Houston Restaurants Guide and Review

Short Chinese Restaurant Review in Houston

2008-11-07T15:22:00.000-08:00

I made my weekly visit to Houston Chinese Restaurants Guide to pick out a restaurant to eat and this week, I chose Cafe 101 located in Dun Huang Plaza . This place is one hip Chinese restaurant. I mean the waitress, all young Asian female, wearing short skirts, and the aura of the interior. The food was excellent by my puny standards. I had the hot pot but their Sushi looked really good as well. IMHO, this is a great place for young professionals, college, and middle-age folks.

Chinese restaurant in Houston

2008-10-14T21:15:00.001-07:00

Q: Can anyone recommend a great place to eat Taiwanese cuisine in Houston?

A: Yes, visit Houston Chinese Restaurant Editors Pick for a comprehensive guide to the top picks in Asian/Taiwanese cuisine. They have a list of good places for what you are looking for.

Thai Food in Houston

2007-07-12T17:24:00.000-07:00

A buddy of mine took me to a place outside the beltway on bellaire, near Houston Chinatown, that had the best thai food i've ever had. I can't remember the name or exactly where it is but know it was right beside a subway sandwich shop on the south side of the road. Any help is greaty appreciated.

Houston Japanese Festival 2007

2007-04-14T13:25:00.003-07:00

Houston Japanese Festival 2007. Saturday, April 14th and Sunday, April 15th Houston events at the Japanese Garden at Hermann Park. From anime and manga, to tea ceremony, taiko drums and ikebana, experience Japan at the 14th Houston Japan Festival. Call 713-963-0121 for more info.

Houston Japanese Festival 2007

2007-04-14T13:25:00.002-07:00

Benji Restaurant Review, Houston

2007-03-07T21:15:00.000-08:00

This place attempts to please the hipster in you. Decor involves lots of stainless steel and loud arrogant yuppies. Food served here has a strong "asian" influence, but thats about as deep as it gets. Putting sesame seeds and a brown sauce on a fish filet doesnt make it asian in any sense of the term. Food presentation here is very good, though, but quality overall is mediocre. You'll also pay through the nose for it, where you could get much higher quality food for the money elsewhere. I.e Vietopia. This place is Vietopia for people afraid of resturants with culture. Visit Chinese Restaurants in Houston for more reviews.

Chinese New Year Dinner Houston

2007-01-28T13:03:00.000-08:00

Any place that has a nice Chinese New Year dinner party?

Tan Tan always have a firecracker show during Chinese New Year. They spend like 10K on firecrackers.. so I would assume it is pretty nice and loud. GO check out Chinese restaurant in Houston for more info.

Houston Japanese Restaurants

2007-01-21T13:31:00.000-08:00

I am going to be in Houston from Feb.1-8th and would like to know what are some of the good Japanese restaurants in Houston . Thanks!

I recommand Zake Japanese Cuisine . Do a search in the forum and you should find plenty of reviews.

Chinese Bakery Review

2007-01-13T22:41:00.000-08:00

I used love to go there and never think the bakery have problems. I am eating at 9:30pm; and found one of my brand have "MOLE" in it. i thought it's fresh and metal tray. But it's MOLE in there. MOLE....and i got sick!! never go back there again.!!Best of Chinatown Houston Rating:1.0 out of 5.0(Not Recommended)

Canton Seafood Restaurant

2007-01-06T18:34:00.000-08:00

The best place to have oysters in Houston. these guys prepare them steamed with green onions and leek, and its stellar. so simple, but excellent. 2 dollars a shot, but worth it. Good seafood dishes, but rather expensive for most chinese restaurants. Requires careful ordering, or you might get something that is droll and uninstersting, making you wonder why I recommend this place so highly. Meat dishes here are not bad, but very plain - order nothing but seafood, especially scallops and steamed fish. Visit Chinese restaurant in Houston for more reviews.

