Restaurants of Yore
Kennon Baird
Anybody remember these?:
Zorba's - Tuam (I think) @ Helena. In '72, it was a crumbling shack
(my foot actually went through the floor one night) - but what a feed!
Later, they built a larger place at the same location, but it wasn't
the same.
Valian's Steak House - S. Main, across from where The Shamrock Hotel
was. I remember the ceiling was blue, with painted stars.
Alfred's in The Village - Wonderful soups and breads. Just the thing
to satisfy hungry student types.
The Cellar Door on Stella Link - This was our "special" restaurant
when I was young and "in love".
Hamburgers by Gourmet - various locations (I recall the one at Yoakum
and Alabama the best). You placed your order from your table via an
old-timey telephone. I can still taste their Hickory Burger.
Rolando's Burger Factory - various locations. Always good - and cheap!
There was a little BBQ place which I can't recall the name of. We
went south on Main for a long way (it was kind of in the country
then), and turned right (west) on some street. It was named after the
owner. I want to say "Mel's", but maybe that's not right.
Any other old-timers out there?
Kennon
SABCJM
Kennon wrote about some old fave Houston institutions--wow, hadn't thought of
these for years!! Zorbas, Alfreds, Cellar Door, Hamburgers by Gourmet, . . .
My old timer faves--Brittain's Broilerburger, 2K's (next to the Sakowitz on
Post Oak) Bud Bigelows (waaaaay out Westheimer in its day), Interurban Pharmacy
(for milkshakes & limeades), Sakowitz Tea Room (downtown) Sonny Looks (with the
knight out front--where the Palm is now). Lots of good ones gone.
Thanks for the memories, Kennon
SABush
Rex McCall
Wow, forgot about those humid summer Saturday nights going to Valian's,
waiting in line and hoping you'd get seated in the corral area. Later going
to Market Square to the "Cellar". Anyone remember that one?
And going to the Cellar Door during the Christmas holidays? Hamburgers by
Gourmet, where if you were so inclined get a burger and score a lid at the
same time?
Rex McCall
--
Rex L. McCall
"Surround yourself with the best people you can find,
delegate authority, and don't interfere."
Ronald Reagan (b. 1911)
Kennon Baird wrote in message <3591a56d...@news.c-com.net>...
L Hirsch
Kennon Baird wrote:
> There was a little BBQ place which I can't recall the name of. We
> went south on Main for a long way (it was kind of in the country
> then), and turned right (west) on some street. It was named after the
> owner. I want to say "Mel's", but maybe that's not right.
>
> Any other old-timers out there?
>
I remember that BBQ place! Unfortunately I don't remember the name but
I'll ask my dad. It was his favorite.
Lance
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Kennon Baird
sab...@aol.com (SABCJM) wrote:
> Sonny Looks (with the
>knight out front--where the Palm is now). Lots of good ones gone.
Our boss used to take us to Look's Depot down on Old Market Square.
That was high-falootin' fare for hippy-dippy twenty-somethings like
us.
Kennon
Kennon Baird
"Rex McCall" <rlmc...@wonder.net> wrote:
> Hamburgers by
>Gourmet, where if you were so inclined get a burger and score a lid at the
>same time?
For us, going out to Hamburgers by Gourmet was usually the result of
scoring a lid elsewhere. Not to mention House of Pies.
Kennon
Kennon Baird
I'm also reminded of the "Freaky Foods" market on Richmond. I don't
know if they call it that anymore. We made many a late-night run
there.
Kennon
Patrick L. Humphrey
k...@phoenix.net (Kennon Baird) writes:
>Anybody remember these?:
[...]
>Hamburgers by Gourmet - various locations (I recall the one at Yoakum
>and Alabama the best). You placed your order from your table via an
>old-timey telephone. I can still taste their Hickory Burger.
There was a pretty good one in the Greenway underground, too, for a couple of
years after The Summit opened. (Bring back the Hickory Burger, by all means.)
>Any other old-timers out there?
Allow me to cast a vote for Yamin's (not so much the one just off Westheimer
inside the Loop, but the one on Hillcroft just south of Skyline) -- best
po-boys and pizza in town back in the early and mid-'70s...of course, being in
high school right up the street at Lee didn't hurt.
--PLH, still trying to take off a few of the pounds gained during those days
:)
Patrick L. Humphrey
k...@phoenix.net (Kennon Baird) writes:
It was still there until a couple of years ago, when it got made into one of
those gas-station food stops...but the ambience from when it really _was_
known as Freaky Foods had gone long before.
--PLH, who made a few of those 3 AM runs, himself
Patrick L. Humphrey
k...@phoenix.net (Kennon Baird) writes:
Okay, I confess...with me and my partners in crime, it was usually Yamin's on
Hillcroft, or the Shakey's at Westheimer and Winrock.
--PLH, hoping the statute of limitations has run out
Pat McCarley
OK, here's two (great date places):
The Railhead on Richmond
Great Mine Company
--
Pat McCarley
pm...@ranchotejas.com
www.ranchotejas.com
Kennon Baird wrote in message <3591a56d...@news.c-com.net>...
>Anybody remember these?:
>
> snip
Jack Sloan
Kennon Baird wrote:
>
> Anybody remember these?:
>
> Zorba's - Tuam (I think) @ Helena. In '72, it was a crumbling shack
> (my foot actually went through the floor one night) - but what a feed!
> Later, they built a larger place at the same location, but it wasn't
> the same.
>
> Valian's Steak House - S. Main, across from where The Shamrock Hotel
> was. I remember the ceiling was blue, with painted stars.
>
> Alfred's in The Village - Wonderful soups and breads. Just the thing
> to satisfy hungry student types.
>
> The Cellar Door on Stella Link - This was our "special" restaurant
> when I was young and "in love".
>
> and Alabama the best). You placed your order from your table via an
> old-timey telephone. I can still taste their Hickory Burger.
>
>
> went south on Main for a long way (it was kind of in the country
> then), and turned right (west) on some street. It was named after the
> owner. I want to say "Mel's", but maybe that's not right.
>
>
ok, Here's an old one... The Flintlock in Webster
I can still taste the snapper flintlock...broiled snapper stuffed with
artichoke hearts ,crab, mushrooms and probably other good stuff I don't
remember.
Jack
Jack Sloan
Kennon Baird wrote:
>
> Anybody remember these?:
>
> Zorba's - Tuam (I think) @ Helena. In '72, it was a crumbling shack
> (my foot actually went through the floor one night) - but what a feed!
> Later, they built a larger place at the same location, but it wasn't
> the same.
>
> Valian's Steak House - S. Main, across from where The Shamrock Hotel
> was. I remember the ceiling was blue, with painted stars.
>
> Alfred's in The Village - Wonderful soups and breads. Just the thing
> to satisfy hungry student types.
>
> The Cellar Door on Stella Link - This was our "special" restaurant
> when I was young and "in love".
>
> Hamburgers by Gourmet - various locations (I recall the one at Yoakum
> and Alabama the best). You placed your order from your table via an
> old-timey telephone. I can still taste their Hickory Burger.
>
> Rolando's Burger Factory - various locations. Always good - and cheap!
>
> There was a little BBQ place which I can't recall the name of. We
> went south on Main for a long way (it was kind of in the country
> then), and turned right (west) on some street. It was named after the
> owner. I want to say "Mel's", but maybe that's not right.
