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Texchef Oct 3, 2007 04:35 PM

If you had to eat and/or drink the same menu item from one Restaurant in Houston for 30 days

I just saw basically this same post from someone in Los Angeles and thought it would be great to see what Houstonians think.

I nominate the following

Tortilla soup from El Rey
Cafe' Latte from Catalina Coffee

  1. jaime24g Oct 6, 2007 07:39 PM

    Spicy crawfish at Crawfish and Beignets in Hong Kong Mall off Bellaire
    Fajita Torta from the Rainbow stand on W.Gray and Taft (only there after 8pm)
    Regular Milk Tea from Tropioca or Star Snow Ice
    Thai Tea from Patu in Rice Village
    Bun Bo Hue from Pho Nguyen off Wilcrest
    May's ice cream off Bellaire
    Bo Luc Lac from Chino Fast Food (Hao Hao Mi Gia) off Bellaire

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      horsecockenyermouth Oct 4, 2007 07:35 PM

      pho thai soup @ cafe saigon (gessner)
      torta al pastor- mexicos deli
      french dip- houstons

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        Phil W Oct 4, 2007 12:58 PM

        Carne Guisada taco from Laredo Taco Company on Washington.

        (Truffled mac and cheese from Smith and Wols is up there, but I don't think I could eat it for a month straight.)

        Great post btw.

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        1. re: Phil W
          donnaaries Oct 4, 2007 01:04 PM

          2nd the vote for Lai Lai's dumplings. Since it's for 30 days straight, maybe I won't over indulge on the first meal.

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            Texchef Oct 4, 2007 03:39 PM

            Where is Lai Lai?

            1. re: Texchef
              donnaaries Oct 4, 2007 04:32 PM

              Bellaire Chinatown area, 9262 Bellaire (in the Diho Supermarket strip). Link to chinatown review: http://www.chinatownconnection.com/la...

              Apparently they're closed on Tuesdays.

        2. air Oct 4, 2007 12:51 PM

          Tan Tan: pan fried crispy noodles w/beef (don't know the exact name)
          Suzhi Teahouse: taro milk tea
          Tay Do: clay pot fish
          Lai Lai: pan fried dumplings, and steamed dumplings - doesn't matter if it's shrimp or pork.

          Also, +1 on Bhutani's pick of the chargrilled chicken/pork vermicelli dish @ Mai's. Actually just like Bhutani, this is just off the top of my head as well, and could list way more!

          1. Bhutani Oct 3, 2007 05:16 PM

            Great post. I would have to nominate 3 items (though I am sure I could think of more if I thought long and hard):

            Chicken torta with chihuahua cheese and pickled carrots at 100% taquito
            Bun Ga Nuong Cha Gio at Mai's (vermicelli with chargrilled chicken and vietnamese egg rolls) -- though the pork version is also quite good
            Dolce Vita's rubiola, pancetta and leek pizza

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