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(09/20/12 12:00am)
Prima Pasta, with its cartoonish sign and faux brick facade, is high-end Italian restaurant in disguise. On the corner of Kirby Drive and Holcombe Boulevard, Prima Pasta strives for authenticity, from its rustic interior to its cuisine. Our friendly waiter immediately seated us and brought us garlic bread on the house. We ordered a classic pepperoni pizza, which came piping hot to our table. The pizza had a thick crust topped with mozzarella cheese and pepperoni. This pizza did not taste like delivery; it was extremely fresh and tasted as though it was made from scratch. The crust was soft and delicious and the cook put just the right amount of cheese on top. The pepperoni added a bite of spiciness to the pizza, and did not make the pizza too oily. The pizza is large enough to fill up one person, and other topping options include margarita, chicken mushroom, and bolognese. The next dish that we ordered was the pasta primavera. The pasta primavera included al dente linguine pasta, a sweet and tangy marinara sauce and boiled broccoli, cauliflower, carrots, zucchini and squash. All of the vegetables tasted fresh, and the flavors blended very nicely in the marinara sauce. There was just enough sauce to cover the pasta, but not so much that it drowned out the flavors of the vegetables. Prima Pasta is the perfect place if you want familiar, reliable and delicious Italian food at a reasonable price. Houston Hideaways is a column written by Sasha Schoch and Allie Schaich that explores Houston restaurants beyond the usual Rice student haunts.
(05/23/12 12:00am)
Like most Tex-Mex restaurants, we were first provided a hearty helping of chips and salsa. The chips tasted fresh and salty and their flavor complemented the two different types of accompanying salsa. The first sauce seemed to be an original salsa, but we discovered after the first bite how spicy it tasted. The other sauce was a creamy ranch dressing. Although ranch dressing is not a typical condiment for tortilla chips, we welcomed its cool flavor in comparison to the salsa's spice. It was nice to have a choice of two sauces to go with the tortilla chips.
(04/13/12 12:00am)
If you are in the mood for something hearty and healthy, look no farther than Ruggles Green. We took a short drive to 2311 West Alabama to try "Houston's First Certified Green Restaurant," recognized by the Green Restaurant Association, and we were not disappointed.
(03/30/12 12:00am)
There seem to be two main types of Chinese restaurants: the "Americanized" restaurants, where chopsticks are optional and the only Chinese characters you see are on the scroll of your fortune cookie, and the authentic restaurants, where the menu is in Chinese, pigs' feet are sold and there are only a few forks in the whole establishment.
(03/07/12 12:00am)
On a suggestion from our native Houstonian friend, we ventured off the METRORail to try Mo Mong, a hole-in-the-wall Vietnamese restaurant. Though at first we were skeptical about dining at a restaurant that was almost empty at 8 p.m. on a Saturday night, within 20 minutes of our arrival, the restaurant was alive and bustling with all different types of people.
(02/16/12 12:00am)
If you're looking for a delicious, hearty meal, Barnaby's Cafe is the place to go. With five locations throughout Houston, there is always the likelihood of a Barnaby's being nearby. They are conveniently open for breakfast, lunch and dinner and serve mainly classic American cuisine. Its prices are very reasonable, especially for the quality and amount of food that you receive.
(02/09/12 12:00am)
The next time you are in the mood for some delicious punch and inexpensive homestyle eats, look no further than Natachee's Supper 'n Punch. Located right off the Ensemble/HCC METRORail stop, it is a short walk directly across the station at 3622 Main Street. The restaurant has a large patio area, perfect for sitting out on a beautiful, sunny Houston day. The inside is decorated in a classic Southern bar feel with booths and tables.
(02/02/12 12:00am)
Les Givral's Kahve is a street-casual Vietnamese restaurant, great for grabbing a quick bite while you're out with friends.
(01/26/12 12:00am)
Houston contains a wide variety of restaurants, providing both local specialties and a plethora of foods from all over the world. Although we'd been to plenty of Tex-Mex and Thai restaurants, we still had yet to find a quality, reasonably priced Japanese restaurant. Azuma, downtown on Kirby, solved this problem.
(12/01/11 12:00am)
Eating breakfast for dinner is certainly a treat, especially if breakfast involves delicious crepes. Luckily, CoCo's Crepes, located in Midtown on 218 Gray Street, offers a wide selection of crepes, coffees, teas, smoothies, gelato, soups, salads and sandwiches. CoCo's is open from ?6:30 a.m. to 11 p.m. on Monday through Thursday and 6:30 a.m. to noon on Friday and Saturday, so your hankering for crepes can be fulfilled at any time of day.
(11/17/11 12:00am)
A few blocks up from the Ensemble/HCC METRORail stop on Milam Street is the Vietnamese restaurant Mai's. Though the restaurant lacks curbside appeal, the inside is pleasant and bustling with patrons, which is always a reassuring sign. The respectable prices also match the quality and quantity of ?the cuisine.
(11/10/11 12:00am)
Some restaurants are great to eat at because the food is good, but at others, the atmosphere completes the experience. Cabo, located just off the METRORail on Travis Street, is certainly one of those places.
