Somi Somi

Finally got to try Somi Somi over on Westheimer.

They really are so busy that there's a stream of steady customers coming in on a weekend day.

They're known for soft serve and.....

This is a soft serve of pistachio with Oreo crumbs on top.  You look at this and thinking it's small but when in fact, it's actually alot. 

...the other thing they're known for, is the Taiyaki. The Japanese waffles in fish shape.

They have 7 flavors.  I got Black Sesame and Red Bean.  It's actually pretty delicious, but as far as dessert goes, that's alot for one sitting.  So I ended up taking these home.  

Yes, they do serve fish shaped waffles to hold soft serve, but I really want the waffle with different flavors, so I went for the 2 pc.  But they have a 5 pc special too.  They have 7 flavors, you can mix and match. 

Somi Somi

12230 Westheimer Rd

Houston, Tx 77077

https://somisomi.com/ 

 

Beard Papa

It's been a while since I've been back to Beard Papa's.

I think in Houston, there's only Katy location & supposedly one in Sugarland, but will have to go look for it. 

Look at those beautiful puffs. 

I got the Mango Black Tea.  It's not common to have black tea base, but pretty refreshing for summer time. 

I got the green tea shell, with vanilla cream center.  You can choose different cream filling too.

I also got the Vietnamese Coffee shell and this one even though they do have a Vietnamese Coffee filling, I chose Vanilla to balance out the flavors.  

They do have space for sitting down and enjoy the goodies.  But it can be easy to grab and go too. 

Beard Papa - Katy

23119 Katy Pkwy

Katy, TX 77449

https://www.beardpapas.com/

 

Milk & Sugar

After dinner, it's convenient that there's an ice cream shop nearby. 

And Milk & Sugar is just the ticket. 

They rotate the seasonal flavors on top of some unique flavors. 

I got the Ube Flavor, it is based off purple yams mostly popular in Southeast Asia.  The flavor palette is nutty, pistachio, coconutty.   It's pretty tasty, and yes nutty flavor.  

I will say this is pretty close to the one that is done Trader Joe's, that one was closest to my childhood memory growing up in Asia.  Highly recommend. 

Milk & Sugar

5172 Buffalo Speedway

Houston, Tx 77005

832-877-1006

https://www.milkandsugarcreamery.com/

 

Los Tios

Hooray for TexMex Dinner.

Went to Los Tios.  Luckily, walk-in for a table is pretty easy. 

Of course, we have to get the queso.  I liked the texture of the dish came with the queso more than the house-made chips. It's the chili con queso it has guacamole in the bowl. 

Of course, fajita was just calling my name.  So we got half beef fajitas, and they were nice enough to do flour and corn tortillas for us.  So by the time I assembled my bite, I lay down some queso, rice, pico, and beef.  It was so yummy.

The location on Buffalo Speedway is pretty big, so it's easy to accommodate last minute walk-ins.  The service is great, the staff were attentive and the food came out quickly.  

Los Tios

5192 Buffalo Speedway

Houston, TX 77005

https://www.lostiosrestaurant.com/

 

Trung E- Coffee

Heard about the Starbucks of Vietnam is in town, so of course we have to go check them out. 

Actually, I've already have tried Trung's back at the Asian Society.

I got the Black Sesame Cream Phin Coffee. 

Here's a better look.  You see a good decent amount of cream on there.  I do mix it all up after that picture.  And the sesame mix super well with the coffee.  The coffee is Ca Phe Sua Da so it's much more concentrated than regular coffee.   If that is too much for you, try the White Coffee, it's much lighter.  

When you get there, they have a kiosk but the staff at the counter also could help take your order.  But I feel like the kiosk get me thru faster.  Since it's still relatively new, also not alot of places do coffee like they do, the crowd is still pretty consistent.  So give that trick a try.

Trung E-Coffee

23015 Colonial Pkwy

Ste B-201 

Katy, TX 77493

https://tnecoffee.com/

 

Asahi Sushi

Haven't been back for a while, but we're back here. 

Still very mom and pop feel. 

I still get my fried tofu.  I ate the salad before I take the picture.  But the dressing is still as good as I lap it all up.  And of course miso soup.  The soup and salad came from my entree. 

For the entree, I got the sashimi dish, and I just love how thick of a cut they give you. 

I just love coming here because they do check and make sure tea is filled, and dishes are got there in good order.  We felt very well taken care of. 

Asahi Sushi

8236 Kirby Dr

ste200

Houston, TX 77054

713-664-7686

https://www.asahisushihouston.com/

Duck n' Bao

Friend and I decided to have Peking Duck.

Lucky for us, Duck n Bao is nearby. 

I got the Cucumber Lime mocktail.  And they are very open to having mocktail and not just the surgery based drinks only.  So that's greatly appreciated. 

To start, we got the Garlic Cucumber, and it comes with Yuzu sauce.  Definitely a good dish to get.

We got the pork pan-fried dumplings.  Very delicious. 

We got half a duck and our pancakes.

Here's the beautiful duck.  They de-boned it, and it comes with sliced cucumber, scallions, duck sauce and oyster sauce.  And if you were to mix it all up into one wrap it all works together.  

Like many cuisine, this is a DIY wrap dish.  You take a pancake, lay down the sauce, veggie, and meat.  If you like more sauce add more or ask for more for dipping are also recommended.  There's no issue for grabbing a table for dinner.  We walked up and got a table no problem.  During dinner time the place does fill up.  If you don't want to dine in, I do see quite a few to go orders being packed too.  Both will get great treatment from the servers here. 

Duck n' Bao

5215 Kelvin Dr

Houston, TX 77005

346-571-3607

https://ducknbao.com/rice-village/