Urbannizer Posted September 26, 2015 Share Posted September 26, 2015 Hopdoddy's coming to ROD! http://houston.culturemap.com/news/restaurants-bars/09-25-15-popular-austin-based-burger-joint-appears-headed-to-houstons-river-oaks-district/?utm_source=sf_twitter 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
asubrt Posted September 26, 2015 Share Posted September 26, 2015 Hopdoddy's coming to ROD! http://houston.culturemap.com/news/restaurants-bars/09-25-15-popular-austin-based-burger-joint-appears-headed-to-houstons-river-oaks-district/?utm_source=sf_twitter Awesome. This place is really fantastic, for those who haven't been there. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
august948 Posted September 26, 2015 Share Posted September 26, 2015 Awesome. This place is really fantastic, for those who haven't been there.The article says they're known for boozy milkshakes. Anyone tried one? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Naviguessor Posted September 26, 2015 Share Posted September 26, 2015 Now you've got my attention. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Montrose1100 Posted September 27, 2015 Share Posted September 27, 2015 The article says they're known for boozy milkshakes. Anyone tried one?Mmmm milk & alcohol. Tastes even better coming back up. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
swtsig Posted September 27, 2015 Share Posted September 27, 2015 (edited) Hopdoddy is overrated. Ya the burgers are pretty good but they're definitely no better than bernies and definitely not better than lankford. Every time I see a line 100 people deep at the south congress location I'm reminded at how much austonians buy into their own BS. Edited September 27, 2015 by Urbannizer Moved last sentence regarding Waldorf to correct topic 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
august948 Posted September 28, 2015 Share Posted September 28, 2015 I haven't made it to lankford yet, but the gold standard for me is the BP prime burger at Beck's Prime. I haven't found one to top that here or in Austin (or anywhere else). 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post uscats35 Posted September 28, 2015 Popular Post Share Posted September 28, 2015 (edited) Had to report the security used at River Oaks District for profiling me today! I went and parked in public garage and as soon as i got out of car a security person asked me where i was going. I told him i was going to Cartier and he asked if i was buying something" I told him if i saw something i wanted i would make the decision then. He then said not to take it personal because his boss asked him to come and say that to me. I went in and looked around and talked to some of the employees and came out and the same guy came to me and said..."could you do me a favor and park on the 3rd level of the garage next time" I asked him why and he said his boss said that "the first level was for customers and employees" I told him again was a customer and he said his boss probably did not like my jeans, hcc t-shirt and loafers......(all new) I then told him i been to gas lamp district in san diego and buckhead atlanta in atlanta and never been treated in such a way. so i called the company and reported the company, and then called oliver mcmillan and reported to them and the project manager called me back and said he would handle the security company and keep apologizing. and i never mentioned i was black and very educated. He also gave me his direct number and said he would give me a personal tour of River Oaks district. I had to report this so it would not happen to anyone else hopefully.PS. no cars were on the 3rd level Edited September 28, 2015 by uscats35 11 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dcdude Posted September 28, 2015 Share Posted September 28, 2015 Had to report the security used at River Oaks District for profiling me today! I went and parked in public garage and as soon as i got out of car a security person asked me where i was going. I told him i was going to Cartier and he asked if i was buying something" I told him if i saw something i wanted i would make the decision then. He then said not to take it personal because his boss asked him to come and say that to me. I went in and looked around and talked to some of the employees and came out and the same guy came to me and said..."could you do me a favor and park on the 3rd level of the garage next time" I asked him why and he said his boss said that "the first level was for customers and employees" I told him again was a customer and he said his boss probably did not like my jeans, hcc t-shirt and loafers......(all new) I then told him i been to gas lamp district in san diego and buckhead atlanta in atlanta and never been treated in such a way. so i called the company and reported the company, and then called oliver mcmillan and reported to them and the project manager called me back and said he would handle the security company and keep apologizing. and i never mentioned i was black and very educated. He also gave me his direct number and said he would give me a personal tour of River Oaks district. I had to report this so it would not happen to anyone else hopefully.PS. no cars were on the 3rd levelGood for you! No one should have to put up with that BS... 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gene Posted September 28, 2015 Share Posted September 28, 2015 yikes! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Houston19514 Posted September 28, 2015 Share Posted September 28, 2015 That's crazy. Sounds like you handled it well, uscats. (And it sounds like Oliver McMillan responded appropriately too) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
uscats35 Posted September 28, 2015 Share Posted September 28, 2015 Thanks! I forgot to mention as i pulled in to park a white lady pulled right next to me and we both got out of our cars at the same time and she was never spoken to. ( not to make a race issue of the matter, but it is what it is )I also saw her in looking around as i was doing!btw! The security inside Cartier (different security company) said that part of iPic was above the store. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
