Heights/Garden Oaks/Oak Forest

[SydneyCarton 48051]

16 hours ago, Catdaddyhorn said:

What's being built next to McIntyre's off of Bevis between 19th & 20th?

I don't have any new information, but like 2 or so years ago that property was sold and was supposed to become another outpost for Beer Market Co. I'm assuming they finally got their financing in order and started renovations. But that's old news, it could have been in turnaround and sold to someone else. This is where you miss Swamplot. 

[elfenix 34221]

4 hours ago, SydneyCarton said:

This is where you miss Swamplot. 

RIP

 

On 11/21/2019 at 1:51 PM, Nice Guy Eddie said:

no free bags at the checkout. bring your own, or walk out with groceries in your hand

after reading that, in places with bag bans in place, that a large number of people weren't using bags at all (either disposable or reusable), i decided they're mostly useless for a lot of people.  when you're in a store, you have a cart.  you can take that cart out to the parking lot at most places.  then you deposit the items in your trunk.  then you drive home and park right next to your house.  the only thing bags do is keep items from rolling around in your trunk and give you fewer trips from your car into your house.  which can be easily replaced by a cardboard box or plastic bin. 

Edited December 3, 2019 by elfenix

[elfenix 34221]

On 11/13/2019 at 8:02 PM, elfenix said:

really wish they'd put the street through back there so you don't have to fight your way through I-10 (or cross the tracks) to get from target to kroger

 

On 11/14/2019 at 10:55 AM, SydneyCarton said:

Yeah.. I work off Sawyer Street. being able to access that through back streets without going down to Montrose and through Kroger would be fucking wonderful. Maybe there will be connectors opened up as they complete the new apartment constructions that are literally all over the area right now. 

 

crockett now has a ramp to oliver street.  as of yesterday has some plastic barricades across it while the apartments are being completed.  but it's there.

[SydneyCarton 48051]

7 minutes ago, elfenix said:

 

 

crockett now has a ramp to oliver street.  as of yesterday has some plastic barricades across it while the apartments are being completed.  but it's there.

Wait, how does that work? Those streets don't intersect and are far away from each other? Help me understand where this bridge is, kind sir.

[elfenix 34221]

1 hour ago, SydneyCarton said:

Wait, how does that work? Those streets don't intersect and are far away from each other? Help me understand where this bridge is, kind sir.

right next to the SW corner of target.  only needed about 10 yards of new pavement.  i called it a ramp because there's a little bit of an elevation change. 

[Storm the Field 5289]

More booze coming to Wakefield. Just saw on FB that the big red warehouse next to Crow Bar has been leased to a whiskey distillery.

 

[dhornf 52]

Jellyfish, sushi place,  just opened in old Flying Pho spot. Will be interesting to see if it works out.

[Storm the Field 5289]

2 minutes ago, dhornf said:

Jellyfish, sushi place,  just opened in old Flying Pho spot. Will be interesting to see if it works out.

Just saw something about that. I had no idea that was even a thing and I feel like I've driven by there fairly recently. I keep pretty well up to date on area restaurant developments and never saw any mention of them. Doesn't look like they even have a website or any social media pages. 

[Mez2 4023]

Saw it today for the first time driving to work today,  shocked flying pho didn't last. 

I know it's probably been mentioned but saw the halal guys sign up,  f the haters I dig that place. Happy to welcome them to the hood

[billfromlaketravis 11444]

2 hours ago, Mez2 said:

Saw it today for the first time driving to work today,  shocked flying pho didn't last. 

I know it's probably been mentioned but saw the halal guys sign up,  f the haters I dig that place. Happy to welcome them to the hood

RIP Toasted, Flying Pho’s predecessor. Fantastic bagels and smears, French press coffee, and fresh orange juice. If NY Bagel Shop and Hot Bagel are A Houston bagels, Toasted was a solid B+.

[billfromlaketravis 11444]

10 hours ago, Storm the Field said:

More booze coming to Wakefield. Just saw on FB that the big red warehouse next to Crow Bar has been leased to a whiskey distillery.

 

I mean it’s cool for the neighborhood, but where are they going to build the rickhouse(s)? There’s no room. 

[patrickdrinksbeer 788]

I mean it’s cool for the neighborhood, but where are they going to build the rickhouse(s)? There’s no room. 

there’s probably 20,000 square feet of warehouse at that address.

