Chick-fil-A Inc.

Thieves' Bazaar: Medicare Fraud

Hospitals, doctors and dealers have made Medicare the nation's sweetest crime. The feds are now trying to shutter the door.

Say It Ain't So: Chick-fil-A Salads to Go...for Good

To be honest, I enjoy a Chargrilled Chicken Garden Salad from Chick-fil-A more than a Chick-fil-A sandwich. Not only do I get the fix of eating Chick-fil-A chicken, but I feel good about myself because it's chargrilled, so I can actually eat something healthy at a fast-food chain. If I am still bein ... More >>

How the University of Houston Became Home of the Food Trucks

Phi Nguyen, a University of Houston alumni who had recently started his own food truck business, The Waffle Bus, after spending a year unemployed, found himself right back at his alma mater last spring when the school's University Center was closed for reconstruction. Little did he know that he was ... More >>

Texas In 2016: Hillary Beats Rick Perry?

At some point, Texas will give up its status as a GOP guarantee. That seems the consensus, at least. A burgeoning Hispanic population, increasing transplants from California and New York, and a youth bubble surpassed by only Utah -- all signs point toward an eventual purpling of this putative Republ ... More >>

The Dan Marino Restaurants

The 13 restaurants that nearly made our 30 essential Texas restaurants list.

How Does Your Garden Salad Grow? Ranking 7 Fast Food Salads from Best to Worst

Since I've made a New Year's resolution -- along with half of America, as with every year -- to eat healthier, I've been investigating fast food salads every now and then as a quick lunch option. I'm not one of those for whom eating salads is a penalty, however: I love a good salad, the crunch of go ... More >>

The 12 Biggest Food News Stories of 2012: The Year In Twinkies, Go-Go Juice and Guy Fieri

From eating like cavemen to redneck sketti, we're taking a look back at some of the biggest food happenings of 2012. 12. Singapore Serves Mashed Potatoes...From A Vending Machine? The internet was abuzz when a photo of a mashed potato vending machine surfaced. Eventually, the viral picture was tr ... More >>

A Bite Into Election Night: What the Different Parties Will Be Eating

As America is busy keeping an eye on the 2012 Presidential Election -- an election that's shaping up to be one of the closest battles for the presidency in U.S. history -- we're occupied contemplating what the people of the different parties will be munching on during Election Night (today, for thos ... More >>

How to Speak Republican

Leaked document reveals the secrets of the GOP's coded language.

Annise & the Kiss-In

Comment of the Day: Annise Parker, Choosing Her (Non-Chick-fil-A) Battles

We have some great commenters here on Hair Balls, and it's time we paid some damn attention to them. So we'll be highlighting a Comment of the Day each morning or afternoon from the previous day's work. Maybe two comments, even. This will all be determined by a highly rigorous scientific formula i ... More >>

A Daily Deal With Chick-fil-A That Also Benefits HSPVA

Politics of its company president aside, Chick-fil-A has the kind of food that many Houstonians enjoy eating at their local independently owned outlets. And this week we're making it even easier. This week's Voice Daily Deal which starts Thursday is only available at the 5001 Beechnut Street, and ... More >>

The Annise Parker Non-Factor: Why Did The Chick-fil-A "Kiss-In" Fail?

It seemed like the perfect mixture for a successful display of civil disobedience: there was apparent bigotry against a robust community by a very conspicuous company. But still, Friday evening's kiss-in to protest Chick-fil-A and its president, Dan Cathy, who has condemned gay marriage as anti-God, ... More >>

Sip On Some Chick-Fil-A Haterade Tonight at Grand Prize Bar...for Charity

In the wake of Beaver's pro-gay rights, anti-Chick-Fil-A sandwich going national -- even the anchors on CBS This Morning were talking about the Chick-on-Chick Filet at the Houston icehouse this morning -- Grand Prize Bar is getting in on the action, too. The Montrose dive bar, which has lately been ... More >>

Nevermind Chick-Fil-A: Check Out the Chick-On-Chick Action at Beaver's

National Same-Sex Kiss Day may be taking place today in Chick-Fil-A's across the country as gay rights supporters challenge Chick-Fil-A COO Dan Cathy's stance against gay marriage (to be clear, Cathy's views don't necessarily reflect the opinions of individual Chick-Fil-A restaurants, which are owne ... More >>

