Type of establishment: Bar that serves food.
Located: West Gray in Midtown
Summary:
The Junction used to be the Wet Spot years ago. They have good drinks. Their shrimp jammer, ribs, chicken wings, bacon wrapped quail, and sampler platters are some of the best basic bar grub you will get in the area. They have by far the best seasoned crawfish consistently this year in town. They make it how I like it -- spicy. If you like watching sports, they have televisions everywhere in addition to nice restrooms which isn't always a given at a bar.
Final thoughts: Try the shrimp jammers, crawfish, ribs, and quail.
Friday, April 12, 2013
El Rey Taqueria
Type of food: Mexican and Cuban
Location: on Washington at Shepherd (there are other locations throughout Houston)
website: http://www.elreytaqueria.com/
Summary: First off, I went her with a dear friend to get a quick bite to eat around midday last Sunday. Ordered a Lemonade, #10 (Ropa Viejo on corn) and #18 (Cuban taco with Chicken on Flour). It was so good. I loved the carmelization of the plantains that were in the Cuban taco in addition to the perfectly (unbland) black beans, rice, and chicken. Then you add onto that the juiciness of the roja viejo and perfection of the lemonade----I pretty much wanted to camp out at El Rey for the remainder of the day and to eat my way through the menu. I didn't stay because I had to do errands, but in less than a few hours later, I was at El Rey again ordering an iced tea and a large tortilla soup with another friend. The tortilla soup had awesome flavor and was good even without lime or cilantro (which says something); on top of it, the large was huge. I ended up having to take it home and have it for another meal. I am not complaining at all.
Final thoughts: This place is now a favorite. It has good prices and my mission is to try everything on the menu...
Location: on Washington at Shepherd (there are other locations throughout Houston)
website: http://www.elreytaqueria.com/
Summary: First off, I went her with a dear friend to get a quick bite to eat around midday last Sunday. Ordered a Lemonade, #10 (Ropa Viejo on corn) and #18 (Cuban taco with Chicken on Flour). It was so good. I loved the carmelization of the plantains that were in the Cuban taco in addition to the perfectly (unbland) black beans, rice, and chicken. Then you add onto that the juiciness of the roja viejo and perfection of the lemonade----I pretty much wanted to camp out at El Rey for the remainder of the day and to eat my way through the menu. I didn't stay because I had to do errands, but in less than a few hours later, I was at El Rey again ordering an iced tea and a large tortilla soup with another friend. The tortilla soup had awesome flavor and was good even without lime or cilantro (which says something); on top of it, the large was huge. I ended up having to take it home and have it for another meal. I am not complaining at all.
Final thoughts: This place is now a favorite. It has good prices and my mission is to try everything on the menu...
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