Beijing Duck Houston

2006-12-29T10:13:00.000-08:00

Any suggestions on where to get great Peking Duck? Thanks!

Yeah try Feng Ling on Westheimer and Wilcrest. They make pretty good Peking duck!

There is a new Peking duck place in Dun Huang Plaza, Dun Huang Plaza I don't remember the name right now but I will be going there this week to try it. Keep yall updated

San Dong Houston

2006-12-20T18:56:00.000-08:00

Pluses: Decent noodle dishes, "mein dishes", priceNegatives: ServiceThis place is ok to my standards. With so much competition in Chinatown, I expected places like this to be more accomodating and better because it is one of the more well known stores here. Overall it was an ok experience. Visit Chinese Restaurant in Houston for more reviews.

2006-12-09T22:25:00.000-08:00

Hi All,I relocated from NJ/NY area in Oct. So far I haven't seen a good Shanghainese restaurant in Houston area. Is there a true authentic Shanghainese restaurant with good soup buns and slightly sweet dishes? Thanks in advance.

I would visit Houston Chinese Restaurants Guide. Here is the info for another Shangha Restaurant. http://www.chinatownconnection.com/shanghai_restaurant.htm.

Christmas Party Chinese Restaurant in Houston

2006-12-01T20:50:00.001-08:00

Well, it is almost Christmas and I want to throw a party for all of my employees. What is a good Chinese restaurant in Houston to have a party, like private room and the whole nine yards. Thanks!

Try Cafe 101, Tan Tan, Sinh Sinh

Great Chinese Restaurant in Houston to Throw a Party

2006-11-26T08:03:00.000-08:00

Q: Well, it is almost Christmas and I want to throw a party for all of my employees. What is a good Chinese restaurant to have a party, like private room and the whole nine yards. Thanks!

A: Try Cafe 101, Tan Tan, Sinh Sinh , Kim Son on Bellaire. That place is huge and have party, private rooms .

Also, visit Houston Chinese restaurants for more reviews.

Chinese Recipes

2006-11-24T08:16:00.000-08:00

Just want to let everyone know about the Chinese Recipes page. It has most of the famous and popular recipeson it. From char siu bao aka chinese barbeque pork steamed bun to egg rolls, we have it all.

Q: Any chance for a recipe? My husbands family just loves them and the restaurant we usually get them at had a fire and has relocated. I've been looking at recipe's a morning long on the web but haven't seen any look quite as good as these look. I've tried them before but not much luck

Kim Son Review

2006-11-15T22:08:00.000-08:00

Lunch at Kim Son is about as interesting as any Chinese restaurant in Houston around the corner from your house. They have the usual kung pao this, and orange-glazed that. But if you turn the lunch menu around, you'll find a lunch portion of dim sum. Since dim sum on the weekends at the Kim Son in Sugar Land is probably the best dim sum in Houston, it's one of the things I get for lunch on a weekday. Curious for a Vietnamese restaurant, but true.The good Chinese dim sum at this Vietnamese restaurant, might be the result of what I understand as a split kitchen. The way an employee at this restaurant explained it to me, when an order is brought in, an expediter splits the order into its Vietnamese and Chinese components. The Vietnamese kitchen and Chinese kitchen will prepare their respective specialties and then the order is brought together before the waiter brings it to your table.Today, I decided to skip the dim sum and get the bun thit nuong cha gio, otherwise known as vermicelli with barbecue pork and egg rolls. If you're used to Chinese cooking, you'll get the completely wrong idea about this dish. First, the Vietnamese vermicelli, unlike Chinese noodles, is made from rice. Second, the barbecue pork is not the thick roasted pork with a sweet brown-red glaze. Instead, the barbecue pork is grilled, thinly sliced pork seasoned with a little brown sugar, light soy sauce or fish sauce, and some garlic or lemon grass. Third, the egg rolls don't have thick covering, but a thin rice-paper skin covering cellophane noodles, mushrooms (preferably woodear), onion, egg, pork, and a few other ingredients and spices. Finally, all of these ingredients are placed in a bowl with fresh bean sprout, greens, and carrots placed through a mandolin.The bowl is brought out with nuoc cham. Nuoc cham literally means "dipping water." There are many variations to the recipe, but the basic version calls for the dilution of nuoc mam (fish sauce) in equal parts water and vinegar,and the inclusion of ground garlic, chile, and sugar into the liquid mixture.The recipe from restaurant to restaurant is remarkably similar for this dish. So, the entire taste relies upon the quality of the individual ingredients. Kim Son does not use bad produce and usually hits with its nuoc cham, but the egg rolls left something to be desired. So too did the barbecue pork. Both the egg rolls and barbecue pork tasted like they had come out of a microwave or were overcooked. The egg rolls had no crip and the pork tasted a bit like beef jerky.But in the end, it's the cold vermicelli slathered in the nuoc cham that makes this dish for me. Since the vermicelli did taste cold and they seemed to hit on the nuoc cham today, I'm not going to complain too much.

