Picos Mexican Restaurant

Chef Arnaldo Richards was raised in Monterey, Mexico, where he began his career cooking at his family's restaurants. A third-generation chef, he started learning his grandmother’s recipes at age 13, and many of those authentic Mexican dishes and sauces are still on the menu at his legendary restaurant, Picos.

Opened in 1984, Picos is one of Houston’s most beloved and venerable Mexican restaurants. Richards blends innovative contemporary culinary concepts with the rich traditional cooking techniques of his past. His cuisine celebrates the diversity of Mexican regional cuisine, from Yucatecan cochinita pibil to Sinaloan chilorio to Oaxacan tamales and mole negro.