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Where should I go out to eat for my birthday this year?

Discussion in 'BBS Hangout' started by mic, Feb 26, 2010.

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  1. mic

    mic Member

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    My birthday is this weekend, and I'm sad to say that I'm not all too familiar with Houston's best restaurants. Last year, my boyfriend and I went to Reef and to be honest I was a little disappointed. It's got so much hype built around it, and I guess I was just expecting a lot more. FYI, I had the scallops. My boyfriend had the redfish (wish I had gotten that).

    This year, same deal. I'm just planning on having a quiet dinner with my boyfriend. He wants me to pick the restaurant, which is fine by me. I'm not really picky, but I don't want it to break the bank. Something in the ~$25 or less for an entree range. Can you guys give me some suggestions?

    The type of cuisine doesn't matter. I really enjoy all varieties of food. And we might not necessarily be going on the weekend, so you don't have to factor that in. Any help would be appreciated :)
     
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    #2 BmwM3, Feb 26, 2010
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    catalan
    catalan
    and catalan

    :drool
     
    #3 SWTsig, Feb 26, 2010
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    I went to Tony Mandola's Gulf Coast Kitchen earlier this week. That was pretty good.
     
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    Thanks, keep 'em coming. And if you can recommend any stand out dishes from the places you're suggesting, that'd be great too!
     
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    What about Yao's restaurant?

    You can see his oversized dining room.
     
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    this thread ends at catalan, trust me.
     
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    Taste of Texas. Mmmm. I just get the salad bar by itself and it fills me up (salad bar comes with any entree). Steaks are pretty awesome, of course.
     
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    I'll recommend a place called Kata Robata off Richmond & Kirby. Only if you like seafood and sushi though. They have imported fish and it's amazing imo..

    They have an appetizer called fish & chips which is delicious. It runs around $18 but the entrees will fall into what you're looking to spend.
     
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    Man I used to go to that place ALL the time when I was little. They used to have a location off of 45 called Blue Oyster Bar. Man I miss that place.

    I go to Tony Mandola's every now and than when I'm craving their whole fried catfish.
     
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    And their burrito size egg rolls.

    Honestly, I'm not too fond of Yao's. Kasra is right next door and a million times better.
     
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    i never understood why people order scallops and a really nice seafood restaurant. There is just only so much you can do with scallops. Reef is awesome though...try the snapper.

    Crappitos is good and fair priced italian.

    There is a great place called Just Dinner, but note, it's byob and it's a very quiet and cozy atmosphere (make reservations due to limited seating).

    Max's wine dive but that doesnt seem like a great b-day place. Uptown Sushi is a pretty cool place.

    La Griglia is good but may be a bit more expensive than you are looking.

    There is a new place downtown, but i forget the name. It's a bar/restaurant but they had some good selections...damn, im blanking.

    Catalan is a pretty good place to get a steak
     
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    OP, it might be helpful if we knew what part of town you wanted to stay in.
     
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    It really doesn't matter. I live in the burbs so anything in Houston is going to be a bit of a drive.
     
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    Yeah, it definitely was my mistake. I hadn't had really good scallops before, so I wanted to give them a try (but in retrospect I should have tried something else). I'll have to give Reef another shot. We had the mussels appetizer as well, and a dessert (I forget what it was called), but the whole experience just wasn't what I had imagined.
     
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    How about your: Likes, Dislikes, and most importantly PICS
    of the things you like to eat?
     
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    I like seafood a lot, Latin, Italian, Korean, Japanese, American... Like I said, I'm really not picky. There's only one thing I don't like: mayonnaise. And I'm pretty sure I can avoid that everywhere :)
     
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    Ruggles is open again after Ike. You might also want to look at a place on Westheimer called Mark's (or Mark's American Cuisine).

    Neither are cheap but both are really good.
     
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