Prime 131

Prime 131 opened in 2024 in Houston's Lazybrook/Timbergrove neighborhood as a Berg Hospitality Group concept. The live-fire steakhouse and sushi bar centers a wood-burning grill in the middle of the dining room, with a shareable menu spanning prime and wagyu steaks, Japanese sushi, and Korean-BBQ tabletop grilling. The concept was quickly recognized: CultureMap Houston named it one of the city's 12 best new restaurants of 2024, and Houston Press awarded it Best Steakhouse in its 2024 Best of Houston awards, describing a room that evokes the high-energy late-'90s dining scene of NYC's Meatpacking District, with an open kitchen showcasing its four wood-fire grills and stadium seating.

For guests skipping alcohol, Prime 131 offers four signature mocktails shared across Berg Hospitality's restaurants, priced around $10-$12 — the same tier as many of the restaurant's classic cocktails. Two of the four confirmed by name are the Strawberry Rose Refresher and the Kosnopolitan, which surface in Houston Dry January mocktail roundups.

Prime 131 is not an alcohol-free venue — it runs a full bar and wine list alongside these mocktails — but the zero-proof drinks are a standing part of the beverage program rather than a Dry-January-only gesture. As of mid-2026 the restaurant keeps limited, dinner-only hours (Tuesday through Saturday evenings, closed Sunday and Monday), reflecting its reservation-driven, special-occasion format.