I just realized the name of that place rubs the lack of urban planning in the city's face.
― pplains, Wednesday, 30 August 2017 14:23 (six years ago) link
hahaha, Zone D'Erotica is even more hilarious when you know they plunked one right next to the Galleria, one of the most upscale retail areas in the city.
― erry red flag (f. hazel), Wednesday, 30 August 2017 14:26 (six years ago) link
i've changed my mind, limited government is good again
― frankfurters take on new glamour in this gleaming aspic (bizarro gazzara), Wednesday, 30 August 2017 14:31 (six years ago) link
Tbf, I'm pretty sure that crematorium was there before those apartments.
Fun Fact: The Zone D'Erotica building started out as a Roy Rogers burger stand way back when. These days I think it's a Houston 420 shop, although I haven't looked in that direction the last several times I was in the neighborhood.
― to fly across the city and find Aerosmith's car (C. Grisso/McCain), Wednesday, 30 August 2017 14:48 (six years ago) link
Didn't Zone D'Erotica come after the Houston 420 at the Galleria location? I admit I... zone it out and don't really notice anymore. It's just that hilarious prurient retailer next to 610 at the Galleria. It's like all the Planet Ks in Austin, you don't notice them until you need to get your bong fixed.
― erry red flag (f. hazel), Wednesday, 30 August 2017 14:59 (six years ago) link
As of February 2017, still Zone D'Erotica, per Streetview. It was there dating back to the mid-90s (at least), if memory serves.
― Obliterati (Sanpaku), Wednesday, 30 August 2017 15:12 (six years ago) link
Going to Houston for a quick weekend at beginning of June for baseball. Also Looking for Vietnamese, African, Creole/Cajun, and barbecue food ideas.
― curmudgeon, Monday, 7 May 2018 04:41 (five years ago) link
rent a car so you can drive to all the good restaurants, which mostly live in strip malls in the vast suburbs ringing the city.
― com rad erry red flag (f. hazel), Monday, 7 May 2018 14:05 (five years ago) link
yeah a vehicle is a must-have in Houston
preferably an F150 pickup
― mom tossed in kimchee (quincie), Monday, 7 May 2018 15:19 (five years ago) link
So we had a great time in Houston and ate Indian, Ghanaian, African-American Barbecue, Mexican and went to an Astros game, a tour of their stadium, a zydeco & more accordions concert, museums, art car museum and stuff. At a free outdoor funky folk art park we started talking to someone else who was there checking it out. He was a writer for GQ and his article proclaiming Houston the capital of southern cool is now out:
https://www.gq.com/story/houston-restaurants-capital-of-southern-cool
― curmudgeon, Wednesday, 29 August 2018 12:23 (five years ago) link
What were some of the restaurants you liked? I need to get to know Houston better.
― Mario Meatwagon (Moodles), Wednesday, 29 August 2018 12:25 (five years ago) link
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 (two years ago) link
did he buy the Astrodome and move into it?
― mark e. smith-moon (f. hazel), Tuesday, 4 May 2021 20:46 (two 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 (two years ago) link