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From: [e-mail] (Larry Hunter)
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Subject: Re: Houston
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Max Preuss asks

 What are the best places to eat there, Ill be down there at Christmas!!!!

Well, my impression of Houston (many trips, but the last was 5 years
ago now) was that the food is not the high point of the city.  One
good bet for finding adequate to good restaurants is wandering the
yuppie restaurants on Montrose and checking the menus.  Or going
almost anywhere and asking for their thickest steak, rare.

However, being a serious seafood lover, my favorite meal in Houston
was at a dive called "Captain Benny's."  All they serve are raw
oysters, steamed shrimp and seafood gumbo.  Prices are insanely low,
and the food was great.  Huge, sweet, fresh oysters (depending on
season - december should be OK).  The seafood gumbo is really quite
good, too.

The place is constructed from an old boat, placed in a parking lot
paved with cruched oyster shells from oysters they've served.  There's
bar-stool room for maybe a dozen people at a time.  Quite an unusual
place -- actually, come to think of it, I recall there are two of
them, although I'm not sure exactly where.  And if you're into that
sort of thing, I once ran into a significant portion of the Oiler
front line eating there one saturday.  There was hardly room for
anyone else in the place....

                                Larry
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Fortunately for you, Texas Monthly magazine prints a long list of short
reviews of restaurants all over the state. The Houston list, naturally,
is pretty long. Unlike many state or city magazines, Texas Monthly
actually _reviews_ restaurants. It tells you if the food tasted like
West Texas Intermediate Crude the last time the ANONYMOUS reviewer
stopped by. These reviewers are anonymous, too. I needed to talk to one
once for a newspaper article and it was like making an appointment with
Deep Throat.

Anyway, I've eaten in quite a few Houston restaurants because I lived in
Galveston for a year. But I can't remember the name of single one. For
casual barbecue, including outside picnic tables, there's a fairly
well-known restaurant on the road connecting the Astrodome with downtown.

If you want to drive down to Galveston, which is sort of like going to
the beach, you might try Gaido's for seafood. I always thought it was
quite good, though it has a huge reputation, is crowded, and is probably
a victim of its own success. For posh dining, check out the restaurant
in the Tremont House hotel on The Strand, a renovated Victorian area
literally owned by one man, George Mitchell. He's a Texas oil man, in
case you hadn't guessed.


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> What are the best places to eat there, Ill be down there at Christmas!!!!

There are many good places to eat in Houston,  unfortunately, I cannot
remember all the names.   For mexican food, try Chuy's which was
originated in Austin.  Chinese and Vietamese food are also good in
Houston.  There is a section near downtown which has many restaurants,
there is also a great Dim Sum restaraunt near Sharpestown mall.  For
seafood, Papa's (or Papadeaux's) have very good cajun style fish.  There
is also a place out in Kima (out near Clear Lake on the bay) called the
Flying Dutchman which I supposed to be excellent, order the tuna and ask
for it "blue".


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Subject: Re: BEST HAMBURGER in the US
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my vote is Tookie's, in south houston.  totally and
utterly amazing.  the onion rings are great too.



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Subject: Re: California Pizza (was: Looking for the Best)
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It's a slight Digression from the topic of California Pizzas,
I wanted to know where in pitsburgh does one get the Pizza like
the one they make at Houston, Texas, at a Pizzeria called Star
Pizza, This place is close to Rice University in Houston.

I have no Idea of what this pizza is called, someone told me that
it's Greek Pizza, but on checking with the local Greek restaurant
they are not aware of this.
Well the general discription is it's very very deep pan, made of
either Whole wheat or Oat, and has a very very large pile of
cheese and veges/meat. It's very large and very filling.

Well any help in it's identification and if one knows where
in Pittsburgh one can get it, would be appreciated.


Prashanth.


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Subject: Re: BEST HAMBURGER in the US
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For a quality hamburger, it's tough to beat Hut's Hamburgers on 6th street
in Austin, TX.  Twenty+ different types of burgers, incredible black pepper and
cornmeal onion rings, Wed. night is two for one, and chicken or buffalo can
be substituted for the beef.  Not to mention a real cozy atmosphere.

Sean


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