Millette's Guidebook

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Millette's Guidebook

Food scene

Best Thai. Family-owned.
Fu Lu Su Restaurant
2487 Cartwright Rd
Best Thai. Family-owned.
Far best to any Caribbean in NYC
House of Manna
508 Murphy Rd
Far best to any Caribbean in NYC
Very impressive Indian food. Take-out only.
Grand Indian Kitchen
6701 Hwy 6
Very impressive Indian food. Take-out only.
Fusion
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Japaneiro's
2168 Texas Dr
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Fusion
Of the bahn mi sandwiches around town, this is one of my two favorites.
Don Cafe
609 Dulles Ave
Of the bahn mi sandwiches around town, this is one of my two favorites.
Best Napoli-style pizza outside of NYC
Grimaldi's Pizzeria
2643 Commercial Center Blvd
Best Napoli-style pizza outside of NYC
All my dates have been impressed with the style & ambiance of this place.
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Keepers
4654 Hwy 6
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All my dates have been impressed with the style & ambiance of this place.
Local steak house staple.
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Perry's Steakhouse & Grille
9827 Katy Fwy
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Local steak house staple.
Gotta try their beef rib and desserts!!! Long lines. Show up before opening hour or on bad weather days.
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Killen's Barbecue
3613 E Broadway St
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Gotta try their beef rib and desserts!!! Long lines. Show up before opening hour or on bad weather days.
The goat chops are renown.
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Aga's Restaurant & Catering
11842 Wilcrest Dr
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The goat chops are renown.
Best French restaurant. Sommelier is especially talented.
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Artisans
5745 Louisiana St
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Best French restaurant. Sommelier is especially talented.
Solidly delicious Mex. Buffet is amazing meat decadence.
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Hugo's
1600 Westheimer Rd
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Solidly delicious Mex. Buffet is amazing meat decadence.
Most inventive and seductive sushi.
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Uchi
904 Westheimer Rd
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Most inventive and seductive sushi.
Best Persian. P.S. I’m not a fan of Kasra’s food.
Avesta Persian Grill
11165 Wilcrest Dr
Best Persian. P.S. I’m not a fan of Kasra’s food.
Favorite local Szechuan!
Cooking Girl
2400 W Holcombe Blvd
Favorite local Szechuan!
Owner of Cooking Girl. It’s very slightly more upscale Szechuan.
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Pepper Twins
315 Fairview St
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Owner of Cooking Girl. It’s very slightly more upscale Szechuan.
Hole-in-wall-ish, but all your dream burgers are well-executed here.
M & M Burger
210 Wayside Dr
Hole-in-wall-ish, but all your dream burgers are well-executed here.
My fav for the Brazilian meat parade
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Chama Gaúcha Brazilian Steakhouse
5865 Westheimer Rd
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My fav for the Brazilian meat parade
Best tea of your life. Nose-y, overly friendly clientele. NOT bubble tea. My fav is the frozen matcha.
The Path of Tea
2340 W Alabama St
Best tea of your life. Nose-y, overly friendly clientele. NOT bubble tea. My fav is the frozen matcha.
Event in Spring.
Houston Kosher Chili Cookoff
6575 W Loop S
Event in Spring.
I lived in Hawaii. Nothing beats Seaside’s poke, to me.
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SeaSide Poke
2118 Lamar St
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I lived in Hawaii. Nothing beats Seaside’s poke, to me.
Horrible acoustics. Fantastic sushi experiences.
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Kata Robata
3600 Kirby Dr
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Horrible acoustics. Fantastic sushi experiences.
Crazy expensive, but palate wonderful.
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Shun
2802 S Shepherd Dr
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Crazy expensive, but palate wonderful.
Really good grass-fed beef burgers. Beef bacon too, because they keep halal. Gotta try a spicy sauce.
Fanoosh - Burgers & Bites
7215 Museum Square Dr
Really good grass-fed beef burgers. Beef bacon too, because they keep halal. Gotta try a spicy sauce.
Really good. Often crowded. Owned by older Japanese couple.
Mori Ichi
4502 Hwy 6
Really good. Often crowded. Owned by older Japanese couple.
Heavy on the Tex for Tex-Mex. Very grilled and smoked meat-y.
El Tiempo Cantina- Stafford
12710 Southwest Freeway
Heavy on the Tex for Tex-Mex. Very grilled and smoked meat-y.
Possibly best fajitas, but the servings are relatively tiny even though by weight.
Lupitas Mexican Restaurant
3121 Hwy 6
Possibly best fajitas, but the servings are relatively tiny even though by weight.
I love this place! Everything great on the platters. Tea is amazing and a bit decadent to me.
Zara's Mediterranean Kitchen
415 Rayford Rd
I love this place! Everything great on the platters. Tea is amazing and a bit decadent to me.
Neighborhood-y Tex-Mex.
Raizes Mexican Kitchen
345 Dulles Ave
Neighborhood-y Tex-Mex.
A local fav. Solidly good meats, tortillas and sauces.
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Lupe Tortilla
1511 Shepherd Dr
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A local fav. Solidly good meats, tortillas and sauces.
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Lupe Tortilla
1511 Shepherd Dr
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My fav are the brisket tacos. In fact, they’re my fav tacos of all, anywhere.
Torchy's Tacos
15810 Southwest Freeway
My fav are the brisket tacos. In fact, they’re my fav tacos of all, anywhere.
Perry & Sons Market & Grille
614 S Friendswood Dr