>
> Any other old-timers out there?
>
> Kennon
Nobody seems to remember the Prince's hamburger joint at NASA 1 and El
Camino except me. Did I dream it up?
Jack
Anubis
In article <3591a56d...@news.c-com.net>, Kennon Baird
<k...@phoenix.net> wrote:
>Anybody remember these?:
>
>Zorba's - Tuam (I think) @ Helena. In '72, it was a crumbling shack
>(my foot actually went through the floor one night) - but what a feed!
>Later, they built a larger place at the same location, but it wasn't
>the same.
Was the bigger place outfitted with all sorts of fishing stuff - nets,
dingies, oars, etc. - hanging about 2" above your head? Great Greek food,
exceptional fried shrimp.
>Alfred's in The Village - Wonderful soups and breads. Just the thing
>to satisfy hungry student types.
Same owners as Alfred's on Stella Link, which just closed last year or so?
Miss them.
Once upon a time there was a little hole-in-the-wall Argentinian
restaurant called Lalo's located behind a convenience store off of West
Bellfort near Fondren. They had *wonderful* food. They moved (twice), each
time raising the prices and lowering the quality of the food. Last I saw
they were on Bellaire Blvd, but they're not there any more. I miss the
hole-in-the-wall place.
How about Tila's on Westheimer near Montrose - remember the song (I think
it was done as a parody of a then-popular tune, can't remember the
specifics tho) that included "Tila's neon sign" in the lyrics? :)
Remember "Beat me, whip me, call me Edna"?! :)
--
Larisa Anu...@Starbase.NeoSoft.com
"Yes, evil comes in many forms, whether it be a man-eating cow or Joseph
Stalin, but you can't let the package hide the pudding! Evil is just
plain bad! You don't cotton to it. You gotta smack it on the nose with
the rolled-up newspaper of goodness! Bad dog! Bad dog!" - The Tick
Anubis
In article <199806250150...@ladder03.news.aol.com>, SABCJM
<sab...@aol.com> wrote:
> ...Sonny Looks (with the knight out front--where the Palm is now)
'Sonny Look's "Sir Loin" Inn - home of the soup, salad, and cheese bar' -
on South Main near the South Loop.....
Chris Pando
Lazarus wrote:
>
> Kennon wrote:
> >Alfred's in The Village - Wonderful soups and breads. Just the thing
> >to satisfy hungry student types.
>
>
> What happen to Alfred's kosher deli just off 610 south loop And Stella Link.
> He used to make the best chopped chicken liver on a onion roll I've ever
> had.
>
> L
If I am not mistaken, Kahn's Deli in the Village is run by
the heir to the Alfred's dynasty. They make a hell of a
corned beef sandwich.
Chris
Lazarus
Kennon Baird
anu...@Starbase.NeoSoft.COM (Anubis) wrote:
>In article <3591a56d...@news.c-com.net>, Kennon Baird
><k...@phoenix.net> wrote:
>>Anybody remember these?:
>>
>>Zorba's - Tuam (I think) @ Helena. In '72, it was a crumbling shack
>>(my foot actually went through the floor one night) - but what a feed!
>>Later, they built a larger place at the same location, but it wasn't
>>the same.
>
>Was the bigger place outfitted with all sorts of fishing stuff - nets,
>dingies, oars, etc. - hanging about 2" above your head? Great Greek food,
>exceptional fried shrimp.
That was it. I liked the tiny shack better.
>>Alfred's in The Village - Wonderful soups and breads. Just the thing
>>to satisfy hungry student types.
>
>Same owners as Alfred's on Stella Link, which just closed last year or so?
>Miss them.
The same.
Then there was Quasimodo's Sanctuary near the River Oaks Shopping
Center. Too bad it's gone now; it would fit right in with those ugly
gargoyle-festooned "Metropolis" condos on West Gray.
Kennon
Anubis
In article <3592d05a...@news.c-com.net>, Kennon Baird
<k...@phoenix.net> wrote:
>....
>Then there was Quasimodo's Sanctuary near the River Oaks Shopping
Oh yeah - I liked that place a LOT! It was on Welch and they had a
gorgeous wood carved bar....
Raymond Gahan
How about Phil's. 59 Diner is only a pale imitation.
Wilkinson
It was the only all-night place I knew of in the early 70's, and
certainly the only one you could go to and get an alarm clock and
marinated artichoke hearts at 2:00AM.
I also remember the old Jamail's on Kirby, with its wonderful selection
of 'take what we give you because it's all beautiful' fruit and veggies,
and all the designer foods. Used to go there for guarana and fancy
candy.
Food was a large part of my life...
Back to restaurants, how many other people used to go to Las Cazuelas,
up off Quitman? You could hear a mariachi band at 2:00 AM on a
Wednesday morning and read gory Mexican auto-accident newspapers while
eating your cabrito.
Wendy W.
Wilkinson
Kennon Baird wrote:
>
> Anybody remember these?:
>
> Zorba's
> Alfred's in The Village
> Rolando's Burger Factory
Valian's & the Cellar Door were out of my league. The others all have
fond memories. Let me add...
Yamin's Pizza -- they always had a little anise or caraway taste to me.
Loved it.
Capri Pizza -- greasiest pizza in town, and the coldest Shiner beer.
Marini's Empanada House -- for, what else, empanadas. Many flavors,
though. Kidney with wine sauce was always my favorite
Udder Delight Ice Cream -- dessert after the empanadas. They used to
experiment with flavors -- said in a newspaper article that the tomato
was a real flop.
The Hobbit Hole, before it became classy and uptown.
The Jack in the Box at the corner of Rice and Kirby (many many a food
run).
Wendy W (feeling pretty old now)
Dave Garrett
In article <6muh7m$rsp$7@nnrp1>, oneof...@hotmail.com says...
> Speaking of Alfred's.
>
> What happen to Alfred's kosher deli just off 610 south loop And Stella Link.
> He used to make the best chopped chicken liver on a onion roll I've ever
> had.
Alfred passed away a few years ago, and as I recall, his widow
kept the deli open for a while after that, but eventually decided
to close up shop. Too bad, as it was definitely a one-of-a-kind
place.
Dave
Dave Garrett
In article <6mue5n$3j9$1...@Starbase.NeoSoft.COM>,
anu...@Starbase.NeoSoft.COM says...
> Once upon a time there was a little hole-in-the-wall Argentinian
> restaurant called Lalo's located behind a convenience store off of West
> Bellfort near Fondren. They had *wonderful* food. They moved (twice), each
> time raising the prices and lowering the quality of the food. Last I saw
> they were on Bellaire Blvd, but they're not there any more. I miss the
> hole-in-the-wall place.
Speaking of "Argentinian" and "hole-in-the-wall", anyone have
fond memories of the original Marini's on lower Westheimer?
Somehow it was just never the same after they relocated. Haven't
been yet to the yet-again-relocated Marini's, but I imagine the
empanadas haven't changed much, if at all.
Also used to be quite fond of the Prince's on Main. Nothing quite
matched the seedy ambience of chowing down on an Old Timer and an
order of fries in your car while pondering the rotting canvas
awnings and the potholed parking lot.
