monkeemaven

The final picture of the first post is absolutely amazing. Looking at the area now, it's hard to believe that it was ever the boonies....

Indeed... I still tend to think of Pearland in terms Highway 35. Not that that wasn't fugly, too. Just fugly in a different way. (Alvin, of course, is the best part of Brazoria county.)

I LOVE Krystal burgers - had more than my rightful share on a road trip last summer. Probably had two dozen Krystals on a three-day trip to Pensacola and as many again when going through Memphis a couple weeks later. So naturally I was thrilled to read that some were making their way to Houston. Unfortunately, the location they picked was not the greatest. I went twice, about a month apart, and the customer service was always horrible. The first time (several months after the place opened!) the employees were absolutely clueless; the second time, one employee (who apparently ate up almost her entire paycheck in burgers and seemed suprised that her pay was only a few dollars) and the manager had a massive fight right in the middle of the joint instead of taking it out back. (And we were served by the same clueless employee as the first time, still clueless a month later!) So I'm not surprised that Houston did not greet Krystal with the respect they deserved - that franchise is NOT operated to the same standard as any other I've been at. White Castles are blah. At least, the few I had when in Missouri were underwhelming. The bread was too pasty. Not enough onions and make me add more mustard??? moo. Then again, only ate there once, so it might've been a bad batch. Carl's Jr / Hardy's would be great, though. Love 'em! And if you saw Krystals in a vending machine... you had BETTER give more details! I might just have to go up to campus with my brother again someday!