Hunan Plus Chinese Restaurant9124 Bellaire Blvd
Houston, TX 77036
Tele: 713-995-8825
(Located in Diho Square)
The Scene
When you come to Hunan Plus Chinese restaurant, you are looking for delicious food at an extremely low price. The restaurant decor in and out will not blow you away, but the prices here will.
The Food
Their weekday lunch special is $3.25 and comes with soup, egg roll, fried rice and your choice of main dish.) The food portions are huge and the tastes absolutely wonderful! And yes, this is probably going to be two meals for most people (to-go box will be necessary).
Heads Up
Located in Diho Square next to Shanghai Restaurant, weekend parking will be hard to find.
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Sichuan Cuisine9114 Bellaire Blvd.
Houston, TX 77036
(Located in Diho Square)
For those who love hot and spicy delicacies, Sichuan is a great place to go. Sichuan provides a variety of authentic Sichuan (a province in China meaning “four rivers”) style food, from snacks and appetizers to a full-course meal. I highly recommend the House Special Crispy Chicken; the quantity is great and the spicy taste combined with the crispy chicken only makes you ask for more. I have always heard about the famous “steam corn bun” Wo-Wo-Tou, but never really have the chance to taste it until I had them in Sichuan. These steam corn buns may look like the regular buns at first glance, but when you actually eat them, it is totally different from regular buns. Dragon Wontons are also something special. These wontons have the more stuffing and tender wrappings, and they are dipped in the red spicy oil. It is a good snack and appetizer to start your meal.
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Shanghai Restaurant9116 Bellaire Blvd, Suite B
Houston, TX 77036
Tele: 713-988-7288
(Located in Diho Square)
The Scene
Traditional Chinese interior deco makes this place very comfortable to dine. There are private rooms available for parties or business lunch.
The Food
Traditional Chinese dishes are abundant here at Shanghai Restaurant. Lunch special is available Monday - Friday.
Heads Up
Shanghai Restaurant is located in Diho Square next to Sichaun Cuisine and Hunan Plus.
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Noodle House Chinese Restaurant
9160 Bellaire Blvd, Suite B
Houston, TX 77036
Tele: 713-779-3809
(Located in Diho Square)
When you walk into the restaurant, you will notice the nice ambience and subdued tone of the colors used in this restaurant. The paintings and artwork on the walls are a nice touch. There are plenty of seating available.
The Food
Taiwanese dishes and noodle bowls are the main features here at Noodle House. They have my favorites, beef noodle soup and black pepper steak with noodle. Also on the menu are Taiwanese appetizers and traditional Taiwanese breakfast.
Heads Up
Noodle House is located in Diho square next to the police station.
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King Bo II Chinese Restaurant 4707 Hwy. 6 South
Missouri City, TX 77459
(Dulles Ave. next to Starbucks)
The Scene:
Spacious interior, modern design, and southwestern exterior deco all describe King Bo Restaurant. When you walk in, you will notice glass pane wall and a "kitchen island". There are also plenty of seating for large groups of people.
The Food:
Food choices are plentiful here as you can see in their menu (located on the toolbar to the left). They have all kinds of delicious dishes and a lunch special that people can afford. Where else can you find a main dish with fried rice, egg roll or crab rangoon, and soup for less than $5.00? Talk about a bargain. Or how about ordering something to go. They even offer free delivery. If you love Chinese food, this is the place to go or order from. King Bo also serves red and white wines and all kinds of beer (even Tsing Tao)
Heads Up:
Ordering to go is easy. Just look at their menu on this page, call them up, and if you are within their delivery range, your food will arrive on your front door. If delivery is not an option, just call and pick up your order. Very simple and efficient.
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Pine Forest Garden Vegetarian Restaurant9108 Bellaire Blvd.
Houston, TX 77036
The SceneThe first thing you will notice when you walk in is the design layered on top of a spacious setting. and the pictures on the wall are very unique. Spacious interior and elegant decoration on the wall marks this place a must go for all the vege lover.
The FoodPine Forest Garden offers delicious vegetarian dishes. From casserole, soup to spicy tofu, all the dishes have quality taste and texture. Pine Forest Garden also serves tapioca tea, puddings and shaved ice for desert.
Heads upAfter the magical touch from the skillful chef in Forest Pine Garden, various types of common vegetables, such as bean curd, mushroom, napa, baby bamboo, are all transformed and becomes the not-so-common yet very irresistible gourmet.
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Tapioca House 9104 Bellaire Blvd.