Dave
L Hirsch
PIZGRL wrote:
>
> Does anyoneone remember the name of the place somewhere in Westbury a long time
> ago with a moving carosel in the middle of the place you could sit in and eat?
This reminded me of Farrell's (sp?) in The Galleria. When did they
close? When we went to "The Galleria" and strained our Texas ankles
tryin' to skate on the frozen pond in the middle, we ate there.
PIZGRL
He died, and it was never the same.
PIZGRL
Does anyoneone remember the name of the place somewhere in Westbury a long time
ago with a moving carosel in the middle of the place you could sit in and eat?
fond childhood memories of that place.
CathBran
What about the restaurant in the Shamrock Hotel. Was it named Trader Vic's?
I tried it twice when I first came to Houston and I thought the food was
fabulous.
claudius
In article <3591a56d...@news.c-com.net>, k...@phoenix.net says...
>
>Anybody remember these?:
Great nostalgia for some of these, but sorry, can't help on your question.
claudius
In article <199806260403...@ladder03.news.aol.com>, cath...@aol.com
says...
>
>What about the restaurant in the Shamrock Hotel. Was it named Trader Vic's?
>I tried it twice when I first came to Houston and I thought the food was
>fabulous.
It was Trader Vic's.
Rex McCall
Rumpleheimer's (sp) in Westbury Village.
--
Rex L. McCall
"Surround yourself with the best people you can find,
delegate authority, and don't interfere."
Ronald Reagan (b. 1911)
PIZGRL wrote in message <199806260327...@ladder01.news.aol.com>...
Kennon Baird
da...@compassnet.com (Dave Garrett) wrote:
>Also used to be quite fond of the Prince's on Main. Nothing quite
>matched the seedy ambience of chowing down on an Old Timer and an
>order of fries in your car while pondering the rotting canvas
>awnings and the potholed parking lot.
You could also get a beer to go with your burger!
They had a mildewed jukebox outside on their "patio" near their
walk-up window. One day, I ordered at the window, and was waiting for
my burger and beer when a dirty, disheveled guy came shuffling up to
the jukebox. He fumbled for a quarter, dropped it in and punched up
his selection. It was some country-western tearjerker, and I swear he
actually hugged that jukebox and wept. He stayed until the song was
over, and then wandered away down Main Street.
Kennon
Kennon Baird
L Hirsch <lhi...@ibm.net> wrote:
>This reminded me of Farrell's (sp?) in The Galleria. When did they
>close? When we went to "The Galleria" and strained our Texas ankles
>tryin' to skate on the frozen pond in the middle, we ate there.
Maybe it was "O'Farrell's"? Anyway, I do recall that they had a photo
of Allen Ludden on the wall. Don't ask me why I remember that.
KB
C. L. Bleakney
place )on downtown Westhimer (barbecue) --- Genes on Fairview ?
Pat McCarley
Farrell's---what a great place. Remember the "Zoo," that giant tray heaped
with massive quantities of ice cream and syrups and bananas and whipped
cream, and when you ordered it, everybody who worked in the place ran
around the place with a siren blowing, holding the tray above like an
offering to the Gods before bringing it to your table.
--
Pat McCarley
pm...@ranchotejas.com
www.ranchotejas.com
L Hirsch wrote in message <35932A...@ibm.net>...
>
>This reminded me of Farrell's (sp?) in The Galleria. When did they
>close? When we went to "The Galleria" and strained our Texas ankles
>tryin' to skate on the frozen pond in the middle, we ate there.
>
>Lance
Kennon Baird
RRu...@uh.edu (Rhonda Rubin) wrote:
>Speaking of oldies but goodies, who else was a little saddened when they
>closed, then flattened Kaphan's? Even to the last, it was sort of like
>walking back into the late 50s or early 60s! It was one of the only
>restaurants in town my 93-year-old grandfather still liked!
I only ate there once, and it was very near the end. The place was
almost empty, and seedy in a charming way. Our waiter kept
"accidentally" filling up our wine glasses on the sly. "Ooops!" he'd
say.
Kennon
Bryan Williams
Anyone remember Los Troncos on Westheimer near Mandel (circa late 60's)? I remember
being enchanted by the "tree house" decor much more than the seafood. Ari's
Grenoville and Marini's Empanadas made that neighborhood a regular destination for
me.
Bryan
veni, vedi, velcro
I came, I saw, I stuck around.
Vickie B. Davis
How about the Happy Buddha with the rainforest inside...it "rained"
every 30 minutes or so. That was the first place I ever had
teppanyaki--our chef one night said "oops!" and left, to return
with a bandage on a finger...I guess he got a little carried away
with the knife-tossing! They had great ginger ice cream (a real
surprise when you think it's vanilla!)
From another thread, Farrell's was one of my favorites. We loved
their french fries, and I still remember the huge hot fudge sundaes.
There was another ice cream shop on Chimney Rock near Braeswood
that was pretty good...name started with an "S", I think.
Anyone else remember the Courtyard on Hillcroft...they had a
"hot apple dumpling" TDF. A large cored apple, baked to perfection
in a cinnamon/rum sauce with a dumpling crust, topped with homemade
vanilla ice cream, whipped cream, and nuts(?)...it was one of those
desserts that decides where you'll eat dinner.
Vickie
PIZGRL
That ice cream shop was called Swensens.
Carmel Turtle Fudge ice cream was the best.
Anubis
In article <eXOk1.1271$kV3.8...@news.giganews.com>, Pat McCarley
<pm...@ranchotejas.com> wrote:
>Farrell's---what a great place. Remember the "Zoo," that giant tray heaped
>with massive quantities of ice cream and syrups and bananas and whipped
21 scoops, right?
>cream, and when you ordered it, everybody who worked in the place ran
>around the place with a siren blowing, holding the tray above like an
>offering to the Gods before bringing it to your table.
Yep. And then there was the "Trough" - which consisted of two banana
splits. If you finished it you got a little ribbon that said "I made a
PIG of myself at Farrell's" on it. And no, I did not get one. :)
And remember when Barry's Pizza was a dive-y place on Richmond and Sage
with King Kong on the sign?
PIZGRL
I used to have my birthday parties at Farrels in the Galleria!!!! They also had
the largest candy store i'd ever seen.
PIZGRL
I loved the see-thru pl;astic mondeys they put in those sundaes too. You could
connect them and have a very long necklace.
I miss that place.
Kennon Baird
Raymond Gahan <fve...@worldnet.att.net> wrote:
>How about Phil's. 59 Diner is only a pale imitation.
Phil's ruled! It was a real place. The brusque-yet-lovable
waitresses were the best. If you ate lunch at Phil's, you didn't have
to eat the rest of the day.
Kennon
chi...@my-dejanews.com
In article <3591a56d...@news.c-com.net>,
k...@phoenix.net (Kennon Baird) wrote:
>
> Anybody remember these?:>
> Any other old-timers out there?
> Any old timer's out there?
> Kennon
Yep, Kennon, me -San Jacinto High, Class 1946.. Valians - Houston's first
Pizza house. Knew a crazy gal who worked there. It's gone. Now a departure
point for airport limo. Alfred Kahn moved to Stella Link, never changed
much.(Remember Bill Williams Capon Dinner? or 2 K Sandwich shop? Had a
conversation with Alfred about the old days shortly before his death a few
months ago.) His son has a deli in the Village across from where Alfreds used
to be. Alfred's is otherwisxe gone. Cellar Door - now a branch bank, the
elder lady who ran it got to old and rich. She has a very austentatious
southern mansion on Buffalo Speedway between Bellaire and University. They
had some good liove enteretainment in tyhe piano bar at one time. BarBQ right
off `way out S.Main' = Mel's (a transplanted NYer who took to western ways.
