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Aladdin

Mediterranean912 Westheimer no corkage feeHouston, TX 77006 Glass stemware is available(713) 942-2321 no wine or beer in houseUpdated: Summer 2013

General Description:Aladdin is hearty and satisfying mediterranean food.

General Food Pairing Guidelines:light to medium old world wines. A good backdrop for malty beer. You can easily order food toaccommodate your wine.

DISHES PAIRINGS

Falafel Platter Biere de garde, saison, amberGyro Platter Full bodied whites or light redsHummos / Baba Ghanough Lager, Pilsener, Biere de Garde, light crisp whites



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Café Pita +

Bosnian10852 Westheimer Rd No corkage feeHouston, TX 77042 Glass stemware available(713) 953-7237 No beer or wine in houseUpdated: Summer 2013

General Description: This is one of the best Bosnian restaurants in Houston. Since there aren't a lot of Bosnian restaurantsin Houston, it might be more flattering and accurate to say Café Pita + is a really good Bosnianrestaurant.

General Food Pairing Guidelines:Mediterranean wines do well here like Greek Xinomavro or Assyrtiko from Santorini. In general, oldworld reds and whites will carry the day here. Pick utilitarian beers like Saison or Biere de Garde.

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Updated: Summer 2013 PSA RECOMMENDS!Banana Leaf #1

<-----this location does not have beer and wine

Malaysian9889 Bellaire Blvd. Ste. 311 No corkage feeHouston TX 77036 No stemware at #1. Location #2 has glass stemware.(713) 771-8118

Banana Leaf #2

9896 Bellaire Blve Ste A. <-----this location has a small beer and wine list

Houston TX 77036(713) 271-2338

General Description:Banana Leaf is one of the best Malaysian restaurants in Houston. Malaysian food is heavily influencedby Chinese, Indian, Thai culinary traits. This makes it a fearsome food pairing opponent, butextremely rewarding when done well.

General Food Pairing Guidelines:Heavy reds do not fare well here. Stick with the bellaire toolkit: High acid whites, with residual sugar,Sparkling wines, California IPA's, Belgian Pale Ales, Wheatbeer.

DISHES PAIRINGS

Nasi Lemak Czech Pilsener, light whitesIndian Pancake Malty beer (browns, ambers), white winesLaksa Curry Demi-sec Vouvray, german riesling, gewurztraminerRendang Beef Belgian quad, zinfandel



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Café TH PSA RECOMMENDS!

Vietnamese 2108 Pease St No corkage feeHouston TX 77003 glass Stemare available(713) 225-4766 no beer or wine in houseUpdated: Summer 2013

General Description:Café TH is only open for lunch, and only does dinner on Thursday and Friday night. It is one of themost charming places in the city to BYOB, both because of the delicious food, and because of Minh,the owner who is usually the captain of the entire dining room.

General Food Pairing Guidelines:In general, red wines do not flatter Vietnamese food. Lighter reds are encouraged here, like PinotNoir and Gamay. German and Austrian wines work wonders, with or without sugar. Beer is a powerfulally here. Don't be afraid to use hops or wheat beer. Saison is especially useful. Sparkling wine (both

white and rose) are ideal. Consult the Pho Binh by night manual for more in depth Pho pairing. Thiscovers non-pho dishes.

DISHES PAIRINGS

Vegan curry Gewurztraminer, Vouvray, german rieslingBanh Mi Pale Ale, Sparkling wineVietnamese eggrolls Riesling, vouvray, Gruner vertliner, saison




Collina's

Italian502 W 19th St no corkage fee!Houston, TX 77008 Glass stemware available713-869-0492 Short wine and beer list availableSecond location Third Location3835 Richmond Avenue 8800 Katy Freeway Ste. 109Houston, TX 77027 Houston, TX 77024

713-621-8844 713-365-9497

General Description:Collinas is reliable americanized italian. The atomsphere is refeshingly unpretentious and inviting.

General Food Pairing Guidelines: You can reliably bring anything to a place like collinas, and order the food to suit the drink.

