cspwal Posted May 4, 2015 Posted May 4, 2015 Is the new midtown park fully open? The chain link fence is gone, people are using it, but one of the gates to the dog run is padlocked. (There's two gates but only one is padlocked) 1 Quote
cloud713 Posted May 5, 2015 Posted May 5, 2015 that is now "Bagby Park". "Midtown Park" is the former superblock site. Quote
cspwal Posted May 5, 2015 Author Posted May 5, 2015 Oh ok. It's still labeled Midtown park on Google, so I wasn't sure Quote
Chi-Char-Hou-Dal Posted June 24, 2019 Posted June 24, 2019 Nice! - looks like they are re-doing the park as well? fences off heavy equipment / midtown sign covered 1 Quote
hindesky Posted June 27, 2019 Posted June 27, 2019 (edited) I prefer a taco chilangos over the oversized ones from the Austin and Dallas transplant taco places. First time I went to Torchy's I ordered 3 of them not realizing that were burrito sized. Not that they weren't good but...damn I can't eat that much. Edited June 27, 2019 by hindesky 1 Quote
Joke Posted July 1, 2019 Posted July 1, 2019 Man, the service at Rico's was shitty. Food was not bad. Hopefully La Calle is more committed. Quote
mattyt36 Posted July 18, 2019 Posted July 18, 2019 On 6/24/2019 at 11:08 AM, Chi-Char-Hou-Dal said: Nice! - looks like they are re-doing the park as well? fences off heavy equipment / midtown sign covered Anybody know what is going on here? Also the “For Lease” sign is still up on Rico’s ... seems strange if La Calle has committed. Quote
mattyt36 Posted August 7, 2019 Posted August 7, 2019 Thank you Crockpot, I just saw that and of course came right here. I think it's worth noting from the article how much interest there was in the location and the other work going on at the park (a canopy and lighting over the stage and lawn modifications) from an article in the HBJ: Owner Ramon Soriano Tomka’s business was chosen out of 300 total initial applicants, he said. Those 300 were whittled down to 20 applicants chosen to provide a business plan and then eight finalist. In addition to updating the food kiosk, the Midtown Redevelopment Authority also is upgrading Bagby Park with changes such as the addition of a canopy and lighting to the stage, enhancing outdoor performances and lawn modifications, according to a June 9 blog post. The 5,000-square-foot dog park will remain open during the project, which is expected to be completed this fall. https://www.bizjournals.com/houston/news/2019/08/07/downtown-houston-taco-restaurant-to-open-second.html?ana=e_me_set1&j=89757171&t=Morning&mkt_tok=eyJpIjoiT0dKbE5EUTJPRGM0TVdZNCIsInQiOiIwSFwvZHFHQjBESFRDZWtkZmt2MGlPWkpxUnowczN6bDlSSVBkSUt5TlVTU21JNXRwRDlDSm4wREVqT3BcLzdBM252XC9JQVdNUU43Rm42ck0rODBybnd5dTJQZEp1YTQ2YW1UZkp4YWF0bUl4ZlwvWlBsSVZDTzQ1U1VzbVBqaXRPYWsifQ%3D%3D 4 Quote
kbates2 Posted August 10, 2019 Posted August 10, 2019 Did you guys notice the plans to put a beer garden on the roof? I got to see the renders, if it happens, it will be pretty awesome. 1 Quote
mattyt36 Posted August 10, 2019 Posted August 10, 2019 5 hours ago, kbates2 said: Did you guys notice the plans to put a beer garden on the roof? I got to see the renders, if it happens, it will be pretty awesome. Would be kind of small! Quote
BeerNut Posted April 6, 2020 Posted April 6, 2020 (edited) 1 hour ago, cspwal said: Is the whole park closed? The fence went around the entire park and there are boards covering the Midtown sign. Edited April 6, 2020 by BeerNut 1 Quote
wilcal Posted February 13, 2021 Posted February 13, 2021 La Calle Tacos from Downtown is expanding to the former Rico's spot: https://www.houstoniamag.com/travel-and-outdoors/2021/02/bagby-park-renovations-2021 3 Quote
Popular Post wilcal Posted August 4, 2021 Popular Post Posted August 4, 2021 La Calle has opened. Hefty crowd there tonight. Lots of misting fans. 10 1 Quote
staresatmaps Posted August 6, 2021 Posted August 6, 2021 Must be a lot of people excited to pay $25 for 3 mini tacos. Quote
hindesky Posted August 6, 2021 Posted August 6, 2021 55 minutes ago, staresatmaps said: Must be a lot of people excited to pay $25 for 3 mini tacos. If their prices are anything like their downtown restaurant, the prices are very reasonable and they are good. 4 Quote
wilcal Posted August 6, 2021 Posted August 6, 2021 Snagged another pic from Gray side when at the light on Wednesday 7 Quote
staresatmaps Posted August 6, 2021 Posted August 6, 2021 15 hours ago, hindesky said: If their prices are anything like their downtown restaurant, the prices are very reasonable and they are good. It's probably the most expensive taco shop in the entire city. Quote
Houston19514 Posted August 6, 2021 Posted August 6, 2021 (edited) Why do people come on forums such as this and flat out make up stuff, especially stuff that is so easily disproven?? I think we can mark staresatmaps down as "untrustworthy". (Perhaps he should spend more time staring at menus... ;-) Edited August 6, 2021 by Houston19514 4 1 Quote
Naviguessor Posted August 6, 2021 Posted August 6, 2021 (edited) Is @starsatmaps the same member who was so unnaturally pro-TacoBell in another forum? Edited August 6, 2021 by Naviguessor 1 Quote
TheSirDingle Posted August 6, 2021 Posted August 6, 2021 17 hours ago, staresatmaps said: Must be a lot of people excited to pay $25 for 3 mini tacos. 1 hour ago, staresatmaps said: It's probably the most expensive taco shop in the entire city. You sure about that? more like $25 for 15 😂 2 Quote
staresatmaps Posted August 6, 2021 Posted August 6, 2021 (edited) $10.99 for 5 tiny 1/3 sized tacos. Read some of their reviews. Show me another counter service place with the same prices for that size taco. You guys are funny... edit: The normal sized tacos on that menu are 3 for $12.99. $4.33 each. Edited August 6, 2021 by staresatmaps Quote
Houston19514 Posted August 6, 2021 Posted August 6, 2021 38 minutes ago, staresatmaps said: $10.99 for 5 tiny 1/3 sized tacos. Read some of their reviews. Show me another counter service place with the same prices for that size taco. You guys are funny... edit: The normal sized tacos on that menu are 3 for $12.99. $4.33 each. So when you said it was $25 for 3 mini tacos . . . that was just a lie. Thanks for confirming. 1 Quote
Naviguessor Posted August 7, 2021 Posted August 7, 2021 Just to belabor the point…I ran a quick check on the prices of a single taco at Fusion and Torchy’s…the cheapest I found was $3.75 (Fusion)and most expensive was $6.95 (also Fusion). So, La Calle, actually, seems to be charging about the going rate. Looking forward to giving this place a go. 3 Quote
staresatmaps Posted August 9, 2021 Posted August 9, 2021 On 8/6/2021 at 5:53 PM, Houston19514 said: So when you said it was $25 for 3 mini tacos . . . that was just a lie. Thanks for confirming. Ever heard of exaggeration? 1 1 Quote
Naviguessor Posted August 9, 2021 Posted August 9, 2021 Blatant false information, actually. Curious about your motive, actually. 1 Quote
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