text: I discovered Houstonswhile in Atlanta on business in the s and have been a great fan After I moved to Scottsdale in I became a serious regular and found Houstons to be a star experience every time It was a great relationship until the changes started a few years ago First their wonderful Filet disapppared for awhile unimpressive sushi was introduced then the Shashimi Tuna Salad disappeared and the Phoenix location was rebranded as Hillstone I ate at Hillstone twice and then gave up on itcorn on the caeser salad a southwestern Shashimi Tuna Salad really But back to Scottsdale where I have the most history and the strongest relationship They had wonderful staff who even if I was not around for awhile remembered my name and nearly all of my preferences Every one of them have recently left Service now is ok but not great A high level of attentiveness is a thing of the past Of course over the years the prices have increased but in the last few they have really been increasing while portion sizes on items like salads have dwindled Houstons has never been inexpensive but I am happy to pay to have the food that I want Therein lies the rub My last two visits were so bad that I am determined not to go back nnMy very favorite the shashimi tuna salad is history again Although the offered if I wanted to pay the price of the Flying Tuna Platter to fix me something sort of like it but not with the dressing or other elements that I loved I ordered fries but they have lost their snap and I had to pick little bits of fiber off of them The manager explained that they were burlap fibers from the bags that they use I did not eat them and was not charged for them I eat early but can no longer get a baked potato at pm and where did the pork chop go No more glasses of wine So on my very last trip not finding anything that we came for on the menu after years of dining my friend and I decided to go with the tortilla soup rather than just leaving It was far too saltynot something I have ever experienced at Houstons Of course they did not charge us for the meal No reason to ever go back nownnLeaving Houstons with an empty stomach I considered stopping at Bandera another Hillstone property I quickly wrote off that idea since they have tinkered with their menu items so much that I gave up my regular status there in nnI believe that the Hillstone Restaurant Group has made some awful choices over the past few years making changes to long time favorites that ruin the dining experience Perhaps new chefs cannot just leave a good thing alone or need to put their stamp on it I saw this in another review and could not stat it better I understand menu changes happen but it was so good and so the same for so many years why do they have to switch it all up now Pretty sure the business model was working just fine nnAs steep as Houstons prices have been over the years I did not mind paying for great food and great service I will probably go in for a fillet a couple of times a year but I will have to wait until it is crowded at pm to have a baked potato with it