[billfromlaketravis 11444]

6 hours ago, patrickdrinksbeer said:

there’s probably 20,000 square feet of warehouse at that address.

Hmm, interesting. If they can pay the taxes on it, they’d have enough room for 10,000 barrels. 

[Nice Guy Eddie 13506]

I assume the distillery will just be buying whiskey from the large alcohol manufacturers and then selling it at that location. I suppose they can start producing new whiskey at this site but it won’t be ready for some time. This adds some authenticity to the inevitable tour and tasting room experience.

fyi, buying alcohol from others and putting in your bottles is common.  Or even just put it thru 1 more distilling process at your location before bottling. I read a rumor that Tito’s does that latter.

[Js1 85258]

9 hours ago, billfromlaketravis said:

RIP Toasted, Flying Pho’s predecessor. Fantastic bagels and smears, French press coffee, and fresh orange juice. If NY Bagel Shop and Hot Bagel are A Houston bagels, Toasted was a solid B+.

Fucking loved Toasted when i lived in GO. 

[SydneyCarton 48051]

Interesting addition to Patrick's Hood. That area already is pretty unique, and it's wonderful that the brewers and occupants all seem to loosely get along. There's Greater Heights and now Walking Stick, which has a great space. Next to Greater Heights there's a wine tasting room with a solid space for kids that the wife enjoys. You can do a really nice little afternoon crawl between Petrol Station, Walking Stick, Greater Heights, and the winery. Lots of food options between the places. And if you're a young, you can go to Wakefield Crowbar. Now a Distillery? Great little area. 

Is the Flying Dutchman bar still around, or whatever that tiny bar was on that street way back? Also, Catty Corner bar till I die. 

[billfromlaketravis 11444]

2 minutes ago, SydneyCarton said:

Interesting addition to Patrick's Hood. That area already is pretty unique, and it's wonderful that the brewers and occupants all seem to loosely get along. There's Greater Heights and now Walking Stick, which has a great space. Next to Greater Heights there's a wine tasting room with a solid space for kids that the wife enjoys. You can do a really nice little afternoon crawl between Petrol Station, Walking Stick, Greater Heights, and the winery. Lots of food options between the places. And if you're a young, you can go to Wakefield Crowbar. Now a Distillery? Great little area. 

Is the Flying Dutchman bar still around, or whatever that tiny bar was on that street way back? Also, Catty Corner bar till I die. 

Flying Dutchman is long gone now. 

[SydneyCarton 48051]

1 minute ago, billfromlaketravis said:

Flying Dutchman is long gone now. 

Sigh. I always meant to check it out but never got around to it.

At least I have what I assume is it's spiritual kin nearby, in Shady Acres saloon. 

Edited December 12, 2019 by SydneyCarton

[billfromlaketravis 11444]

9 minutes ago, SydneyCarton said:

Sigh. I always meant to check it out but never got around to it.

At least I have what I assume is it's spiritual kin nearby, in Shady Acres saloon. 

Big Star Bar, The Shiloh Club, and Tall Texan are actual, real dive bars and still going strong. 

[SydneyCarton 48051]

2 minutes ago, billfromlaketravis said:

Big Star Bar, The Shiloh Club, and Tall Texan are actual, real dive bars and still going strong. 

Oh, I know my man. I've got too many Big Star blank nights to remember, and quite a few at the Tall Texan. Doesn't mean I still wouldn't have liked to have bellied up at the Dutchman. C&F Drive In also fits that description a little further east. 

[Storm the Field 5289]

11 hours ago, billfromlaketravis said:

RIP Toasted, Flying Pho’s predecessor. Fantastic bagels and smears, French press coffee, and fresh orange juice. If NY Bagel Shop and Hot Bagel are A Houston bagels, Toasted was a solid B+.

Toasted's breakfast bagels and lunchtime sandwiches were great, but their coffee was not good and tasted burnt, IMO, which is a pretty big problem if you're supposed to be a coffee shop. Whenever I'd stop by in the mornings to grab a quick breakfast, it was not uncommon for me to be the only patron.

[billfromlaketravis 11444]

1 hour ago, Storm the Field said:

Toasted's breakfast bagels and lunchtime sandwiches were great, but their coffee was not good and tasted burnt, IMO, which is a pretty big problem if you're supposed to be a coffee shop. Whenever I'd stop by in the mornings to grab a quick breakfast, it was not uncommon for me to be the only patron.