monarch Posted September 28, 2015 Share Posted September 28, 2015 (edited) Had to report the security used at River Oaks District for profiling me today! I went and parked in public garage and as soon as i got out of car a security person asked me where i was going. I told him i was going to Cartier and he asked if i was buying something" I told him if i saw something i wanted i would make the decision then. He then said not to take it personal because his boss asked him to come and say that to me. I went in and looked around and talked to some of the employees and came out and the same guy came to me and said..."could you do me a favor and park on the 3rd level of the garage next time" I asked him why and he said his boss said that "the first level was for customers and employees" I told him again was a customer and he said his boss probably did not like my jeans, hcc t-shirt and loafers......(all new) I then told him i been to gas lamp district in san diego and buckhead atlanta in atlanta and never been treated in such a way. so i called the company and reported the company, and then called oliver mcmillan and reported to them and the project manager called me back and said he would handle the security company and keep apologizing. and i never mentioned i was black and very educated. He also gave me his direct number and said he would give me a personal tour of River Oaks district. I had to report this so it would not happen to anyone else hopefully.PS. no cars were on the 3rd level^^^ much obliged to you USCATS35, for exhibiting the courage and fortitude to bringing such a stunning and humiliating experience to light. i am most certain that by now, EVERY HAIFER, is keenly aware of just how much i love and am patiently awaiting the official grand opening of this GLAMOROUS / MAGNIFICENT ROD development. however, from one black american to another, if this has happened to me, i would soon be owning a small stake within OLIVER MCMILLAN! i simply cannot imagine being so openly and blatantly humiliated, in such a profound and shocking fashion... at such a prestigious retail development. it would certainly / literally take DAYS for me to calm down from such an episode. (you are a much better man than i am... for sure) i want you to go ahead an take your personal tour of this most gorgeous development. YOU DESERVE THIS! keep you head up, and thank you again for enlightening your fellow HAIFERS upon such a stunning episode. if i have stated it once, i shall state it again... KNOWLEDGE IS POWER! Edited September 28, 2015 by monarch 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Avossos Posted September 28, 2015 Share Posted September 28, 2015 ^^^ much obliged to you USCATS35, for exhibiting the courage and fortitude to bringing such a stunning and humiliating experience to light. i am most certain that by now, EVERY HAIFER, is keenly aware of just how much i love and am patiently awaiting the official grand opening of this GLAMOROUS / MAGNIFICENT ROD development. however, from one black american to another, if this has happened to me, i would soon be owning a small stake within OLIVER MCMILLAN! i simply cannot imagine being so openly and blatantly humiliated, in such a profound and shocking fashion... at such a prestigious retail development. it would certainly / literally take DAYS for me to calm down from such an episode. (you are a much better man than i am... for sure) i want you to go ahead an take your personal tour of this most gorgeous development. YOU DESERVE THIS! keep you head up, and thank you again for enlightening your fellow HAIFERS upon such a stunning episode. if i have stated it once, i shall state it again... KNOWLEDGE IS POWER! I've got to adjust my mental image of you now 8 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BigFootsSocks Posted September 28, 2015 Share Posted September 28, 2015 Had to report the security used at River Oaks District for profiling me today! I went and parked in public garage and as soon as i got out of car a security person asked me where i was going. I told him i was going to Cartier and he asked if i was buying something" I told him if i saw something i wanted i would make the decision then. He then said not to take it personal because his boss asked him to come and say that to me. I went in and looked around and talked to some of the employees and came out and the same guy came to me and said..."could you do me a favor and park on the 3rd level of the garage next time" I asked him why and he said his boss said that "the first level was for customers and employees" I told him again was a customer and he said his boss probably did not like my jeans, hcc t-shirt and loafers......(all new) I then told him i been to gas lamp district in san diego and buckhead atlanta in atlanta and never been treated in such a way. so i called the company and reported the company, and then called oliver mcmillan and reported to them and the project manager called me back and said he would handle the security company and keep apologizing. and i never mentioned i was black and very educated. He also gave me his direct number and said he would give me a personal tour of River Oaks district. I had to report this so it would not happen to anyone else hopefully.PS. no cars were on the 3rd levelDamn, and here I thought Houston wasn't as racist as other cities (especially in the South), but at the same time this is a development devoted to the 1% so I'm not surprised.Sorry that happened to you man. As a middle class white guy I can honestly say I have no idea what that feels like, but it's still a shame that kinda crap still happens. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Naviguessor Posted September 28, 2015 Share Posted September 28, 2015 Now, I've got to adjust my mental image of you. ;-) 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
monarch Posted September 29, 2015 Share Posted September 29, 2015 just loving the fact that HAIF is so very diverse! we're all cool here.... 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Avossos Posted September 29, 2015 Share Posted September 29, 2015 just loving the fact that HAIF is so very diverse! we're all cool here.... Cheers. I always wonder who else loves following the city's architecture, growth, and developments. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