Had a partner named Charlie. They both aged out of the place and a new fellow
took over and tried to turn it into a bar. A friction fire ensued (friction
of heavy debts against low profits). Firefighters caught one of cooks leaving
back door with a can of lighter fluid. :) It was located right off S. Main on
Willowbend Blvd - not `far out' anymore. Few blocks from Astrodome. I well
recall one evening a bar patron from the Hat Lounge across the street
attempted to steal a U-Haul trailor from the lot next door, and rounded the
corner at Craighead and Willowbend at high spped - his makeshift rope snapped
and the trailoe sailed free shattering the front porch off Mel's Place. :) 0
You refer to the `good ol days of wine and roses in southwest Houston'.
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In article <k5nk1.5163$wt.38...@news.giganews.com>,
"Rex McCall" <rlmc...@wonder.net> wrote:
>
> Wow, forgot about those humid summer Saturday nights going to Valian's,
> waiting in line and hoping you'd get seated in the corral area. Later going
> to Market Square to the "Cellar". Anyone remember that one?
>
> And going to the Cellar Door during the Christmas holidays? Hamburgers by
> Gourmet, where if you were so inclined get a burger and score a lid at the
> same time?
>
> Rex McCall
>
> --
> Rex - Best thing about Market Square was the live authenic music such as the
partially crippled black guy, whose name has flown, who used to play one of
the greatest jazz sax I ever heard with his small combo to a packed house. I
always got a table by the band stand just to listen. I came back - his name
was Arnett Cobb, he'd played with all the great ones. He cut loose for our
group once in a while and play out of this world. Only a few recordings
remain. One of the great ones. Dis you ever hear Harvey Horton? Lightenin'
Hopkins? The Bill Gannon Trio? Bill played some plaintive tunes for
Lightenin's funeral. His own followed shortly. I think Larry Hovis the
drummer (and one of stars on TV's Hogan's Heros and the big bass player
survive. They did some mean entertaining at the Swank Club on West Grey. But
there were so many in those swingin' days. Did you know that the Boogie
Woogie actually come from Houston. Even count Basie attests to that. TD's
Boogie Woogie is just on loan from Pinetop who entertained RR gangs in
Conroe.
> "Surround yourself with the best people you can find,
> delegate authority, and don't interfere."
>
> Ronald Reagan (b. 1911)
>
> mcc...@tgn.net
>
> Kennon Baird wrote in message <3591a56d...@news.c-com.net>...
> |Anybody remember these?:
> |
> | Zorba's - Tuam (I think) @ Helena. In '72, it was a crumbling shack
> |(my foot actually went through the floor one night) - but what a feed!
> |Later, they built a larger place at the same location, but it wasn't
> |the same.
> |
> |Valian's Steak House - S. Main, across from where The Shamrock Hotel
> |was. I remember the ceiling was blue, with painted stars.
> |
> |Alfred's in The Village - Wonderful soups and breads. Just the thing
> |to satisfy hungry student types.
> |
> |The Cellar Door on Stella Link - This was our "special" restaurant
> |when I was young and "in love".
> |
> |Hamburgers by Gourmet - various locations (I recall the one at Yoakum
> |and Alabama the best). You placed your order from your table via an
> |old-timey telephone. I can still taste their Hickory Burger.
> |
> |Rolando's Burger Factory - various locations. Always good - and cheap!
> |
> |There was a little BBQ place which I can't recall the name of. We
> |went south on Main for a long way (it was kind of in the country
> |then), and turned right (west) on some street. It was named after the
> |owner. I want to say "Mel's", but maybe that's not right.
> |
> |Any other old-timers out there?
> |
> |Kennon
chi...@my-dejanews.com
In article <359305...@hal-pc.org>,
mave...@hal-pc.org wrote:
>
> Kennon Baird wrote:
> >
> > Anybody remember these?:
> >
> > Zorba's
> > Alfred's in The Village
> > Rolando's Burger Factory
>
> Valian's & the Cellar Door were out of my league. The others all have
> fond memories. Let me add...
>
> Yamin's Pizza -- they always had a little anise or caraway taste to me.
> Loved it.
>
> Capri Pizza -- greasiest pizza in town, and the coldest Shiner beer.
>
> Marini's Empanada House -- for, what else, empanadas. Many flavors,
> though. Kidney with wine sauce was always my favorite
>
> Udder Delight Ice Cream -- dessert after the empanadas. They used to
> experiment with flavors -- said in a newspaper article that the tomato
> was a real flop.
>
> The Hobbit Hole, before it became classy and uptown.
>
> The Jack in the Box at the corner of Rice and Kirby (many many a food
> run).
>
> Wendy W (feeling pretty old now)
>
Wendy - don't feel old. Fine dining to me once meant the Empire Room of Rice
Hotel or the Inn on the San Jacinto Battlegrounds. I guess no one recalls
what was once acknowledged to be Houston"s finest Rest. Ernie Coker's Ye Old
College Inn across from Rice on S. Main. Then there was Hebert's (pronounced
A-Bear's)
chi...@my-dejanews.com
In article <3592AE...@hal-pc.org>,
> > (my foot actually went through the floor one night) - but what a feed!
> > Later, they built a larger place at the same location, but it wasn't
> > the same.
> >
> > Valian's Steak House - S. Main, across from where The Shamrock Hotel
> > was. I remember the ceiling was blue, with painted stars.
> >
> > Alfred's in The Village - Wonderful soups and breads. Just the thing
> > to satisfy hungry student types.
> >
> > The Cellar Door on Stella Link - This was our "special" restaurant
> > when I was young and "in love".
> >
> > Hamburgers by Gourmet - various locations (I recall the one at Yoakum
> > and Alabama the best). You placed your order from your table via an
> > old-timey telephone. I can still taste their Hickory Burger.
> >
> > Rolando's Burger Factory - various locations. Always good - and cheap!
> >
> > There was a little BBQ place which I can't recall the name of. We
> > went south on Main for a long way (it was kind of in the country
> > then), and turned right (west) on some street. It was named after the
> > owner. I want to say "Mel's", but maybe that's not right.
> >
> > Any other old-timers out there?
> >
> > Kennon
> Nobody seems to remember the Prince's hamburger joint at NASA 1 and El
> Camino except me. Did I dream it up?
>
> Jack
>
No Jack - no dream. Prince's were all over town. Last on closed on S. Main
about a year ago - had to stay open a couple of months after closing date to
satisfy the appetites of the old timers. Best know was at S. Main and OST `Y'
where kids congregated after football games etc. The Princes had a place on
San Luis Point and engaged in a long fight with the State of Texas over beach
access - they ultimately lost.
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Kennon Baird
Anyone recall the weird "Takhomasak" (take-home-a-sack...not sure of
the spelling) drive-in on Kirby? Got an order to go there once, and I
never saw so much paper packaging in my life. There was a mountain of
it once we got everything unwrapped.
