Houston's is good but definitely not the caliber that they used to be. The service was sub-par, the food was good this time but has been hit and miss the past couple of times. They are missing the consistency that you used to be able to rely on. Also, when we ordered a birthday brownie, they didn't bring a candle and they billed us for it - SERIOUSLY?! (the waitress knew as she said "oops, I forgot the candle") Between that and charging $3 PER soda, it just seems like they are nickle and diming their customers to death. J Alexanders has the same food with the same hit and miss service so, why pay more at Houston's.
The food we had this time was their spinach/artichoke dip with chips and we each got their chicken salad which seemed to have more peanuty spice to it which we enjoyed. Their brownie dessert is to die for....probably literally with all that sugar but oh so good. The total for the food and 2 sodas and tip was $70 (no alcohol!). You can go to a lot better places for $70 or spend half as much for the same food across the street at J Alexanders. Houston's no longer offers anything that distinguishes themselves or makes them worth it.