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Houston eats, and eats well

1. Darband Shish Kabob

7.9
5670 Hillcroft St, Houston, TX
Middle Eastern Restaurant · 26 tips and reviews

Audrey L.Audrey Leon: My favorite spot for inexpensive, but extremely delicious Persian eats. Free piping hot tea, if you ask, plus the best beef kubideh found anywhere.

2. Mai's Restaurant

8.0
3403 Milam St (Francis St), Houston, TX
Vietnamese Restaurant · 116 tips and reviews

Audrey L.Audrey Leon: The garlic tofu changed my life.

3. Bacchus Coffee & Wine Bar

2502 Dunlavy St (at Missouri), Houston, TX
Wine Bar · 24 tips and reviews

Audrey L.Audrey Leon: The food is yummy and the Illy coffee is delicious! Definitely try the Pan Tostado or the Grecian pita sandwich. Both are light and refreshing.

4. Empire Cafe

8.9
1732 Westheimer Rd (Dunlavy), Houston, TX
Café · 132 tips and reviews

Audrey L.Audrey Leon: Great mixed coffee drinks, delicious house-made breadsticks, super salad and big portions.

5. Brasil Cafe

8.9
2604 Dunlavy St (at Westheimer), Houston, TX
Café · 163 tips and reviews

Audrey L.Audrey Leon: The chocolate mousse is simply fantastic, especially when paired with a Lambic Framboise.

6. Larry's Mexican Restaurant

7.0
116 E Highway 90A, Richmond, TX
Mexican Restaurant · 8 tips and reviews

Audrey L.Audrey Leon: Fajita platter is amazing.

7. Welcome Supermarket

7.1
9180 Bellaire Blvd, Houston, TX
Supermarket · Chinatown · 7 tips and reviews

Audrey L.Audrey Leon: Sauteed bok choy, mushrooms, and tofu. Yum.

8. Sushi King

7.7
3401 Kirby Dr (Richmond Avenue), Houston, TX
Sushi Restaurant · 29 tips and reviews

Audrey L.Audrey Leon: The food options during Happy Hour are cheap and plentiful. I only wish the garlic edamame were bottomless.

9. The Buffalo Grille

7.6
1301 S Voss Rd (at Woodway), Houston, TX
Café · 36 tips and reviews

Audrey L.Audrey Leon: Toasted cinnamon coffee is a staple.

10. House of Pies

8.8
3112 Kirby Dr (W Alabama St), Houston, TX
Diner · 168 tips and reviews

Audrey L.Audrey Leon: You can't go wrong with a Tuna melt and french silk pie.

11. West Gray Cafe

415 W Gray St, Houston, TX
Breakfast Spot · 22 tips and reviews

Audrey L.Audrey Leon: Cheap, late night/early morning breakfast.

Chinese Cafe is one of Houston eats, and eats well.

12. Chinese Cafe

9252 Bellaire Blvd Ste C (Ranchester Dr), Houston, TX
Chinese Restaurant · 8 tips and reviews

Audrey L.Audrey Leon: Peking-style sweet and sour pork loin comes with a tasty brown, garlic & ginger sauce. One of my faves since I was a tot. I'd also recommend the House tofu, however it does comes with pork.

13. Freebirds World Burrito

7.0
3745 Greenbriar Street, (at Shepherd Plaza), Houston, TX
Mexican Restaurant · 49 tips and reviews

Audrey L.Audrey Leon: Better than Chipotle.

14. Luigi's Pizzeria

9.1
3700 Almeda Rd, Houston, TX
Pizzeria · 84 tips and reviews

Audrey L.Audrey Leon: Seriously great pizza no matter the toppings. The Caprese with Buffalo mozzarella comes piled with plenty of tomatoes and basil. Even a simple peperoni is delicious.

15. Cafe Ginger

1958 W Gray St (Driscoll), Houston, TX
Chinese Restaurant · 22 tips and reviews

Audrey L.Audrey Leon: Lunch portion is huge, which could be a bad thing because I didn't want to stop eating my sesame chicken.