Killen's Steakhouse
Smoked Blackmore Ranch sous vide short rib with red-wine demiglace and creamed corn at Killen's James Beard House re-creation dinner, Sunday, January 15, 2012. Photo by Alison Cook
The Broken Arrow Ranch Venison Chop with house made blueberry sausage and sweet corn Rissoto at Killen's Steakhouse Friday, Jan. 27, 2012, in Pearland.
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The gumbo at Killen's Steakhouse Friday, Jan. 27, 2012, in Pearland.
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The pork belly at Killen's Steakhouse Friday, Jan. 27, 2012, in Pearland.
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Killen's Steakhouse Owner and Executive Chef Ronnie Killen prepare s a coffee Friday, Jan. 27, 2012, in Pearland.
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The pork belly at Killen's Steakhouse Friday, Jan. 27, 2012, in Pearland.
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The Nueske Bacon Wrapped Filet with two jumbo grilled shrimp at Killen's Steakhouse Friday, Jan. 27, 2012, in Pearland.
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Blackened snapper crudo with pickled peppers at Killen's James Beard House re-creation dinner, Sunday, January 15, 2012. Photo by Alison Cook
House-cured smoked pork and black-eyed pea gumbo at Killen's James Beard House re-creation dinner, Sunday, January 15, 2012. Photo by Alison Cook
Killen's Steakhouse Owner and Executive Chef Ronnie Killen poses for a portrait Friday, Jan. 27, 2012, in Pearland.
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14. Killen’s
With its low-slung ceilings and white napery, this far-west Pearland steak and seafood house feels like some wonderful rural roadhouse that initiates keep to themselves. Too late: chef-owner Ronnie Killen has patiently built his place into one of the best of its Texas kind. Everything from dry-aged steaks to mind-blowing creamed corn to peerless fried shrimp, right off the docks, show a chefly touch. And where most steakhouses try and fail to get other entrees right, Killen turns out definitive chicken-fried steaks and pork chops as if it were no big deal. Caring service and a landmark dessert — Killen’s celebrated creme brulee bread pudding —sweeten the deal. Few steakhouses feel so personal, or so regionally right.
Cuisine: Steakhouse
Entree price range: $$$-$$$$
Where: 2804 S. Main St. in Pearland
Phone: 281-485-0844
Web: killenssteakhouse.com
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