ok, this is hands down my favorite thai restaurant in all of Houston!
It's a small unassuming little joint off westheimer a couple blocks down from montrose. It always seems to be SUPER quiet and not busy at all... maybe just the times I go or something, but man, I love the atmosphere, so cozy and quiet!
The food... oh the food!!! Absolutely amazing! You can completely tell that the cooks don't 'dumb down' this thai food for the american palate! It's how thai food should be - straight from the homeland! I took a friend there the other day and she said it was the BEST curry that she has ever had and I wholeheartedly agree!
Don't forget their special 'fish in a garden,' though! I actually got that twice in a row recently! It's a whole tilapia fillet, battered and fried with a super crispy and tasty shell, then covered with green onions, ginger, bamboo, and another green, forget what he called it, cashews, and as our first staff, Saxson, called it, the 'delicious magical sauce.' And how magical it is!!! soooo good!!!
I have NOT had a bad dish at Nidda! And I gotta say, the staff REALLY brings it all home for me, they are the nicest and cutest staff, and it matches the vibe of the place VERY well. They are a big FOBish, BUT they are clearly passionate about the food they serve and are VERYYYY obviously happy to serve such great food to you! It's a combination that really really works, trust me, just go and you'll understand what I'm talking about!
I still remember the first time Natalee told us about the sticky rice and mango dessert and the homemade coconut icecream with fried bananas. She went all the way back to her youth in her mind as she described how good these desserts were - how they reminded her of the super fantastic stuff she had back home. I was SOLD! and really, the mangos are perfectly in season now and the coconut icecream is right in the perfect middle of just sweet enough with plenty of real coconut!
highly recommend this place, in fact, I've been there three times this week!
Thursday, May 8, 2008
James Sparks
Well, this past Monday, a good friend of mine and old coworker at Spacehab (my first job out of college) died from injuries sustained from a motorcycle accident.
He leaves behind an 11 yr old son and numerous loved ones who will continue to mourn his loss...
As long as I've known James, he's always been a good person. He looked like your typical pumped up (he liked to work out) jock/brash headed frat boy type, but he was never like that surprisingly. He always had his moral boundaries, was always always respectful to his elders no matter the situation, dropped whatever he was doing immediately if his mom or dad or friend needed anything, big or small.
He always understood what you were trying to say, never put you in a situation where you would be uncomfortable, was just a great guy. He will be missed and continue to be loved.
I will post up what pics I have of him later, but here's a vid his cousin made:
http://myspacetv.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=vids.individual&videoid=33692105
He leaves behind an 11 yr old son and numerous loved ones who will continue to mourn his loss...
As long as I've known James, he's always been a good person. He looked like your typical pumped up (he liked to work out) jock/brash headed frat boy type, but he was never like that surprisingly. He always had his moral boundaries, was always always respectful to his elders no matter the situation, dropped whatever he was doing immediately if his mom or dad or friend needed anything, big or small.
He always understood what you were trying to say, never put you in a situation where you would be uncomfortable, was just a great guy. He will be missed and continue to be loved.
I will post up what pics I have of him later, but here's a vid his cousin made:
http://myspacetv.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=vids.individual&videoid=33692105
Friday, May 2, 2008
Onion Creek Cafe
Ok, finally got a chance to head out to Onion Creek Cafe! Unfortunately, I didn't get to have the FULL experience because it was raining - I didn't get to go out to the deck/patio area.
In any case, it was completely packed! And what a great mix of crowd too! Plenty of eye candy out there and diversity was top notch! Definitely thumbs up for crowd.
The logistics of ordering was a little questionable though... I had to go up to the bar everytime I wanted another beer or food. For a place like that, not having servers was a little odd.
Thursday night was apparently $2 red stripes, so that was fine with me and I ordered the Country Ass Reuben. Not a bad sandwich at all! The dressing was very tangy and it came out between two big ol slices of rye bread, not bad at all. The potato salad had all kinds of BAACONNN in it too, which was a nice surprise!
Atmosphere seemed laid back, which is good, but I sat with my back to a high traffic area and kept getting my chair kicked... not good.
All in all, I've decided I need to go back and give the place another shot on a beautiful day where I can enjoy the patio area and get a little more involved with the crowd. Definitely worth a try if you're in the area though!
In any case, it was completely packed! And what a great mix of crowd too! Plenty of eye candy out there and diversity was top notch! Definitely thumbs up for crowd.
The logistics of ordering was a little questionable though... I had to go up to the bar everytime I wanted another beer or food. For a place like that, not having servers was a little odd.
Thursday night was apparently $2 red stripes, so that was fine with me and I ordered the Country Ass Reuben. Not a bad sandwich at all! The dressing was very tangy and it came out between two big ol slices of rye bread, not bad at all. The potato salad had all kinds of BAACONNN in it too, which was a nice surprise!
Atmosphere seemed laid back, which is good, but I sat with my back to a high traffic area and kept getting my chair kicked... not good.
All in all, I've decided I need to go back and give the place another shot on a beautiful day where I can enjoy the patio area and get a little more involved with the crowd. Definitely worth a try if you're in the area though!
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