Houston is Ducking Cool : Cook and Collins

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Took my first online match, Bernadine, to Cook and Collins in Midtown for a casual but nice date. The owner owns a few other bars and restaurants around town including Pub Fiction and Crisp in the Heights. This place is an American fine dining with a decently casual vibe. Big upstairs and downstairs patio with retractable windows for nice days. The interior area has subway tiles behind bar, 1920s black and white floor tiles, along with dark stained wood and homey but chic decor on the walls. Yeah... I said chic. We sat at the bar per Bernadine's request, which turned out to be great. I did call a few days ahead and made a reservation for 8:00, which was smart. By 9:00 it was slammed. The two fine ladies helping us were so attentive and very friendly. The chef made an extra order of black eyed hummus so they brought it to us. Better then it sounded; I would definitely order it in the future. The place opened more recently so they were having a special of a free appy when you order an entree when you sit at the bar. So we started with the duck tacos as well(!!!!!) Cannibalism at its finest. They were so good I'm not even ashamed of it. I did make sure the ducks murdered for these tacos were not from the west, couldn't risk eating a family member. Main course I got buffalo meatloaf; it was so full of flavor and spices. It was on top of spinach and mashed potatoes. Bernadine got the sweet potato ravioli with goat cheese. I liked it but wasn't in the mood for it. But she dove her beak right in there and seemed to be very happy with her choice. No dessert but I hear the butterscotch pudding is unreal. I attended their soft opening with some of my peeps that know some peeps and we had the bread pudding then. Holy quackamole it was fan-ducking-tastic! Will definitely be waddling back to Cook and Collins soon!