DISHES PAIRINGS

Chicken MarsalaFull bodied whites (orange even) Belgian sour brown ale,old ale

Lasagna Medium to heavy reds. Sour red ale, Marzen.Chicken Picatta Crisp whites like sauvignon blanc, chardonnay, Pilsener




Corkscrew BBQ

Texas Barbeque 24930 Budde Rd No corkage fee The Woodlands, TX 77380 No stemware of any kind (it’s a trailer)(832) 592-1184 No wine or beerUpdated: Summer 2013

General Description:Corkscrew is one of many worthy Barbeque restaurants in the Houston area. These pairings canreadily be applied to other barbeque places. We chose corkscrew because they enthusiasticallyendorse BYOB, and their food is good enough to warrant doing just that.

General Food Pairing Guidelines:Bring out the big guns. Heavy reds. Zinfandel. Shiraz. Malbec. Double IPA. Russian Imperial stout.When you think of alcohol as an alternative to barbeque sauce, you get an idea of how intense thepairing can be. However there are some interesting balanced options. The dark horse pairing here is

sparkling dry red lambrusco.

DISHES PAIRINGS

Brisket Dry red Lambrusco, Zin, Shiraz/Syrah, MalbecPulled pork Cider (english, basque, normady, go nuts), geuze, roseRoast Chicken or Turkey Full bodied white wineRibs (see brisket)




Gilhooley's PSA RECOMMENDS!

Gulf Seafood 222 9th St No corkage fee, (and they allow liquor setups too!)Dickinson, TX 77539 glass stemware available(281) 339-3813 Small beer and wine list in houseUpdated: Summer 2013

General Description: This is definitely a dive, but they make some of the best cooked seafood in the state. Their signaturedish of barbequed oysters, Oysters Gilhooley would slay with a well chosen sparkling wine. Just makesure to not be a snoot about whatever you brought. Be grateful they let you bring wine or beer todrink with such stunning food. It's kind of a trek to go out here, so why the hell not take advantage of

their underutilized BYOB option?

General Food Pairing Guidelines:Gulf seafood restaurants are largely flattered by white wine, sparkling wine, and beer. Though theremay be one or two dishes that really shine with red wine, this is about white wines with acid. Youknow how all fried seafood comes with a lemon? That's where the pairing should go- acid.

DISHES PAIRINGS

Oysters Gilhooley Full bodied oaked whites

Raw oysters (some of the best in TXwhen in season)

FINO SHERRY / unoaked racy white wines (txakoli, Chablis,Sancerre) / Sparkling wine / dry irish stout /

Fried Chicken livers Sparkling wine / belgian pale ale

Boudin High acid white




Himalaya PSA RECOMMENDS!

Indian / Pakistani 6652 Southwest Fwy No corkage fee

Houston, TX 77074No stemware available (bring your own or use plastictumblers)

(713) 532-2837 No wine or beer in houseUpdated: Summer 2013

General Description: This is one of the best Indian / Pakistani restaurants in the city. Chef Kaiser is a wizard, and his foodis one of the most worthy backdrops for BYOB in Houston.

General Food Pairing Guidelines:Himalaya's food has both aromatic spice and a great deal of heat from capsaicin. This means thateven though stewed tomatoes and red meat are often employed (two common resonant points forred wine), red wine is easily discombobulated. Classic options for this cusine include IPA / Saison /Wheat beer, Sweet wines (Gewurztraminer, riesling, chenin blanc). Sparkling wine performs well.

DISHES PAIRINGS

Chicken Hara Masala German Riesling, demi-sec vouvray, gruner vertliner, IPA

BBQ / Grilled PlatterLight to medium bodied reds like, pinot noir, gamay, cabfranc.

Lamb or Goat Biryani Light reds, rose, Pale AleKarhai Gosht Sparkling rose, IPA




Huynh PSA RECOMMENDS!

Vietnamese 912 St Emanuel St Corkage is 2 dollars per personHouston TX 77003 Glass stemware available(713) 224-8964 No beer or wine in houseUpdated: Summer 2013

General Description:Huynh is one of the best vietnamese restaurants in Houston.

General Food Pairing Guidelines:In general, red wines do not flatter Vietnamese food. Lighter reds are encouraged here, like PinotNoir and Gamay. Ideally though, white wine should be the go-to. German and Austrian white wineswork wonders, with or without sugar. Beer is a powerful ally here. Don't be afraid to use hops orwheat beer. Saison is especially useful. Sparkling wine (both white and rose) are ideal. Consult thePho Binh by night manual for more in depth Pho pairing. This will cover non-pho dishes.

DISHES PAIRINGS

Phoenix Chicken Rose champagne!

