2316 S Shepherd Dr Houston, TX 77019 (713) 529-8390 www.redlionhouston.com ** All the photos used in this post are credited to my talented friend and eating buddy, Thomas Chen. This Houston pub serving up English and Indian fusion cuisine has been on my Houston radar ever since I caught sight of it on Diners, Drive-ins, [...]
ChiLantro BBQ Austin, TX (512) 568-0256 www.chilantrobbq.com As mentioned, I’ve been drooling over ChiLantro’s menu for quite a while before actually getting a chance to finally try it. I went again this weekend and was reminded I haven’t quite blogged about it. I actually look forward to hitting up this trailer a little more than [...]
ChiLantro BBQ Austin, TX (512) 568-0256 www.chilantrobbq.com I’ve been meaning to try Chilantro and every time I see a tweet from them announcing their location (they rotate locations), I salivate in yearning. Alan who has no idea I’ve been stalking Chilantro by way of twitter, asked me while we were out drinking downtown last weekend, [...]
1103 S Shepherd Dr Houston, TX 77019 Phone:713.521.2239 http://www.backstreetcafe.net/ After Kim and I released our balloons right before the year’s end, we had our new Sunday in Houston tradition of eating brunch at a nice place. Instead of Hugo’s, we went to Hugo’s sister restaurant, Backstreet Cafe. We were pleasantly surprised to see that Backstreet [...]
1602 Westheimer Road Houston, TX 77006 (713) 524-7744 www.hugosrestaurant.net Back in July, Kim and I had Hugo’s for the first time and fell in love. Sunday, we went back for brunch and fell deeper. My friend, Elizabeth saw my Hugo’s pictures on facebook and shared that not only is Hugo’s her favorite restaurant but also [...]
4700 West Guadalupe Austin, TX 78751 (512) 323-9494 www.galaxycafeaustin.com Friday night, Alan, his friend, and I were going to see Avatar in IMAX (it is really worth it to see this movie in IMAX; you get the ulimate experience). Alan was craving a burger and we wanted to eat somewhere close to the Bob Bullock [...]
I tried Horchata for the first this past weekend. I didn’t even know what it was before Nisreen explained. What is Horchata? Horchata or orxata is the name for several kinds of traditional beverages, made of ground almonds, sesame seeds, rice, barley or tigernuts. (Taken from Wikipedia.) The Horchata I tried was at Juan in [...]
2300 E Cesar Chavez St Austin, TX 78702 (512) 472-3872 www.juaninamillion.com Before Alan left for Korea, he watched Man v Food obsessively. There’s a Juan in a Million episode that made my mouth water with nostalgia. I used to come to Juan in a Million in college many mornings before many nights out. It’s the [...]
1311 S 1st St Austin, TX 78704 (512) 366-0537 I didn’t get my birthday wish but I did have a nice dinner with some friends at a new place I’ve been meaning to try. The only person who had Torchy’s Tacos was Jen and she’s never had it at the Trailer Park & Eatery. Happily, [...]
1602 Westheimer Road Houston, TX 77006 (713) 524-7744 www.hugosrestaurant.net Friday night, I had a date with miss Kim and we were initially going to do something crazy and try grasshoppers at the famed (and RIGHTLY so) Hugos. We ended up not going with the grasshoppers for appetizers when we got there but man was I [...]