Lost in Houston

2006-11-05T08:19:00.000-08:00

Q:As the title says, I'm lost as to where to find the foods I love from my native city. I'm here on business for a couple months and have been to bellaire. With the help of some lovely ladies they were able to point me out to a place called house of bowls for what I have been craving, ho fun. However it was drenched in oil and I wanted to know are there any other places for it? I'm use to my noodletown, big wong and all the other wong places for the wonton/char siu ho fun and congees. The "takes outs" I have tried always think that I'm talking about fried rice when I say I want a beef chow fun. Its like they never heard of it before.Please help this lost new yorker find a cure for his homesickness with a little taste of home. Many thanks in advance!

A:Welcome to Houston! Man there are so many good Chinese restaurant in Houston . I think www.chinatownconnection.com dining guide does a great job introducing some restaurants. Also, if you like wonton/noodle soup bowl, you should try Xiong's Cafein Sterling Plaza, next to Golden Foods Supermarket on Bellaire. Here is their number: (713) 771-8448

Kim Son Houston Review

2006-10-22T18:37:00.000-07:00

Lunch at Kim Son is about as interesting as any Chinese Restaurant Houston around the corner from your house. They have the usual kung pao this, and orange-glazed that. But if you turn the lunch menu around, you'll find a lunch portion of dim sum. Since dim sum on the weekends at the Kim Son in Sugar Land is probably the best dim sum in Houston, it's one of the things I get for lunch on a weekday. Curious for a Vietnamese restaurant, but true.The good Dim Sum restaurant in Houston at this Vietnamese restaurant, might be the result of what I understand as a split kitchen. The way an employee at this restaurant explained it to me, when an order is brought in, an expediter splits the order into its Vietnamese and Chinese components. The Vietnamese kitchen and Chinese kitchen will prepare their respective specialties and then the order is brought together before the waiter brings it to your table.Today, I decided to skip the dim sum and get the bun thit nuong cha gio, otherwise known as vermicelli with barbecue pork and egg rolls. If you're used to Chinese cooking, you'll get the completely wrong idea about this dish. First, the Vietnamese vermicelli, unlike Chinese noodles, is made from rice. Second, the barbecue pork is not the thick roasted pork with a sweet brown-red glaze. Instead, the barbecue pork is grilled, thinly sliced pork seasoned with a little brown sugar, light soy sauce or fish sauce, and some garlic or lemon grass. Third, the egg rolls don't have thick covering, but a thin rice-paper skin covering cellophane noodles, mushrooms (preferably woodear), onion, egg, pork, and a few other ingredients and spices. Finally, all of these ingredients are placed in a bowl with fresh bean sprout, greens, and carrots placed through a mandolin.The bowl is brought out with nuoc cham. Nuoc cham literally means "dipping water." There are many variations to the recipe, but the basic version calls for the dilution of nuoc mam (fish sauce) in equal parts water and vinegar,and the inclusion of ground garlic, chile, and sugar into the liquid mixture.The recipe from restaurant to restaurant is remarkably similar for this dish. So, the entire taste relies upon the quality of the individual ingredients. Kim Son does not use bad produce and usually hits with its nuoc cham, but the egg rolls left something to be desired. So too did the barbecue pork. Both the egg rolls and barbecue pork tasted like they had come out of a microwave or were overcooked. The egg rolls had no crip and the pork tasted a bit like beef jerky.But in the end, it's the cold vermicelli slathered in the nuoc cham that makes this dish for me. Since the vermicelli did taste cold and they seemed to hit on the nuoc cham today, I'm not going to complain too much.