Hand made spring rollsLight whites and low impact beers with some maltbackbone

Bo Luc Lac IPA, light reds

Bit Tet Malty, caramel accented beers




Just Dinner

Italian-American1915 Dunlavy Street 8 dollar corkage feeHouston, TX 77006 Glass Stemware available(713) 807-0077 no wine or beer in houseUpdated: Summer 2013

General Description:In a tiny little house on Dunlavy, Just Dinner is a classic BYOB restaurant for houston. (This was homebase for the Just August project).

General Food Pairing Guidelines: The food here spans a wide spectrum of flavors and intensities. Order the food to suit your wine orbeer. Everything is tasty here.

DISHES PAIRINGS

Pan Seared Duck Breast Red Burgundy, aged rioja, chiantiShrimp Butternut Squash Risotto heavily oaked whites, or skin contant/oxidative whitesSpaghetti Puttanesca Full bodied Mediterranean whites




La Vista

American1936 Fountain View Dr 7 dollar corkage fee per bottleHouston, TX 77057 Glass Stemware available(713) 787-9899 Wine and beer availableUpdated: Summer 2013

General Description: They have been a valuable BYOB spot for years. Food is diverse, with solid pizzas, and a badasssteamed mussel dish that people should be legally required to eat.

General Food Pairing Guidelines: The food spans a wide spectrum of flavors and intensities, so you can bring pretty much whateveryou want and you'll be able to find something that tastes good with it.

DISHES PAIRINGS

Mussels in white sauce wheat beer, any crisp white wine or sparklingMussels in red sauce Rose (sparkling or still), light reds

The Overkill Pizza (lots of meat)

A good pairing for an irresponsibly heavy read wine. Thisisn't a snarky suggestion. We love heavy reds, they just

rarely work with food. This is a meaty, delicious exception.Cinnamon Coffee Cumin CrustedPork Tenderloin Belgian Dubbel, gewurztraminer




Lucio's

Italian-American905 Taft St. 5 dollar corkage feeHouston, TX 77019 Glass Stemware available(713) 523-9958 Affordable wine and beer list in houseUpdated: Summer 2013

General Description:Lucio's is higher end American-Italian food. Lots of good seafood and steakhouse-esque meatpreperations.

General Food Pairing Guidelines: This is a restaurant where you should bring whatever you feel like, and coordinate the food with it.

DISHES PAIRINGS

Sesame Crusted Ahi Tuna Racy, high acid whites, with or without sugar. Saison.Filet Mignon high acid, low tannin reds. Belgian sour redsSmoked Dry-Aged Ribeye Full bodied reds, or belgian strong ales.




Luigi's Pizza

Italian (Pizza)3700 Almeda Rd No corkage feeHouston TX 77004 glass stemware available(281) 793-3333 No wine or beer in houseUpdated: Summer 2013

General Description:Luigi's is a good classic pizza place that is vocal about their BYOB option. It has a nice patio, and is arelaxing, unpretentious place to crack open a bottle of something special with a humble pizza. Theyalso have pasta, sandwiches and calzones.

General Food Pairing Guidelines:Pizza is easy to pair with. Ideally bring whatever beer or wine you want, and find the pizza to matchit. Luigi's has pizza that can accommodate any weight of wine or beer. Don't think too hard about it.

DISHES PAIRINGS

Meat Pizza or Supreme PizzaHeavy weaponry. Big reds, and jacked-up beers. Shoot tokill.

Caprese Pizza Medium to light old world reds.White Pizza Full bodied oaked whites from new or old world.




Mala Sichuan

Chinese (Sichuan)9348 Bellaire Blvd 10 dollar corkage feeHouston, TX 77036 Glass Stemware Available(713) 995-1889 Wine and beer list available (advised by PSA)Updated: Summer 2013

General Description: This is one of the best Sichuan restaurants in Houston. The food is spicy, and prominently featuresthe Sichuan peppercorn which causes a tingly numbing sensation. It is a hurricane of flavor.

General Food Pairing Guidelines: This cuisine has the narrowest window of pairing opportunity of any Chinese cuisine (because of theirnamesake peppercorn). Sparkling wine, whites with residual sugar, dry whites, and beer(IPA/Saison/Wheat). Are the reliable options. Most other pairings will be shut down by *the Malasensation*.

