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The Taco Truck Gourmet: Mi Lindo Huetamo #2

Do-It-Yourself Taco Burgers

Photo by J.C. ReidTwo of Houston's best culinary traditions are taco trucks and burger joints. Houston food lovers like myself are often racked with indecision when choosing between the two for a quick lunch or dinner -- tacos or burgers? Which taco truck? Which burger joint? On a recent lunch outi ... More >>

Mexican Breakfast: Alma Latina Taqueria

​Two cheese enchiladas topped with a fried egg (or two) is one of my favorite Tex-Mex breakfasts. It used to be known as huevos montados (eggs mounted) back in the day. Dos Amigos on Washington has this dish on the menu. So do lots of other Houston Tex-Mex joints. But if I don't see it, I ofte ... More >>

Robb Walsh's 100 Favorite Houston Dishes: #64 Cumin Lamb at Chinese Halal Cuisine on Bellaire

​ Over the course of the next few months, I'm counting down 100 of my favorite Houston dishes. I chose some because they are such quintessential Houston creations, others for their cultural or historical significance, and others because they are just so damn tasty. Share your own nominations i ... More >>

Robb Walsh's 100 Favorite Houston Dishes: #63 Stuffed Artichoke at Mint Café on Sage

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Robb Walsh's 100 Favorite Houston Dishes: #62 Italian Sausage Pie at Russo's Coal Oven Pizza

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Robb Walsh's 100 Favorite Houston Dishes: #61 Tom Kha Gai at Thai Choice on Wilcrest

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Robb Walsh's 100 Favorite Houston Dishes: #60 Torta Cubano Estilo Mexicano at El Amigo Taco Truck

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Robb Walsh's 100 Favorite Houston Dishes #57 The Barbecue Brisket and Egg Breakfast Taco at Plantation BBQ Trailer on 90A

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Robb Walsh's 100 Favorite Houston Dishes #55 Catfish and Grits at the Breakfast Klub

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Robb Walsh's 100 Favorite Houston Dishes #54 Bun Bo Hue at Kim Chau on Longpoint

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Robb Walsh's 100 Favorite Houston Dishes #53 Beef Tips at Davis Meat Market on Lockwood

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Robb Walsh's 100 Favorite Houston Dishes #52: Moules Frites at Jeannine's Bistro

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Robb Walsh's 100 Favorite Houston Dishes #51 The Fajita Taco at the Taconazo Truck on Fulton

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Robb Walsh's 100 Favorite Houston Dishes #49 Ceviche at Yelapa

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Robb Walsh's 100 Favorite Houston Dishes #48 African-American Beef Links at Bar-B-Que Done Right

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Robb Walsh's 100 Favorite Houston Dishes #46 Ice Cream at Hank's

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Robb Walsh's 100 Favorite Houston Dishes #44 Steak Tikka at Himalaya at 59 and Hillcroft

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Robb Walsh's 100 Favorite Houston Dishes: #43 Barbacoa Soup at De Buey Y Vaca

​Over the course of the next few months, I'm counting down 100 of my favorite Houston dishes. I chose some because they are such quintessential Houston creations, others for their cultural or historical significance, and others because they are just so damn tasty. Share your own nominations in ... More >>

Robb Walsh's 100 Favorite Houston Dishes: #42 Banh Mi Xiu Mai at Don Cafe at 9300 Bellaire

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Tierra Caliente Taco Truck at West Alabama Ice House.

​We were headed to our favorite ice house and noticed a taco trailer was parked on the corner right under the West Alabama Ice House sign. Holy frijoles, this is the best idea since tall boys. Now we can hang out on picnic benches, drink cheap beer and, if we get hungry -- which we always do - ... More >>

Robb Walsh's 100 Favorite Houston Dishes: #36 Surf and Turf Salad at Que Huong

​Over the course of the next few months, I'm counting down 100 of my favorite Houston dishes. I chose some because they are such quintessential Houston creations, others for their cultural or historical significance, and others because they are just so damn tasty. Share your own nominations in ... More >>

Robb Walsh's 100 Favorite Houston Dishes #35 Breakfast Tacos at Laredo Taqueria on Patton

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Robb Walsh's 100 Favorite Houston Dishes: #34 French Fries at Little Big's on Montrose

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Robb Walsh's 100 Favorite Houston Dishes #32 Cheese Enchiladas with Fried Eggs at Los Dos Amigos

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Robb Walsh's 100 Favorite Houston Dishes #31 The Sampler Plate at Café Lili

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Robb Walsh's 100 Favorite Houston Dishes #29 The Cheeseburger at Christian's

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Robb Walsh's 100 Favorite Houston Dishes #25 Special Enchiladas-A-La-Taylor at Spanish Village

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Robb Walsh's 100 Favorite Houston Dishes: #24 Pasta with White Truffles at Da Marco

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Robb Walsh's 100 Favorite Houston Dishes: #14 Cassoulet at Feast

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Robb Walsh's 100 Favorite Houston Dishes #13 Chicken Fried Steak at Ouisie's Table

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Robb Walsh's 100 Favorite Houston Dishes: #12 Fried Chicken at Frenchy's

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Robb Walsh's 100 Favorite Houston Dishes #11 Crispy Pork Belly with Steen's Cane Syrup at Catalan

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Robb Walsh's 100 Favorite Houston Dishes: #10 Crispy Skin Snapper at Reef

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Robb Walsh's 100 Favorite Houston Dishes: #9 Pho at Pho Binh on Beamer

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Robb Walsh's 100 Favorite Houston Dishes #8: In and Out Brisket at Thelma's

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Robb Walsh's 100 Favorite Houston Dishes: #6 Barbecued Ribs at Pizzitola's

​Over the course of the next few months, I'm counting down 100 of my favorite Houston dishes. I chose some because they are such quintessential Houston creations, others for their cultural or historical significance, and others because they are just so damn tasty. Share your own nominations in ... More >>

Robb Walsh's 100 Favorite Houston Dishes #5 Fried Chicken at Barbecue Inn

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Robb Walsh's 100 Favorite Houston Dishes #4 Campechana at Goode Company Seafood

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Robb Walsh's 100 Favorite Houston Dishes #3 Snapper on a Sizzling Comal at Tampico

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Robb Walsh's 100 Favorite Houston Dishes #2: Fajitas at the Original Ninfa's on Navigation

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Robb Walsh's 100 Favorite Houston Dishes #1 Oysters Gilhooley at Gilhooley's Raw Bar in San Leon

​For a slideshow of all Robb's favorite 100 dishes, click here. Over the course of the past few months, I've counted down 100 of my favorite Houston dishes. I chose some because they are such quintessential Houston creations, others for their cultural or historical significance, and others b ... More >>

Happy Hour Scene: Azteca's

​The Place: Azteca's Bar and Grill 2207 Richmond 713-526-1702 The Hours: 11 a.m. to 9 p.m. Mondays and Tuesdays; 11 a.m. to 8 p.m. Wednesdays through Fridays The Deals: $3 wells, $2.50 domestics, $3 imports, $3 house margaritas, $4 house flavored margaritas The Scene: The day after a date i ... More >>

Comment of the Day: Marco's Taco Hell

​Here on Eating Our Words, the commenters absolutely make the blog, and our Comment of the Day honors the best of the bunch. Every day, we read you guys and pick the commenter, or commenters, who made us laugh, cry, salivate over something delicious, or think about things in a new way. In re ... More >>