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Outside, there is a 120-year-old oak tree and a tin roof with a large Texas flag painted on it. Inside, there are burgers, onion rings and a chicken-fried steak that will make you thank your lucky stars you were born a Texan. It's a great place to...

It's more than just the selection of books that makes Blue Willow Bookshop the best children's bookstore — it's the knowledgeable staff that cinches the deal. Whether you have a seven-year-old girl fascinated by frogs or a 12-year-old boy who's re...

Always wanted to get your hands on a Superman #1, and just happen to have an extra $44,000 lying around? Visit Bedrock City Comic Company, and you're all set. Of course, if your budget isn't in that league, you can always pick up a set of Spider-M...

Campechana at Goode Co. Seafood is almost a Houston institution, and we're pushing for it to move out of "almost" territory and into permanent acceptance. As with the seafood joints that line Airline Drive, the campechana here is served in tall su...

Despite the fact that it derives its name from a Native American word meaning "friends," Texas is a pugnacious state, one far more in line with its unofficial "Don't Mess With Texas" motto than any other. And there's nowhere better in the area to ...

Like Branch Water, the Burger Guys also make their own ice creams in-house in order to create stunning desserts with them. In this case, it's mega-fun milkshakes made with childhood cereal favorites or ethnic influences: The Burger Guys's cafe sua...

Killen's buys top-quality meats from Allen Brothers of Chicago, arguably the best steakhouse supplier in the nation. And unlike most steakhouses in town, Killen's squat building in suburban Pearland is just down the street from a lumberyard and th...

Not many Houston quickie-marts get a 95 ("world-class") rating from the brew snobs at Beeradvocate.com, but D&Q richly deserves that acclaim. The nondescript convenience store may look like any other on Lower Richmond, but step inside and you will...

Who wants to buy brand-new clothes for their kid? It's wasteful, needlessly expensive and the little whippersnappers will outgrow them before you know it. Of course, you don't want to have your offspring looking like latter-day Dickensian ragamuff...

Break out the Barbaresco -- this "teeny tiny" BYOB in Montrose offers a small but smart menu of Italian classics like lasagna all'amatriciana and spaghetti with Sunday gravy in a charming, romantic setting. It's perfect for surprising a first date...

We keep waiting for a subpar taco at Tierra Caliente that never comes. Pastor here is excellent but the lengua continues to be a favorite. Grab your tacos and go pull up a picnic table and a beer across the street at West Alabama Ice House.

While some of us weren't looking, guitars became obsolete. Everybody else was over at Stereo Live. The spacious discotheque at 6400 Richmond — once home to the legendary Club 6400, whose alumni still hold reunion nights — has actually been booking...