Lifestyle | Food | Travel
We celebrated Michelle’s birthday back in Houston on April 2nd starting with dinner at Brasil.
Fried Catfish Tacos [with arugula, orange, avocado, jicama salad] | $10.47
The service was pretty terrible too. We waited for almost an hour for our food. Though it’s a cute little place, I don’t think I’ll ever come back here again.
Trisha and I wanted a burger before a FSA meeting on the 29th of March and ended up at Smashburger. I’ve seen them around but never ventured in so I was super excited to see what it’s all about.
Mushroom Swiss [garlic sauteed mushrooms, Swiss cheese, and mayo on an egg bun] | $5.99
Smashfries [tender and crispy fries tossed with rosemary, olive oil, and garlic] | $2.99
Fried Pickles [fried dill pickles served with buttermilk ranch dressing] | $2.99
Other than it being pricey, this place is good. I’ll only come back when I’m craving fried pickles or burgers though which is very rare.
On March 21st, Jenny and I just got back from our hometowns. We were both hungry and decided on Thai food. Our first Thai stop looked run-down so we both ran as fast as we could to Thai Taste.
Fried Tofu [deep fried tofu served with sweet and sour sauce topped with ground peanuts] | $4.95
Pad Thai [our world famous rice noodles stir-fried with egg, tofu, green onions and ground peanuts. Choice of: Tofu, Chicken, Shrimp] | $6.95, $7.95, $8.95
Thank goodness we didn’t walk into the run-down Thai place, else we would have never found this gem!
Houston Livestock Show & Rodeo. Rodeo Houston. HLSR. All ways to call the annual event downtown filled with booths of food, livestock shows, and performances.
On March 15th (16th?) me, Brudda, Dad, Sissy, and her boyfriend, Brett went for the festivities. Then me, Brudda, Mum, Dad, and June went again Friday, the 18th.
Shrimp Dinner [friend shrimp and fries]
Turkey Leg
I got three bites of turkey leg before I gave up. I’m not a big fan of them but somehow my family was able to finish three together.
Strawberry & Lime Swirl Margarita
I had a marg the other night and though they went a little heavy with the alcohol, I recommended it to my parents. They were the opposite and wished for more alcohol in it. Either they had one with less alcohol or they’re alcoholics.
Funnel Cake
I always crave funnel cakes and always tell myself I’ll make it at home but I never do. They have options to add toppings for a cost but June and I only wanted powdered sugar which is included in the plain. PERFECT.
Dippin’ Dots
I tried to get a picture of Brudda’s Dippin Dots but he kept moving it around. Annoying. This reminds me of Schlitterbahn days when we would go with the orchestra and eat these little balls of ice cream.
Caramel Popcorn
I pretty much come to carnivals so that I can get a caramel popcorn bag to go. If you’ve never had any before, you’re missing out. Get a life! I want to learn to make this but it seems like a sticky situation.
I suggest everyone to go to the Rodeo if you’ve never been. Gaining weight is the best!
Family day continued to Herman Park then Star Ice & Teriyaki for lunch.
#12 Beef Noodle Soup | $4.75
I’m usually not a big fan of this dish since the noodles are either under-cooked or too overcooked and the meat is usually tough. I was shocked. The noodles had the right bounce to it and the meat was super tender. It’s one of their most known dishes and now I know why.
#29 Spicy Squid (Fried) | $3.00
Little fried critters are always a fan favourite. Usually squid comes out chewy but this was perfect with just the right crunchy texture on the outside.
#2 Beef Teriyaki | $4.28
My first thought when they brought this out was that I wouldn’t be full from it but boy was I wrong. Definitely enough food for one especially since we did other other things to share.
#37 Spicy Chicken Nuggets | $3.00
Just like the squid but with moist, tender chicken inside. It went really well with the rice.
This is a great place to go to when you just want a quick snack. They have tapioca drinks as well but we didn’t bother with that.