Kennon
chi...@my-dejanews.com
In article <359305...@hal-pc.org>,> > Valian's Steak House
> > Alfred's in The Village
> > Rolando's Burger Factory
>
> Valian's & the Cellar Door were out of my league. The others all have
> fond memories. Let me add...
>
> Yamin's Pizza -- they always had a little anise or caraway taste to me.
> Loved it.
>
> Capri Pizza -- greasiest pizza in town, and the coldest Shiner beer.
>
> Marini's Empanada House -- for, what else, empanadas. Many flavors,
> though. Kidney with wine sauce was always my favorite
>
> Udder Delight Ice Cream -- dessert after the empanadas. They used to
> experiment with flavors -- said in a newspaper article that the tomato
> was a real flop.
>
> The Hobbit Hole, before it became classy and uptown.
>
> The Jack in the Box at the corner of Rice and Kirby (many many a food
> run).
>
> Wendy W (feeling pretty old now)
>
5th ward.
L Hirsch
Pat McCarley wrote:
>
> Farrell's---what a great place. Remember the "Zoo," that giant tray heaped
> with massive quantities of ice cream and syrups and bananas and whipped
> around the place with a siren blowing, holding the tray above like an
> offering to the Gods before bringing it to your table.
Didn't you get it free or something free or some kind of prize if you
ate the whole thing?
Dan Piette
Marini's Empanada House is back. On Westheimer by the Ninfa's outside the
Beltway. There is another on Hillcroft south of Westheimer. There was an
article about them in the Chronicle lately.
jmm
Kennon Baird wrote:
>
> anu...@Starbase.NeoSoft.COM (Anubis) wrote:
>
> >In article <3591a56d...@news.c-com.net>, Kennon Baird
> >>(my foot actually went through the floor one night) - but what a feed!
> >>Later, they built a larger place at the same location, but it wasn't
> >>the same.
> >
> >dingies, oars, etc. - hanging about 2" above your head? Great Greek food,
> >exceptional fried shrimp.
>
> That was it. I liked the tiny shack better.
>
> >>Alfred's in The Village - Wonderful soups and breads. Just the thing
> >>to satisfy hungry student types.
> >
> >Miss them.
>
> The same.
>
> Then there was Quasimodo's Sanctuary near the River Oaks Shopping
> Center. Too bad it's gone now; it would fit right in with those ugly
> gargoyle-festooned "Metropolis" condos on West Gray.
>
> Kennon
Quasimodo's - another great date place. Out of the way. Romantic.
Quiet. Pretty good food.
Jim M.
jmm
Kennon Baird wrote:
>
> Anybody remember these?:
>
> Zorba's - Tuam (I think) @ Helena. In '72, it was a crumbling shack
> (my foot actually went through the floor one night) - but what a feed!
> Later, they built a larger place at the same location, but it wasn't
> the same.
>
> was. I remember the ceiling was blue, with painted stars.
>
> to satisfy hungry student types.
>
> when I was young and "in love".
>
> Hamburgers by Gourmet - various locations (I recall the one at Yoakum
> and Alabama the best). You placed your order from your table via an
> old-timey telephone. I can still taste their Hickory Burger.
>
> Rolando's Burger Factory - various locations. Always good - and cheap!
>
> There was a little BBQ place which I can't recall the name of. We
> went south on Main for a long way (it was kind of in the country
> then), and turned right (west) on some street. It was named after the
> owner. I want to say "Mel's", but maybe that's not right.
>
> Any other old-timers out there?
>
> Kennon
How about the Tree House on Westheimer across from Marini's Empanadas?
A restaurant built around a huge old tree. The rooms/booths were in the
branches. Some great memories about that rather unique place.
Jim M.
chi...@my-dejanews.com
In article <6mue5n$3j9$1...@Starbase.NeoSoft.COM>,
> >Anybody remember these?:
> >
> >Zorba's - Tuam (I think) @ Helena. In '72, it was a crumbling shack
> >(my foot actually went through the floor one night) - but what a feed!
> >Later, they built a larger place at the same location, but it wasn't
> >the same.
>
> dingies, oars, etc. - hanging about 2" above your head? Great Greek food,
> exceptional fried shrimp.
> >Alfred's in The Village - Wonderful soups and breads. Just the thing
> >to satisfy hungry student types.
>
> Same owners as Alfred's on Stella Link, which just closed last year or so?
> Miss them.
>
> Once upon a time there was a little hole-in-the-wall Argentinian
> restaurant called Lalo's located behind a convenience store off of West
> Bellfort near Fondren. They had *wonderful* food. They moved (twice), each
> time raising the prices and lowering the quality of the food. Last I saw
> they were on Bellaire Blvd, but they're not there any more. I miss the
> hole-in-the-wall place.
>
> How about Tila's on Westheimer near Montrose - remember the song (I think
> it was done as a parody of a then-popular tune, can't remember the
> specifics tho) that included "Tila's neon sign" in the lyrics? :)
>
> Remember "Beat me, whip me, call me Edna"?! :)
>
> --
> Larisa Anu...@Starbase.NeoSoft.com
> "Yes, evil comes in many forms, whether it be a man-eating cow or Joseph
> Stalin, but you can't let the package hide the pudding! Evil is just
> plain bad! You don't cotton to it. You gotta smack it on the nose with
> the rolled-up newspaper of goodness! Bad dog! Bad dog!" - The Tick
>
Zorba'? Didn't know that one, but there was the Athen's Bar and Grill on
clinton just off of old 90 by the turning basin - catering to seamen with
greek music and community dancing, Just a bit rough.
Frank Matthews
Memories of the Athens could be very short term memories.
Frank Matthews
Becca
I have fond memories of the Happy Buddha, and there was another
restaurant nearby, but I can not think of the name of it. This was a
french restaurant (I think) and we ate there frequently because one of
my friends loved the escargot and the frog legs. I think it may have
had "Frog" in the name....
Becca
Rex McCall
How about the two story El Chico on S. Main? Especially when you had to join
the "club" to get a margarita?
--
Rex L. McCall
Jack Sloan
In fact..nausea could still be lingering.
Lazarus
Becca,
Are you talking about the Happy Buddha on upper Westheimer?
There once was a Bismuth Frog. Way out Westheimer near Gessner.
They had great frog legs. The food was good too...;)
L
Becca wrote in message <35952...@hal-pc.org>...
Becca
Yes, that would be the same Happy Buddha, and the other restaurant I was
thinking of, was near there. I still can't think of the name of it.
Becca <-----thinks a mind is a terrible thing to lose...
Lazarus
>Becca <-----thinks a mind is a terrible thing to lose...
A guy with his face painted white came up to me and started making hand and
face jesters.
It bothered me so I shot him. Some one told me a mime is a terrible thing
to waste, but I don't think so.
L
kraken
I ate there once before it's demise and had their great chicken fried
steak.
Some places I remember:
Bud Bigelows for great steaks. (I felt like an abandoned child when it
went out of business).
Victoria Station for the best prime rib
The Beachcomer (I hope that is right) that used to be located
in Woodlake Square.
