Hows Lulu's? We're going pre Tyler Childers.

Ducks4brkfast said:

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Hows Lulu's? We're going pre Tyler Childers.

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I have had two people give me the thumbs down on this place.... take that for what it's worth. I haven't been

Lulus is owed by Armando with his first concept being in Round Top. He loves catering to an upper echelon crowd so I have little patience's for the individual. Some items are good on the menu but really think there are better choices elsewhere.

Ducks4brkfast said:

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Hows Lulu's? We're going pre Tyler Childers.

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Not sure about Houston location but the one in round top sucks imo. Food tastes like it's been sitting under heat lamps. For the prices I expect way better Italian. For that reason I'd venture to say the Houston one isn't much better

Checks out as the women we're going with a notorious for making terrible decisions.

Actually totally agree.

Is the Houston Mandolas related or affiliated with the Austin locations?

Spaghetti Western's pasta man special will always have a special place in my heart.

Related by blood. No idea if they share recipes or sourcing.

Shallowminded14 said:

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Spaghetti Western's pasta man special will always have a special place in my heart.

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save yourself the hassle and just go next door to T-Bones for fried mozzarella sticks and buckets of beer.

We tried Da Vinci's last weekend after reading all the reviews on here.

Food was good, service was good. It's a quirky little place but I would definitely go back.

Pane e Vino is probably #2 behind Da Vinci's out that way.

I totally forgot I started this thread and was shocked to see it at the top of page one

jetch17 said:

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Adriatic cafe

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This is the one I was going to add. Very solid.

David Happymountain said:

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Shallowminded14 said:

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Spaghetti Western's pasta man special will always have a special place in my heart.

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save yourself the hassle and just go next door to T-Bones for fried mozzarella sticks and buckets of beer.

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TBones slaps on Wednesdays w/ $12 burger, fries and a beer plus all day happy hour.

RIP Carmelo's.

That place was solid.

Houston may be the worst major city for Italian food in the entire world.

Say what you want about the building, the dated decor etc. Damian's puts out an excellent meal. That shrimp and linguini they make warms my heart.

Mezza Notte located at Louetta & Grant in Cypress

Stat Monitor Repairman said:

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Houston may be the worst major city for Italian food in the entire world.

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tier II level horrible tineboard take. not up there with the "my backyard steaks" and "no fresh sushi here", but still solid effort.

Dubai was bare desert in 1984 and still has better Italian than houston.

How is that possible?

Stat Monitor Repairman said:

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Houston may be the worst major city for Italian food in the entire world.

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You should hang out with the guy in the other thread that says there isn't any good Mexican food here.

TXAG 05 said:

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Stat Monitor Repairman said:

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Houston may be the worst major city for Italian food in the entire world.

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You should hang out with the guy in the other thread that says there isn't any good Mexican food here.

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That I will argue. We good on mexican. Italian, not so much.

Stat Monitor Repairman said:

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TXAG 05 said:

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Stat Monitor Repairman said:

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Houston may be the worst major city for Italian food in the entire world.

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You should hang out with the guy in the other thread that says there isn't any good Mexican food here.

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That I will argue. We good on mexican. Italian, not so much.

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Guys, I just got back from Oklahoma City for a work trip.

To complain that Houston doesn't have any good _insert_ethnic_food_group_here_ is just nonsense.

I spent nearly a whole week eating variations of burgers and knock off cajun food. I'd be happy with anything a notch above olive garden and on the border at this rate.

After visiting a salata first.

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Stat Monitor Repairman said:

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TXAG 05 said:

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Stat Monitor Repairman said:

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Houston may be the worst major city for Italian food in the entire world.

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You should hang out with the guy in the other thread that says there isn't any good Mexican food here.

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That I will argue. We good on mexican. Italian, not so much.

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Guys, I just got back from Oklahoma City for a work trip.

To complain that Houston doesn't have any good _insert_ethnic_food_group_here_ is just nonsense.

I spent nearly a whole week eating variations of burgers and knock off cajun food. I'd be happy with anything a notch above olive garden and on the border at this rate.

After visiting a salata first.

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Thank you. The commenter above complaining about Houston's Italian food has never been to El Paso, clearly.

Stat Monitor Repairman said:

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Dubai was bare desert in 1984 and still has better Italian than houston.

How is that possible?

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It's not. That's how.

This board just has a lot of drama queens struggling to sound worldly whenever any particular food genre is discussed.

Didn't read the thread, but i think Giacomo's Cibo e Vino is fantastic.

Stat Monitor Repairman said:

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If it's Thursday lunch then Sacred Heart at Airline and Crosstimbers

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Not to drag a favorite of yours, but the lunch we went to years ago at this church is a running joke between me and my coworkers.

Overpriced and also not any good.

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Stat Monitor Repairman said:

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If it's Thursday lunch then Sacred Heart at Airline and Crosstimbers

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Not to drag a favorite of yours, but the lunch we went to years ago at this church is a running joke between me and my coworkers.

Overpriced and also not any good.

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Well it wasn't a church so you obviously never went there, but nice try at the classic Tine Board "I KNOW ALL FOOD AND PLACE YOU LIKE SUX!!! DERP A HERP DERP"

schmendeler said:

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Didn't read the thread, but i think Giacomo's Cibo e Vino is fantastic.

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On my "don't even bother" list if it has your endorsement.

Of course, you probably didn't even eat there.

I definitely went. I'm sorry I used a casual descriptor like the word "church" for the gathering hall/kitchen of a religious organization.

I had been excited to try it after reading Robb Walsh's story about it years earlier. I picked it to be my "birthday lunch", and my boss treated.

It was a major disappointment for all three of us. And continues to be a running joke when we talk about bad lunches we've had.

You sound pretty emotionally invested in it, so I'm glad you're getting personal fulfillment from it, though.

You big mad!

The key to any successful Italian restaurant in Houston ...

Sugar.

Whats the max amount of sugar you pack into each dish?

Stat Monitor Repairman said:

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The key to any successful Italian restaurant in Houston ...

Sugar.

Whats the max amount of sugar you pack into each dish?

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If Clemenza uses sugar in his red gravy it's good enough for me.

Stat Monitor Repairman said:

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The key to any successful Italian restaurant in Houston ...

Sugar.

Whats the max amount of sugar you pack into each dish?

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well this is true for all restaurants in America! But there are plenty of dishes around town that don't rely on a sweet red sauce. but hey, maybe I'm wrong, I'm not of Italian descent and haven't ever been to Italy.