DISHES PAIRINGS

Spicy/crispy chicken or beef german riesling, english ciderRed oil dumplings / wontons Brown ale, hefeweisenMapo Tofu California IPA, Beglian Wit, Champagne




Oxheart

Modern American1302 Nance 20 dollar corkage feeHouston TX 77002 crystal stemware available832-830-8592 Well curated beer and wine list availableUpdated: Summer 2013

General Description:Oxheart is a modern american restaurant that is tasting menu only. It has two 4 course menus andan extended 7 course menu. They offer wine pairings with each menu for an additional charge.

General Food Pairing Guidelines:Oxheart dishes favor complexity in lieu of intensity. Whites are overwhelmingly the best choice forthe food. When choosing reds, the best choice is lighter reds, like PN, Sangiovese, or light Tempranillo. Full bodied wines with significant age perform well. Wheat beer and saison workespecially well here. Avoid heavy beers. For white wines, look to high acid, mineral driven optionsfrom the old world.




Paulie's

Italian - American1834 Westheimer Rd 10 dollar corkage per bottleHouston, TX 77098 Crystal Stemware available

(713) 807-7271International beer list, wine list is 25 selections & is strictlyItalian

Updated: Summer 2013 Wine and Beer program is assisted by PSA

General Description:Paulie's serves classic, hearty Italian fare. Their pastas are made in house daily, and they have adaily special that is always worth your time. There are a wide range of dishes here (with a favortowards richness) so this is the kind of place you can take just about anything, and order food to

accomodate the wine.

General Food Pairing Guidelines:Paulie's already has an affordable Italian wine list. If you're going to go through the trouble of BYOBing there, it would make sense to bring a rare / expensive Italian wine, or a wine from acompletely different country altogether. With beer, most basic styles are covered, so unless you'rebringing something bizzare, it may not be worth the trouble to bring something readily available.

DISHES PAIRINGS

Bucatini Al'Amatriciana

Wines with residual sugar and good acidity play well here,Demi-sec Vouvray, German riesling up to Kabinett-levelsweetness, even a demi-sec champagne would be killer.Hoppy beer.

Eggplant Parmigiana (Wed nightonly) Biere de garde, sour brown ale, light reds, full bodied rose



Spaghetti & Meatballs

A timeless proving ground for almost all reds. Switch it upwith distinctly un-italian wines like Rioja, Australian Shiraz,or French Cab Franc.



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Pho Binh By Night PSA RECOMMENDS!

Vietnamese (Exclusively Pho)12148 Bellaire Blvd #101 No corkage feeHouston, TX 77072 no glassware (plastic tumblers or bring your own)(832) 351-2464 No beer or wine list

There are numerous Pho Binh

locations. All of them allowBYOB. This is our favorite one.

General Description: This is considered by many to be some of the best Pho in Houston (if not the country). Theirbroth is particularly well made, and everything else falls into place.

General Food Pairing

Guidelines:Lots of things to avoid here. Red wines, sparkling wines, and wines with residual sugar allclash with Pho. Beer works well, but don’t bring high impact beers. Light, dry white wines,are ok. The real secret weapon here is sherry (a classic with brothy soups).

DISHES PAIRINGS

Pho (in general)Dry sherry (Fino, Manzanilla, oloroso, Palo Cortado) /Hefeweisen / Witbeir / Pale Ale

Pho (spicy) Pale Ale, wheat beer

Pho (rich, dac biet, bonemarrow, etc)

Heavy fortified wines (oloroso & palo cortado sherry orSercial Maderia) avoid sweet fortified wines.

Pho (Light)Light fortified wines like Manzanilla Sherry, orHefe/witbeir




Pizaro's Pizza PSA RECOMMENDS!

Neopolitan Pizza14028 Memorial Drive No corkage feeHouston, TX 77079 Stemware situation281.589.7277 No wine or beer in houseUpdated: Summer 2013

General Description:Pizaro's is considered one of the best pizza joints in houston. If we narrow the field to just Neopolitanstyle pizza, it is the clear frontrunner.

General Food Pairing Guidelines:Pizza is easy to pair with. Ideally bring whatever beer or wine you want, and find the pizza to matchit. Pizaro's pizzas are thin, quickly fired pizzas that highlight the complexity of their high qualityingredients. This means you should strive to pick low to medium flavor impact items. wines in the12% alcohol range with plenty of acid, or sessionable beer that isn't too hoppy or alcoholic will leadyou to victory. These are the opposite of thick, deep dish pizzas. Pick booze that is light on its feet.