Houston 77036
(located by Welcome Shopping Center)
Only thing to say about this place is Free Wireless Internet Access!! and bubble tea. To me, this beats the local Starbucks because bubble tea is cheaper, taste better, and they don't charge money to access the internet. The atmosphere is comfy and this place is great to have meetings or have a conversation. It beats other stores like Tea House and Tropica hands down.
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Tay Do Chinese Vietnamese Restaurant2529 Hwy. 6 South
Houston, TX 77082
Tele: 281-584-0097
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The Scene:
Tay Do Chinese and Vietnamese Restaurant is very elegantly designed. The lighting coming down from the extravagant chandeliers will catch your eyes immediately. The use of columns, indigenous faux plants, and must I say again, the lighting is just perfect. These items blend in with the entire restaurant's soothing atmosphere. On one side of the restaurant walls, you will notice a Chinese word and two dragons. This restaurant is also used after a wedding for a big dinner.
The Food:
Tay Do offers exquisite Chinese and Vietnamese dishes. Immigrating from China to Viet Nam, and finally to the U.S. in 1979, the Tran family have carefully refined their recipes to meet the expectations and tastes of its many guests. Traditional recipes brought from their home land are prepared with the freshest and finest quality ingredients. There are plenty of dishes to choose from including their famous Maine Lobster (stir fried in black pepper with bell pepper & onions) and Vietnamese egg rolls. Their clay pot (special rice risoto topped w/ chicken, Chinese sausage, onion, and lilyflower) is also a customer favorite.
Heads up:
Tay Do also has lunch special from 10:30am to 3pm. It comes with the main dish, egg roll, fried rice, and a choice of egg drop, wonton, or hot and sour soup. Tay Do also hosts wedding party. Below is a picture of the beautiful decoration before the party.
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Japanese Cuisine Article
Tempura, sukiyaki, sashimi, sushi – even the words used to describe the most basic of Japanese dishes and Japanese cuisine are exotic and beautiful. Japanese cuisine is easily one of the healthiest in the world, with its concentration on fresh fish, seafood, rice and vegetables. The pungent sauces and delicate flavors of fresh foods complement each other beautifully, and the methods of presentation turn even simple meals into beautiful events.
The Japanese have easily a dozen different names for rice, depending on how it is prepared and what it is served with. The most common meal is a rice bowl, a bowl of white rice served with various toppings or ingredients mixed in. So popular is it that the Rice Bowl has even made its way into the world of Western convenience foods alongside ramen noodles. Domburi is a bowl of rice topped with another food: domburi tendon, for instance, is rice topped with tempura and domburi gyudon is rice topped with beef. The Japanese adopted fried rice from the Chinese, and a century ago, when curry was first introduced, developed Kare Raisu, curry rice. It is now such a popular dish that there are many fast-food restaurants that serve several versions of it in take-away bowls.
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Besides white rice served as a side dish, Japanese cuisine also features onigiri – rice balls wrapped in seaweed, often with a ‘surprise’ in the middle, and kayu, a thin gruel made of rice that resembles oatmeal.
As an island nation, it’s not surprising that seafood is featured in Japanese cuisine. Sushi and sashimi both are raw fish and seafood with various spices. Impeccably fresh fish is the secret to wonderful sashimi and sushi, served with wasabi and soya sauce. The Japanese love of beauty and simplicity turns slices and chunks of raw fish into miniature works of art. Fish sliced so thin that it’s transparent may be arranged on a platter in a delicate fan that alternates pink-fleshed salmon with paler slices of fish. Sushi is typically arranged to best display the colors and textures to their best advantage, turning the platter and plate into palettes for the artistry of the chef.
Traditionally, meat plays a minor role in the Japanese diet, though it has been taking a larger and larger role over the past fifty years as Japan becomes more westernized. Beef, chicken and pork may be served with several meals a week now. One of the more popular meat cuisine is ‘yakitori’ – chicken grilled on a skewer and served with sauce. A typical quick lunch might include a skewer of yakitori and a rice bowl with sushi sauce.
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In an interesting twist, Japan has imported dishes from other cuisines and ‘Japanized’ them, adopting them as part of their own cuisines. Korokke, for instance, are croquettes adopted from those introduced by the English last century. In Japan, the most common filling is a mixture of mashed potatoes and minced meat. Other Soshoyu – western dishes that have made their way into Japanese everyday cuisine include ‘omuraisu’, a rice omelet, and hambagau, the Japanized version of an American hamburger.
