6 new restaurants to try in and around Houston

Katy now has its own location of the elevated Tex-Mex concept from Palacios Murphy Hospitality. Mandito’s is a casual, cantina-style restaurant featuring the classics, such as fajitas, enchiladas, fish tacos and housemade margaritas.This is the third location for the restaurant, with the other two in Bellaire and Round Top. The newest location also includes a patio for outdoor seating.

• Opened Feb. 19
• 9910 Gaston Road, Ste. 200, Katy
• www.manditostexmex.com

The restaurant and craft drink shop offers a variety of beverages ranging from milk teas and fruit teas to smoothies and coffee, with a slate of toppings and add-ons patrons can use to customize their drinks. Ann's Teahouse also boasts a menu of banh mi sandwiches, vermicelli bowls, rice plates, spring rolls and bubble egg waffles.

• Opened Feb. 25
• 4327 Kingwood Drive, Kingwood
• www.annteahouse.com

This locally owned restaurant on Lake Conroe serves authentic Chinese cuisine, with popular items on the menu including General Tso chicken, fried pork dumplings, fried rice and hot bao. Other items include pork buns, noodle soup and rice platters. The restaurant replaced Mo Meaux's Kitchen, a former Corpus Christi-based Cajun restaurant.

• Opened Dec. 31
• 15444 Hwy. 105, Ste. B, Montgomery
• www.luckydumplinglakeconroe.com

The technology-enabled Japanese restaurant serves its dishes—which include sushi, nigiri, noodles and desserts—on a conveyer belt. Drinks are delivered tableside by Kur-B the KuraBot. Its menu also includes sides such as fried scallops and shrimp tempura, udon and soup, ramen, ojyu boxes, and several dessert options. The new Webster location is the fifth to open in the Greater Houston area since 2017.

• Opened Feb. 26
• 1065 W. Bay Area Blvd., Ste. 230, Webster
• www.kurasushi.com