1 - chow wok - long time friend of mine so you can tell Matt “psykoz” chris d wil sent me when visiting - his family has a legacy of buffets around town and he went and started his own thing
2 - tiger den - first true japanese / chinese ramen in houston that’s stayed through the test of time, make sure to also get their skewered chicken hearts
3 - bo ne, the first bo ne to hit houston
4 - mala chichuan garden - family style shichuan province style food
5 - bubbas burger shack, bison burger, get their potato salad too
6 - teppay - one of the older sushi restaurants in houston, very traditional and not too progressive but i’ll eventually turn the dial up for ya on some of the fun ones
7 - london sizzler - very long standing India British fusion, quality of the food is top notch and brit indian fusion is claimed to be similar to how tex mex is representative of two cultures coming together
8 - 88 boiling - might want to save this one for spring if you want the full crawfish experience but this is one original “vietnamese cajun” fusion seafood spots
9 - daddy duncan’s bbq - if it’s still a food truck i’d call and confirm days they are open since weather / winter is coming up
10 - huastecas mexican grill- one of my styles of cuisines from mexico the san luis regions, they have various forms of enchiladas and this place does a tamal zacahuil which is very similar to how viet culture came up with banana leaf dumplings made of rice flour about the same time in history