Berryhill Baja Grill Houston TX (Heights location)

Berryhill Baja Grill
702 E. 11th St.
Houston TX, 77008
1-713-225-2252
www.berryhilltamales.com/baja
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Party of 2

It's $2 Cosmo night at Mo Mong Houston TX

Mo Mong
1201 Westheimer Rd # B (two blocks from Montrose Blvd, next to the Hollywood Video store)
Houston, TX 77006
Tel: 1 713 524 5664












Overall Rating: 3 ice cubes

Each Wednesday, Mo Mong's have a $2 Cosmopolitan night until about 10:40p or so. It is usually packed and is for some reason a primarily gay crowd. They now have a DJ playing so that is cool.

Parking is in the parking lot just outside the door that is shared by the other establishments in that little strip mall or behind the strip mall. it gets full rather quickly so get there early.

The main bar area is on the ground floor with an outdoor patio where you can sit and eat items from the restaurant or have a drink as well. If you smoke, this is where you have to go to smoke.
The food served is Vietnamese fusion kind of food which is always very good. I will have to do a review of the restaurant at another time.

It was a fantastic night, except for one thing: I asked one of the waiters to take a picture of our group and he replied that he was a bit busy. What the heck, you are too busy to take two seconds to snap a photo of people who are patronizing your establishment? I was pretty pissed! I then asked a lady who was behind the bar to do it and she happily obliged us. Now how hard was that?

As the night progressed, some girls showed up and were promoting Tiger beer from Singapore. They were dressed in traditional Asian ware and were giving out free beers, press on tattoos and a rolled scroll from Tiger. This was pretty cool and the beers went rather quickly, but they seemed to have an endless supply of them.

I had had Tiger beer in Singapore before so I ended up having two. Here are two guys who were having a few drinks with us.

Pho Saigon Vietnamese Noodle House Houston, TX

Pho Saigon
2808 Milam St. Suite D
Houston, TX 77006
1 713 524 3734
http://www.phosaigonnoodlehouse.com
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#11 Pho tái (Beef noodle soup with eye round steak)
Cost: $4.35
Rating: 4 spoons

#40 Pho gà thit trang (Chicken noodle soup with chicken white meat)
Cost: $4.35
Rating: 4 spoons
Soursop smoothie drink
Cost: $2.50
Rating: 4 spoons
Total Cost: $6.85

I had not seen a friend of mine for about 6 months, so it was time to catch up. He had recently got a job at a downtown company, so lunch was long overdue.

I met him in his building and we made our way to the parking garage. At the restaurant, we parked on the rooftop parking as the parking lot for the strip mall was full as usual.

As we entered the restaurant, were greeted and seated right away. At the table, we sat shoulder to shoulder with a row of chairs. We figured the whole row would fill up at one time and it almost did. This place does get packed for lunch, so go early.

We placed our orders and within a few minutes, there were beans, vegetable and hot noodle soups in front of us.
My friend and I ate heartily and enjoyed our soups immensely. I sipped my sour sop juice as well.

We were also supplied with sauces on the table as well as a spoon and chop sticks.

The service was efficient, pleasant and prompt. We chatted some more as we enjoyed our meal. It was time we got back to work, so we went up to the cashier with our bill and paid individually using credit cards. Of course cash was also accepted. As you can see, we ate it all...

Coffee Bar Houston, TX

Coffee Bar
1600 Smith Street
Houston, TX 77002
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Breakfast: 9:58a on Oct. 10, 2007
Party of 2
Total Cost: $3.98
Overall Rating: 4 spoons

1 butter rum muffin
Rating: 5 spoons
Cost: $1.65

1 Triple Expresso
Rating: 2 spoons
Cost: $2.33

Credit cards are accepted and you don't have to sign or get a receipt unless you request one. Of course cash is always accepted. The staff is friendly; this morning it is the brother and sister team; sometimes the dad is there and very rarely mom. They also have other people working for them as well.

I've never had bad service from these folks and they know exactly what everyone eats, which is uncanny, but a very, very good thing. There are always smiles on their faces regardless of their mood that morning. Every now and then I have to remember to tell them I am having something different so I don't end up with a butter rum muffin.

Today, the line was not too long; only four persons were ahead of myself and two other colleagues. One of them had a triple Expresso served using Seattle's Best coffee. He says it is not the best he's tasted, but he has a cup or two or three each day anyways :-).

The muffin is placed in a brown paper bag and is extremely sweet. I have yet to find out how many calories are in it. I try to have one only when I forgot to bring something from home; condiments and utensils are off to the left side in self-service units. This always a good place to meet your colleagues and say a quick hello before work.

The Coffee Bar also serves juices, teas, fruits, lattes and other breakfast pastries. The prices are a little high, but then it is downtown Houston.

Paulie's Houston, TX

1834 Westheimer Rd. (corner Westheimer Rd. and Driscoll St.)
Houston, TX 77098
Tel: 1 713 807 7271
Fax: 1 713 529 8217
www.pauliesrestaurant.com



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Lunch: 12:24p on October 9, 2007
Party of 2
Total cost: $19.43
Overall Rating: 2 spoon
Spaghetti and meatballs
Glass of tap water
Rating: 1 spoon

KC (avacado, tomato, mayo, pesto sauce, bean sprout on a whole wheat bun with potato salad)
Glass of lemonade
Rating: 1 spoon

There was a short line of 4 people ahead of, so our wait was very minimal, four minutes to be exact. This gave us time to read the large red menu with black letter off the wall to the left.

The lady took our oder, gave us a buzzer and told us our order will be ready shortly. This is a seat yourself joint and it was quite easy to find an open place. Which is kind of odd as the parking lot was full; we go the last spot. I wonder where was all the people.

We were given cups with ice to get the water and lemonade at the three canisters to the left of the cashier. The third metallic canister had iced tea written on it. We filled up and took a seat next to the window.

The restaurant had three ceiling fans is quite airy and had about five pictures of Texas longhorn cows on the walls. Smooth Jazz music was played and was actually quite soothing.

We busied ourselves with conversation as we waited. In about ten minutes the buzzer went off and I went to collect our food.

The meal was presented on a tray; the bowl of spaghetti and meatballs on one side and the KC on the other. Two grilled sliced of bread was also provided, although a bit hard.








While the spaghetti was well cooked, the meatballs tasted a bit bland and were not cooked all the way through :-(. Despite that I ate it all as I was hungry.
The KC was nondescript and the potato salad was too potatoey, but my partner in crime ate it all as well.








The experience was O.K., but the ambiance was a bit family as there were at least three babies around the place, so the baby powder content was rather high. My lunch partner vowed not to return; at least not for lunch anyways. I've been several times and actually like the place. I am usually there for dinner though.