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  Taco Cabana Margaritapalooza: Review

  July 14 at 4 a.m.

  Taco Cabana introduced its Margarita Palooza on July 3, just in time for the Fourth of July weekend, as we reported here in the Houston Press. The two dollar price tag and promise of 12 different flavors was too much temptation for this writer and her husband to pass up,...

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  Take Out Reviews: Sticky's Chicken

  May 14 at 4:30 a.m.

  This column attempts to cover a wide variety of locally-owned Houston restaurants. We've reviewed takeout offerings from chef-driven fine dining establishments and local fast-food haunts. Some of our subjects have adopted takeout to survive in a post-COVID world, others are leveraging their existing takeout models to thrive in a down...

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  Take Out Reviews: Tornado Burger

  May 6 at 4 a.m.

  The stay home order is, within limits, over for some businesses, among them restaurants. While many eager freedom lovers will rush our city's dining rooms, masked and carefree, I'd wager a bet the rest of us will continue looking for drive-thrus and takeout for the foreseeable future. I certainly will...

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  Takeout Reviews: Common Bond’s Box Lunch FTW

  April 28 at 4 a.m.

  As this crisis continues, we continue to support our local restaurant industry in anyway we can, including by ordering takeout. I always work from home, but my husband does not. While I’m usually cool with a fried egg, toast and avocado for lunch and he's used to taking some mix...

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  Take Out Reviews: Riel [UPDATED]

  April 7 at 4 a.m.

  As this crisis continues, we're wading into unchartered territory. This once-in-a-generation pandemic is shutting entire industries down for longer than we've ever seen. Hospitality, in particular fine dining, is suffering perhaps the worst depression in the industry's history as restaurants in some cities go into their fourth or fifth weeks...

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  Take Out Reviews: Fat Bao

  March 31 at 4 a.m.

  You may find, during these difficult times, that you miss not only your daily routine but also the spontaneous, "once in while" type things you inadvertently took for granted. For me, this has meant certain restaurants and their associated experiences — the intimacy and pleasure of sushi from the counter,...