Del Frisco's

Went to Del Frisco's for a business lunch.  

I kept forgetting that they have a business lunch menu. 

To start, I got the lobster bisque, which has creme fraiche and sherry, and you can taste them, let me tell you.  Luckily, lunch was with the boss, won't get into trouble.

Got the steak salad for my entree.  It came with deviled eggs, steak cooked to your order, parmesan cheese, blue cheese, avocado, bits of bacon, on top of a bed of lettuce and spring mix.  Trust me, it was super delicious, but it is also a lot of food too, ended up taking more than half of it home for a second meal.

Service is always top notch here.  Lunch time for the upstairs is less busy than downstairs, but I like the special attention they paid to diners upstairs.  Of course, food is awesome, overall great experience every time I come here.  Even though lunch time is not super busy, but a reservation is still recommended.  Mostly in case the office workers come here to celebrate any occasions and crowded the place like normal.

Del Frisco's

5061 Wesheimer Rd

#8060

Houston, TX 77056

713-355-2600

https://delfriscos.com/steakhouse/houston/

Asahi Sushi

went back to Asahi for lunch, mainly because they have happy hour all weekend long.

As usual, they don't disappoint.

Got 3 kinds of sashimi.  Tuna, Salmon, and Yellowtail, as you can see the slices are thick!  It's actually very filling.

Agadashi Tofu, it's unusual that they don't put the ponzu sauce in the dish already.  So the dish came to the table dry.  I guess that's good in that when they soak in the sauce, it's not as long as otherwise, but still.  I'd like a bit of sogginess before too long.

Sorry for the orientation of the photo... I was messing around.  But got the vegetable tempura.  They give you winter melon, sweet potato, mushroom, onion ring, and zucchini in tempura batter.  Pretty good.

They have happy hour weekday 4-9pm, and all weekend long for dine-in only.  Stop by and good luck finding parking during peak hours.  Their parking lot is super busy.

Asahi Sushi

8236 Kirby Dr

#200

Houston, TX 77054

713-664-7686

http://asahisushi.net/en/

Collinas

Been meaning to stop by Collina's for some time, and finally made it.

Amazingly it was very easy to get seated for dinner the night we went.

Started with a house salad.  It was nice and yummy, of course not kissing anybody after the onion slide.

I really wanted some meat sauce, so got the Ragatoni Bolognese.  It was meaty enough, not too watery, I can do more pasta, or maybe spaghetti instead of rigatoni, but that was just enough.  I needed some carbs to keep me warm, that was pretty much it.

My friend ordered the chicken marsala, which typically would've been one of my go-to as well.  This time, we were tasting the wine before the sauce or the chicken.  So when we sent it back, the server made a comment that 'they didn't know about the wine in the sauce' like it's a well-known fact that they don't cook the wine all the way.  It was a weird comment to say.  We got another dish fine, but just odd.

Collina's

3835 Richmond Ave

Houston, TX 77027

713-621-8844

http://www.collinas.com

Noodles & More

Went for another dose from NAM.

Starts with the Thai Iced Tea.  Could use a bit more sweetener.

Got the Un-Pho-Getttable Pho.  It has eye round beef, brisket, beef balls, and vermicelli.  It's soup is very rich and warm.  They do give you a lot of meat, I just love the soup, so much flavor.

Anyway, they have great service, super fast in getting my food.  If the parking is bad out front, try the back of the building which they have a backlot with plenty of parking.

Noodles and More

2512 Rice Blvd

Houston, TX 77005

713-533-1188

http://namnoodlesandmore.com

Golden Dim Sum

Went back to Golden for dim sum.

This time really was my eyes was bigger than my stomach...

Upper left (clockwise): shumai - pork dumpling, baked pork buns, custard egg tart.  

I love baked pork buns, they put on a layer of honey on top, nice and sticky.  Their egg tart has a great shell: full of layers and nice and crunchy.

Steamed Taro (Ube) cake.  I'm bigger fan of turnip cake than taro cake, plus the turnip ones are usually pan fried, the taro ones are only steamed.  Sad face.

The other is the pan fried rice noodle roll with XO sauce.  It has a strong kick of spice, that's for sure. If you cannot finish this dish, take it home but don't let it sit too long.  I made the mistake of not eating it until the next day.  It basically marinated and everything got hotter and spicier the following day.  Lesson learned!

Also for fish filet congee.  It's nice and warm for any cold day.  Beware, they do come out piping hot. I just love a bit of fish to go with the congee and a bit of salty to go with the fish.  Super delicious.

Golden Dim Sum

10600 Bellaire Blvd

Ste 105

Houston, TX 77072

281-495-1688

http://goldendimsum.com

Fat Bao

Quick dinner at Fat Bao.  I haven't been there for a while, forgot how popular this spot is.

One of my favorite is the Duck, it has house-made pickle, hoisin sauce, and green onions.  I love that the duck is not too dry and they give you lots of meat.  If they give me more hoisin sauce that'll would've been awesome!

I got the Curry Brisket Bao, which has the brisket in curry sauce, and pickled onions.  It's not spicy as the name suggests but does have a nice taste to it.  Not at all dry.

The other is the fish, which the fish is tempura-ed, pickled apple and jalapeño mayo(which I didn't taste much of it).  Overall nice and crunchy, not too dry.

I think hat's one thing that I love coming here, the food here can easily be made wrong or dry, yet they deliver every time.  I also love the casualness of the place, several communal tables and they're fast with the food.  Highly recommend here for a quick and casual meal.

Fatt Bao

3419 Kirby Dr 

Houston, TX 77098

713-677-0341

https://www.fatbaohouston.com

Hong Kong's Cafe

Went back to my default go-to...

This time for lunch I got Red Bean Ice - Adzuki beans, nice and sweet, with cooked beans and coconut milk.

Got my fav: half honey roast pork and half chicken.  The pork is nice and sweet but my favorite is the ginger sauce that comes with the chicken.  Not too spicy but has a bit of salty that comes with it.  I actually wanted to put the sauce on the rice and eat it all up.

Hong Kong Cafe

9108A Bellaire Blvd

Houston, TX 77036

713-772-9633