Activities

Closest Texas approximation to Brooklyn’s Prospect Park. I miss that park.
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牡蠣溪公園
4033 Hwy 6
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Closest Texas approximation to Brooklyn’s Prospect Park. I miss that park.
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休士頓自然科學博物館
5555 Hermann Park Dr
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Farmers Market at Imperial
234 Matlage Way
Good for a city park. Horrible parking. Daily anti-climatic bat experience.
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布法羅灣公園
Memorial Drive
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Good for a city park. Horrible parking. Daily anti-climatic bat experience.
For the better quality, more rare movies.
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Saint Cloud River Oaks
2020 W Gray St
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For the better quality, more rare movies.
Be prepared for the sight of practically naked male runners.
Hermann Park
6001 Fannin Street
Be prepared for the sight of practically naked male runners.
I studied w NYC’s Kaeshi Chai, eventually invited to join her troupe. Debbie will bring your skills to levels even beyond that.
Sirrom School of Belly Dance
9803 Stella Link Rd
I studied w NYC’s Kaeshi Chai, eventually invited to join her troupe. Debbie will bring your skills to levels even beyond that.
Big recliners.
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AMC Fountains 18
11225 Fountain Lake Dr
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Big recliners.

Art

Often some of the most interesting art is here.
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Lawndale Art Center
4912 Main St
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Often some of the most interesting art is here.
Very good artist lectures here. Also, try the thick hot chocolate, a.k.a. hot chocolate. Great place to walk around inside and out.
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The Glassell School of Art
5101 Holcombe Blvd
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Very good artist lectures here. Also, try the thick hot chocolate, a.k.a. hot chocolate. Great place to walk around inside and out.
Amazing exhibitions. South, East, West and Central Asian Art.
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Asia Society Texas Center
1370 Southmore Blvd
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Amazing exhibitions. South, East, West and Central Asian Art.
Jerry's Artarama
2201 Taylor St

Sightseeing

Well-respected in the international art scene. In the art world, CAM maps Houston!
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Contemporary Arts Museum Houston
5216 Montrose Blvd
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Well-respected in the international art scene. In the art world, CAM maps Houston!
Private art collection of Oil heirs. Free.
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梅尼爾收藏
1533 Sul Ross St
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Private art collection of Oil heirs. Free.
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Menil Park
1423 Branard St
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VERY pricey
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約翰遜太空中心
2101 E NASA Pkwy
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VERY pricey
Art Car was born in Houston. Yearly parade in Spring.
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藝術汽車博物館
140 Heights Blvd
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Art Car was born in Houston. Yearly parade in Spring.
Quite a bit magical and mesmerizing. Plan to arrive just before sunset.
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James Turrell's Twilight Epiphany Skyscape
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Quite a bit magical and mesmerizing. Plan to arrive just before sunset.
Fascinating tour on its history, and play on interior space and sound. Tour guides are entertainingly sardonic.
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Buffalo Bayou Park Cistern
105-B Sabine St
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Fascinating tour on its history, and play on interior space and sound. Tour guides are entertainingly sardonic.
Generally old-money heirs and heiresses, local and international. Nouveau riche is rare.
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River Oaks
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Generally old-money heirs and heiresses, local and international. Nouveau riche is rare.
Everyone wonders, except Existentialists and admirers of Art Minimalism.
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Rothko Chapel
3900 Yupon St
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Everyone wonders, except Existentialists and admirers of Art Minimalism.
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BAPS Shri Swaminarayan Mandir
1150 Brand Ln
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Turkish Center
9301 W Bellfort Ave

Shopping

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Costco Wholesale
17520 Southwest Fwy
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Best cook-at-home steak selection. Love the spice bins.
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Central Market
3815 Westheimer Rd
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Best cook-at-home steak selection. Love the spice bins.
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Urban Harvest Farmers Market
2752 Buffalo Speedway
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Magical place to even just walk through.
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Buchanan's Native Plants
611 E 11th St
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Magical place to even just walk through.
Their kebabs and lamb merguez are my favorite.
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Phoenicia Specialty Foods
12141 Westheimer Rd
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Their kebabs and lamb merguez are my favorite.
Basically a Japanese dollar store, except it often starts at $3.
Daiso
11151 Westheimer Rd
Basically a Japanese dollar store, except it often starts at $3.
This is best place to grocery shop, whether or not you’re wary to give tax-avoidant Jeff Bezos more of your money via Whole Foods
Sprouts Farmers Market
13550 University Blvd
This is best place to grocery shop, whether or not you’re wary to give tax-avoidant Jeff Bezos more of your money via Whole Foods

Fitness

Effort efficient
Orangetheory Fitness
15890 Southwest Fwy
Effort efficient

Coffee shops

Better than Starbucks, except no foam for the nitro. However, this location nickels and dimes every customization.
Minuti Coffee
1535 Hwy 6
Better than Starbucks, except no foam for the nitro. However, this location nickels and dimes every customization.
Very interesting aesthetics, but often sadly lukewarm and/or watery coffee.
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BlendIn Coffee Club
8410 US-90 ALT
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Very interesting aesthetics, but often sadly lukewarm and/or watery coffee.
Very good locally-roasted coffee. The creme brûlée coffee is a popular experience.
bean here coffee
4340 Sienna Pkwy
Very good locally-roasted coffee. The creme brûlée coffee is a popular experience.
This might be the best of the many locations. Solid execution, spacious place, and often less packed than the others nearby.
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Starbucks
4721 Highway 6
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This might be the best of the many locations. Solid execution, spacious place, and often less packed than the others nearby.