Houston: The Chick-fil-A Protest That Wasn't

The Montgomery Bus Boycott, this was not. In fact, most of the people eating dinner at the Chick-fil-A off of I-10 in the Heights weren't even aware they were in the midst of what was supposed to be a gay kiss-in to protest recent anti-gay marriage rhetoric by the chain's president -- who recently h ... More >>

6 Unsolicited Suggestions About the Astros Fan Experience

The Houston Astros sent me a little fan survey last week, wanting my thoughts on the so-called fan experience at Minute Maid Park. There were some rather standard questions about where I usually sit, what price I usually pay for tickets and for parking. There weren't however, very many questions a ... More >>

Sarah Palin Visits Chick-Fil-A in The Woodlands, Presumably to Hate On the Gays

Mike Huckabee did it. Rick Santorum did it (I don't mean having his last name irreversibly associated with a rather disgusting by-product of certain sexual acts). And now Sarah Palin has done it...in Texas. All three politicians have recently gone out of their way to promote Chick-Fil-A, in what so ... More >>

Tales From Aisle 14: Grocery Shopping for the Non-Cook

I spent six years living in New York City, eating every meal except breakfast Cheerios out and about on the wide streets of Manhattan. During that time, cooking seemed like a quaint idea in the face of all of New York's world-renowned, and hole-in-the-wall, eateries. Cooking. Cute, but unrealistic. ... More >>

For Memorial Day: 10 Great Surprise Soldier Reunions (VIDEO)

Memorial Day is, of course, the day we honor those soldiers, sailors, airmen (of both sexes) and Marines who have given that last full measure of devotion. Luckily, most who serve do not have to do that. They sacrifice time with friends and family and put themselves in danger, but they do make it h ... More >>

Houston's Babies Play Vintage Baseball

There's no gloves or batting helmets when Larry Joe Miggins and the rest of the Houston Babies regularly travel back in time to play the game by its 1860 rules.

Chef Chat, Part 1: Ronnie Killen, A Shy, Silent and Determined Chef with Symphonic Food

Ronnie Killen Killen's Steakhouse 2804 South Main Street, Pearland 281-485-0844 www.killenssteakhouse.com This is the first part of a three-part chef chat series. Look for parts two and three in this space Thursday and Friday. Pearland, 20 miles south of Houston is a place many call the land of p ... More >>

This Is the Insane Line at the New Chick-Fil-A on Taylor

Tomorrow is the grand opening of Houston's newest Chick-Fil-A (2222 Shearn). And above is the insane line of people who created a tent city today in advance. Why? Because the first 100 people in the door tomorrow morning receive free Chick-Fil-A for a year. "We do this with all grand openings," sa ... More >>

"Eat More Kale" Guy Pisses Off Chick-fil-A; Unlike Cows, He Can Spell

Vermont folk artist and small businessman Bo Muller-Moore has gone and done pissed off the folks over at Chick-fil-A with his "Eat More Kale" T-shirts. Muller-Moore began printing the slogan when his kale-farmer friend asked him to make T-shirts for friends and family. "Eat More Kale" seemed to ca ... More >>

This Week in Deliciousness

Oh gosh, I dunno if I can choke down a cherry tomato after I already pigged out on all that grape!​Welcome back to the weekly roundup here at Eating Our Words, where "pound cake" is more of a challenge than a noun. Bet I can pound more cake than you. We started the week off right with somethi ... More >>

The 10 Best Drive-Thrus

Photo by Mr. KimberlyNot this kind of drive-thru, but - hey - we're still proud of our Beverage Barns.​Sometimes it's just too damn hot to cook at home. And sometimes -- as in these days of record heat and few cloudbursts -- it's even too hot to want to brave a parking lot and sit in a possibl ... More >>

Top 5 PMS Snacks

IssIoan​I'm a firm believer that there are foods and drinks to match every occasion...even the less than pleasant one that occurs roughly every 28 days. If Aunt Flo is coming to visit/ you're just about to ride the crimson wave/you're feeling "menstruiffic" (is that enough euphemisms for ya?) ... More >>

Goose Creek ISD Can Get All Gay: ACLU Succeeds in Ending Web-Filtering of GLBT Content

Overzealous filtering ends in Goose Creek.​Last month we told you how Baytown's Goose Creek school district was one of four nationwide targeted by the American Civil Liberties Union in a complaint over blocking gay-related material from school computers. One Goose Creek student trying to rese ... More >>

