My Favorite Server

As a food writer, spending money is an investment when eating in a restaurant. It's almost painful returning to a place having already been written about. While moving on is a must, Mockingbird Bistro's employee is worth becoming a regular. René and I first met two years ago during Sunday brunch at Mockingbird Bistro. After taking a seat at the bar, I began to describe my impression of this...

Bag Lickers

The time has come to address an ongoing issue throughout the world in which we live. I can't say for sure that people in Malaysia or Hong Kong are a part of this bag lick assault, but almost every convenience store clerk in the United States IS. For years it seems I've repeatedly ignored the bag lickers. You see, the bag licker is a person needing a plastic bag to open in a major way. Granted,...

Taco Diner

Taco Diner is part of the M Crowd Restaurant Group which also brought Mi Cocina to life. Before Taco Diner talk, let's cut to the Mi Cocina chase-- starting with drinks. Everyone agrees that this mambo taxi concoction, served at both locations, makes toes tingle. Upon drinking, some kind of magical mambo taxi trance tanks brains into thinking the food is incredible. How do you spell overrated?...

Underbelly

Entering Underbelly for dinner is like walking a pork belly plank, as it feels impossible to leave without pork products perusing one's palette. Mental pork preparation is key to survival. Without looking at a menu, one can vividly imagine a pork massacre from apps to entrée. Terrifying best describes all assumptions being made. It really didn't matter because a dessert review had already been...

Kiran’s

Kiran's has been keeping a massive manager secret. This manager mystery was unraveled recently, soon after opening the door for dinner. Standing in a sweat producing stance, was a man owning the most ultimate swagger of any restaurant manager in the state of Texas. Rawad Semaan is simply not playing swagger games with anyone. Having first met at The Grove two years ago, he proved his savvy...