As others spelled out above, Houston is sprawling and restaurants are spread out in strip malls and neighborhoods all over. We liked the below (Anthony Bourdain featured Himalaya and Burns Original BBQ on his Houston episode)
Afrikiko restaurant- Ghanaian place
Gorditas Aquascalientes -Mexican
La Guadalupana Cafe and Bakery- Mexican
Himalaya Restaurant- Indian and Pakistani
Burns Original Barbeque - African-American
― curmudgeon, Thursday, 30 August 2018 01:25 (five years ago) link
I was a fan of Himalaya when I lived in SW Houston. At the time, the general recommendation was to let the 60-something proprietor pick out what he wanted you to eat. The pilaf dishes were huge.
At the time, I would have also called out Caracal (Mexican seafood), Mai's (midtown Vietnamese), Blue Nile (best Ethiopian I've had in 4 cities, not incl. DC), Star Pizza (Chicago style pizza).
Should I ever mend bridges with my mother, I'll drag her to Afrikiko, that sounds fun.
― nonderepressible (Sanpaku), Thursday, 30 August 2018 01:41 (five years ago) link
When I was in Houston a little while back, I ran into writer Joe Nick Patoski at a zydeco and Cajun show at a park. He told me he was going to southern soul bar the Silver Slipper. He didn't mention they had live music, just the jukebox. I didn't go. I should have.
http://www.texashighways.com/culture-lifestyle/item/9051-experience-one-of-the-best-live-music-scenes-in-texas-at-houston-s-silver-slipper
― curmudgeon, Sunday, 23 September 2018 20:12 (five years ago) link
Pour One Out....
https://abc13.com/society/zone-derotica-in-galleria-area-to-be-replaced-with-velvet-taco/5329982/
― a large tuna called “Justice” (C. Grisso/McCain), Saturday, 8 June 2019 20:04 (four years ago) link
https://i.imgur.com/sYAi983.jpg
― pplains, Wednesday, 25 March 2020 15:49 (four years ago) link
Ha! Was just coming here to post that a taco place is opening up where the Galleria Zone D'Erotica was, only to see that the news was broke here by me upthread almost two years ago.
― "what are you DOING to fleetwood mac??" (C. Grisso/McCain), Thursday, 28 January 2021 18:10 (three years ago) link
WE GOT 50 CENT
I Love NY, but i live in Houston now i’ll explain later.🚦Green Light Gang 💣BOOM💥 pic.twitter.com/z6FAkAYwB4— 50cent (@50cent) May 4, 2021
― blue whales on ambient (C. Grisso/McCain), Tuesday, 4 May 2021 20:40 (three years ago) link
did he buy the Astrodome and move into it?
― mark e. smith-moon (f. hazel), Tuesday, 4 May 2021 20:46 (three years ago) link
Possibly! Would make as much sense as any other plans for it.
― blue whales on ambient (C. Grisso/McCain), Tuesday, 4 May 2021 21:41 (three years ago) link