August reviews

Boy did i do alot in the month of August.  I got lots to review on.  from restaurants,bars to movies, stores to hotels and spas.... it was a fun month.  since i have so much to review on i'll try and point out the important details.  This blog is for the restaurants i visited.  I'll write about the other new things later....

Restaurants

Goode co bbq (rice)
not a fan!  they put apples in their beans which i am not a fan of sweet beans  gross.... the jalepeno cornbread was about the only thing i enjoyed.  their barbeque sauve tasted like a weird spiced marinara.  boo!


Pie in the sky (heights)
this place was down right adorable.  I got there right as breakfast ended but was able to have lunch.  their sandwiches are huge and they have awesome sweet potatoe fries.  At the front is a pie tasting station where they have small versions of all their pies for you to taste so you can order a slice or a whole pie to go/for a gift.  We really enjoyed the ones we tried and i'll probably order some small ones for Christmas gifts.  its a small mom and pop place with couples, families, old couples, gay couples, the whole nine years in there.  very cute.  i want to check breakfast out soon!

Harrys (midtown)

Harry's has been on my list of places to try out for brunch for quite some time.  One day my boyfriend and i were talking about restaurants in houston that had been opened for years and years and we were trying to think of some as we noticed lots of new places constantly popping up.  that night in the Houston press was an article about Harry's and how its been around for years, bought out but always maintained some of the orginal dishes.  breakfast is served all day and they commented on how there were always really old men telling war stories there and business men and that the churassco breakfast was awesome.  Well the next day we went.... and everything written was 100% right.  the Churrasco plate was amazing.  check it out

Restaurants ( New Orleans)

Abita brew pub

Cute place... the original brewhouse with lots of Lousianna beer.  unfortunately i'm not a beer drinker, but their crawfish cakes and salad and burgers were awesome.  the little town of covington where it is is so cute and it was right next to a huge outdoor pavilion.  very cute!

Cafe de monde

I had been to the one in the city but the one in covington was just as good.  how can you not like beignets?

Bear's

my boyfriend was telling me how good these poboys were since the day i met him... and OH MY was he right.  I had a shrimp poboy and more shrimp than you can imagine.  i tried his too which he wasnt lying... it was AMAZING.....

Domenica

This is on eof John Besh's restaurants in the city.  It was awesome.  In addition to their awesome pizza they offer small and large portions of their apps and plates which means you can try a little of everything if you want!

Sucre

OMG delicious.  If you like sugar... this is heaven!  From gelato, to any kind of cake or pastry or dessert to chocolate and truffles as well as chocolate drinks with liquor.  wowza's.  I WAS IN LOVE.  the place was adorable, but even if it was a dump.. the food spoke for itself

Broken egg

This is a cute little place that reminds me of a grandma's house.  its quaint and is supposed to be like home cooking.  I thought it was ok.  the portions were huge!  a bit overpriced.  i'd rather eat harry's breakfast!

 
Still to come
Stores:
color and tailor
hotels:
hotel latorretta
Movies
the millenium trilogy
bruno
the princess and the frog
hot tub time machine
The crazies

so long facebook... kinda

So our nation has been hit with this whole "social networking" thing and its become an obsession.  Yes i admit i'm on my facebook on my comptuer way to much but aimlessly reading funny statuses and watching videos people post.  its a big waste of time really.  Sometimes i get so annoyed with people on there and then i think...  WOW I just wasted a good junk of my day being annoyed with people i NEVER  talk to and knew eons ago.

Why do i care to keep in contact on facebook with people i do not speak to, will probably never see again, havent seen in years, was friends years ago.  we dont keep in contact on facebook, we just see each other's pictures, and statuses.

Frankly there were some "facebook friends" of mine who everyday their statuses were so over dramatic.  one day they are hating their boyfriend and breaking up and the next day they are in love and moving back in.  QUIT BEING BIPOLAR!!!!

Not to mention, people i do not know, do not need to know the details of my personal life.  even people i do know do not necessarily need to know my personal life.  there's always someone who wants to know more than they should and then runs their mouth because they have nothing better to do than to become fixated on other people's lives.

