Ford Fry's love letter to his hometown — the Atlanta restaurateur grew up across the street from this River Oaks spot, and State of Grace plays like a Houston greatest-hits set filtered through a hunting-lodge-meets-debutante aesthetic. In 2024 it rebooted toward a "Golden Age of Dining" nostalgia steakhouse: wood-fired meats and classic entrées alongside the signature oyster bar and Gulf-leaning plates that made it one of the city's hottest tables. Antler installations, big chandeliers, a 400-bottle list, and a crowd that never thins. A see-and-be-seen Houston institution that wears its ambition lightly.