In-n-Out, I refuse to believe the hype. Maybe one day I'll have enough money to leave Houston to try their burgers but I don't think I'll be impressed. I think its one of those "I have it and you don't" or "I tried it and you haven't" thing.
my hubby LOVES pizza, all kinds, and we tried this place a few wks ago and really liked it. still got some grease on it, not too thin, not too thick, good ingredients and great variety of sausages. family atmosphere but has a large bar too.
if you like NY-Style pizza by the slice. Romano's on west gray is the best in the city bar none (fact).
yuck terrible pizza sauce and it's run by a bunch of ass holes I do like their bbq chicken pizza but that is is
I really enjoy Romano's, but Russo's NY Pizzeria in the Marqu-E is the closest thing in town to real NY pizza.
closest thing to real coal oven or whatever it is pizza maybe. i'm not a big fan of that style. give me a nice large thin slice of cheese pizza that i can fold in half, like you'd find on every other corner of NYC, and i'm good to go.
Don't get me wrong, they are both great. The thing I like about Russo's is that it is not overly heavy on sauce and the slices are HUGE like you find in NYC. You better be really hungry if you are going to eat more than one.
I just tried The Oceanaire tonight since it is restaurant week and I've been wanting to check it out. Was not impressed at all. I give it a 6 out of 10 and that is being generous.
If you like German, you must try Rudi Lechner's- it's across from Yao's Restaurant- whatever that street is that intersects Westheimer (Fondren, maybe?). Plus, if you go on TH, F, or S, you get to watch the Alpenfest band, and yes, they do whip out the Ricoli horn (man, I'm just brain-dead, can't even remember what the hell that horn is called). A bit pricey, but really not too bad- $16-$20 entrees. Delicious ghoulash and bratwurst. Achtung, baby! http://www.rudilechners.com/ Heritage Sample Plate pork loin, wiener schnitzel, sausages, sauerbraten, roasted chicken, austrian potatoes, for 1 p. $23.50 red cabbage sauerkraut & dumpling for 2 p. $39.50 Roasted Pork Shank Whole pork shank cured and roasted with garlic and caraway seed. Served with red cabbage, Sauerkraut and potatoes $25.00 Hungarian Goulash tender beef tips simmered in a spicy paprika sauce, with homemade spaetzel or noodles $14.00 Original Wiener Schnitzel veal cutlet breaded & pan-fried. Served with red cabbage or sauerkraut & Austrian potatoes $19.00 Jaeger Schnitzel veal cutlet sautéed & topped with a hunter sauce. Served with red cabbage & spaetzel $19.00 Beer Schnitzel pork cutlet with walnut breading, pan-fried, & served over a creamy mustard beer sauce, served with red cabbage & spaetzel $17.00 Sauerbraten eye of round marinated & roasted in a sweet & sour sauce. Served with red cabbage & spaetzel $16.50 Braised Brisket served with a horseradish cream sauce, mashed potatoes and spinach $16.50 Grilled Sausage Plate Choose your two favorite sausages: Knackwurst, Bratwurst, or Polish. Served with red cabbage or sauerkraut, & austrian potatoes $13.00 Roasted Pork Loin center cut boneless pork loin roasted with garlic & caraway, topped with an au jus sauce. Served with austrian potatoes & red cabbage $15.50 Beef Rouladen 2 rouladen with spaetzle and red cabbage $16.50 Kasseler Rippchen Smoked Pork chop, served with Red Cabbage, Potato pancakes and Apple-onion sauce $16.50 Wiener Zwiebelrostbraten / Viennese Onion Steak Sirloin steak in Onion sauce with Potato pancakes, vegetables $19.00
We went and ate at Field of Greens on West Alabama today (technically yesterday). The menu isn't totally vegetarian, but it is mostly vegetarian. I had the wild salmon burger with sweet potato fries, and it was pretty tasty. Here's their menu: http://www.fieldofgreenscuisine.com/menu.html
I went to TXLC two nights ago and got a nice, big steak and then came time for desserts. One of my all time favorites is their roasted pecan bowl, which is heavenly. It was then and there that the waitress proceeded to tell me, "Sir, we no longer offer that item nor do we have the ingredients to make it anymore if you order it off the menu". 8-13-09 <---- a small part of me died that day
I could make a million-word post in this thread, but I will control myself.... Here is my list...everything from dirt-cheap to mucho expensive.... Soup Dumplings at Fu Fu Cafe in Chinatown Enchiladas Suizas at Teotihuacan Sushi combo platter at AKA Sushi Large #13 pho at Pho Saigon BBQ Ribs at the Swinging Door in Richmond Lobster at the Palm Sable plate at New York Bagel Shop Pizza at Grimaldi's in Sugarland Linguine with white clam sauce at Josephine's Butter Pecan Ice Cream at Hank's Ice Cream on Main Chicken Tikka Masala at London Sizzler Pad Thai at Nidda Thai in Montrose
Totally agree. Went once a year ago and thought it sucked. Haven't been back. Ditto for Pesce. Overpriced as hell.
