya spot a downtown destination. (Drinking with a taxidermy lion doesn't hurt, either.) For the last several months, bar...

Casseroles, turkey sandwiches and gravy pasta are all fine dishes for the post-Thanksgiving creations that we might have on Friday night, but when Houston's top chefs are involved, the holiday's leftovers are bound to be more creative. The Falliday Leftover Throwdown, to be held at Winter Street Studios, will be a pre-Thanksgiving feast involving post-Thanksgiving fare. It will be hosted by...