Houston Chronicle food editors have released the highly-anticipated list of Top 100 Houston restaurants, which included two Katy restaurants.
Brett’s BBQ ShopUnd Phat EateryThey were both included in the elite list. Brett’s BBQ Shop even broke the top 25, coming in at No. 12.
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Brett’s BBQ Shop specializes in Central Texas-style barbecue and is best known for its house-made sausage. Although it is only 4 years old, the popularity of this restaurant continues to grow.
Still, making the Top 100 Restaurants in Houston left the four founding partners speechless, said Jacqueline Herrera, general manager and partner at Brett’s BBQ Shop,
“We are honored and quite surprised,” Herrera said. “We’re over the moon, and frankly, we’re still processing it.”
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Brett Jackson is pitmaster. Rolando Garcia assistant. “kitchen prep extraordinaire” Leslie Garcia, Herrera said.
“We have worked tirelessly to make a name for ourselves, put this place on the map, and get some attention out here in Katy,” Herrera said.
Restaurant celebrates 4th Anniversary takes place Sunday, Oct. 16. Herrera reported that good news is coming to the barbecue joint for their anniversary.
“On our three-year-anniversary last year we found out we made Texas Monthly Top 50, and now next weekend is our four-year anniversary and we find out this,” Herrera said. “I have no idea how we’re going to top any of this with year five.”
Herrera stated that all members of the community are invited to the celebration. The event will be held at 4034 Katy Hockley Road. Because Brett’s BBQ Shop is in the process of moving locations, there’s no brick-and-mortar restaurant currently.
For the celebrations, Brett’s BBQ Shop will have smokers on site serving barbecue all day. This event is open to all ages and features live music and games. Visitors can bring their beer and wine.
Like Brett’s BBQ Shop, Phat Eatery is a fledgling restaurant by industry standards. The restaurant also opened four years ago, said Alex Au-Yeung, chef owner of Phat Eatery, back when Katy’s now booming Asian Town was mostly vacant.
This isn’t Phat Eatery’s first time on the Top 100 list. Phat Eatery made it to the Top 100 for the first time.
Phat Eatery’s Malaysian street-style cuisine embodies the flavors of Southeast Asia. Au-Yeung revealed that Katy was an important Malaysian citizen when the restaurant opened. It resulted in a stable client base.
“We found that so many people in Katy are in the oil and gas business, so there are a lot of people here from Singapore and Malaysia or have traveled there and like the food,” Au-Yeung explained. “We were worried at first that people would be skeptical of Malaysian cuisine, but our Malaysian customers started bringing all their friends, saying, ‘You’ve got to try this. It’s not like any Asian food you’ve ever had.’”
Phat Eatery shares some great news. By expanding, the restaurant doubled its existing dining area. It was officially inaugurated on Monday.
“Expanding was very much needed,” Au-Yeung said. “We constantly had lines out the door. Now we have a much larger space that can also be rented out for private events.”
Brett’s BBQ Shop in Katy and Phat Eatery at Katy are top 100 restaurants
