Tularosa Southwestern Grill Barbecue was added to the menu at Tularosa Southwestern Grill in December.[/caption]

What we reported

The second Kingwood-area restaurant concept from RC Gallegos, owner of RC’s NYC Pizza & Pasta—opened in early June. The restaurant offers New Mexican-style green and red chile enchiladas as well as fajitas, quesadillas, nachos, burgers and steaks.

The latest

Seeking to create a more eclectic menu and fulfill a demand for craft barbecue in Kingwood, Gallegos partnered with Tony Faour, owner of BBQ Godfather, a food truck based in Spring, to add barbecue to the food options in December. Tularosa now features two distinct menus—one for its New Mexican-style favorites and another for Faour’s barbecue. Early customer favorites include the sliced brisket, spicy pulled pork and the sweet potato casserole, Gallegos said.

5 notable restaurant updates from the Lake Houston areaTularosa Southwestern Grill

1522 Kingwood Drive, Kingwood 346-616-5178 www.tularosa-swgrill.com

This story is one update from The January Issue. View the full list of 5 notable restaurant openings here.