Bombay Brasserie in Houston

2006-10-17T21:14:00.000-07:00

Superior Indian restaurant. Costs approx 1 dollar more than shiva for lunch, but you get better service, free drink refills, and more naan, even though its served on the buffet and not fresh to your table. (Direct fresh naan to your table is a strong advantage of Pavani). Large menu selection, including lots of stuff you DEFINITELY havent had before. really good, and decent portions for dinner. Romantic settings and high quality/classy interior. Visit Houston Asian Restaurants Guide for more restaurant reviews.

888 Chinese Restaurant in Houston

2006-10-14T20:23:00.000-07:00

The best Chinese restaurant Clear Lake, League city area. Try to order from the Chinese menu, the smoke duck is wonderful so is the eggplant clay pot. I wish the restaurant is more spacious.

Best of Chinatown Rating: 5.0 (scale of 1-5, 5 being excellent).

Fungs Kitchen Houston

2006-10-10T21:57:00.000-07:00

I make it a point to seek out the best Chinese Food in every major city across the US. Some of the best I've found are in NY's Flushing China Town. But, by far the best Chinese food in the US is in ChinaTown in Los Angeles' Metro Area: Alhambra and Monterey Park where it stretches 5-6 city blocks on each sides of I-10. Fung's kitchen is the only Chinese restaurant in Houston that comes very close to the quality of food in LA. However, the only draw back at Fung's kitchen is that they are pricy.

777 Hunan Cuisine in Houston

2006-10-07T11:51:00.000-07:00

Fantastic new restaurant hidden away in a little side street shopping center!! Best Chinese food in the Houston area by far! I've eaten at P.F. Chang's and Pei Wei and this place beats them with cost and taste! They also have great service!! Hope they stick around.--Review by Louann J.Best of Chinatown Rating:5.0 (out of 5.0) Visit Houston Chinese Restaurants for more reviews.

FuFu's Cafe in Houston

2006-10-03T20:26:00.000-07:00

The food is ok, but not maintaining the quality. I have overheard the customers complaining that the same dish was made and tasted totally different next day. The waiter/waitress are not attentive. They are not experienced and not showing respect to customers. They took the wrong order and very lazy. One time I walked in the restaurant and saw all the tables are full with dirty dishes and the waitress just sit at the counter doing nothing. Even at 10 pm, the worker themselves even lazy enough to not clean the table when they eat their own food. They sit at a used table and pushed the dirty dishes (from prevoius customers) aside and start eating. The sanitary is awful. The bowl they served still has dirty rice from previous eater.
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Tan Tan Restaurant in Houston Review

2006-09-25T21:41:00.000-07:00

A nice Chinese restaurant in Houston , but food quality doesnt justify its high-ish costs. you'll pay approx 10-12 dollars per person here when ordering family style, but its worth about 9 or less. Also, the fact that there are so many other Chinese restaurants here with much lower prices and great quality food makes this place less tempting. Good beef dishes and generally high quality preparation, but seems crowded for some reason. Dont know why: probably location. Bring your enemies to celebrate their birthdays here. Visit www.chinatownconnection.com/restaurant.htm for more reviews.