Taking a much needed break this week. We'll come back next week.
Monday, November 9, 2026
Thursday, November 5, 2026
Tao Rice Roll
So, there's not alot of places open before 10am in Chinatown, but found this place:
It's kinda hidden because they are sharing the shop space with the KTV shop.
It's actually very cute space, they did a bit of the old country's shop mock up.
Here's my breakfast! I got the Cold Soy Milk (which is sweet).
This is their Double Egg Pancake, it's literally egg mix with the batter as the crepe style thin pancake. Inside has veggies, green onion, pickled veggie, and sausage.
The pancake is actually pretty fulfilling, since it has alot of fillings in the pancake. Definitely suffice for breakfast. They also offer scallion pancake, soup dumplings, and brine meat rice. So definitely not just one type of food offering that early in the morning. The place is busy and the staff makes quick work on getting people's breakfast and turning around as fast as possible. So you don't have to wait long.
Tao Rice Roll
9889 Bellaire Blvd
E207
Houston, TX 77036
Wednesday, November 4, 2026
Mack Allen's
Went back to Mack Allen's for Social Hour.
For drinks, I got the Midnight Mint - which has Blackberry Sage Syrup, Lime, Mint, and Club Soda. It's nice, not too sweet.
Tuna Cakes - must get! It has yellowfin tuna, crispy rice, avocado, unagi sauce, and spicy aioli drizzle. Really good, most popular at the table.
Corn bread. These minis come in a pan. The cornbread has jalapeño and cheddar, and the center has Honey Butter with Sea Salt. Pretty delicious.
Chicken lollipops - which was confit drums, it comes with house Cold Slaw, and came with sweet and sour sauce. Very soft and the mix is very delicious.
Smoked Pork Belly - which I was surprised that I didn't like it as much as I thought I would. It's glazed, has carrot mole, corn, pickled onion, and chicharron crumbs. The texture on the pork is great, the mole wasn't doing it for me though, sadly.
Beef Tataki - it's thinly sliced NY Strip, tatami sauce, ponzu sauce, and onion and pepper. Also very delicious.
Overall, food is delicious, very surprised that happy hour pricing was reasonable but not alot of people took advantage of it. Since I didn't stay too long, not sure how the dinner crowd would be. Despite they weren't busy, they still book me thru the reservation system. So maybe do one next time you plan on coming here. That said, they are ready for a big crowd, maybe it was still early, but definitely curious how the dinner service is there.
Mack Allen's
4400 S. Post Oak Pkwy
Houston, TX 77027
713-589-5079
Tuesday, November 3, 2026
Snooze
Was craving pancakes, so went to Snooze
Watch out for beautiful weather, it means it would be busy everywhere. So find parking where you can, and grab a bar stool when you can.
Just staying hydrated - coffee and OJ
Got my pancake flight - (L-R) Creme Brûlée pancake, Strawberry Shortcake pancake, and Pineapple upside down pancake. The Creme Brûlée one was sweeter than I expected. The Strawberry pancake was really good. And the pineapple one is my favorite, so that's my staple.
Watch yourself on timing, if the weather is beautiful more folks will come out but likely want to sit outside. So inside seating chances are higher. If it's sorta good, you're more likely to have to wait. But don't be afraid to grab a bar stool, sometimes those comes up quicker. And it's fun to make friends there too.
Snooze
3191 W. Holcomb Blvd
A95
Houston, Tx 77025
832-856-6950
Monday, November 2, 2026
Rumi
My first time brunching at Rumi's
They have valet parking, and some retail parking, just watch the signage.
To start, I got the Honest Woman, pomegranate, lime, non-alcoholic riesling shaken up.
Pita with mint, pecan, cheese, greens and radish...
that was all for Lamb Merguez - which is lamb sausage with hummus that has pine nuts and paprika.
This is actually a very delicious one, I definitely want to get this again. Very good.
This is Persian Omelette - it has sujuk which is dried, fermented sausage mainly ground beef and lamb. The egg is soft scrambled, very soft. It has tomato mixed in there and spices.
I like the combo, but separately, I would definitely only want the sausage. It's very yummy on its own.
Olovieh Toast - there's Persian chicken with potato salad, sliced heirloom tomato, with brioche toast.
This is a great dish too, really enjoyed this one and would get it again for brunch.
We indulged for dessert.
We got the Burnt Honey and Pistachio cake - love the pistachio praline, like the cake, liked the filo crisp, but the lemon sherbet seemed out of place. It sounded good, but it doesn't mesh well on the taste part. So yes to the cake, goes great with coffee. Maybe not the sherbet.