uscats35 Posted September 29, 2015 Share Posted September 29, 2015 Thanks everyone for the encouraging support! I know it was only one person that needs help in that situation and it does not reflect as the for everyone working there. It was maybe the 3rd time in 50 years i personally had someone act in such a manner, so i responded and moved it in the past. This will really be a wonderful destination for all in houston, as well as visitors near and far. I can say that after watching how it opened and became a destination in atlanta, ga, I moved to houston 3 months ago from atlanta. I really liked shake shack's shakes and hope the hop doddy they are putting here instead has milkshakes just as good................. so anyway i am sure i will be walking around there and seeing many of you on this site. 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
monarch Posted September 29, 2015 Share Posted September 29, 2015 ^^^ you can count on it bro.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Houston? Posted September 29, 2015 Share Posted September 29, 2015 (edited) Well, I'm black too. I hope I'm not treated unfairly there. Sorry you had t go through that, USCATS35. Edited September 29, 2015 by Houston? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Howard Huge Posted September 29, 2015 Share Posted September 29, 2015 Had to report the security used at River Oaks District for profiling me today! I went and parked in public garage and as soon as i got out of car a security person asked me where i was going. I told him i was going to Cartier and he asked if i was buying something" I told him if i saw something i wanted i would make the decision then. He then said not to take it personal because his boss asked him to come and say that to me. I went in and looked around and talked to some of the employees and came out and the same guy came to me and said..."could you do me a favor and park on the 3rd level of the garage next time" I asked him why and he said his boss said that "the first level was for customers and employees" I told him again was a customer and he said his boss probably did not like my jeans, hcc t-shirt and loafers......(all new) I then told him i been to gas lamp district in san diego and buckhead atlanta in atlanta and never been treated in such a way. so i called the company and reported the company, and then called oliver mcmillan and reported to them and the project manager called me back and said he would handle the security company and keep apologizing. and i never mentioned i was black and very educated. He also gave me his direct number and said he would give me a personal tour of River Oaks district. I had to report this so it would not happen to anyone else hopefully.PS. no cars were on the 3rd levelSigh......I guess we know where the bouncers who got fired from Gaslamp in Midtown ended up working at..... 7 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BigFootsSocks Posted September 29, 2015 Share Posted September 29, 2015 Sigh......I guess we know where the bouncers who got fired from Gaslamp in Midtown ended up working at..... Brutal mate. But to OP, as a newcomer to Houston, I'll be honest and say it won't be your last crappy experience, but I hope that the good of our city can far outweigh the really bad. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HoustonIsHome Posted September 29, 2015 Share Posted September 29, 2015 Lots of chocolate on here.I'm black, foreign born, well educated, but I'm cheap, Lmao. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gene Posted September 29, 2015 Share Posted September 29, 2015 im vanilla as you can see from my pic but i love everyone and i better see all of you at the iPic!!! and omg so it IS above Cartier?!?! that is probably the same security guard that lied to me about their location!!!! doh!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
uscats35 Posted September 29, 2015 Share Posted September 29, 2015 lol....yes gene, it extends to the area right above Cartier. The entrance was further north, which was closed off to . The trees and landscape really give this development a unique feel. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bobruss Posted September 29, 2015 Share Posted September 29, 2015 Unfortunately we still have bigotry in this country, but hopefully this will turn some heads and the security guards boss will be reprimanded. That is just blatant profiling and in a city as diverse as Houston, shouldn't be happening. You were right to take a stand and thankfully Oliver McMillan handled it properly. 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Urbannizer Posted September 29, 2015 Share Posted September 29, 2015 http://houston-texas-us.blogspot.com/2015/09/river-oaks-district-sneak-pre-opening.html 9 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
monarch Posted September 29, 2015 Share Posted September 29, 2015 you're killing me urbannizer.... you're killing me! you know just how much i absolutely adore my ROD. this place is like a book of poetry to me. my perfect element.... 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
quietstorm Posted September 29, 2015 Share Posted September 29, 2015 Had to report the security used at River Oaks District for profiling me today! I went and parked in public garage and as soon as i got out of car a security person asked me where i was going. I told him i was going to Cartier and he asked if i was buying something" I told him if i saw something i wanted i would make the decision then. He then said not to take it personal because his boss asked him to come and say that to me. I went in and looked around and talked to some of the employees and came out and the same guy came to me and said..."could you do me a favor and park on the 3rd level of the garage next time" I asked him why and he said his boss said that "the first level was for customers and employees" I told him again was a customer and he said his boss probably did not like my jeans, hcc t-shirt and loafers......(all new) I then told him i been to gas lamp district in san diego and buckhead atlanta in atlanta and never been treated in such a way. so i called the company and reported the company, and then called oliver mcmillan and reported to them and the project manager called me back and said he would handle the security company and keep apologizing. and i never mentioned i was black and very educated. He also gave me his direct number and said he would give me a personal tour of River Oaks district. I had to report this so it would not happen to anyone else hopefully.PS. no cars were on the 3rd levelI'm sorry this happened to you :-(. I am glad you were able to get a response from management. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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