For a fourth straight year, the diversity and quality of dining choices for travelers coming to the airports in Houston have been recognized by the USA Today 10Best Readers' Choice travel award contest.

The flavor of Houston was a hit with voters in this year’s 10Best Readers' Choice travel award contest sponsored by USA Today. Hubcap Grill & Beer Yard at George Bush Intercontinental  Airport (IAH) was voted  #1 in voting for the best airport local/regional dining. Bush Airport also had two restaurants place as a "Top 10."

Check out these winners located at George Bush Intercontinental Airport (IAH):

#1
Best Airport Local/Regional Dining: Situated in Terminal A, Hubcap Grill & Beer Yard serves some of Houston's favorite burgers and hand-spun boozy milkshakes to travelers flying out of Bush Airport. Hubcap Grill & Beer Yard has been voted “Houston’s Best Burger” and Texas Monthly Magazine voted the Philly-Cheesesteak Burger the 5th best burger in the state. The restaurant also has local and national beers on tap and a full bar. 

Top 10 Favorite
Best Airport Bar/Restaurant Atmosphere: Situated in Terminal C, Bam Bam brings Houston's unique Vietnamese-Cajun flavors to passengers looking for a comfortable spot to pass some time. Ample seating makes for excellent terminal people watching, and the menu and recipes created by Chef Nguyen of Cajun Kitchen fame include grilled and raw oysters, including Cajun Kitchen’s famous oyster nachos, Vietnamese-Cajun boils and Po-boys, all perfectly paired with a selection of rotating local and regional beers. 

Top 10 Favorite
Best Airport Sitdown Dining: Hugo's Cocina in Terminal D serves up fresh and flavorful dishes from several regions of Mexico, all made from scratch. Featuring the work of Executive Chef Hugo Ortega, the menu items include migas, Baja fish tacos, pozole and slow-cooked carnitas.

Nominations for all categories were chosen by a panel of experts which include a combination of editors from USA Today and 10Best.com, as well as expert contributors. Airport Revenue News worked with industry experts to vet and nominate 15 finalists in each category. After being nominated, winners were chosen by readers of 10Best and USA Today.

In the 2017 poll, Bush Airport finished sixth in voting for Best Airport Dining. Pink’s Pizza at Bush Airport finished second and Pappasito's Cantina at William P. Hobby Airport was fourth in voting for the Best Airport Local/Regional Dining category. Hubcap Grill finished fourth in the voting for Best Airport Local/Regional Dining. Also, in the Best Airport Newsstand/Travel Essentials category, Texas Monthly News at Bush Airport finished ninth and Pappasito’s Cantina at Hobby Airport finished No. 10 in the voting for Best Airport Bar.

Two years ago, Ruby’s Diner at Bush Airport finished first in the polling for the “Best Airport Sitdown Dining” category in the poll, and Bush Airport finished sixth in the voting for “Best Airport for Dining” overall.