Houston’s 11 Best Mother’s Day Takeout Options

Treat Mom to DIY Bloody Marys, sizzling steaks, pasta, and more

by Megha McSwain Apr 29, 2020, 2:05pm CDT

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by Megha McSwain Apr 29, 2020, 2:05pm CDT

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Mother’s Day 2020: All moms are stay-at-home moms — and have been for at least a month — which is reason enough to celebrate bigger and better than last year. With DIY activities taking over, restaurants are making it easy and fun to take food and beverage packs home to experiment with.

In this unprecedented time, when Mom is surely working overtime in the kitchen, treat the superwoman in your life to a leisurely lunch with all the trimmings via one of these beloved Houston restaurants serving take-out Mother’s Day eats. With everything from fajitas to fancy Champagne on the list, there’s something for moms of all kinds.

State Fare Kitchen & Bar

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Put your own loving twist on a meal for Mom from State Fare with one of Chef Justin Yoakum’s at-home cooking kits. Mother’s Day packages like the $75 Breakfast in Bed are large enough for a family of 4, presented with fresh ingredients including eggs, butter, biscuits, sausage and bacon and are made even more special with a small bouquet of flowers. Add-ons of mimosa and bloody mary kits can be made too.

947 Gessner Rd Suite B-190, Houston, TX 77024

(832) 831-0950

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Etoile Cuisine Et Bar

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In addition to dine-in service, Etoile is offering a luxe roast lamb dinner for $38 per person that includes soup, sides, roast lamb, and bread pudding for dessert. There’s also a braised beef short ribs option. Call the restaurant to order by Thursday, May 7.

1101-11 Uptown Park Blvd, Houston, TX 77056

(832) 668-5808

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Sylvia's Enchilada Kitchen

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Score a fajita feast for four with mesquite-grilled quail, steak, enchiladas, and all the fixings for just $80. Tres leches cake is, of course, included for dessert. Call the restaurant to order.

6401 Woodway Dr, Houston, TX 77057

(713) 334-7295

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Mastro's Steakhouse

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Wine and dine Mom with one of Mastro’s Mother’s Day family dinner packages — the Vivacious ($110), the Unique ($140) or the Amazing ($170) — each including raw, 28-day, wet-aged cryo-vac sealed steaks, Mastro’s secret house steak rub, Caesar salad, ready to bake sides and butter cake. For $75 more, pair a Rosé therapy kit, which includes single varieties of the Chateau Minuty Rosé, Malene Rosé and the bubbly Chandon Brut Sparkling Rosé.

1650 W Loop S, Houston, TX 77027

(713) 993-2500

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The Rustic

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Downtown’s The Rustic is helping keep Mother’s Day at home a stress-free affair with ready-to-cook and ready-to-eat meals to-go, available for pre-order through May 6th. Meal kits can feed 2-3 people for $49.95 with entrée choices including a choice of game hens with ancho lime butter or stuffed, bacon-wrapped pork loin and salads and sides. Extras like Moscow Mule or mimosa kits and a bouquet of flowers from Bramble & Bee can be added on for an additional charge.

1836 Polk St, Houston, TX 77003

(832) 321-7799

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North Italia

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Families can celebrate Mom by trying their hand at pasta night at home with the assistance of North Italia’s family kits. $65 DIY kits, large enough to feed 4-5 people, include a choice of fresh-made tagliatelle, bucatini, rigatoni or strozzpareti pastas paired with bolognese, marinara, garlic parmesan cream or basil pesto sauce and large portions of Caesar salad and parmesan garlic bread for an old-fashioned Italian feast.

1700 Post Oak Blvd Ste 190, Houston, TX 77056

(281) 605-4030

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Hugo's

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Make it nice for Madre with Hugo’s shareable Mother’s Day menu for two, available for pre-order through May 6th. A shareable spring salad, shareable entrée, two sides and two desserts are packaged cold with heating instructions to be enjoyed at home. $8 children’s platters like grilled skirt steak with rice and beans are available to add on.

1600 Westheimer Rd, Houston, TX 77006

(713) 524-7744

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Common Bond Café & Bakery

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Treat Mom to sugar and spice and everything nice from Common Bond’s special Mother’s Day menu. Pistachio dacquoise cakes with pistachio diplomat cream & raspberry pate fruit, spelled in the letters M-O-M are available for pre-order through May 7th for $55 each and DIY cookie kits with 6 sugar cookies and piping bags of vanilla frosting are $20. Or, pamper her with a savory lox brunch buffet for two — complete with mimosa kit — packaged with smoked salmon and all the fix-ins, including avocado puree, lemon cream cheese, pickled onions, hard boiled eggs and cherry tomatoes for $40.

1706 Westheimer Rd, Houston, TX 77006

(713) 529-3535

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a'Bouzy

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Build the perfect bundle for Mother’s Day with this year’s collaboration between A’bouzy and Kendra Scott! Choose between a Kendra Scott signature tumbler candle for $206 or a 4x6 rose gold Filigree frame for $254 and get a basket full of goodies including an artsy bottle of Veuve Clicquot bubbles hand-painted by Kristara Calligraphy, olive oil, aged balsamic, saffron and sea salt. Pre-orders can be made through May 4th.

2300 Westheimer Rd, Houston, TX 77098

(713) 722-6899

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The Oceanaire Seafood Room

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Recreate the magic of fine dining at your own dining table with The Oceanaire Seafood Room’s complete four-course dinner available for pre-order through May 8th with a choice of instructions included for at-home preparation or fully prepared, hot and ready to enjoy. For $49 per guest, signature dishes include chilled jumbo shrimp cocktail, shrimp mixed green salad with a choice of 6 oz. center-cut filet mignon or grilled Atlantic salmon filet and family-style sides and strawberry cheesecake.