The New Minute Maid Park, Same As The Old, Just Now With A Big-Ass Video Screen

John RoyalThe Astros have a new big-ass video board​So during the Houston College Classic I got a chance to get a bit of a preview of the new, improved Minute Maid Park as the new baseball season approaches. So I've got some observations. 1. That's one huge, big-ass video screen/scoreboard. ... More >>

Comment of the Day: Cockfighting and Endorsements

​We have some great commenters here on Hair Balls, and it's time we paid some damn attention to them. So we'll be highlighting a Comment of the Day each morning, from the previous day's work. Maybe two comments, even. This will all be determined by a highly rigorous scientific formula involv ... More >>

Top 5: Food Flops

Feast.​Have you ever gone to a restaurant with high expectations and left feeling disappointed? We all have. Here are my top five dishes from great places that ended up being real head-scratchers. 5. Fish at Feast I dined with a group of four the other night at Feast. It was my first Feast ... More >>

Comment of the Day

​As Lennie Ambrose informed us, Chick-fil-A is offering free Spicy Chicken Biscuits this week. Lennie got his yesterday morning, and man, did it sound good. But commenter eatTX wrote in to remind us that while we may agree that a hot, buttery biscuit with spicy chicken sounds incredible right ... More >>

Free Spicy Chicken Biscuit from Chick-fil-A

​At around 7:45 this morning, I strolled into an empty 290 Chick-fil-A with reservation paper in hand. I was there to take advantage of one of the free spicy chicken biscuits they are giving away all week long. While the drive-thru line was lengthy, it was smooth sailing up to the cash registe ... More >>

Top 5: Fast Food Chicken Dishes Done Right

You can't beat the Whatachicken.​When I indulge in fast food, you can generally count on me ordering something chicken. Here are my top five. 5. Hartz's Fried Chicken First off, I hate fast food fried chicken (think KFC buckets), but given the title of the piece, felt obligated to include at ... More >>

Mascot School: How To Entertain, And What About Having To Pee?

Photos by GROOVEHOUSEHeads up, people​See a slideshow from mascot camp. Saturday morning around eight, merely a handful of hours after my Friday night had ended, I was standing next to the administration entrance at the Toyota Center with a group of high school and college mascots, their parents, ... More >>

Friday Meal Deals

​For the entire month of August, participating locations of International House of Pancakes are letting kids 12 and under eat for free between 4pm and 10pm. The fine print: valid on "Just for Kids" menu items. Drinks are not included unless otherwise specified on the "Just for Kids" menu. Dine ... More >>

5 Power Breakfasts to Get You Through Your Day

​Mama always told us to start our day off right with a healthy, satisfying breakfast. To make it until lunch, and hopefully avoid that dreadful ten a.m. slump, you need to eat a meal that includes a good mix of protein, carbohydrates and fiber. We all know this, but we often tend to make bad b ... More >>

Top 5 Fast Food Ads from the '80s

I like to think that fast food advertising hit its stride in the' 80s with special promotions, movie tie-ins and celebrity endorsers. Okay, maybe that is because I am a self-centered child of the late 70's/early 80's but so be it, these are MY memories, dammit! Here's a Top 5 list of some of the mos ... More >>

Health Dept. Roundup: Skyscraper Edition

​Come along this week as Health Department Roundup visits the skyscrapers of our pulsing "skyline district," as the signs would put it. First, a pre-opening inspection held April 14 at Tasti D Lite, at 919 Milam, found the wall was not light-colored in the walk-in fridge, food prep, storage o ... More >>

This Week In Deliciousness

Pumpkin pie, more than anything else, is proof that God loves us and wants us to be happy.​ Welcome back to the weekly roundup here at Eating Our Words, where we can never remember whether or not you're supposed to hyphenate the word "roundup." Perhaps we should call this installment "This Wee ... More >>

The Big Tweet: What a Few of Rocks Off's Twitter Friends Are Up To

Rocks Off is no less fascinated by the Twitter phenomena as when we began Twittering in earnest back in February. (We still prefer that to the other term for those 140-character-or-less updates, 'tweeting.') Since then, we've built up a Twitter-verse of about 420 'followers' and about 100 more ... More >>

Astros-Rangers: Houston Wins, Barely, and Somehow Manages to Outclass Atlanta

Free Waffle Fries

Free Waffle Fries

That's Fowl

Cow Becomes Dietary Nazi

Cooked Book

The real chefs' surprise is who made it -- or didn't -- into Culinary Capital

Fannypack

Saturday, July 12

The Truth Is Out There...

A rogue mascot reveals secrets of the trade

Night & Day

September 24 - 30, 1998