Guest KOKON Steel Posted March 31, 2005 Share Posted March 31, 2005 Probably Pizza Hut. End of discussion.K O K O N S t e e l Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
skwatra Posted March 31, 2005 Share Posted March 31, 2005 i like fred's italian corner on holcombe near rice. small family place, watch out for the hours. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
brijonmang Posted March 31, 2005 Share Posted March 31, 2005 I'd have to say Veneto's on Hwy 6 it was converted from an old willies icehouse and now has a great atmosphere, great food, and great staff. If you live in or around the copperfield/cypress area you should try it out. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Professional Hornblower Posted April 11, 2005 Share Posted April 11, 2005 i like fred's italian corner on holcombe near rice. small family place, watch out for the hours. <{POST_SNAPBACK}> Good call. Fred's is fan-ta-bu-lous. About $6 for lunch. Typically I get like a sausage/parmiagian sanwich, and it comes with chips, a soda, and a salad. It really is DELICIOUS and for the money...well you can't beat it. Family place so the people actually give a shyt about your feelings. If you have a boog on your fork, Mama will come out and personally wash it for you. Con: The interior is pretty drab. Crappy ceiling tiles. Interesting photo's on the wall however. Go here during lunch and you'll see a mix of scrubbed-out med center Yuppies, old retired folks from the neighborhood, and 2 or 3 homeless guys looking for free bread. OK, I'm kidding about that... there are no scrubbed-out people there. Seriously, EAT THERE YOU'LL THANK ME LATER WITH MONEY IF YOU'RE A DUDE OR YOUR MOUTH IF YOU'RE A CHICK. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spatrenella@monarchreporting.net Posted April 26, 2005 Share Posted April 26, 2005 Absolutely. Can't believe I forgot Patrenella's. They are great. No pretense, just great food. They nearly ruined this appeal with the failed attempt downtown a few years ago, though. I'm glad the West End location wasn't affected.As for Mia Bella -- it's a great, great place, too. The food is less authentic Italian and more Mediterranean-inspired Italian...if that makes sense. Mia Bella is like something you'd find in North Beach, SF. The menu is ecclectic, the ambiance is Victorian-era deli-counter and the service is white-linen, performed by tatooed hipsters. A cool mix that's suprisingly affordable.The menu is more traditional Italian down the street at Cava Bistro, which is run by the same people, I believe.<{POST_SNAPBACK}>Patrenella's on Jackson Hill is not connected or related to any of the Petrenella Brothers restaurants that were opened downtown, Southshore Harbour, and Galveston. Just for your own information. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dalparadise Posted April 26, 2005 Share Posted April 26, 2005 Patrenella's on Jackson Hill is not connected or related to any of the Petrenella Brothers restaurants that were opened downtown, Southshore Harbour, and Galveston. Just for your own information.<{POST_SNAPBACK}>Thank you. I suppose I should have noticed the spelling. I think I let my enthusiasm for Patrenella's get the best of me in hoping for good things from Petrenella's. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lowbrow Posted April 26, 2005 Share Posted April 26, 2005 Patrenella's on Jackson Hill is not connected or related to any of the Petrenella Brothers restaurants that were opened downtown, Southshore Harbour, and Galveston. Just for your own information.<{POST_SNAPBACK}>Yeah, I had since come into this information but forgot to update my post. Thanks for the heads up. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HeightsGuy Posted April 26, 2005 Share Posted April 26, 2005 No mention of Da Marco yet? It's at the top of my (and a lot of other people's) list. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dream Posted April 28, 2005 Share Posted April 28, 2005 I agree. Chef Marco has the best Italian food in Houston. I wish the restaurant was bigger and the tables were not so bunched together. The food is fantastic.Dream Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Professional Hornblower Posted May 9, 2005 Share Posted May 9, 2005 For your own information...that guy blowing his horn on Westheimer and Voss isn't related to me. I don't know who he is, but he can't hold a candle to me. Once day I got out of my Mercedes Benz SLK and challenged him to a horn-off duel. We played "Every Breath you Take" by Sting, on the horn. I know, I know, it was his choice. Anyway, I whooped him. Then I got back in my car and fired a nickel out the window into his face. Then I peeled out, propelling tiny concrete pebbles into his fat face. As I drove away I blared "Every Breath you Take" on the radio and laughed out the window at him.I wonder what ever happened to that loser. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Subdude Posted May 10, 2005 Share Posted May 10, 2005 I agree. Chef Marco has the best Italian food in Houston. I wish the restaurant was bigger and the tables were not so bunched together. The food is fantastic.DreamWhere is that located? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Professional Hornblower Posted May 10, 2005 Share Posted May 10, 2005 For your own information...that guy blowing his horn on Westheimer and Voss isn't related to me. I don't know who he is, but he can't hold a candle to me. Once day I got out of my Mercedes Benz SLK and challenged him to a horn-off duel. We played "Every Breath you Take" by Sting, on the horn. I know, I know, it was his choice. Anyway, I whooped him. Then I got back in my car and fired a nickel out the window into his face. Then I peeled out, propelling tiny concrete pebbles into his fat face. As I drove away I blared "Every Breath you Take" on the radio and laughed out the window at him.I wonder what ever happened to that loser.