What foods do you wish you could buy in Houston but can't?

Taco Time.....what do they call their tator tots? It's hard to take a Northwest Mexican fast food restaurant all that seriously, but I have to admit, I've eaten their several times: Kamloops, Burnaby, Nanaimo, and I think at some mall in Vancouver.

I wish we could get decent dough here in Houston.

bagels
pizza
hard breads

In Yankee land you can get those things (and made right!) on every corner.

 

In and Out Burger

REAL Clam Chowder

Portillo's Hot Dogs

 

Pizza from Pizza My Heart (Santa Cruz, CA) and The Silo (Chicago, IL) and In-n-Out Burgers.

 

If there is one thing Houston needs, it is more Klauh Kalesh stands

 

White Castle Burgers!
Fat Burger!
Roscoe's Chicken 'n Waffles!(thanks for the correction RocketMan Tex)

*Never had the pleasure of Fatburgers or Roscoe's BUT I've sure heard some damned good things about 'em! Are there any in San Diego?

 

I would seriously consider donating one of my lesser-used body parts if Roscoes Chicken n Wallfles and Zankou Chicken, both from Los Angeles, would open outlets in Houston!

 

The great Australian meat pie
Vegemite
Real fish & chips

 

Italian Beefs
Good Pizza
Cannolis

(I lived in Chicago for about 4 years)

 

Ah, I forgot about White Castle.

 

I'll list the ones I REALLY want:

1) Double Dave's Pepperoni Rolls
2) The Spuderito from Rick's in Pasadena, CA
3) Tommy's Burgers
4) Pink's chili dogs

I went to the last 3 while visiting my brother in law in LA. The food there was so good that I actually thought about never coming back. I went to Pink's and I'll tell you that I haven't stepped into a James Coney Island since. For all the atheists out there, when I tried a Pink's chili dog, I saw the face of God. I have proof he exists.

I also went to in and out burgers, but I like Tommy's better.

 

minestrone flavored Nile soups... i just got to town a few days ago and can't find them anywhere... i eat one a day back in austin!

 

Growing up in Detroit, I ate a lot of White Castle burgers (possibly part of the reason I became a vegetarian). When we would get together with the grandparents and cousins, someone would invariably make a White Castle run and come back with bags and bags of those little burgers.

I've actually seen packs of White Castles for sale in the freezer at Kroger and Sam's Club.

 

I've actually bought those.

 

Try Wholefoods - thats where i get mine

 

1. Real italian coffee (espresso; you just don't find it made the same way here)

2. San Pellegrino orange soft drink. And I mean, REAL ORANGE, you know, not Fanta/Shasta/Tang. I drank this stuff by the gallon in Sicily. I'm not even a brother (); maybe I oughtta market that stuff in Houston and get rich.

3. Girarrosto (roast-over-a-wood-fire chicken; you get it at Macaroni bar & grill but it's not like the real thing, cooked with potato wedges inside, and all these herbs...no, not those kind of "herbs.")

 

The Original Pancake House...It's a chain restaurant, but I know we don't have it in Houston...I went to the one in Hyde Park in Chicago...*chocolate chip pancakes* ...anyone know what I'm talking about?...whoa I almost have 300 posts!!

 

Aw Shucks restaurant

There is one in Dallas, used to be two.

They have really good buffalo wings, snow crab legs, crawfish, gumbo, fries...

Did I miss anything?

 

Is Pizza My Heart that good? I like Pleasure Pizza in Capitola, it is world renowned or something. People from Europe actually go there before the beach. I haven't tried PMH.

I wish we had Whattaburger out here in Cali. Every freakin' burger joint here is the same, except In-and-Out, but their menu is VERY limited.

 

I wish we could buy fruit bats at the grocery store...throw about 6 or 7 of them fellas in the curry pot and you're golden!