Every burger has its own personality, its own identifying markers that make it special and unique. This one, for example, makes use of shredded cheese instead of a slice, red onions instead of white, a whole iceberg lettuce leaf instead of shreds and a patty that looks hand-made instead of pre-formed. Do these little trademarks look familiar to you?

This restaurant's warm mushroom salad is just the ticket for anyone bored with traditional salads or vegetable preparations at other places. Here, seasonal mushrooms are sauteed and placed on a bed of sweet, roasted eggplant stuffing alongside a swipe of herbed aioli with hazelnuts.

This bright green shade on this slice of cheesecake from a west Houston bakery evokes a Grasshopper cookie -- which is good, because that's exactly what it tastes like. The slice was also rich (and big) enough to split between two people; this is no one-bite dessert. Look familiar?

This chocolate silk pie really does have the silkiest texture we've encountered in a slice of diner pie. Even the finely milled crust seems to melt right into the chocolate and homemade whipped cream, leaving us wondering how this little diner even cuts the slices and plates them without the entire thing falling like a souffle.

During playoff season, there are few better places to watch the game while downing some cold beer and hefty cheeseburgers than at this old-timer. Does the burger below look familiar?

A plate of ribs and sweet potato fries in a place surrounded on all sides by wine. What could be better? How about the fact that this plate is one of the brunch items -- yes, ribs for brunch -- served at this Houston favorite. Think you know where we're eating this week?

The spread of pita, baba ganoush, tabouleh, quail and lamb kebab below comes from a place very appropriate for the day after Christmas: a restaurant whose calling card reads "The Taste of Bethlehem" under its name. Can you guess where this spread of delicious Palestinian food comes from?

A plate of dazzling green curry will warm your soul on even the dullest, most humid winter's day. Especially this green curry, which is as spicy as it comes. And it's a festive shade of Christmas green to boot! Think you know where we're eating this week?

This plate of pork meatballs has the unusual name of Four Joy Lion Head at this new Chinatown restaurant. And while there's no lion head to be found in the giant meatballs, there is a lot of joy. Look familiar? Think you know where we're eating this week?

At this cozy burger joint, all the burgers come on Slow Dough buns and the tater tots are best dipped in the spicy jalapeño ketchup served on the side. Thirsty afterward? The owners are opening their own icehouse soon, adjacent to the burger joint itself. Think you know where we're chowing down on this blue-cheese-and-bacon burger this week?