<{POST_SNAPBACK}>bump for humor Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gwilson Posted May 10, 2005 Share Posted May 10, 2005 Verona'sWestpark & Gessner. Excellent food.also, George's Pastaria. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KatieDidIt Posted May 10, 2005 Share Posted May 10, 2005 We loved Palazzo's, right there in the Briargrove area. Fresh, great food. Also a place that kids are welcome. BYOB still available.Wish we had something like it up here in the Woodlands. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Professional Hornblower Posted May 10, 2005 Share Posted May 10, 2005 We're talking about homeless people now. Let's stay on topic, please.*edited for content* Keep it clean, please. dbigtex56 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HeightsGuy Posted May 11, 2005 Share Posted May 11, 2005 Subdude:http://www.houstonpress.com/bestof/2004/be.../bestrest3.html Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RED ZONE Posted July 27, 2008 Share Posted July 27, 2008 Subdude:http://www.houstonpress.com/bestof/2004/be.../bestrest3.htmlHelp Please!!!! I am looking for any restaurant in the Houston metro area that makes a good meat Cannelloni. I have been unable to find many that even know what I am talking about. any suggestions? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
crunchtastic Posted July 27, 2008 Share Posted July 27, 2008 I'm almost positive Romano's on W. Gray does a veal canneloni--I haven't had any of their stuffed pasta, but they do a rollatini that's very good--and no one does that anymore. Really good food. I love those dudes, was just there last night. My mom's Sicilian, so I'm picky about these things. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
livincinco Posted July 27, 2008 Share Posted July 27, 2008 Pulcinella in Katy does a nice canneloni, but its made with chicken not meat. On the earlier thread, Simposio and DaMarco are my favorite Italian restaurants in town. Simposio for traditional Northern Italian and DaMarco for innovative different dishes. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jc281 Posted July 31, 2008 Share Posted July 31, 2008 Prego in villageCiros on i10Arturros in uptown Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Disastro Posted July 31, 2008 Share Posted July 31, 2008 (edited) I like Ninos/Vincent's (over on Dallas St., near Allen Pkwy) Consistently good food!http://www.ninos-vincents.com/Damian's (on Smith St., near downtown) is also excellent.http://www.damians.com/Collina's is great for pizza. Edited July 31, 2008 by Disastro Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
albertnurick Posted July 31, 2008 Share Posted July 31, 2008 My short list:AmiciGeorge's PastariaSpaghetti WesternLa BaraondaCarrabba's (Kirby and Voss locations only)Damian'sIMO Da Marco is overrated. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
swtsig Posted August 1, 2008 Share Posted August 1, 2008 Prego in villageCiros on i10Arturros in uptowni had the best soft shell crab i've ever had in my life at prego... dying to go back there.amerigos in the woodlands is fantastic (or at least it used to be... haven't been in a few years). owner is a very good family friend.never been, but i've been told by numerous people that da marco's is the best italian restaurant in town, bar none. sorrento's down the street is decent as well. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pachanga Posted August 6, 2008 Share Posted August 6, 2008 Well, it was Pino's for me.....but that is no longer there so I vote for Michaelangelo's. ditto...... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rsb320 Posted August 6, 2008 Share Posted August 6, 2008 We have many great Italian restaurants, but I'm going to vote for Arturo's Uptown and Carrabba's on Kirby. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
memebag Posted August 6, 2008 Share Posted August 6, 2008 Carrabba's on Kirby used to be really good. After they franchised, it stayed good for a while, but then the quality started going downhill. The last few times I went the pasta was soggy and the desert was bland. And it was just too goddamned loud to stay in there for an entire meal. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
skwatra Posted August 6, 2008 Share Posted August 6, 2008 i thought the carrabba family still owned the Kirby location? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
musicman Posted August 6, 2008 Author Share Posted August 6, 2008 i thought the carrabba family still owned the Kirby location?last time i was there they sure did. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
memebag Posted August 6, 2008 Share Posted August 6, 2008 i thought the carrabba family still owned the Kirby location?I'm not saying they don't own it. I'm just saying it isn't worth eating at anymore. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rsb320 Posted August 6, 2008 Share Posted August 6, 2008 Carrabba's on Kirby used to be really good. After they franchised, it stayed good for a while, but then the quality started going downhill. The last few times I went the pasta was soggy and the desert was bland. And it was just too goddamned loud to stay in there for an entire meal.The Kirby and Woodway locations are not franchised, they're still owned by Johnny and Damian. I agree that it's loud and always has been, but the last time I ate there (fairly recently) the food quality was excellent.Outback owns the other Carrabba's. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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