DISHES PAIRINGS

Margherita Pizza

A classic backdrop for high acid, low tannin reds, or fullbodied roses. Traditional pairing would be italiansangiovese, untradtional options would be red burgundy,cab franc from the loire, light red rioja, etc

Sweet Pea Pizza (Caramelizedonion, bell pepper, olive oil,mozzarella)

With no tomato sauce and the vegetal influence of thepeppers, this pizza would be nice with Sauvignon blanc,Gruner Veltliner, or other herbacous whites.



Potato and Mushroom Pizza Oaked whites like white burgundy or bordeauxArugula, Garlic, parmesan, speck Northern italian whites, like pinot grigio, or tocai fruiluano

Nutella PizzaPedro Ximenez Sherry, Russian Imperial stout, Belgian sourreds




Que Huong

Vietnamese 11201 Bellaire Blvd #2 No corkage feeHouston, TX 77072 Glass stemware available(832) 230-5858 no wine or beer in houseUpdated: Summer 2013

General Description:One of the most important Vietnamese restaurants in town. Clay pot catfish here is particularly good(and a fun pairing challenge).

General Food Pairing Guidelines:In general, red wines do not flatter Vietnamese food. Lighter reds are encouraged here, like PinotNoir and Gamay. German and Austrian wines work wonders, with or without sugar. Beer is a powerfulally here. Don't be afraid to use hops or wheat beer. Saison is especially useful. Sparkling wine (bothwhite and rose) are ideal. Consult the Pho Binh by night manual for more in depth Pho pairing. This

covers non-pho dishes.

DISHES PAIRINGS

Clay Pot Catfish Sercial Madeira, old ale, barleywine Tempura Crab Saison, Sparkling wineVietnamese eggrolls Riesling, vouvray, Gruner vertliner, saison




Revival Market

American550 Heights Blvd No corkage feeHouston, TX 77007 Glass Stemware available(713) 880-8463 no wine or beer in houseUpdated: Summer 2013

General Description:Revival Market is a grocery store in the heights that features produce from local farms, plus meatsand cheeses that came from animals that led happier lives than most humans. They have a smallcafé that allows BYOB, and they regularly hosts dinners by their chef de Cuisine Adam Dorris. Thenow serve breakfast every day of the week, and alcohol is great with breakfast.

General Food Pairing Guidelines: The café serves hearty lunch fare which is good for moderate weight pairings. The dinner seriesfeatures much more complexity, and we recommend lighter selections like whites, mildly hoppybeer, sparkling wine and such.

DISHES PAIRINGS

Pork Belly Sandwich Racy high acid white, IPA, high acid reds with low tanninRevival Dog IPA/Pale Ale, rose, high acid whites with or without sugarRevival Breakfast Plate (yesseriously) Saison, sparkling wine




Underbelly

New American Creole 1100 Westheimer Rd. 15 dollar corkage feeHouston TX 77006 Crystal Stemware available(713) 528-9800 Well curated wine and beer list availableUpdated: Summer 2013

General Description:Underbelly is modern creole, heavily influenced by the vast array of international cusinesrepresented in Houston. Intensity of flavor here is moderate to high, but does have more delicatedishes. The menu regularly rotates.

General Food Pairing Guidelines:It's hard to draw sweeping conclusion, but the best strategy is to pick something you like, and orderfood around it. Matthew Pridgen, the wine director, is available to help with this tasty puzzle.

DISHES PAIRING

Korean braised goat dumplings Sparkling rose, IPA, German riesling




Vieng Thai PSA RECOMMENDS!Thai

6929 Long Point Rd no corkage feeHouston TX, 77055 Glass stemware available(713) 688-9910 No wine or beer in houseUpdated: Summer 2013

General Description: This is one of the best Thai restaurants in Houston, and the atomsphere is super laid back. Perhapsone of the greatest places in the city to flatter a bottle of good riesling.

General Food Pairing Guidelines:Capsaicin levels are high here, which means reds are mostly out of the question. Use hoppy and highcarbonation beer. Use whites with residual sugar and or high acid and or bubbles (demi-secchampagne has all 3).

DISHES PAIRINGS

Papaya salad Maybe the best pairing with german riesling ever?Panang curry California IPA, high acid whites with SugarE-Sarn Sausage Pilsener, high acid whitesSpecial Noodle Dish IPA, Saison, Vouvray

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