Shakey's Pizza
Farrells in the Galleria
The Spanish Galleon, used to be located in Windsor Plaza
Pipe Organ Pizza (the pizza wasn't that good, but I went there just to
hear the beautiful pipe organ).
and the former Church's Fried Chicken
kraken
kraken
Pat McCarley wrote:
>
> OK, here's two (great date places):
>
> The Railhead on Richmond
>
> Great Mine Company
>
> --
> Pat McCarley
> pm...@ranchotejas.com
> www.ranchotejas.com> > snip
Ah yes.
It used to be tough, for me, chosing between The Railhead and Victoria
Station.
kraken
Jay Hendrickson
Tyler Hopper
Wilkinson wrote:
>
> Back to restaurants, how many other people used to go to Las Cazuelas,
> up off Quitman? You could hear a mariachi band at 2:00 AM on a
> Wednesday morning and read gory Mexican auto-accident newspapers while
> eating your cabrito.
When the menu was only in Spanish? Many a, uuhmm, medicinal transaction
was made at the Fulton and Quitman intersection.
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Chris Pando
Becca wrote:
>
> I have fond memories of the Happy Buddha, and there was another
> restaurant nearby, but I can not think of the name of it. This was a
> french restaurant (I think) and we ate there frequently because one of
> my friends loved the escargot and the frog legs. I think it may have
> had "Frog" in the name....
>
> Becca
Ari's Grenouille. On lower Montrose in its first incarnation
in the 60's.
Anybody remember the Natural Child?
Chris
Tyler Hopper
Anubis wrote:
>
> In article <3591a56d...@news.c-com.net>, Kennon Baird
> <k...@phoenix.net> wrote:
> >Anybody remember these?:
> >
> >Zorba's - Tuam (I think) @ Helena. In '72, it was a crumbling shack
> >(my foot actually went through the floor one night) - but what a feed!
> >Later, they built a larger place at the same location, but it wasn't
> >the same.
>
> Was the bigger place outfitted with all sorts of fishing stuff - nets,
> dingies, oars, etc. - hanging about 2" above your head? Great Greek food,
> exceptional fried shrimp.
An altar of great fries covering the platter topped by a huge redfish
filet with a handful of the best fried shrimp thrown around as if a
garnish. Wonderfully tacky seafaring decor before a place looking old
was hip.
>
> >Alfred's in The Village - Wonderful soups and breads. Just the thing
> >to satisfy hungry student types.
>
> Same owners as Alfred's on Stella Link, which just closed last year or so?
> Miss them.
_Excellent_ chicken noodle and matzo ball soup. A mountainous Rueben
sandwich done the right way (Russian not 1000 Island dressing)
> How about Tila's on Westheimer near Montrose - remember the song (I think
> it was done as a parody of a then-popular tune, can't remember the
> specifics tho) that included "Tila's neon sign" in the lyrics? :)
Be still my heart. When we were headed for Vincent's last Thu. night we
saw a place called Tila's. Not Teala's on W. Dallas but in a little
place on the Shepherd curve just south of W. Dallas. Used to be a gas
station, then Dressing Well, then something else. Has Tila's made a come
back?
The Dodd House in Spring. Only ate breakfast there. All-U-Can-Eat
scrambled eggs, sausage, hash browns (cubed and sautéed with onion and
bell pepper), pillow sized biscuits, and cream gravy for ~$3.
The Brisket House downtown (aka Pappa's BBQ) a mere shadow of it's
former self since the corporate revamp.
The Black Angus: Need I say more?
Wheelz: A roach coach which used to show up at the SWBT building on
Weslayan in the morning. The breakfast burrito was 3 or 4 eggs, 3
sausage patties, hash browns, and salsa rolled up into a huge burrito.
Big enough for 2 or 3 people. Unfortunately, I ate one all by myself
every day.
Tyler Hopper
Dave Garrett wrote:
>
> Speaking of "Argentinian" and "hole-in-the-wall", anyone have
> fond memories of the original Marini's on lower Westheimer?
How about Las Troncas on lower Westheimer? I think I spent a week's pay
taking a date there when I was around 18. Didn't pay off. Could've spent
half of that out on South Main and went home with change. ;-)
Marty Merritt
> Anybody remember these?:
>
> Zorba's - Tuam (I think) @ Helena. In '72, it was a crumbling shack
> (my foot actually went through the floor one night) - but what a feed!
> Later, they built a larger place at the same location, but it wasn't
> the same.
>
> Valian's Steak House - S. Main, across from where The Shamrock Hotel
> was. I remember the ceiling was blue, with painted stars.
>
> Alfred's in The Village - Wonderful soups and breads. Just the thing
> to satisfy hungry student types.
>
> The Cellar Door on Stella Link - This was our "special" restaurant
> when I was young and "in love".
>
> Hamburgers by Gourmet - various locations (I recall the one at Yoakum
> and Alabama the best). You placed your order from your table via an
> old-timey telephone. I can still taste their Hickory Burger.
>
> Rolando's Burger Factory - various locations. Always good - and cheap!
>
> There was a little BBQ place which I can't recall the name of. We
> went south on Main for a long way (it was kind of in the country
> then), and turned right (west) on some street. It was named after the
> owner. I want to say "Mel's", but maybe that's not right.
Damn, this makes my heart hurt to remember those, especially Valian's.
But I can't believe that so many people mentioned so many places on Main
and no one mentioned the incomparable Ruby Red's Steakburgers, home of the
free peanuts boiled in salt water (throw the shells on the floor). There
was also a Hamburgers by Gourmet knockoff on upper Kirby called Zeke's
(where Beck's Prime is now). Also Neal's Ice Cream just across the
street.
Glad to see someone else mention Pipe Organ Pizza, which moved its
tremendous Wurlitzer theatre organ at least once, and Farrell's.
Anybody else miss Harlow's Deli on Hillcroft, or the New York New York
Pizza place at Westpark and Gessner, or Chicago Pizza Company where Cafe
Artiste is now?
I dunno, I was just a small-town kid in those days instead of the jaded
urban sophisticate I am today; maybe the tastes of the Big City seemed so
much more thrilling ;-).
Marty
Tyler Hopper
chi...@my-dejanews.com wrote:
>
>
> Wendy - don't feel old. Fine dining to me once meant the Empire Room of Rice
> Hotel or the Inn on the San Jacinto Battlegrounds.
Holy Beejeezus, how could we have forgotten the San Jacinto Inn???? I
remember when they rebuilt the place and it was _exactly_ the same as
the original. Same dust on the fish and walls, everything.
Tyler Hopper
Raymond Gahan wrote:
>
> How about Phil's. 59 Diner is only a pale imitation.
Ya know, I don't understand this. Phil bought the place back after the
59 Diner folks gagged. I was there a couple of weeks ago for lunch and
he was still standing halfway back in the restaurant waving menus at you
to come back.
Anymore, a meal there is a crap shoot. The CFS was second only to the
place in Tomball (whose name escapes me and should be on this list). I
tried 2 or 3 over the last few years and finally gave up.
Alex Taylor
What? A place in Texas that served boiled peanuts? I didn't think you guys
had ever heard of them here. Even today, you can drive down any rural
highway in Mississippi and find some old guy on the side of the road
selling them for $1 a bag. I've made boiled peanuts for some of my native
Texan friends, and some of them couldn't figure out how to eat them - so
they just ate the hulls and all. Great stuff - very addictive - kind of
like redneck crawfish - you crack the shells, eat the meat and suck out the
juice.
