Wednesday, April 8, 2026

Weights & Measures

It's been many years since I've been back to Weights & Measures.
Down in Midtown it's tucked in a little corner. 

But first! Coffee! 

I got the S'more Latte.  No real marshmallow chunk on here, but they do a bit so they can burnt the top, and it does have that smell and feel of a real s'more.

I got the omelette, boy is that thing huge or what!  In it has cheddar, bacon, and veggies with tomato sauce at the bottom.  There's also diced potato to accompany all that.  It's crazy big plate of breakfast, obviously cannot finish all that. 

For brunch, making a reservation is wise.  What I have a problem with is that they seated us on high tops.  For brunch, high top is hard to relax into.  I feel like high top is great for happy hour, but for brunch, please let us seat at natural sitting level to enjoy our food instead of having our feet dangling.  Anyway, our server definitely fluttered everywhere, and literally touched our table and flitter away.

What was a nice surprise though, was we got to meet the brain behind Love Croissant, Omar Pereney.  He was super friendly and we chatted a bit.  Fun fact: my favorite of mini croissant, Omar made it for his nephew, and hence a product to share with us peons.  Thank you, nephew!

Weights & Measures
2808 Caroline
Houston, TX 77004
713-654-1970





 

Tuesday, April 7, 2026

Taste of Korea

Went to try a new place on Wilcrest
KBBQ? Sign me up!

Very impressive presentation through and through.  This is our protein.  From L to R: Boneless Short Ribs, Pork Jowl, and Bulgogi.

Dude! The banchan is crazy. We must've like 12 dishes of them, plus rice.

You got your salad, daikon, kimchi variations, veggies, potato.  My favorite out of this bunch is the egg.  For whatever reason, the way they marinated the sliced egg was super delicious. 

Then you have sausage (yes that's unusual), sliced daikon, and kimchee. 

Then perilla leaves, seafood combo (shrimp and mussels), shredded onion, and sliced red daikon.

Not to mention the sauces for your to dip your meat into.  Whew!  


For the boneless rib, the staff was kind enough to cook and cut it up for us and served (thank you - just because I'm either too focus to cooking or too focus on eating.  This way someone stepped in to assist). 


Forgot to take a pic of the pork jowl but lovely fat and meat combo, not too heavy and not too rich.

The above is bulgogi, and of course, it went with rice so nicely.  

Our combo also came with a soup from a choice of 4 types of soup.  So we got the seafood tofu.  There's tofu and seafood at every spoonful.  Was super impressed.

What we chose was a set meal.  There were 5 kinds to chose from and it is mainly depended on the size of your party and your focus.  If you wanted all beef, they do have a all beef combo (large and small serving), we got the mixed combo (which they also offer large and small), all those comes with a choice of a soup from 4 kinds that they offer.  And there's a premium mixed combo that has it all and you get to choose a soup plus pancake.  It's alot of food, so come hungry with a lot of friends. 

This is newly established, but the service is great everyone was thoughtful and polite.  Looking at the menu, besides cooking table top, they also have noodles, stew/soup, and fish courses too.  Of course, by this time, we were super stuffed and cannot even entertain more food.  But definitely want to come back to try to other dishes. 

Taste of Korea
6968 Wilcrest
Ste A
Houston, TX 77099
346-374-7407


















 

Monday, April 6, 2026

Turan Uyghur Kitchen

I saw this place was featured on  someone's IG.
It's funny because I come to this shopping center regularly, yet never thought of stopping in, so very happy to give this place a chance. 

First thing first, let's get some tea.  This is the Turan Special tea, came in a pot, and it has date and other herbs floating around. 

Lamb Kebob - that is very very delicious!  Definitely get this one. 

This is also very yummy Turkish Sumit - it's like a nice bagel but it's less dense and lots of sesame.

Then we got the lamb fried rice, the problem is that it's the meat is a little bit chewy but the cucumbers that came with it was very good though.  Is it bad that we did not finish the fried rice but clean off the plate of cucumber? 

The server is great and majority of the food is good (beside the fried rice).  But as we eat, alot of patrons get alot of different dishes and they all look delicious.  So we will have to come back and try the other dishes.



Turan Uyghur Kitchen
9330 Bellaire Blvd
Houston, TX 77036

Thursday, April 2, 2026

Earthcraft Juicery

Went back to Earthcraft's Juicery. 
I got Victor's Secret - it's a protein filled smoothie.  It has peanut butter, banana, blueberries, plant-based protein, apple, date, and almond milk.  It's such a good combo, and definitely very filling, and of course, it tastes good too.

If you want any cleanses, or cold press juice, they have it here.  They also have coffee, super bowls, and fancy toasts.  This place has more to choose from than you think.  And if I have more time, I'm definitely going to try one of the bowls. 

Earthcraft Juicery
2400 Mid Ln
Houston, TX 77027
832-516-9050

 

Wednesday, April 1, 2026

Bean and Bottle

Was pointed to Bean & Bottle by a friend.
We were looking for a coffee place in the area that's open early.  Turns out, unless you're Starbucks, alot of mom and pop coffee shops don't open that early.  Wha?!

I got the Honey Cinnamon latte, it does have that cinnamon kick and a hint of sweetness from the honey.  It's actually pretty good and I used Oat milk which gives it more texture. 

I got their breakfast sandwich.  It has bacon, cheddar and eggs. But what I'm thoroughly impressed was the sourdough bread that makes the sandwich.  It works so well with the butter for the toast, but it's just so good, I can't stop eating the bread. 

Anyway, the place is tucked between office buildings.  I can see the joint is jumping during a work day, its other door is literally a building's lobby.  But on weekends, it's a ghost town.  They have a few spots out front you can park, if not, there's covered parking for retail at the garage.  

At first, when I walked in, I see the cashier, espresso machine and pastry case.  But there are more seatings  at the back.  You can have seated meals there with a wine cellar.  Plus, there's a few tables outside to enjoy the patio weather.  But WAIT! There's more!  They even have a party room called Bloom adjacent to the coffee place.  So if you want host a tea, shower, or even dinner, they've got plenty of room. 

Bean and Bottle
9655 Katy Fwy
Ste 100
Houston, TX 77024
281-501-2336







 

Tuesday, March 31, 2026

Lomichi

Was down in Sugarland and stopped by the former Mia's Goodies.
They rebranded to LoMiChi

The day we were there, it was buy one get one half price off for Mango Sago.  Sounds great to me!  That's my go-to drink that I buy there anyway.  Not that I don't get their puff or mochi, but this is the only thing I get consistently. 

I love their version because it has real chunks of mango and alot of it.  There's equal amount of sago too.  Everything is just the right balance, not too much of one versus the other.  This is my must stop everytime I'm in the area and definitely worth the drive.

LoMiChi HTX
3412 Hwy 6 
Ste N
Sugar Land, TX 77478


 

Monday, March 30, 2026

Waygood coffee

Drove past 59 & Kirby and saw a new coffee place. 

This location used to be a Thai place, Elevation Burger, and Bao Shi Yi.  

Place has less tables, but you can see folks are playing games or study there.  There's also seatings outside too, so you can enjoy your drink out there too, especially if you are bringing a dog. 

So now they have a coffee place.  I picked the Southern Peach - it's has deep tea seeped in there.  Bits of peaches in there.  

Waygood Coffee
3819 Kirby Dr
Houston, TX 77098
713-231-4598