Posts Tagged: Texas
Tan Tan | Houston, Texas USA
House Special Rice Cake
Another place Bang and I checked out during our walk about in Houston, Texas. Fried rice cakes in an omelette?! Not the strangest cuisine I’ve ever had, an interesting combination. Definitely can’t eat too many of these though. The rice cakes are indeed crispy, but they’ve also soaked up a good bit of oil. Super heavy.
Don Cafe & Sandwich (information gathered 9/2012)
9300 Bellaire Blvd
Houston, TX 77036
713.777.9500
Hours
Sun – Fri 10:00am – 12:00am
Sat 10:00am – 3:00am
Parking
Good bit of parking available.
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Thanks to Bang Ho for the walk around Houston. |
Don Cafe & Sandwich | Houston, Texas USA
Outside Don
Inside, about to order
Banh Mi, assemble!
Banh Mi with one of my favorite beverages, Yeo’s Soy Milk!
While walking around the streets of Houston, my friend Bang tells me that he and his family always used to come here to eat their Banh Mi. A quality Banh Mi shop?! Count me in!!
Don Cafe & Sandwich (information gathered 9/2012)
9300 Bellaire Blvd
Houston, TX 77036
713.777.9500
Hours
Mon-Sun 8:00am – 9:00pm
Parking
Good bit of parking available.
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Uchi | Austin, Texas USA
Yeah, this happened. I want to go back…lol
wagyu hot rock “sear it yourself”; wagyu beef, ponzu, japanese
Cooking Wagyu on the hot rock
Hama Chili; baby yellowtail, ponzu, thai chili, orange supreme
Inside Uchi
Saba Shio; grilled norwegian mackerel, parsley, preserved lemon
Hamachi Nabe; baby yellowÂtail, koshi hikari rice, farm egg, soy broth
Machi Cure; smoked baby yellowÂtail, yucca chips, asian pear, marcona almonds, garlic brittle
Kaki to Ringo; oyster honeycrisp apple wasabi
After a quick pre-dinner dinner at Barley Swine, we met up with some new food eating friends, Valerie Masterman and Jason Petitte for a trip through some of Uchi’s tasty offerings. What a meal. Everything I had was great. Especially the Wagyu hot rock dish! I think anything that is table side and/or do-it-yourself (to an extent) is so gratifying and entertaining. Before I come back, I definitely want to first check out their sister restaurant, Uchiko.
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Barley Swine (information gathered 9/2012)
2024 S Lamar Blvd
Austin, Texas
512.394.8150
Hours
Mon – Fri 6pm – 11pm
Sat 5pm – 11pm
Parking
Good bit of parking available. There’s also valet if you wish to skip the trouble of finding a spot.
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| References:Thanks to Bang Ho, Valerie Masterman and Jason Petitte for the wonderful company while eating at Uchi! Uchi http://www.uchiaustin.com/uchi |
Pho Binh Bellaire | Houston, Texas USA
Ho brothers eating
Pho Ga Kho; chicken pho with a very flavorful chicken broth on side
One of the best Pho at a restaurant I’ve had to date. When my good friends Bang and Kiem Ho said this place has some great Pho, they weren’t kidding. I went with the unique recommendation of the ph? gà khô which translates to ‘dry chicken noodle soup’. Unique because the soup, first of all, is of a chicken broth as opposed to the typical beef broth. Secondly, the noodles are served dry (without the soup), allowing you to pour the chicken broth as needed. Finally, they dress the top of the noodles with pieces of chicken, egg, and fried shallots and assorted herbs.
A lovely meal with good friends!
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Pho Binh Bellaire (information gathered 9/2012)
10827 Bellaire Blvd.
Houston, Texas
281.568.7333
Hours
Lunch
Tues – Sun 8:00am – 4:00pm
(missed out on lunch? no problem! They have another place, ‘Pho Binh by Night’ that is opened when this place closes… across the street. Yeah I’m not sure on the logic either..)
Parking
Medium sized parking lot in front of the restaurant.
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| References: Bang and Kiem Ho. Thanks for the recommendation! Pho Binh Bellaire http://www.phobinh.com/bellaire |
Swift’s Attic | Austin, Texas USA
Swift’s Attic
Bar Area
Warm Niman Ranch pork cheeks w/ sourdough toast and condiments: fig & mustard
Crispy twice cooked duck wings; ?black bean glaze, kaffir chili sauce
Squid Fries; roasted garlic aioli, ?charred lemon, herb salad
Tucked upstairs, this is a new place I found via Delta’s Sky magazine. As I only had 24+/- hours in Austin, ended up going to Swift’s Attic at 11am, just as it opened. I’m guessing the place wasn’t expecting anyone that early as they were still filming for a local food critic.
My favorite dish was without a doubt, the squid fries. Get the squid fries. Just amazing! It was tender, well seasoned and was really fun to eat. Squeeze the juice from the grilled lemon as you go; as it’ll help keep the squid fries’ texture. So good.
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Swift’s Attic (information gathered 9/2012)
315 Congress Ave. Suite 200
Austin, Texas 78701
Hours
Lunch
Mon – Fri 11:00am–2pm
Dinner
Mon – Wed 5pm – 10pm
Thur – Sat 5pm – 11pm
Parking
Walked over from Annie’s Cafe & Bar right next door. But from the looks of it, very limited meter parking in the front. There might be some parking decks and/or parking lots nearby.
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Annies Cafe & Bar | Austin, Texas USA
Sign at Annies
Cream Currant Scone with Cafe au lait
Only really having the day I arrive to explore Austin, I flew on the earliest flight out of Atlanta into Austin in order to max out my eating time. Arriving into the great state of Texas at 9:45am, I grabbed a taxi to the center of Austin; had made a reservation for Swift’s Attic at 11:00am and wanted to be sure I was well positioned to hit the first stop of the day.
Obviously I would get there early and was now faced with figuring out what to do next. Luckily, next door to Swift’s Attic was Annies Cafe & Bar and decided to try some coffee and baked goods (per their sign).
The scone was good. Flaky, buttery, and light. Definitely ate more food than I should have; not the first or last time that’ll be said.
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Annies Cafe & Bar (information gathered 9/2012)
319 Congress Avenue
Austin, TX 78701
512.472.1884
Hours
Mon 7:30am–3pm
Tue-Thu 7:30am–10pm
Fri 7:30–12am
Sat 8:30–12am
Sun 9:30am–2:30pm
Parking
As I just arrived from the airport, I came by Taxi. There does not seem to be much parking in the front (about 4-6 meter parking spots, at max). Most likely a parking deck or parking lot nearby, but unsure of the cost.
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| References: Annies Cafe & Bar anniescafebar.com? |