AT
Aunt Vicki
>> Anybody remember these?:
>>
>> Zorba's -
etc. snipped
What an extensive, and most enjoyable, thread! I guess we all have some long
memories of those places from our pasts...
I had forgotten completely about places like Farrells, Joe Matrangas, and Los
Truncos, though not HB by Gourmet, Zorbas, or Neal's Ice Cream.
A fave of ours that didn't come up from the late 70's: Don's Le Patois on Lower
Westheimer. What wonderful food and charming owners/chefs. We learned the
secret ingredient of a great spinach salad there, acquired a lifelong taste for
escargot, and so many other great memories....
About the same time, there was also a dessert place on West Gray across from
the River Oaks Theater called It. We loved that Butter Pecan Torte and the
peoplewatching.
And Salvatore's on Montrose had the greatest cannolis....
Loved this stroll down memory lane!
Vicki
Anubis
In article <marmer-2906...@jaco.rice.edu>, Marty Merritt
<mar...@ruf.rice.edu> wrote:
>....
>Glad to see someone else mention Pipe Organ Pizza, which moved its
>tremendous Wurlitzer theatre organ at least once, and Farrell's.
Whatever happened to the Wurlitzer??
tidwell
Tyler Hopper wrote in message <3597D6C4...@postoffice.swbell.net>...
>Raymond Gahan wrote:
>>
>> How about Phil's. 59 Diner is only a pale imitation.
>
>Ya know, I don't understand this. Phil bought the place back after the
>59 Diner folks gagged. I was there a couple of weeks ago for lunch and
>he was still standing halfway back in the restaurant waving menus at you
>to come back.
Sorry, Tyler, but someone has given you incorrect information. Phil has not
bought the place back. He comes down on a frequent basis to act as "host".
He just seems to want to keep busy and enjoys seeing old friends who still
stop in to eat.
Donna <who is related to someone very close to Mr. Phil>
Lothar
Same applied to New Vaudville Pizza on Pruett St. in good ol' Baytown. That
was THE darkest interior of any resturant in town in the early 1970's. H.
Salt Fish & Chips on Hwy 146 was also a good munchy place about that time.
Rex McCall <rlmc...@wonder.net> wrote in article
<k5nk1.5163$wt.38...@news.giganews.com>...
>
> And going to the Cellar Door during the Christmas holidays? Hamburgers by
> Gourmet, where if you were so inclined get a burger and score a lid at
the
> same time?
>
>
> Rex McCall
RonDL
Lets go back....how about:
Green Parrot.....and
Delmonico's Italian Restaurant, or
Hebert's Ritz.
Tyler Hopper
Bryan Williams wrote:
>
> Tyler Hopper <tho...@postoffice.swbell.net> wrote:
>
> >Anymore, a meal there is a crap shoot. The CFS was second only to the
> >place in Tomball (whose name escapes me and should be on this list). I
> >tried 2 or 3 over the last few years and finally gave up.
> >
>
> casualty of a corporate takeover. The restaurant on Gessner at I-10 bears little
> resemblance to the original.
Thanks Bryan. Ma Goodson seemed to supervise the pan frying of every CFS
they turned out. This is a bit of Texana that needs to be revived. _The
Best_.
Bryan Williams
Tyler Hopper <tho...@postoffice.swbell.net> wrote:
>Anymore, a meal there is a crap shoot. The CFS was second only to the
>place in Tomball (whose name escapes me and should be on this list). I
>tried 2 or 3 over the last few years and finally gave up.
>
Of course! Mrs Goodson's Cafe in Huffsmith (or was it Decker's Priarie?) is another
casualty of a corporate takeover. The restaurant on Gessner at I-10 bears little
resemblance to the original.
Bryan
veni, vedi, velcro
I came, I saw, I stuck around.
Lazarus
>
>Of course! Mrs Goodson's Cafe in Huffsmith (or was it Decker's Priarie?) is
another
>casualty of a corporate takeover. The restaurant on Gessner at I-10 bears
little
>resemblance to the original.
>
>Bryan
It was just East of Tomball...
Loved her chicken fried steak.
I hate to say it but her downfall was
even up to the early 70's she made black people
eat in the kitchen. I never paid any attention,
until I got a black partner, so I never ate there
again... :(
L
kraken
Whew! I guess I'm not as old as I think I am. I don't recall any of
those.
kraken
kraken
Anubis wrote:
>
> In article <marmer-2906...@jaco.rice.edu>, Marty Merritt
> <mar...@ruf.rice.edu> wrote:
> >....
> >Glad to see someone else mention Pipe Organ Pizza, which moved its
> >tremendous Wurlitzer theatre organ at least once, and Farrell's.
>
> Whatever happened to the Wurlitzer??
>
> --
> Larisa
I suppose it is collecting dust somewhere along side a carousel. Should
I win the lotto, I'll search for it and get it going again for
everyone's enjoyment.
kraken
L Hirsch
Bryan Williams wrote:
>
> Of course! Mrs Goodson's Cafe in Huffsmith (or was it Decker's Priarie?) is another
> casualty of a corporate takeover. The restaurant on Gessner at I-10 bears little
> resemblance to the original.
It was between Tomball and Huffsmith with a Tomball address. After she
died they "moved" (reopened a new restaurant with the same name) to a
better location on the main highway (149). It is still there (now Hwy.
249).
Lance
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James K. Gibson
Hello to the group!!! My name is Kevin
I'm new to this group and just wanted to say that I have really enjoyed
reading about
everyone's dining memories.
I have only been in Houston about 7 years myself. It seems that most of
the places where I
enjoy eating are still hanging in there; however, I do have one for the
scrapbooks. Does
anyone remember The Womack House out on F.M.1093 just before you get to
Fulshear.
I discovered it one weekend on the way to the Simonton Rodeo. This is
the closest I believe
anyone has ever come to matching my grandmother's Southern style
cooking. It really was
like eating a home-cooked meal. The unlimited supply of homemade soup
and the wide variety
of all-you-could-stuff-down fresh vegetables were a real treat. The
entrees (I usually had the
chicken fried steak)were very good as well. However, the peach cobbler
with ice-cream was
definitely worth saving room for. I took a lovely young lady there for
dinner one Valentine's
on our way to a friend's party. We ended up having such a good time in
"The Bandana Bar"
after dinner that we never made it to the party. There was a guy
playing the guitar (can't seem
to remember his name)and just a few of us sitting around with the owners
talking and attempting
to sing-a-long. They served a really good after-dinner drink there
called a Hummer. Seems like
it was 1 part rum, 1 part kahlua, and a generous scoop of Blue Bell
Homemade Vanilla.
I sure hated to see them close down. The story that I got was that the
elderly couple that owned
the place wanted to retire and none of the family wanted to take over
for them. I think it's a
steak and seafood restaurant now. Too bad!!!!
Kevin
Becca
You are correct, it was Ari's Grenouille. I ate there so many times,
you would think I could remember the name. Thanks, Chris!
Becca
Becca
As a child, the San Jacinto Inn was an (almost) every weekend dining
experience for my entire family. My older sister and her husband
contracted Hepatitis from eating raw oysters there, and I had to play
nursemaid. I will always remember it...
