Marble Slab

Ha, when was the last time you had a banana split?  Yeah, I don't remember either...

Went to Marble Slab for some ice cream, and since there were 3 of us, we split the split.  We had Coffee, Butter Pecan, and Chocolate.  Ice cream is as good as I remembered them to be.  Nothing spectacular, but not inedible or anything.  My biggest complaint was that there was no A/C on a hot day.  Seriously?  You already got me in the door to buy ice cream, and eating it with a box fan that may hit you if no one is around is just tough.  I know, such a first world problem, but it's true.  Towards after dinner time, people stopped in for dessert, and as the store get crowded, you feel the body heat, on top of the heat lamp over head, and you're already hot from outside.  It was truly a hot mess.  The lady was so flustered that she forgot to take our money.  Don't worry, we were honest, and gave her the money, though if she remembered or not, no telling.  That said, there is a Groupon/LivingSocial deal going on right now for ice cream or ice cream cake, in case you need it.

Marble Slab

3175 W. Holcomb Blvd

Houston, TX 77025

713-668-0431

http://www.marbleslab.com/

Liberty Kitchen

Went to dinner with a bunch of work people... enjoyed nice oyster, chips and queso (all not pictured).

But did get a chance to snap this dish.  This is their Lobster Bolognese, lobster obviously, lobster cream sauce, veggies, and garlic bread with real garlic on top.  Don't worry, after eating that bread you can still kiss people, it's not strong at all.  The sauce is nice a creamy, though when people say bolognese, I automatically think it's the red sauce.  It was really a cream white sauce.  The pasta is the chubby version of corkscrew.  Bits of lobster meat everywhere, you cannot miss this one.  So delicious, another person ordered it, and cleaned the plate.

As usual, their service is top notch.  Since we had a bunch of out of towners, he was super patient to answer and explain the menu.  The bar also has a variety of beer and wine that is perfect for everyone.  The only thing is parking and valet.  If you go early enough, they are super fast with the valet.  When it's raining or busy, however, you'll have to wait for a bit.  Either way, it's nice that they have a police directing traffic, that helped too, especially during the peak traffic hour on San Felipe.  Oh, and it is best to make a reservation, because you don't know what comes thru town and they get super busy especially when they have various apartment buildings around and a hotel right behind, they do get busy.

Liberty Kitchen

4224 San Felipe

Houston, TX 

713-622-1010

http://www.libertykitchenoysterette.com/

River Oaks Donuts

Stop in to grab a quick bite at River Oaks Donuts...  Surprisingly, I didn't get donut or filled donut holes.

Got a sausage kolache, very delicious.  Yummy sausage and nicely covered bread.

I did get a couple of the Apple Fritter, just because I cannot help myself.  They are still remain the best item on the menu... yum.  I would say, they only sell non-fat chocolate milk, all I have to say about that is why bother....

River Oaks Donuts

3601 Westheimer Rd

Houston, TX 77027

713-961-9458

http://riveroaksdonuts.com/

Bite Macaron

It was so hot, we stopped into Bite Macarons for a bit of snack.

I forgot the tart's name, but it has 3 Croquembouche cream puff, covered with honey already.  And they have whip cream on top.  On the tart is a vanilla pudding type filling.  The puff itself is actually harden with the honey covered it all the way.  So, when you bite into it, it's like creme brulee when you first crack the sugar.  The tart crust however, it's more like a harden sugar cookie.  It's definitely do the job of holding what's on top, but in terms of taste and toughness, it's not my favorite there.

This is like a green tea (matcha) frappe.  It's truly green tea, where it's not sweeten at all.  The frappe part, didn't enhance the drink.  I would've been happy with a green tea over ice.  It also took a long time to make, I almost finished my tart before it came out.  And mind you, under the hot sun, I was really there for the drink more than the sweet.  Sadly, left disappointed on both.  I think I'll stick with macarons and coffee from here on out.

Bite Macaron

5172-B Buffalo Speedway

Houston, TX 77005

713-664-2483

http://www.bitemacarons.com/

Fluff Bake Bar

I went to Fluff Bake Bar for a birthday celebration for Philip Speer from Austin.

When you know about these popup sells, you should go as early as possible because the good stuff do sell out fast.

Cute little shop in Midtown.  Perfect walking distance for the residence in the area.

I was able to score some macarons.... yum!

This is birthday cake, very festive.  Very much like a birthday cake, except not in a slice.

Guava, which is very yummy and more taste than any other guava I've tasted.... what kind of magic they use to make them so delicious?!?!?!

Pandan, which is very hard to do well, but they managed to do it deliciously.  It doesn't taste like the fake, artificial pandan flavors.  I know, I've tried and doesn't achieve the real thing feel.

I forgot which flavor this was... but it was yummy!

What I love about their macs is that it's fresh and doesn't break up easily.  That is usually a sign that the macs been frozen or been sitting too long.  They definitely took great care of the food.  Mac is not the only thing they sell.  They have cakes, cup-cakes, cinnamon roles and cookies and more.

Fluff Bake Bar

314 Gray Street

Houston, TX 77002

713-522-1900

http://fluffbakebar.com/

Chocolate Wasted

I was at the Pop Shop couple weeks ago...

It was pretty busy with lots of folks, parking was all the way down the street.  Luckily someone was leaving as I was coming.  Scored an awesome spot.

I've heard about the Chocolate Wasted truck, just never knew what they've got.

Here's the menu.  They have ice cream for $5 and popsicles for 3.

I opted the ice cream because it was hot.  The taste is rich and they even have some chocolate chips in there.

It's a small cup of ice cream, actually perfect for the weather.  And for $5, may be hard to imagine for that little cup of ice cream.  But since I'm sure they homemade everything, it's worth it.

Chocolate Wasted

https://www.facebook.com/pages/Chocolate-Wasted-Ice-Cream-Bus/1525410071016138

Pho 21

I was working in the Clear Lake area, and was looking for lunch.

I stumble upon this place.

I got Bun Thit Nuong Cha Gio, which is Vermicelli with Grilled Pork with Egg Roll.  The problem is that they brought me grilled chicken... I was wondering why it tasted with more meat than the normal pork. 

I also ordered the Che 3 Mau, which is usually a drink that truly is a dessert but people will serve it as a drink.  The problem here... they waited it for dessert to serve, so it didn't arrived until my main dish was done.  And as you can see, there's more ice than anything else... or rather proportionately, it's half ice and half everything else.  And it should really have 3 colors, but you only see 2.  They should've had mung beans (yellow), aduzki beans (red) and pandan jelly (green), and top it off is the coconut mlik.  I didn't see much of coconut milk even though I tasted some.  Basically, it's not the same.

This seems to be hot spots for alot of offices in the area.  All the staff are friendly but do they get the instructions... well, base on my order that day, I'd say no.  Is the food good?  Perhaps in the proximity, there are better closer to the freeway.  Given it does mostly office people's lunch business, this will do.

Pho 21
2443 Bay Area Blvd
Houston, TX 77058
281-990-8409