Brennan’s Of Houston, a classic Creole restaurant in Midtown, keeps the Big Easy illusion alive inside, too, with white tablecloths, chandeliers, and servers in vests lighting food on fire.

The Creole food served here is a culinary subgenre that Brennan's calls Texas Creole. Derivative of New Orleans Creole cooking, the food here is the kind you'll find at old-line restaurants in the ...