When we came to brunch it wasn't busy but they do have a good flow of people coming in. So make a reservation is a great idea.
Rumi
1801 Post Oak Blvd
Ste 120
Houston, TX 77056
713-715-7020
Thursday, October 29, 2026
Postino
Met up with my friend for Happy Hour
He suggested Postino in the Montrose area, I actually don't ever recall knowing they opened a place in the area.
Luckily parking was easy.
This was actually a bartender's choice, so I can't even tell you what it is, what's in it, but I can tell you, it's delicious. I often time when I go to somewhere new (to me), I ask the server/bartender what they like and make me that. And usually it hasn't stirred me wrong.
So we shared a bruschetta board. It has (L to R): Sweet and Spicy Pepper Jam and Goat Cheese - to my surprise, it wasn't spicy and the combo is super good. Then Mexicon Street Corn.- it has corn and the queso fresco on top. Then it's the Apple, Brie and Fig spread - that one is also very good. Then we got the warm artichoke spread - that one is pretty filling too. I don't mind doing that one again.
Of course, we needed some carbs. So we ordered the sweet potato fries, it has a sauce and I believe that's the Calabrian chili tahini mix. It's really good and I kept dipping into it. Definitely recommend.
The food is great, the space is low chill. Afterwards, I was asking my friend, which building is that. I was so confuse because it was across from SoBe and JR's, but I can't figure what building that looked like this. And he confirmed they tore down the Old Mining Co. and rebuilt the place to look like this and it's very fitting for Houston, and the neighborhood. They even have outside seating for the bar and patio on the side of the building. Ahh the good old days of partying in the area.
They have a parking lot attached to the premises, the space next door is not in business, you can use that too. But across you can get street parking too, just have to watch the signs.
Postino - Montrose
805 Pacific St
Houston, Tx 77006
713-388-6767
Wednesday, October 28, 2026
Kitchen Rumors
When I was looking up the address, I was wondering why it looked so familiar.
Trek down the memory land realized it was Xin Chao with Christine Ha and before that it was Beaver's with the yummy Bacon Jam.
First sit down, we ordered some drinks and all of them are super colorful.
I got the Love Marriage which has cucumber, lemon, salted pistachio, lemon honey, and rosewater. Usually when they have rose water, I get a little apprehensive because it's very fragrant and a little goes a long way, but this drink worked. It was light and refreshing, and the side of the cup was covered with crushed pistachio. It's a nice touch.
This is Infladita - it's basically puri puri - little puffs and you put the lamb keema ghugi and spiced avocado with apple mix, you add tamarind sauce, and mint chutney sauce and add a dash of the passion fruit water. It's a challenge to get all that into a small little puff, but when you do, you get to take it all in one bite, it's super delicious. And our server is so nice, saw we had extra dips that offered to get us extra puffs.
Lobster Dumpling - it's like a siu mai style dumpling, it has lobster, malabar sauce and caviar on top. Pretty delicious.
Blue Cheese Chicken Kebab - it's not super blue cheesy, but it is yummy. It's Cheese fondue style, and chicken in garlic and butter, and on top they have that mint chutney sauce, pretty dang good. Then again, I don't usually say no to cheese.
This is Chili Cheese Kulcha - which is cheese already covered the bread and it's nice and hot.
This is another side: Crispy Cauliflower with Tajin - it's very good, I can eat this bowl all by itself.
Paneer - again, you give me cheese, I'm not going to say no. It's pan fried paneer in tomato sauce, and the sauce is so good, we have thought about ordering more bread to dip the sauce.
This is the Bison Short Rib. It's so soft, fall straight off the bone. The sauce again is so good that you want to lap it all up.
Now for apres - coffee to start.
Shahi Tukda Panna Cotta - definitely not the panna cotta that I'm used to. This is a soft solid, not creamy. Inside is milk soaked bread, and it has pistachio both inside and on top, with rose. The texture definitely threw me off there, but it's not a bad dessert.
I'm all game on this one. It's the Chocolate Cardamom Mousse - the outside is a little shell and you cut it is all mousse. Super delicious and goes great with coffee. It's a good one to get. .
If you plan on coming here, do try to get an earlier seating because the parking here is super limited. And the weather is nicer now that you can sit in or out, and can't go wrong with either choice. But a reservation is strongly advised. We went on a Saturday night and the dining room fills up fast and they have to turn away a few walk-ins.
Kitchen Rumors
2310 Decatur
Houston, TX 77007
713-380-2452
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