Chinatown
Tucked away in Chinatown’s Dun Huang Plaza, Hunan Bistro offers delicious, firey cuisine. We try some specialties from the dinner menu and return for lunch.
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Mexican
This Spring Branch restaurant offers huge, delicious, lettuce-free tortas. We try two varieties and get some inside information on their signature teleras.
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Midtown
This beloved Midtown eatery offers an expansive menu of well-priced bánh mì, bò lúc lắc dac biet, and other Vietnamese favorites.
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Mexican
House of Mango is a neighborhood refresqueria in Houston’s Spring Branch neighborhood. We sample a mangonada raspa and elotes with butter and mayonnaise.
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American
This popular Montrose-area bakery provides New York-style bagels, kolaches, and more. We sample a few bagels and a bagel pizza.
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Midtown
Thiên Ân Sandwiches offers a large menu of Vietnamese specialties to midtown lunchers. We sample phở, bánh xèo (crepe), and gỏi vịt (duck salad).
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Chinatown
Unpretentious Chinatown restaurant provides delicious, inexpensive bánh mì. We sample dặc biệt (special combination) and thịt nướng (grilled pork).