Cheap Eats

Unlimited tacos

Here's How You Can Win 15 Years of Free Torchy’s Tacos

What Texan would turn this down?

08/17/2021 By Shivani Parmar

HEALTH KICK

Original ChopShop to Open Two New Locations in Houston

The health food brand is looking to hire 70 people to join in their mission to inspire others to "Just Feel Good."

07/29/2021 By Shelby Stewart

Brain Freeze!

22 of Our Favorite Icy Treats Across Houston

These are some of our choices for the best ice cream, raspas, shaved ice, and other cool concoctions around town.

07/30/2020 By Joanna O'Leary and Timothy Malcolm

Ice Cheese

So, We Made (and Tasted) a Queso Popsicle

The question isn't 'How is it?' The question is 'Why?'

07/03/2019 By Timothy Malcolm

Just Desserts

Whataburger's Dr Pepper Shake Is What We Need Right Now

Whataburger needs to keep this shake on their menu forever.

04/09/2019 By Timothy Malcolm

Green With Envy

Houston Needs the Shamrock Shake

The popular St. Patrick's Day treat is nowhere to be found here.

03/14/2019 By Timothy Malcolm

Travel Tacos

On the Road: Breakfast Taco Perfection in Victoria

Down Highway 59 is a tiny spot serving up some serious breakfast eats.

06/15/2018 By Cory Garcia

Happiest Hour

Uchi Houston Rolls Out a New Sake Social Hour Menu

We took a tour of (almost) the entire Social Hour menu, for you.

04/06/2018 By Mai Pham

Morning Meals

At Dish Society, There is Such a Thing as Free Breakfast

From April 9-12, Dish Society is hooking you up with a free bite in the morning.

04/06/2018 By Joanna O'Leary

Burger Time

How Well Do You Know the History of Hamburgers?

From Egyptian ground beef to Houston's hottest patties, here's what you need to know.

06/19/2017 By Victoria Haneveer

Ice House

At Darlene's Shrimp Shack, Fried Shrimp Doesn't Get Any Fresher—No, Really

This food truck takes being a ~~farm~~ water-to-table restaurant quite literally.

05/25/2017 By Robb Walsh

Happy Hour Guide

7 of Our Favorite (and Most Diverse) Happy Hour Menus

From French frites on the cheap to Chinatown-style afternoon tea, happy hour goes global in Houston.

12/28/2016 By Alice Levitt

Happy Hour Guide

Better by the Dozen: The Cheapest (Good) Oysters in Houston

Oysters for a buck or less are one of the greatest Gulf Coast privileges of them all.

12/28/2016 By Alice Levitt

Fried Day

A Chick-fil-A Food Truck is Coming to Houston

2016 is finally looking merry and bright.

12/02/2016 By Jeanne Lyons Davis

Snow Falling on Houston

In Need of Nieves? Head to El Kiosko

The hard-to-find Mexican treat is a specialty at this Houston chain.

11/07/2016 By Alice Levitt

The Miracle of the Oil

A Short Hymn For Church’s Chicken’s Chicken Fried Steak

We sample the beefy dish with nothing on our tongues but "Hallelujah."

11/07/2016 By Joanna O'Leary

Island Time

Where Can You Get a Hawaiian Plate Lunch? In Katy, Actually

Aloha Pho serves exactly what it promises—the cuisines of Vietnam and America's volcanic archipelago.

11/01/2016 By Alice Levitt

Halloween

Sugar Rush: Vampire's Delight at SweetCup Gelato

How do grown-up sweet lovers celebrate Halloween? With a garlic-flavored dessert.

10/25/2016 By Alice Levitt

Elemental Eats

Sugar Rush: Raindrop Cake at Tea Bar & Organics

It's neither raindrop nor cake, but trendy dessert lovers can now try the fad favorite in Houston.

10/06/2016 By Alice Levitt

Listicles

Catching Up with the City's Best Cheap Eats, 25 Years Later

In October 1991, Houston Metropolitan ranked its favorite bargains in the Bayou City—and nearly half are still around today.

10/05/2016 By Katharine Shilcutt

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