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9061 Gaylord St. Houston, TX 77024

713-465-8200

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Houston Press
Recommended
Best Hidden Treasure
Award Winner 2011

Cuisine(s): Eclectic, New American

Hours: Lunch: 11 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. Mondays through Fridays. Dinner: starts at 5:30 p.m. daily, open as long as demand allows

Price: $$
Payment Types: All Major Credit Cards

Features: Patio/Sidewalk Dining, Catering

Serving: Dinner, Lunch
Alcohol: BYOB

Reservations: Not Accepted

Parking: Lot Available

Description

Jonathan Levine is a down-to-earth guy, a good cook and a gregarious host. He buys the very best seafood and high-quality beef and cooks it simply. His prices aren't cheap, but the tiny restaurant is always packed. Sure, the food is great, but it's the show that people come for. There just aren't many restaurant owners sweating on the line while cracking wise with the patrons anymore.

2011 | Best Hidden Treasure

Most people were stunned when tiny Jonathan's the Rub -- perhaps the darkest horse of 16 competitors -- took home first place in the Houston Press Burger Bracket competition this year. The little restaurant in Spring Branch certainly knows how to grill a great burger, but that's not all: Chef and owner Jonathan Levine and his family also turn out beautiful steaks and stellar bowls of shrimp and grits. In fact, you'd never even guess Levine's originally from Brooklyn until you hear... More »

Jonathan's the Rub Sweeps the 2011 Burger Bracket

By Katharine Shilcutt | Tue, April 5, 2011

Virginia Commonwealth University may not have advanced to play in last night's national championship NCAA game, but another underdog team ended up sweeping a Final Four at yesterday's 2011 Burger Brac... More »
Brooklyn Gumbo

By Robb Walsh | Thu, June 25, 2009

The giant sea scallops at Jonathan's The Rub were lightly dusted with an herb and pepper rub and seared so that they were opaque on the outside, but still a little translucent in the middle. Each bite of tender white shellfish melted in my mouth. ... More »
Magical Mystery Tour

By Paul Galvani | Thu, May 14, 2009

It's easy to get firm fish like snapper or shrimp to turn out crispy if you cover them in panko (Japanese bread crumbs) and then fry them, but getting scallops, which hold so much water, to do the same — that's nothing short of magical. The fisher... More »
Jonathan's The Rub

By Paul Galvani | Thu, April 02, 2009

Jonathan Levine worked for three restaurants on Cape Cod before moving to Houston. Since 2000, he's been running a catering business here and working as a personal chef. Recently he decided to open a small restaurant in a storefront just off Memor... More »

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Jonathan's The Rub

9061 Gaylord St. Houston, TX 77024

713-465-8200

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2011 | Best Hidden Treasure

By Katharine Shilcutt | Tue, April 5, 2011

By Robb Walsh | Thu, June 25, 2009

By Paul Galvani | Thu, May 14, 2009

By Paul Galvani | Thu, April 02, 2009