Dining
BY JOVANNA AGUILAR
Welcome to the Oscar’s o ers a variety of desserts, including creme brulee cheesecake ($7.95).
COURTESY WELCOME TO THE OSCAR’S
The shrimp burrata ($12) includes grilled shrimp with burrata cheese, tomato, and arugula with a balsamic reduction.
COURTESY WELCOME TO THE OSCAR’S
Welcome to the Oscar’s o ers red carpet dining After meeting at a local restaurant in 2018, hus- band and wife, Oscar and Elaine Gonzalez, turned their shared passion for food and hospitality into a partnership that grew from a food truck in 2022 to a restaurant that opened in January.
intended to open a full-service restaurant from the beginning, they decided to open a food truck while o ering catering services. Today, the Gonzalez family has a full-service restaurant and continues o ering catering services. In addition, the couple said they plan to reopen the food truck in the north Houston area within the next year On the menu Although Welcome to the Oscar’s rst became known for its tacos, the eatery o ers a wide menu selection including seafood, pasta, tacos and desserts. “The tacos are one of the things that put our food truck on the map,” Elaine Gonzalez said. Among the appetizers, the JR’s Mussels, created and named by Oscar Gonzalez Jr., was a dish he created for his father on his birthday a year before opening the food truck. After Oscar Gonzalez’s rst taste, he vowed to include the mussels on his menu if he had the opportunity to open his business. Another appetizer includes The Chase giant meatball, named after Chase Waites, a Lone Star College–Montgomery professor who has been the restaurant's “biggest supporter” since the beginning, Elaine Gonzalez said. Elaine Gonzalez said the restaurant's best seller is the pecan-crusted ounder, made with Cajun seasoning, black seasoning, hot sauce, Worcester- shire sauce, breading, panko and a toasted pecan mixture.
The eatery known for its baja tacos ($15.50) made with sh, shrimp or fried avocado.
COURTESY WELCOME TO THE OSCAR’S
Blending 27 years of Oscar's high-end culinary experience and Elaine's own industry background, the two operate Welcome to the Oscar’s alongside Oscar Gonzalez’s son, who is named after his father. The backstory While Elaine Gonzalez's background in the hospitality industry goes back to her time as a catering director at Berryhill on Market Street, Oscar Gonzalez's background goes back to 1990. Oscar Gonzalez said he started as a night cleaner at Brennan's of Houston, an upscale restaurant founded in 1967, where he worked for 10 years. After working for several restaurants with a focus on pastries, Oscar’s dedication to the industry eventually led him to Café on the Green, where he worked as a chef for 18 years. Elaine Gonzalez said the hospitality experience they earned working at a country club is a re ection of the quality hospitality they o er at Welcome to the Oscar’s. “I think that when you work in a club business versus the public restaurant business, you learn a di erent aspect as far as the expectations of guest service,” Elaine Gonzalez said. With several decades of experience, the Gonza- lezes said they decided to venture o on their own and start their own business. Though the couple
Husband and wife duo, Oscar and Elaine Gonzalez are co-owners of Welcome to the Oscar’s.
JOVANNA AGUILAR COMMUNITY IMPACT
PARADISE LN.
105
N
107 Old River Road, Ste. I, Montgomery Facebook: Welcome to the Oscar’s Bistro & Catering Co.
33
CONROE MONTGOMERY EDITION
Powered by FlippingBook