My Southwest District
One Dragon, the Shanghai-style place near Mala Sichuan
Of all the restaurants I’ve been to during these pandemic times, none is taking it so seriously (while remaining open) as One Dragon, the Shanghai-style place near Mala Sichuan. If you pop in on the [...]
Handam BBQ
If early reviews and my own taste buds have any say in the matter, Handam BBQ seems poised to weather the pandemic and thrive for many years. One of the newest additions to the ever-growing [...]
Fun Stadium Hotbed of NFL History
Home now only to pee-wee gridiron squads teams with names like Southwest Bills, Alief Titans and North Houston Oilers, it’s hard to believe now what in retrospect now seems true: innovations that were to inarguably [...]
Decidedly Different – Chung Chun Rice Dogs Surprise and Delight
With James Coney Island receding from the prominence it once enjoyed and trendier hot dog restaurants entering and exiting Houston’s dining scene faster than beloved characters on Game of Thrones, one can’t help but wonder [...]
Tom N Toms
Tom N Toms now joins the Tous Les Jours cafes housed inside multiple H Marts among Korea-based coffeshop / bakeries I’ve tried out in Houston, and all I’ve got to say is look out, Starbucks, [...]
Make Mein Yours – Everyday Chinese Done to Perfection
For Texans, comfort food is chicken fried steak, chili con carne and cheese enchiladas. For the Brits, it’s fish and chips and bangers and mash. And for the Cantonese, and for all those living in [...]
Cruise on into La Cruderia
By JD Herman On the very edge of Bellaire Boulevard’s famous Chinatown is a Mexican restaurant with outstanding recipes from north-central and coastal Mexico. La Cruderia Michelada Bar is the wonderous culinary offering of Jorge [...]
Kathmandu Curry a Culinary Summit Worth Climbing
Warm, sunlit at lunchtime, clean and airy, Kathmandu Curry and Bar is among the vanguard of Gandhi District restaurants serving up Nepali dishes including the very much in-vogue momo dumplings. On the advice of a [...]
Harwin – a Cornucopia of Shopping Opportunities
Bargain shopping on Harwin can be a bit of a chore. With so many clothing, cellphone, car stereo, gift shops, and jewelry / accessories stores to choose from along the ever-evolving two-and-a-half mile fast fashion [...]
Memorial Hermann
Unless they are the unfortunate victim of an accident or have suffered the sudden onset of a bug, patients come to doctors in poor health that was years in the making. Many factors play into [...]