| Benjy's | |
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| Restaurant information | |
| Established | 1985 |
| Closed | 2020 |
| Food type | American |
| Street address | 2424 Dunstan Rd |
| City | Houston |
| State | Texas |
| Postal/ZIP Code | 77005 |
| Country | United States |
| Coordinates | 29°43′11″N95°24′59″W / 29.7196°N 95.4164°W |
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The restaurant was established by Benjy Levit in 1985. [3] [4] Benjy's closed in 2020, on a temporary basis, during the COVID-19 pandemic. [5] [6]
In Condé Nast Traveler ' 2019 list of the city's 23 best restaurants, Charu Suri and Diane Oates wrote: "Here's the thing about Benjy's: Everyone will tell you it's their favorite restaurant—all for entirely different reasons. The brunch bunch will swear up and down that the French toast is the city's best hangover cure; the dinner crowd will point to the caramelized scallops as a near-religious experience. No one can agree on which dish—or even which meal—is best here, and that's what makes this place such a hit." [7]
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