El Tiempo
Ninfa Laurenzo has inspired her eldest son, Rolando Laurenzo, who owns El Tiempo Cantina (two locations) with his wife, Blanca, and their son, Domenic Laurenzo to continue in the restaurant business. The parillada platter is the signature dish of El Tiempo Cantina photographed for the Dining Guide on November 1, 2005 in Houston, TX. Photo by Mayra Beltran / Houston Chronicle HOUCHRON CAPTION (11/10/2005) SECPREVIEW COLORFRONT: Mama Ninfa's legacy HOUCHRON CAPTION (11/10/2005) SECPREVIEW COLOR: An enduring influence: Ninfa Laurenzo's legacy is evident within her family and in the culinary entrepreneurship she fostered.
Ninfa Laurenzo has inspired her eldest son, Rolando Laurenzo, who owns El Tiempo Cantina (two locations) with his wife, Blanca, and their son, Domenic Laurenzo to continue in the restaurant business. The parillada platter is the signature dish of El Tiempo Cantina photographed for the Dining Guide on November 1, 2005 in Houston, TX. Photo by Mayra Beltran / Houston Chronicle
The photograph on the left hand side is Ninfa Laurenzo in her wedding dress. Family photographs are displayed through out the restaurant. Ninfa Laurenzo has inspired her eldest son, Rolando Laurenzo, who owns El Tiempo Cantina (two locations) with his wife, Blanca, and their son, Domenic Laurenzo to continue in the restaurant business. The parillada platter is the signature dish of El Tiempo Cantina photographed for the Dining Guide on November 1, 2005 in Houston, TX. Photo by Mayra Beltran / Houston Chronicle HOUCHRON CAPTION (11/10/2005) SECDINING COLOR: STILL INFLUENTIAL: At one of the two El Tiempo Cantina locations owned by Roland Laurenzo, a portrait of his mother, Ninfa Laurenzo, at right, is a silent reminder of the foundation she established for her family and Houston's Tex-Mex restaurants.
Bill Olive-for the Chronicle. 02/11/2006, 09:30:00
Bread basket at El Tiempo.
El Tiempo Cantina , 5602 Washington Ave
52. El Tiempo
Only the very steep prices keep this fajita-and-mixed-grill stalwart, owned by the Laurenzo family of once-upon-a-Ninfa’s fame, from placing higher on the list. But it’s well worth an occasional splurge for the most sumptuous parillada experience in the city, in which the wood-grilled meats and shellfish arrive on fetching tabletop charcoal cookers. The salsas and sides show the Laurenzo stamp of excellence. The frozen margaritas are lethal. Want to spend less? Opt for Tex-Mex standards like crab quesadillas or potato-and-cheese flautas. The patio always feels like a party. Sometimes a very, very loud one.
Cuisine: Tex-Mex
Entree price range: $$-$$$
Where: 3130 Richmond Ave.
Phone: 713-807-1600
Web: eltiempocantina.com
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