Leonard Botello IV's Heights smokehouse has rapidly become one of Houston's most serious barbecue destinations — Texas Monthly Top 50 BBQ rankings, James Beard semifinalist recognition, and brisket that holds its own against the Central Texas pantheon. The Tuesday-through-Sunday format (sells out by midafternoon most days), the post oak, the dialed-in pit work that's earned regional accolades. For Texas barbecue at the level Houston has quietly built toward.