Bellaire

First Look at Union Kitchen: 5 Things It Does Wrong and 5 Things It Does Right

Because it's not fair to give a full cafe review to a restaurant before it's been open for at least three months, we bring you First Looks at new restaurants around Houston to see what they're doing right so far and what they still need to work on. The new Union Kitchen replaced a Hunan Emperor tha ... More >>

Served With a Side of Nostalgia: Houston's Top 10 Time Warp Restaurants

There are restaurants which evoke a strong sense of nostalgia, even if you've never dined there before. You can look around at the picture-lined walls or the spots near the counter where the linoleum has rubbed away and know that you are only a small speck of the humanity that this place has served ... More >>

We Love Food

Our 100 favorite dishes in Houston.

A Wrong Turn

Once Galveston emergency personnel discovered the dead motorcyclist was "one of us," a Bellaire teenager's nightmare revved into overdrive.

A Whole New Vibe: Vibe Lounge Houston

Fresh Oysters on the Half-Shell with Three Caviars​Karaoke and sports bars are not uncommon down the long stretch of Bellaire in Chinatown. What is uncommon is one that serves delicious, well-presented, high-quality dishes in an ambiance you wouldn't expect from the area. After a rather disapp ... More >>

Guess Where This Is (Was) In Houston

We downloaded this picture a while back, and now, sadly, we can't figure out where we saw it first. We thought it was from the highly entertaining website/e-book Houston Freeways, which we encourage everyone to explore, but a quick scan doesn't seem to show it there. (If we're wrong, or you recogn ... More >>

25 Signs That You Aren't From Houston

That's right, you're not from Houston​Earlier this week Arturo Valdes was pulled over for speeding down the West Loop feeder road in the City of Bellaire. After finding "irregularities" with his registration (probably something other than a Bellaire or West U address), Bellaire cops called in ... More >>

Comment of the Day

​Katharine Shilcutt wrote a long review of Tan Tan and blogged about needing to get the bad taste out of her mouth. And commenter Mike Calimbas wrote in to agree with her: I've always loved Tan Tan on Bellaire so I tried the one on Westheimer and boy was I disappointed. The service was slow ... More >>

Health Department Roundup

Operating a restaurant without the proper permits? Forget it, it's Chinatown.​The inspections of the past few days have resulted in just a few more closures/citations than we've seen in recent weeks. Not sure what led to the benevolence, but it might be at an end. This is potentially bad news ... More >>

Top 5: Food Streets

Photo by Kevin ShalinLai Lai Dumpling House​When it comes to food, all streets are not created equal. These are the five best in Houston. 5. Airline I really wanted to put Airline higher on the list, but truth is, it just edged out Montrose to land in the top five. Granted, this street is ... More >>

Arancini at Union Kitchen

Great balls of fire

Baleadas All The Way

Strip Mall Hopping

Where to eat at 5800 Bellaire.

Breaking: Bellaire Cop Who Shot Tolan Is Indicted

A grand jury has indicted the Bellaire cop who shot Robert Tolan, the son of baseball player Bobby Tolan, in his driveway last year.Sgt. Jeffrey Cotton was indicted on a charge of Aggravated Assault by a Public Servant, a first-degree felony whose conviction carries a punishment of not less than fiv ... More >>

Civil Suit Against Bellaire Is Coming No Matter What Happens With Indictment, Attorneys Say

Photo by John Nova LomaxAs Hair Balls reported earlier, Bellaire cop Jeffrey Cotton was indicted for the December 31 shooting of Robbie Tolan.George Gibson and Geoffrey Berg, Tolan's attorneys, announced that the Tolan family will be filing a civil lawsuit, regardless of the outcome of the criminal ... More >>

Tofu & BBQ

Jang Guem Tofu & BBQ House in the giant Asian shopping center at 9896 Bellaire, is one of two Korean "tofu and barbecue" restaurants in town. Tofu Village, located in the shopping center across the street, also specializes in this unlikely-sounding pair-up. But once you try some fiery "soon tofu" an ... More >>

Bellaire Expert Finds No Racial Profiling, Stunning Nobody

When the city of Bellaire announced it was bringing in an expert to study whether its police force engaged in racial profiling, the lawyer for the kid whose shooting spawned the move was unimpressed. "Certainly, it's a PR move...I don't have a whole lot of confidence any of this will turn out to be ... More >>

The Tolan-Bellaire Shooting Story Is Going National

Isiah Carey's Insite reports the Robbie Tolan/Bellaire police shooting story is going national.Bryant Gumbel of HBO's Real Sports was in town to interview Tolan, who was shot in his driveway by Bellaire cops. Tolan's father is former major leaguer Robert Tolan.Carey says Gumbel interviewed the entir ... More >>

Robert Tolan's Lawyers Aren't That Impressed With Bellaire's Proposed Racial-Profiling Study

As the Houston Chronicle reported today, the city of Bellaire has hired an outside consultant to review whether there's evidence of racial profiling in who the police department pulls over on traffic stops.The announcement came in the wake, of course, of the police shooting of resident Robert Tolan, ... More >>

The Chron, Enron Hatah

A federal court quotes a dog

Houston's Eccentric Super Gyros

The Ekko's gas station and Greek deli on Richmond and South Rice founded by former airline pilot Steve Bouboudakis was the subject of this week's Café review. But Steve's gas station gyro stand is hardly the only wacky Greek venue in town. Houston Greek restaurants are beloved both for great food a ... More >>

It's Easier Than You Think To Get Shot By A Bellaire Cop

Unarmed 23-year-old black man Robbie Tolan was shot in his own driveway last Wednesday in Bellaire. The bullet pierced his lung and lodged in his liver, where doctors say it will likely remain for the rest of his life.The shooter was Sgt. Joseph Cotton, who evidently thought Tolan's 2004 Nissan Xter ... More >>

The Famous And Not-So-Famous Of HISD's "Prominent Alumni" List

You probably don't realize it, but the Houston school district's website has a page dedicated to prominent alumni, listed by high school.Unfortunately, many of the "prominent" alumni are politicians, especially current and former HISD board members. Any definition of "prominent" that includes HISD b ... More >>

$7 at Pat and Joe’s Bellaire Broiler Burger

Battle of the Bunnies: METRO vs. Bellaire

Goodbye, Bellaire Trolley Station

There's a Fly in My Soukous

Totally blending in at Club Kalahari

Jackie Tan Thinks Big

Date Night: Five Ideas for Valentine's Day

$13 at Sabor! on Bellaire

Tunnel Mole Strikes Gold, and Garnets and Emeralds and Topaz

Sole of Houston: Bissonnet, from Synott Road to Montrose

Robb’s Review: Tamale Time at Doña Tere

Robb’s Review: Tamale Time at Doña Tere

Kuala Lumpur

Curry Favor

PICO'S

ACAPULCO

Venetian Bistro & Pastry Shop

Flaky Pastry

I am a Pedestrian Report: Bellaire

Le Rock et le Roll

Upward Mobility, My Ass

Robb Grows His Own

Robb Grows His Own

The Also-Rans

The schools who could have been contenders

Succulent Suckling

Stiff Mussel

Road Warrior

Roadster Grill

That '70s Place

Bellaire Broiler Burger

Hot Plate

Auntie Pasto's To Die For

Rim Shots

A basketball hoop strikes terror into the hearts of some Bellaire residents

Diner's Notebook

Dog Day Haven