Month: July 2011

Guadalajara Hacienda

Ashli Michelle July 27, 2011 2 Comments
Drama began with a single gift card & a splurging urge to enjoy Mexican for lunch. Flies everywhere add to the ambiance in an oh-so scary way. Oddly enough, pests & such are the least of Guadalajara Hacienda’s reason to scurry with worry. While sitting at the bar, flies began their terrific taunt. Pre-dining at Guadalajara requires a serious fly-swatting-hand-work-out… as this particular...

Luca & Leonardo

Ashli Michelle July 21, 2011 0 Comments
UPDATE: I HAVE BEEN TO LUCA SEVERAL TIMES AFTER WRITING THIS ARTICLE AND THE SERVICE IS LACKING BEYOND BELIEF. LUCA NEEDS TO MAKE SERIOUS CHANGES BEFORE I WILL BE COMFORTABLE RECOMMENDING THEM TO ANYONE AGAIN. Luca & Leonardo is the best thing since Morning Star created fake bacon! With seventeen restaurants in Mexico, possessing five different concepts, this gift has given me a relevant...

Rainbow Lodge

Ashli Michelle July 19, 2011 0 Comments
Just try and count the carcassness displayed throughout this romantic log cabin we call Rainbow Lodge. Hunters in Houston beware, for if ever compared, you will be reduced to complete animal head mounting noviceness. Scampering out back, with heads intact, is a forest filled with un-mounted animals celebrating such great fortune. Animals showcasing a scene of serene comparable to that of Bambi &...

Arturo Boada Cuisine

Ashli Michelle July 7, 2011 0 Comments
Chef Arturo Boada’s abrupt exit from Arturo’s Uptown Italiano caused a flood of hubbub to occur throughout Houston. With his new restaurant now in full swing, John DeMers & I sat down last week to speak with chef Boada about the past, as well as the future of his iconic chefness. As chef Boada, who is Italian slash Colombian, sat down on my side of the booth, pause, he began to trill every...

The G’s Healthy Gourmet

Ashli Michelle July 4, 2011 7 Comments
No more than 45 minutes of my life will be wasted writing about G’s Healthy Gourmet, so buckle up. Upon reaching 46 minutes, this atrocious display of dirtiness, as well as terrible service, and mediocre food, at best, will be repressed. Many will disagree with my tale of traumatic torture, which is peachy with a side of fine & dandy. Continue to live in your world where G’s Healthy Gourmet...