Becca
Tyler Hopper wrote:
> Holy Beejeezus, how could we have forgotten the San Jacinto Inn???? I
> remember when they rebuilt the place and it was _exactly_ the same as
> the original. Same dust on the fish and walls, everything.
Bryan Williams
mar...@ruf.rice.edu (Marty Merritt) wrote:
>But I can't believe that so many people mentioned so many places on Main
>and no one mentioned the incomparable Ruby Red's Steakburgers, home of the
>free peanuts boiled in salt water (throw the shells on the floor). There
>was also a Hamburgers by Gourmet knockoff on upper Kirby called Zeke's
>(where Beck's Prime is now). Also Neal's Ice Cream just across the
>street.
Oooh! Oooh! More South Main nostalgia:
I miss the Red Lion on Main, just north of the Stables. My mothers' house is the only
other place where I've enjoyed roast beef and Yorkshire pudding as much.
Now I'm yearning for Yorkshire pudding :( Does anyone know of a place that serves it,
or do I have to make it myself?
L Hirsch
Becca wrote:
>
> experience for my entire family. My older sister and her husband
> contracted Hepatitis from eating raw oysters there, and I had to play
> nursemaid. I will always remember it...
What a wonderful memory. Did anyone ever choke on a fishbone? Perhaps
we should start a new thread about Restaurants that made me sick.
Seriously, The San Jacinto Inn was also a family favorite for us too.
It was too far a drive and a little pricey to be an every weekend thing.
Marty Merritt
I don't know what happened to The Mighty Wurlitzer at Pipe Organ Pizza.
I'd like to think it found a good home in a refurbished theatre
somewhere. I'd be willing to bet it was not destroyed or trashed -- those
are pretty valuable and there are lots of people who think those are
pretty neat.
Re: Steak 'n Shake: http://www.steaknshake.com/
Not real interesting, but it does tell you where every SnS in the country is.
Arkansas, Missouri, Michigan, Illinois, Indiana, Ohio, Kentucky,
Tennessee, Florida, Georgia, North Carolina. See for yourself.
Thanks for the tips about Felix and Christies. I'll check them out.
Hey, for those of you who've been around town a while and have been
enjoying this thread, here's a real tear-jerker for you: Go to Half-Price
books or some similar place and try to find a first (or maybe second)
edition of the Texas Monthly Guidebook to Houston from about 1980. It is
full of reviews of interesting shops and restaurants and was my bible
during my early college dating days. A heartbreakingly large number of
those places are now long gone.
Without using too broad a brush, I can pretty fairly say that I liked the
Houston of 1981 better than the Houston of 1998.
Except there was no such thing as Sunday retail or Domino's pizza.
Marty, who would give a lot to be able to return to the South Main
corridor circa 1975 with a full wallet and an empty stomach... ;-)
PIZGRL
I think The Richmond Arms on Richmond serves Yorkshire pudding
Melissa
Tyler Hopper
Jack Sloan wrote:
>
> Becca wrote:
> >
> > As a child, the San Jacinto Inn was an (almost) every weekend dining
> > contracted Hepatitis from eating raw oysters there, and I had to play
> > nursemaid. I will always remember it...
>
> the SJI on sat.pm and Guaido's on Sun for lunch. My brother and I would
> sleep all the way home.
Now there was a road trip worth making. I'm hungry.
Jack Sloan
Becca wrote:
>
> As a child, the San Jacinto Inn was an (almost) every weekend dining
> experience for my entire family. My older sister and her husband
> contracted Hepatitis from eating raw oysters there, and I had to play
> nursemaid. I will always remember it...
>
>
> Tyler Hopper wrote:
>
> > Holy Beejeezus, how could we have forgotten the San Jacinto Inn???? I
> > remember when they rebuilt the place and it was _exactly_ the same as
> > the original. Same dust on the fish and walls, everything.
> > Tyler Hopper
> >
> > "He's a High Tech Redneck"
> >
> > Fight Spam. Join CAUCE. http://www.cauce.org
My family would drive down from Waco about 3 times a year just to eat at
the SJI on sat.pm and Guaido's on Sun for lunch. My brother and I would
sleep all the way home.
Jack
Anubis
In article <RRubin-2606...@tocone.itis.uh.edu>, Rhonda Rubin
<RRu...@uh.edu> wrote:
>....
>YES!! That was a Brittan's Burgers, if my childhood memory is correct. It
>was in the strip center at W. Bellfort @ Chimney Rock, next to Westbury
>Square. It went from that, to a Ron's Crispy Fried Chicken, to some other
>chicken places. Then it became the second location for Lalo's (which
>someone mentioned earlier). I'm not quite sure what it is now, but
>sometimes when I pass it on the way to my folks' house, I think about that
>silly carosel!
Right now it's vacant. After Lalo's it housed some sort of cafe place or
something...
Robert
Hey I earned several pig pins there but Swensons off Hillcroft had better
hot fudge sundaes.
--
Robert
I just washed this keyboard and it stills won't type what I
tell it to.
Anubis wrote in message <6n0pfi$fi9$1...@Starbase.NeoSoft.COM>...
>In article <eXOk1.1271$kV3.8...@news.giganews.com>, Pat McCarley
><pm...@ranchotejas.com> wrote:
>
>Yep. And then there was the "Trough" - which consisted of two banana
>splits. If you finished it you got a little ribbon that said "I made a
>PIG of myself at Farrell's" on it. And no, I did not get one. :)
>
>>--
kraken
Becca wrote:
>
> As a child, the San Jacinto Inn was an (almost) every weekend dining
> experience for my entire family. My older sister and her husband
> contracted Hepatitis from eating raw oysters there, and I had to play
> nursemaid. I will always remember it...
>
> Becca
>
I remember eatting there too. Enjoyed it very much, but never had enough
room for dessert.
kraken
SLR2996
In message ><35990a5c....@news.wt.net>
>ord...@wt.net (Bryan Williams )
(snipped)
The Bayview Duck in Bayview (of course) on 146 has Yorkshire pudding.....
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Carey Akin, coming to you live from beautiful downtown Pearland, Texas
John Howland
Weren't Delmonico's over on the east side of S. Shepherd south of
Westheimer and Hebert's Ritz at Main and Elgin? I remember some
restaurants (but not their names :-) that were on Main south of Holcombe,
one was a seafood place and the other was a steak house right next to it
I think called the Red Lion.
John
kraken (kra...@swbell.net) wrote:
Lee K. Gleason
In article <3591a56d...@news.c-com.net>, k...@phoenix.net (Kennon Baird) writes:
>
> Zorba's - Tuam (I think) @ Helena. In '72, it was a crumbling shack
> (my foot actually went through the floor one night) - but what a feed!
> Later, they built a larger place at the same location, but it wasn't
> the same.
>
Zorba's - shrimp that couldn't be beat. Mighty tasty...
>
> Hamburgers by Gourmet - various locations (I recall the one at Yoakum
> and Alabama the best). You placed your order from your table via an
> old-timey telephone. I can still taste their Hickory Burger.
Gourmet - the number 8 burger - a big burger with chili, cheese, and a
big sausage thrown in. And the Schnitzelburger was great too...
Lee K. Gleason N5ZMR
Control-G Consultants
gle...@mwk.com
Lee K. Gleason
Anyone remember Capri Pizza, used to be across from 8.0, a long time
ago?