Yale University

Guy Tries to Rob Colonel Sanders, Gets Busted on the Roof

Those KFC #iatethebones commercials have probably gone too far. Monday, at 3:55 a.m., a man who could have been battling rage and confusion simultaneously due to maybe eating the bone or not went to exact his revenge on the fried chicken food chain location at 2701 Yale. According to Houston Poli ... More >>

Health Department Roundup: HBU, Reef, Tina's Mystery Dive and more

We tend to forget that Houston Baptist University exists. We've never met anyone who went there, at least not that we know of. We're wondering - what's it like? Are they allowed to dance there? Is it like Baylor, but with better access to pill mills and Indian food? The Health Department visited b ... More >>

Ceceilia Sanders, 27, Bayou Body Count No. 116

A woman was stabbed to death in her apartment near her two small children a little after midnight Monday, and a man has been charged with murder. Ceceilia Sanders, 27, was found in her apartment in the 5600 block of Yale, stabbed several times. Two children, ages three and eight months old, were ne ... More >>

The Rise of Single-Dish Restaurants in America

Like it or leave it, restaurants specializing in macaroni and cheese -- that ultimate "white people comfort food," as my baffled brown friends call it -- are becoming increasingly popular across the United States. From Connecticut's J.B. Mack, which bills itself as "America's 1st Macaroni and Cheese ... More >>

Health Department Roundup: Heights Edition

This car is a chick magnet, if you are also a chick.​Last week there weren't too many reports to work with; this week, for some reason, there are enough health inspections online to focus on individual parts of town and not run out of material. So this week's roundup will spotlight the Heights ... More >>

Down House Isn't Open, But You Can Eat There

Would you say we have a plethora of breakfast?​Down House has been seating folks for breakfast and lunch for approaching three weeks now. But, the restaurant is still in its soft-opening period despite running a wait during lunch this week. In fact, according to General Manager Forrest deSpa ... More >>

Health Department Roundup

"WTF is a churro?"​Last week we couldn't bring you the roundup because the city slacked on updating its inspection records. The most logical explanation is the Memorial Day holiday threw off the schedules of those responsible for updating the site. But we're more inclined to believe that god i ... More >>

Top 5: Restaurants You May Not Know

Esther's.​Houston has an endless amount of restaurants--some popular, some trendy, some bad, and some just average. I love finding great places that not many people know about or ones that just don't get much attention. These are my Top 5: Restaurants You May Not Know. 5. El Hidalguense V ... More >>

“Dodransbicentennial”

Sampler Plate: This Week in Food Blogs

Each week, we put together a sampler plate of the most interesting links from both local and national food blogs. Know a blog we should be paying particular attention to? Leave the address in the comments section below. Examiner: I wasn't the only one to be surprised by how good Hasta la Pasta's en ... More >>

An Egg a Day Is Now Okay

modomatic​I love eggs. I would eat them in a box, with a fox, in a house, with a mouse, here, there, and everywhere - if they weren't loaded with cholesterol. But earlier this week the USDA released surprising findings from a recent nutritional re-evaluation, reporting that modern-day eggs a ... More >>

Openings & Closings: January 2011

​As the first month of the new year ended, restaurant openings picked up and Houston saw a busy week for new places. At long last, Philippe (1800 Post Oak Boulevard, 713-439-1000) has finally opened its doors. And lest you think the food is out of your price range, check out the bargain-price ... More >>

Breakfast with Santa Claus at Yale Street Grill

​As mentioned earlier this week, Yale Street Grill (2100 Yale, 713-861-3113) is one of my favorite places to grab a low-key breakfast. But not just for chicken fried steak. I can still remember the first time my father took me to Yale Street as a child. That first visit was for milkshakes, an ... More >>

Blissful Ecstasy

The Best Restaurants to Eat Chicken Fried Steak for Breakfast

Photo by J.C. ReidThe enormous CFS at Triple A.​Although I certainly enjoy a good piece of chicken fried steak for dinner -- preferably served with homemade macaroni and cheese and fried okra -- there's something to be said for beginning your day with a plate full of it whether you're bleary-e ... More >>

"B-Sides: A Dialogue with Contemporary Photography"

First Look: Jus' Mac

​I have something to confess: I've been stalking Jus' Mac (2617 Yale) for quite some time now. I have basically used every excuse in the book for driving by the corner of 26th and Yale. As a diehard mac n' cheese fan, I have been very impatiently awaiting its opening. The building itself is ti ... More >>

