NEW PLAYERS

Here are the new Houston restaurants and the restaurants new to the HRW lineup.

Mastro’s Steakhouse: Tilman Fertitta’s glam steakhouse on the Post Oak Hotel at Uptown Houston grounds weighs in with an HRW dinner menu that includes blackened salmon with lobster butter, pork chop with apple pecan brandy sauce, lemon pepper chicken and a petit filet. Do not pass up the warm butter cake for dessert. 1650 W. Loop S., 713-993-2500.

Traveler’s Table: Global cuisine restaurant in Montrose brings a variety of dinner dishes to the table, including soft shell crab pad Thai, chicken thighs in Northern Thai yellow curry, Vietnamese turmeric grilled chicken, beef cheek ravioli, Middle Eastern flatbread and Indian butter chicken. For dessert, opt for mango lassi panna cotta. 520 Westheimer, 832-409-5785.

Kin Dee Thai Cuisine: Thai for “to eat well,” this Heights newcomer is offering dinner with dishes that include chicken satay, Thai grilled meatballs, pad Thai, roasted pork dry noodles, green chicken curry and coconut chicken curry with crispy noodles. 1533 N. Shepherd, 281-826-2655.

Woodshed Smokehouse: Texas superchef Tim Love’s new barbecue restaurant in Levy Park is bringing its smoke game to HRW with lunch and dinner offerings that include brisket grain bowl, half rack of pork ribs with smoked loaded baked potato and bulgogi salmon tacos. Smoked chocolate pie for dessert. 3728 Wakeforest, 346-7186110.

Ouzo Bay and Loch Bar: These side-by-side sister restaurants at River Oaks District join HRW for the first time. At the Greek seafood restaurant Ouzo Bay, you’ll find lamb meatballs, grilled salmon, lamb osso buco, brick roasted chicken and whole roasted branzino

($12 supplement). Loch Bar dives in with fish and chips, steak frites, Loch burger and Maine lobster roll ($18 supplement). 4444 Westheimer; 832-430-6610.