La Strada - Montrose [Closed]
This entry was posted on 12/14/2006 9:24 PM and is filed under Italian, Casual Chic - Jeans Allowed, closed.
We were attending a theater production in the Heights, so we thought we'd try the lower Westheimer location of this long-time Houston Italian restaurant. And, while we know you're getting bored hearing about the Calamari Travels, we'd enjoyed the calamari here previously. No reservation was required on a recent Saturday night. We arrived early in the evening, but, by the time we left around 7:30, there still weren't many tables filled, with the exception of the 20 sorority women seated next to us, drinking water and eating salads. Our waiter, who gave us great service all evening, remained upbeat in the face of this adversity. We understand the crowds still show up for the once infamous (maybe still) Sunday brunch.
The calamari was o'kay but not great. At least there was a choice of two sauces. For a main course, one of us had the beef carpaccio appetizer. The other had the stuffed chicken breast. Both were quite good.
There are so many Italian restaurants in Houston that a place really needs to stand out to get repeat business. Although it's been around for a quite awhile, we're not sure that La Strada makes the cut in our book. Perhaps when the weather is a little warmer, we can try the upstairs patio.322 Westheimer
713/523-1014
http://www.lastradahouston.com/