Yep. It was never crowded. For the word go, I knew they were in trouble. 
 

Not the best coffee, but I’ll give them credit for using a French press. 

[DCA_HORN 725]

Oh, I know my man. I've got too many Big Star blank nights to remember, and quite a few at the Tall Texan. Doesn't mean I still wouldn't have liked to have bellied up at the Dutchman. C&F Drive In also fits that description a little further east. 

After stumbling accidentally into that blue house that is a cantina and the couple of shootings out side the lei low recently I've decided to hold off on c and f. How is it? The rose garden though is hilarious. Pretty sure it hasnt changed in 45 years.

[SydneyCarton 48051]

Just now, DCA_HORN said:

7 hours ago, SydneyCarton said:

Oh, I know my man. I've got too many Big Star blank nights to remember, and quite a few at the Tall Texan. Doesn't mean I still wouldn't have liked to have bellied up at the Dutchman. C&F Drive In also fits that description a little further east. 

After stumbling accidentally into that blue house that is a cantina and the couple of shootings out side the lei low recently I've decided to hold off on c and f. How is it? The rose garden though is hilarious. Pretty sure it hasnt changed in 45 years.

Ha. Nothing so spectacular I'd go out of my way to go there and risk shooting. Ironically, a group of us ended up there a few years back (4-5) when we tried to Sunday Funday at Lei Low, and it didn't open until like 4 or 5. So we killed a few hours there playing pool. I'd say it's basically an analog to Catty Corner in a much more sketchy area of town: indoor/outdoor space, pool, cheap beer. It isn't worth getting shot over. 

[patrickdrinksbeer 788]

There's Greater Heights...Next to Greater Heights...You can do a really nice little afternoon crawl between Petrol Station, Walking Stick, Greater Heights... 

Also, Dude, Greater Heights is not the preferred nomenclature. Great Heights, please.

[MaybeACoordinator 8349]

Check out Sundown Saloon and TA's Cargo Club if you like old-school dives.

[Storm the Field 5289]

17 hours ago, patrickdrinksbeer said:

 

Also, Dude, Greater Heights is not the preferred nomenclature. Great Heights, please.

 

Like you would know. 

[Mez2 4023]

i miss the dutchman and red's. 

[Storm the Field 5289]

Couple more area restaurant openings this week.

Halal Guys located in Junk Food Alley on Ella has soft opened. Official opening this weekend.

Yet another brand new sushi place opens today on 11th Street @ Ashland. https://www.handohtx.com/

Oh, and Jellyfish, which we were talking about last week, finally got a website. https://www.jellyfishsushi.com/

[MaybeACoordinator 8349]

What is the deal with that La Hacienda place on 27th or thereabouts near Ella? It's a huge place in a hot neighborhood and it's been there a long time, but I have never, ever heard anybody talk about it. Tony's, Tecate, El Sombrero, and Alma Latina all have their fans, and I've been to all those places myself...But I've never been to La Hacienda and it's word of mouth is nil.

[patrickdrinksbeer 788]

What is the deal with that La Hacienda place on 27th or thereabouts near Ella? It's a huge place in a hot neighborhood and it's been there a long time, but I have never, ever heard anybody talk about it. Tony's, Tecate, El Sombrero, and Alma Latina all have their fans, and I've been to all those places myself...But I've never been to La Hacienda and it's word of mouth is nil.

that’s a great question and i agree with everything you wrote. i have no clue.

[UTPhil2006 3801]

Alma Latina has fans?  I heard @Mez2 and @tx 3 putt hate the place

[Nice Guy Eddie 13506]

I like Alma Latina but I have seen the service get bad when it's packed.  Go at of hours, or when they open for breakfast.

[tx 3 putt 76859]

I’m a fan of alma latinas breakfast 

Edited December 20, 2019 by tx 3 putt

[UTPhil2006 3801]

1 hour ago, Nice Guy Eddie said:

I like Alma Latina but I have seen the service get bad when it's packed.  Go at of hours, or when they open for breakfast.

I like it too.  I was surprised the two of them, especially Mez, didn't comment faster.  Mez is there 8 times a week

[Mez2 4023]

I was there yesterday for lunch and last sunday for dinner. When you go as much as I do you get really good service and that's a big part of why I go, all the guys know me. The owner, Roy, gave me club seats to an Astros game for my birthday and will randomly ask me if I want to use their season tickets to various games. 

