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Happy Daddy Day!

June 19, 2011 by Mellie Dee 1 Comment

I woke up with a text from Sissy that consisted of purples, yellows,and blues. She and Brett are out of town for a couple of weddings. Can you guess what the picture was?

When I asked if she had caught the bouquet, her response was that “It hit me in the face!” That would happen to her. I doubt she was meaning to catch it so I guess it’s meant to be! Now we wait for a proposal. 😉

Now that we’re done with that story, Happy Father’s Day!! Dad got this day off work so we can celebrate and have family time. With Sissy gone and Brudda in Dallas I was all that was left along with Mum and June. Since Dad’s birthday was just a couple of weeks ago we always buy a big present for his birthday and nothing for Father’s day. This time was a new laptop which he loves and has used daily.

Dim Sum King | Houston, Texas

We had brunch at Dim Sum King.

Dim Sum King | Houston, Texas | Dim Sum

The ten dishes we ordered. Mmmm … this is a pretty good dim sum place and clean. They are a tiny little restaurant, especially in the front where people walk in. When we have to wait for seats, I feel like we are packed sardines.

They have wonderful service – attentive and no mistakes.

Dim Sum King | Houston, Texas | Check

On the left is the breakdown of all the foods we ordered. Each dish represents a cost and that’s how they track how much we pay at the end.

There’s a tea fee. (Say that ten times fast.) But everything is reasonably priced.

I would suggest you come here and try their dishes. I hope they relocate to a bigger place. They would make so much more money!

Yannick Cafe Bakery | Houston, Texas

In the same shopping mall is a DVD/magazine place that my parents went into while June and I opted to go into Yannik Cafe Bakery.

Yannick Cafe Bakery | Houston, Texas | Desserts

Look at the array of desserts they sell. Yum! And they are so beautifully decorated.

Yannick Cafe Bakery | Houston, Texas | Egg Tart

Egg Tart | $0.80

We stood in line for our egg tarts and I could taste the buttery flavour of the flaky crust and smooth custard. Sadly it wasn’t as flaky as other egg tarts but it was still good.

Raymond Lam | Let's Get Wet Concert

We headed into the DVD/music store my parents were at and ended up picking up Raymond Lam’s Let’s Get Wet concert. I still listen to Chinese music even though I immigrated here when I was four and a half. Fluent Chinese speaker right here! He’s not the best singer but my favourite song from him is on it.

Mellie Dee | Knitted Hat

Parents then headed to the optomitrist so June and I went to various stores to goof off. Like this gem – a cute, little knitted hat.

Tapioca House | Houston, Texas

They took longer than anticipated so we chilled at Tapioca House.

Tapioca House | Houston, Texas | Milk Tea

Milk Tea Tapioca | $1.99 + $0.55 (for large)

The regular sized is June’s and the large was for me so that I could share with the parentals. Tiny tapioca balls are better than the regular and the drink was perfect for such a hot day. Dad drank it all before Mum even got out of the eye exam room!

We went home to relax and unwind. Dinner was coming up. (Our family goes crazy eating when it’s a special day.)

Lei Lai Restaurant | Houston, Texas

Hours later we drove back out to Lei Lai Restaurant. So much driving.

Lei Lai Restaurant | Houston, Texas | Dinner for Four

Dinner for Four [Crab Meat Soup with Fish Maw; Salt Baked Chicken (half); Fillet of Sole (steamed) with Mixed Vegetable; Salted Pepper Squid; Garlic Vegetable; Pan Fried Noodle with Soy Sauce] | $39.50

Lei Lai Restaurant | Houston, Texas | Eggplant with Beef Clay Pot

Eggplant with Beef Clay Pot

Horrible picture but we added in the clay pot since it’s everyone’s favourite. We usually take it home and Mum puts in more eggplants to make it a bigger dish since there’s so much sauce.

Lei Lai Restaurant | Houston, Texas | Tapioca Dessert

Tapioca Dessert | free

Everyone came home doing their chores and such and now only Mum and I are awake. I love winding down after such a busy day. Night!

Dim Sum King
9160 Bellaire Blvd #B, Houston, TX 77036  |  (713) 270-6788  |  Yelp
Yannick Cafe Bakery
9110 A Bellaire Blvd, Houston, TX 77036  |  (713) 773-2977  |  Yelp
Tapioca House
9104 Bellaire Blvd #B, Houston, TX 77036  |  (713) 272-6468  |  Yelp
Le Lai Restaurant (Inconsistent naming …)
9600 Bellaire Blvd Ste 103, Houston, TX 77036  |  (713) 988-6888  |  Yelp

Filed Under: Eateries & Drinkeries Tagged With: Chinese, Coffee and Tea, Dessert, Houston, Texas

Agora | Houston, Texas

June 13, 2011 by Mellie Dee Leave a Comment

Agora | Houston, Texas

After dinner, we continued on to Agora for coffees or wine.

Agora | Houston, Texas | White Mocha Frappacino

White Mocha Frappuccino | $4.50

Much better than expected. Not bitter and just the right amount of sweetener.

I would come back here again until we were chilling with our drinks and chatting and we saw cockroaches everywhere. Also, we were kicked out because the owners literally told us they needed the tables for the other customers. We were customers too but … okay. Nice way of doing business.

That night we went to various bars that included Poison Girl – not enough seats, La Carafe – very dark and creepy since it does advertise themselves as a haunted bar, mostly wine, Bronx Bar – came here for shots, too crowded, and Pearl Bar – a lot of Mexican people, don’t have anything against them but they seem to be very, very drunk and wild, one lady had her shoes off and was dancing on glass …. okay lady.

Agora
1712 Westheimer Rd, Houston, TX 77098  |  (713) 526-7212  |  Yelp
Poison Girl
1641 Westheimer Rd, Houston, TX 77006  |  (713) 527-9929  |  Yelp
La Carfe
813 Congress St, Houston, TX 77002  |  (713) 229-9399  |  Yelp
Bronx Bar
5555 Morningside Dr, Houston, TX 77005  |  (713) 434-1290  |  Yelp
Pearl Bar
4216 Washington Ave, Houston, TX 77007  |  (832) 740-4933  |  Yelp

Filed Under: Eateries & Drinkeries Tagged With: Coffee and Tea, Houston, Texas, Wine Bars

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