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  First Look at Lúa Viet Kitchen

  December 3 at 5 a.m.

  I've driven past Lúa Viet Kitchen on West Alabama dozens of times during its construction phase and through its opening, but it wasn't until I was struck by a craving for tofu vermicelli and it was an easy four minute drive away that I finally stepped inside. Given that I already have...

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  First Look: Flower Child Uptown

  October 3 at 5 a.m.

  It seems like we Houstonians are always skirting around construction, whether we be in Downtown, Midtown, Uptown or south of town. The suburbs aren't much better. From my home, I can grab the Sam Houston Tollway toward the Galleria and be flying along at 70  miles an hour, then hit...

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  First Look at Pizza Motus

  October 1 at 5 a.m.

  If you weren't one of the millions of visitors to Italy this summer, you're in luck because Pizza Motus, the new Roman-style pizza shop in West U, may do a decent job of temporarily transporting you. Roman pizza is a relatively novel addition to Houston. Pizza al taglio (by the...

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  First Look at Shabu Zone, The New All-You-Can-Eat Shabu Shabu Restaurant in Asiatown

  September 11 at 5 a.m.

  If buffet is your thing, you’ve probably already hit the popular standard all-you-can-eat (AYCE) joints around Asiatown by now: Little Sheep Mongolian for hot pot, Jin Korean BBQ for Korean barbecue, 75 BBQ and Hot Pot Buffet for Korean barbecue and hot pot, and Kim Son for their for Vietnamese...

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  Vibrant Opens in Montrose

  August 30 at 6 a.m.

  Not long ago, Kelly Barnhart was an assistant curator at the Museum of Fine Arts Houston. Today, she's the owner, designer, and creative director of Montrose's newest dining concept. Part restaurant, part art gallery, Vibrant opened its doors to the public this week with high hopes for its health focused,...

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  First Look: Ranch Bar + Kitchen in Cypress

  August 7 at 4 a.m.

  When we moved to the Cypress area ten years ago, we noticed a place called The Vintage Pub within a ten- minute walk from our house. We thought maybe we would have a new "local" as the Brits say where we could walk in and be saluted a la Norm...