

The bartender also said Farrago's weekend brunch is great.
#FARRAGO HOUSTON BRUNCH FULL#
Not anymore."ĭrink here? Yes, especially if we stop by and the bar is empty, because the bartender is full of great stories and suggestions on where to find authentic Mexican food. You could bring $100 and that would pay for your weekend. "It's sad because we used to go every month.
#FARRAGO HOUSTON BRUNCH MOVIE#
"They say it's like living in a movie sometimes. Her friends who still live there can't go to bars anymore, or do much of anything. Then she saw in the news that the man had been found, decapitated, in a river. "I thought he must have really been doing good for himself," the bartender told us. Last time she was there, for example, she saw one of her high school classmates driving a nice Cadillac. The bartender has family along the border and in Monterrey, and she hasn't been able to visit in a couple years because it's too dangerous. That's what the bartender told us, at least, and somehow from there, without even mentioning this week's cover story in the Houston Press, we started talking about violence in Mexico. In fact, Farrago means "a mix of everything" in Portuguese. She enjoyed it, calling the salad "good and fresh." There are a few tables outside, too.įarrago considers its menu "world cuisine," and our dining companion had the Goat Cheese Brulee ($8, not happy hour price). There were two men in white button-down shirts and ties sitting at the bar, drinking waters and chatting up the bartender.įarrago, at the corner of Gray and Bagby streets, isn't a big place, and the inside is the standard steel and stone that seems to be popular in the area. (We've been to Farrago before when it was packed during lunchtime.) The bartender told us that Thursday happy hour starts to pick up at about 5 o'clock.Īnd the place wasn't completely empty. It wasn't exactly peak-time when we got there, though, and it was obvious the lunch crowd had just cleared out. The Scene: When someone told us about the great Thursday happy hour at Farrago in Midtown, she said it was one of the area's best kept secrets, and when we showed up to an empty bar on Thursday, it certainly appeared that way.

To apply, please stop by Farrago World Cuisine to complete an application or click here to apply online. The following positions are currently open: Floor Supervisor. If you posses the qualities mentioned above, we want you to apply. Appetizers are half price when ordered at the bar, and on Mondays, the bar offers some specials on bottles of wine. Our reputation and future success depends on the quality and consistency of their service.

Well drinks and frozen mojitos are $4.50. The Deals: Domestic beers are $2.50 and house wine is $3.50.
