Zero Stars for Bradley's Fine Diner; No Surprises at Nara

This week, Houston Chronicle's Alison Cook visits Bradley's Fine Diner and there are more downs than ups at the 6-month-old upscale Heights diner. While Cook loved the burger's "beefy taste of fresh-ground chuck" and said that it "requires no condiments to be its best self," the admiration stops there. An over-salted Yankee pot roast, and inconsistent kitchen informs this final thought: "at $26 and $29, respectively, these comfort-food staples must be impeccably made to justify their price." Zero stars.

Things weren't any better for Houston Press' Phaedra Cook who reviewed Nara Sushi & Korean Kitchen in the former Katsuya space.  Thought she acknowledges chef-owner Donald Chang is "up against the same challenges" as its high-profile predecessor, the menu doesn't make it happen. The "Hot Lava Rock Berkshire Pork was awkward" and bibimbap was "proof-positive that some things should never, ever be prepared tableside." She says she'd rather dine at H-Mart where "it's tasty and less expensive."