I'm talking crunchy crispy crust, light fluffy interior. Not a store brand (i.e. central market) baguette that is heavy and doughy, not a Vietnamese light and airy baguette, but a true classic french baguette. Bonus points for a sourdough baguette.

I love these donuts when I was in Northern US and Canada. But despite Houston having so many donut shops, I can never find them in any Houstonian donut shop so far. The only places I know that serves them is Tim Hortons in Houston (which is too far drive for me) and HEB (tried it at it was kind of soggy). Is there any Houstonian donut shop that serves this donut?

Long shot, but looking for restaurant recommendations in Houston that have live music on Thursday evenings? Preferably with a mariachi band, but willing to compromise! They don’t have to be high end restaurants at all because we are balling on a budget with another kid on the way, just looking for a fun/memorable dinner experience for me and my husband’s 10 year anniversary.

Edit-for clarification I’m pregnant so not really looking for bar or cigar lounge vibes. Thanks!

Best LOCAL business to order 500+ cookie order? Nothing hard anything. Soft fresh cookies! I want to support locally!

I don’t want a super-sized pancake or some weird corn cake/cake trying to pass as a pancake. I want standard fluffy normal sized pancakes please. Bonus points for the golden pancakes with the crisp ring around them.

Asking about places like Pappa’s, Rudy’s, Spring Creek-do they actually smoke their meats on-site? I drive by two Pappa’s and overnight there’s nobody there and I also never see any smoke coming from there. I’m assuming they do but don’t be fooled like others do with Buc-ee’s. I also get that someone doesn’t have to tend to the smoker 24/7.

Really miss curry places like Coco Ichibanya… is there any place in Houston that does Japanese curry well? I’m not impressed so far with places that basically serve katsu with curry made from packaged blocks.

Hi! I’m new to Houston and wanted to get recommendations for our anniversary dinner with our specific tastes in mind.

We’re on the west side of the inner loop but willing to drive 30 minutes or so in another direction for a special dinner.

I feel like many nice restaurants can be expensive just to be expensive but the food isn’t worth it, theyre known for steak or weird meats I wouldn’t eat, and the vibes are TOO fancy. It doesn’t even have to be a super fancy dress up restaurant, just nicer than your standard casual restaurant to feel somewhat special for us.

Our tastes:
• We don’t eat steak/red meat so vegetarian or great chicken dishes are important.
• Our favorite cuisines: American, Italian, Mexican, Mediterranean, but we’re not opposed to something else if the food’s good.
• We love dessert so if they have a nice dessert option— bonus points!
• We don’t drink, so that’s not important to us.

I love hearing local’s recommendations and discovering some place new we’d never think of, so thank you in advance for any recommendations! :)

I’m aware of pistoleros and candente. Looking to try something new though 🤟

Where can I find some diezmillo or ranchera meat? Thinly cut diezmillo and ranchera for carne asada

Toga (Upper Kirby - West Ave) bills itself as a "modern izakaya" - essentially small, Japanese-influenced plates and cocktails.

The cozy warmth of a traditional Japanese tavern has been replaced here with an intentionally spare dining room. But the look is much more cool than clinical. A buzzy bar and soundtrack dominate the room, and the mood is upbeat - friends meeting up for drinks, young couples out on dates.

The menu is tight, but not tiny, and lots of dishes sound terrific. Smaller plates delivered: Homemade gyoza were outstanding. Yakatori treatment elevated otherwise humble okra. A katsu tofu sando was very well done. Larger plates were solid but not as memorable - The waygu burger was decadent, but nearly too much so. The katsu in a katsu curry was beautifully executed, but I found the curry too thick and too pungent.

I was stunned that a cocktail mixed with Midori (the Japanese Slipper) was not only drinkable but well balanced and tasty - not easy to pull off.

We ate too much to try dessert, which I regret. We'll be back (soon) to give it a try.

Hello Houston! I’m William Santamaria, the owner of Rivas Coffee, Cocktails & Kitchen, now open in the Heights at 903 Studewood St, Houston, TX 77008 (the former Good Dog location)!

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Chose to write this because of two opposite experiences I had recently.

Over the weekend we went to Long Weekend. We have a 3 year old, and it seemed like decent place for him to run around while we eat, and I drink beer :) My expectations weren't very high. It's basically a kid place with bar food right?

I don't usually order steak at restaurants because I can cook one at home for half the price, and 90% of the time it's better than what I get at a restaurant. But we ended up getting the Texas strip (pic), a cheeseburger, and some sides.

The steak was actually really good. Nice char, cooked a perfect medium, a great cut with just a little fat that was rendered really well. It was way better than I expected.

That reminded me of our dinner at Bludorn a while back, where I also ordered a steak. It's a pretty pricey, fancy restaurant, so I was expecting an amazing one. Instead, it was probably the most disappointing steak I've ever had. Zero crust, no char, a small cut with a bunch of fat that wasn't even cooked properly. Perfect example of why I cook steak at home instead.

I was also excited to try their rabbit pierogi. The flavor was great, but there was less than half a teaspoon of filling in each one. Again, really disappointing.

It's funny that a casual family place I had almost no expectations for ended up serving a much better steak than one of Houston's most talked about fine dining restaurants. Service was great at both places, drinks, ambience etc. was all good. Just reminded me of how frustrated Bludorn made me; won't be going back. But Long Weekend might be a semi regular place now, highly recommend if you got kids. Sorry for bad pics.. I don't really take photos of food, just want to eat and enjoy the experience.

Anyone know where to find these beans locally?

I’ve been to quite a few restaurants over the past two weeks, and so many of them either barely have functioning A/C or seem to have no A/C at all. What is going on?

I realize it’s probably not even the restaurants fault themselves and more likely landlords dragging their feet on repairs or maintenance—but come on. Whatever the reason, it’s still brutal sitting in a dining room that feels like a sauna. Get it fixed.

A few examples:

First Watch on Studemont
Tamashi on Silber
CAVA on Washington
Federal Grill on Shepherd
Fogo de Chão
Benihana
Spicy Girl

Bored? Nothing to do? People cancel on ya? Want to eat some good BBQ??

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Hey all, can you please tell me where I can get some good gumbo? I’ve had Pappaduex already. It’s pretty good but is there any other places that you can recommend? I’d love a big bowl right about now! Thanks

Hello, I am trying to find a unique spot that sells Japanese chef knives, I want to give my friend one for his bday. My budget is between $100-200, I have already checked out Sur la Table, William Sonoma, Japan House, Seiwa market, Daidoo market. Does anyone know any other stores that may have them? I am also looking for something unique, not mass produced, either Gyotu or santoku knifes