[SydneyCarton 48051]

Pretty sure La Hacienda is a front for drugs. I’m amazed it’s still open. My buddy had his iPhone stolen there, left it at the table, got to his car, realized he left it, went back in. The entire staff shrugged their shoulders and said they hadn’t seen anything. 
 

also the food sucks. Real badly. If they’re still open with no one ever being there it has to be drugs. 

[TexasMan 10891]

El Bolillo on Airline has great Mexican pastries. 

[mycox 582]

^^^not in the GOOF at all but yes, El Bolillo does have good pastries. 

[TexasMan 10891]

2 hours ago, mycox said:

^^^not in the GOOF at all but yes, El Bolillo does have good pastries. 

Technically in the Heights, according to Google Maps, but I get your point. At any rate, drive the extra couple of blocks to go get it. 

[DCA_HORN 725]

^^^not in the GOOF at all but yes, El Bolillo does have good pastries. 

Definitely not goof but you know anything inside the loop between 10 and 45 is the heights these days.

[GreenspointTexas 9598]

Everything is heights now

 

sawyer heights, buffalo heights, railway heights, greater heights, etc

 

without being a stickler, nothing outside of 610/45/i10 boundary is “the heights.”

 

thread title is accurate at least

[mycox 582]

Duh. I thought this was just the Oak Forest/Garden Oaks thread. Didn't realize Heights was included and was in the title. 

[billfromlaketravis 11444]

On 12/22/2019 at 3:00 PM, SydneyCarton said:

Pretty sure La Hacienda is a front for drugs. I’m amazed it’s still open. My buddy had his iPhone stolen there, left it at the table, got to his car, realized he left it, went back in. The entire staff shrugged their shoulders and said they hadn’t seen anything. 
 

also the food sucks. Real badly. If they’re still open with no one ever being there it has to be drugs. 

Probably better than Tony’s but... is it really? Tony’s serves breakfast so there is that. 

Cheap, good Mexican places are an endangered species in Houston. The word is out that you can charge $20 for fajitas and people will pay it all day long. 

[SydneyCarton 48051]

21 minutes ago, billfromlaketravis said:

Probably better than Tony’s but... is it really? Tony’s serves breakfast so there is that. 

Cheap, good Mexican places are an endangered species in Houston. The word is out that you can charge $20 for fajitas and people will pay it all day long. 

I mean, their food sucked AND they were thieves and liars. 
 

agreed, cheap and quality is harder and harder to find. Tony’s is still ok. Alma Latina. 
 

but if you want a good deal you’re headed to east Houston. 

[tx 3 putt 76859]

On 12/22/2019 at 3:24 PM, TexasMan said:

El Bolillo on Airline has great Mexican pastries. 

 Correct 

[tx 3 putt 76859]

26 minutes ago, billfromlaketravis said:

The word is out that you can charge $20 for fajitas and people will pay it all day long. 

$20 ????

whens the last time you’ve been to work tiempo or papasitos ?

[MaybeACoordinator 8349]

Went into Arandas the other night, in a kind of mellow, melancholy mood on a weekend night. I was starving and it was kinda late, and I thought I would have to deal with some raucous loud bachata music. Some of that modern crap you hear in the taquerias, and that is usually cranked up to ear-splitting on weekend nights. Nope: "Angel Flyin' Too Close to the Ground," "Are You Sure Hank Done It This Way," and some Johnny freaking Paycheck. A magical pairing of honky-tonk and tacos al pastor.

 I swear that Arandas is a different restaurant every time I go there, and that goes for the food too. It's like they have different recipes every time I go. 

[tx 3 putt 76859]

Imo, arandas has never been good 

[billfromlaketravis 11444]

2 hours ago, SydneyCarton said:

I mean, their food sucked AND they were thieves and liars. 
 

agreed, cheap and quality is harder and harder to find. Tony’s is still ok. Alma Latina. 
 

but if you want a good deal you’re headed to east Houston. 

Cantina Barba on Main is pretty reasonable. Similar menu and prices as Tierra Caliente, but a larger portion and better quality. They also make a really good cheeseburger for $5. 

Why Barba is constantly slammed is beyond me. I guess it’s too main stream for the hipsters.