So i decided to take a baby step.  Instead of deleting my account, i simply erased people from elementary school, middle school, highschool, my various jobs, college, friends of friends and kept people that i either 1) talk to regularly 2) are my family or like family 3) good friends

eventually one day i'm gonna be married and have kids and i dont want weirdo's i knew 10 years ago checking out my kid, or guys who used to like me be sizing up my boyfriend/husband.... thats not cool

so that meant 700 friends down to 100, which i plan to clean out regularly.  its my life and not the world's business!

which also means as part of being more private and respectful to my own life, my blog posts wont be specific to my life anymore.  i'll continue random rants and reviews  but not so much on the ins and outs of my daily life.

for now... i'm out!

July Reviews

I havent written this entire month because boy have i been busy..... However, this month i tried a lot of new places and thought i would share. 

My boyfriend enjoys my hobby of trying new places just as much as i do so we had a lot of fun, but we cant do it everynight.

Khun Kay Thai Cafe (Montrose)

This Thai place was SOOOO  good.  When we were up at the counter they had a little table tent of their features mango curry and since I love mangoes i figured why not.  It was delicious!  The sweet with the spicy was a great taste and they make awesome Tom Ghai soup.  This is one of my new Thai places and everytime we drive by we drool.  I could go for some RIGHT NOW!

Yard House ( City Centre)

We met up with my friend Morgan and one of her friends here while she was in town and then later that night for my friend Kristel's birthday.  The menu was a little odd and random but their drinks were good and i had this Tuna Sushi roll off their appetizer menu for my meal that was AMAZING.  it was basically like a 7 layer dip but sushi ingredients the size of a coffee saucer.  Their mojitos were amazing and they patio was nice to watch everyone walk by in the new city centre shopping area.

Monna Lisa ( Hotel Sorella)

I have pictures from in there but its just us sitting in the loungy area,  you cant tell what it is.

we didnt have anything to drink there as the menu was pretty expensive but we checked it out ( and i was back later that week for a bday party).  The design is gorgeous.  Its by the pool which is all lit up with these glowing blue lights and canopy lounge beds.  The bar has a fire pit in the middle and little seating areas surrounded by sheer curtains for an intimate feeling.  the fabrics in there are nice and mainly black and white with a brocade pattern.  The little side tables reminded me of the eames molded wood stools.  Check out the website for the hotel sorella for some cool photos and get dressed up and go check it out, check out the whole hotel.  its beautiful!

Next Door Bar

We left here City Centre with Morgan and her friend and went here.  Its a neat bar thats in conjunction with Hungry's.  The bar has some neat loungy places outside.  In fact it probably has too much furniture, but i imagine on a busy night thats quite nice.  They have some neat vodkas that are infused with fruit.  One is actually infused with peppers for bloody marys.  i tried the strawberry and mint infused vodka for a different kind of mojito and Morgan had a vodka infused with pineapple..

here was a cool pic of their floor i took.

Straits ( City Centre)

i came here for a friends bday party and i have photos but again you cant tell anything about it.  During normal hours its a restaurant and bar and afterwards on saturdays it becomes a bar/club.  We had some issues witht the door guy because he said it was private parties only, but after a phone call we all got in and had a good time for Julie's birthday.  I only had one drink and it wasnt bad.  They have a video dj who mixed the songs and music videos which was a lot of fun.    I'd definitely go back to dance and have a good time!  I'd like to check out the food next time!

Nouveau- Art bar (http://www.art-bar.net/)

This place is sooooo cool!!! Michael and i took my cousin Meg here when she was in town and we liked it so much we took my mom and stepdad when they came.  the place is just different.  the drinks are yummy, and its just unique and chill.  we have this one little corner in the back we like to sit in because its nice and quiet.  if you are into the loud crazy bar/club scene then this is not the spot for you.  They support the arts so they give you a free drink if you show a ticket to a show!

some of my pics:

Maggie Ritas ( Tunnel)

When my cousin came to town, my dad wanted to have lunch with us and because he was stuck up at the office on his usual half day friday, we couldnt do our usual spot.  We improvised and decided we would 1) show my cousin the downtown tunnels and 2) try this mexican place that there is always a line to.

The prices were kind of high but OMG best pork tacos i have ever had in my life.  Hands down!  They came with sliced avocados, jalapenos, and some other goodness but the pork was just amazing.  If you have access to thet tunnels and want mexican aside from Ninfas express and Don Patrons.... go check it out.  you will not be disappointed!