Douglas Wayne Evans, 51, Bayou Body Count No. 211

Shot in the street at 3 a.m.​A man walking along a street in northwest Houston was shot in the head and killed early Sunday morning, police said.Douglas Wayne Evans, 51, was walking near Crosstimbers and Yale about 3 a.m. when a red Jeep Cherokee, driven by a woman, pulled up, police said they wer ... More >>

“Vanessa Estrada: Just Kidding Around”

Take another look at childhood

Health Department Roundup: "Hole In The Wall" Edition

​One of the joys of trawling health inspection reports is dredging up interesting, peculiar, and sometimes downright puzzling restaurant names. Inspectors found a few extra of those this week, so we throw them out for your perusal, along with a few repeat offenders to be wary of. A change of ... More >>

Health Dept. Roundup: Café Edition

​Put on your black-rimmed glasses (even if you don't need them) and bring a laptop: It's the café edition this week on Health Department Roundup. A June 10 inspection at Gina's Café (10370 Richmond Ave.) found an employee drinking from an open beverage container, contaminating his or her ha ... More >>

Live From The Local LCD Soundsystem Video Shoot

Photos by Craig Hlavaty​ Wednesday, the Funwunce art collective filmed a video for LCD Soundsystem's upcoming single "Home" off new LP This Is Happening. The video shoot took them through various locations around Houston, including Dirt Bar off Yale, where Rocks Off caught up with the cast and ... More >>

Tamler Sommers

A UH professor takes a stab at breaking down the idea of moral psychology

9 Days of Giftmas: Ladylike Things

Sick of corporate Christmas? Try shopping local. Hair Balls presents a 12-part series highlighting ideas for holiday gifts made and sold in Texas. Hair Balls doesn't want to perpetuate staid gender roles or anything, but sometimes you have to shop for someone a little more traditional, you know. Or ... More >>

Adam Richman

Anything you can eat, I can eat better

Health Department Roundup: Washington Corridor Edition

​Ever notice that the Washington Corridor is roughly but uncannily shaped like a pancreas, with Washington Avenue as its pancreatic duct? We did. Without further ado, a few Health Dept. violators from the area this week: According to its website, Bubba's Sports Bar and Grill (6225 Washington ... More >>

THE TAVERN'S BAY BREEZE

Stirred and Shaken: The Tavern's Bay Breeze

​I had been asked to leave establishments for unbecoming conduct, but never for trying to cover a place for the paper. So I was surprised when that happened at Dirt Bar (222 Yale, 713-426-4222), where media types are apparently not welcome -- at least not while on the job. The bartender told ... More >>

Health Department Roundup: Sometimes There's God Edition

​Believe it or not, trolling the Houston Health Department website for tidbits about dirty floors, missing hand-washing signs and spoiled animal parts is not always an invigorating activity. But sometimes, as Blanche Dubois says, there's God. Take a look at page one under Full Service Restaur ... More >>

Health Department Roundup: Giant Candle Edition

The violations in the Health Department's online reports aren't always clear (what exactly does "Unapproved use of 'V' threads on food contact surface" mean?), and they'll sometimes test your gag reflex ("Raw partially cooked food served or offered for sale"). But that's part of their charm. Here ar ... More >>

Chess Masters at UT-Brownsville

An open-admissions university has become a national powerhouse in the collegiate game.

“Perspectives 159: Superconscious, Automatisms Now”

Contemporary Arts Museum Houston lets the mind roam freely

Enso String Quartet

The Enso String Quartet tackles Ravel

"Peter Halley: New Paintings"

Baudrillard is dead, but Peter Halley's work is alive and well

Like Herding Sheep

De Niro takes a loooong, sloooow look at the history of the CIA

These Guys Are on Fire

Vodka Seven

Dirt Bar

Retro Tastes

Yale Street Grill

Sexy Socialites

Hold on to your weekend with the eye candy at Sundown

Best Rustic Furniture

Yubos

The Tao of Tea

An artist sees the world in black and white

Poodle Pact

Warring gays, straights and Hispanics snarl street-festival plans

Sunny Side Up

A customer steps in to keep traditions alive at the Yale St. Grill

Your Cheatin' Heart?

The Houston play ended. The allegations of plagiarism haven't.

Boneheaded

If it only had a brain: The Skulls struggles to form an original thought

The Woman George W. Bush Didn't Marry

The question is why

Megascreen Cinemas March In

Big complexes threaten end to neighborhood era

Easygoing George W. Bush

With help from Democrats Pete Laney and Bob Bullock, Bush has been a Republican governor Texans love. But who'll be his pals if he sets his sights on the presidency?

It's Jackie's Neighborhood

Attention, drunks, drug runners, cactus thieves, and other enemies of Sunset Heights: Jackie Harris is looking for you. And she's got her machete.

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