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Wednesday, July 16, 2025

Noooo Reservations

Insult to Injury

Eat Your Dessert and Save It Too

Say Ahhh

Cef Zambrano

Chow, Baby

Chow, Baby

West 7th: Same Ol’, New Ol’

Is it just me, or is the same bar/grill opening over and over in West 7th? I was sad to learn that Trinity River...

T for Trying

Ooh, Chow, Baby got served! The challenge came via Jason, a former co-worker who is now a rocket scientist at Lockheed Martin. This is...

Lukewarm Damn Tamales

I couldn’t believe she was blaming us for the crappy service. “The problem is,” explained the owner of Hot Damn, Tamales! to my table of...

Cooking with Chow, Baby

My oldest niece just happens to be approaching babysitting age at just the right time. As it turns out, my spawn will soon be...

Pork Chop Pit Stop

If you happen to be cruising along FM 1187 for no particular reason, Jorge’s Mexican Restaurant (100 S. Front St., Aledo) makes a great...

Holding Out Hope on Hulen

It wasn’t so long ago that the area between the Vickery Boulevard bridge and Bellaire Drive, which folks once thought of as Cullen Davis’...

Jekyll and Fried

Jekyll and Hyde have nothing on me in the morning. Before my customary nosh and multiple cups of coffee, I have all the charm...

Flower of the South

Chow, Baby's master plan for the Austin-ification of Magnolia Avenue is coming along nicely. This is the plan whereby Chow, Baby does no actual...

Flying Carpet: A Whole New World?

When I visited Flying Carpet Turkish Café (1223 Washington Ave.) a couple of years ago (“Bold Blossoms on the Avenue,” Oct. 31, 2012), I...

Wacky Tobacky, Knobby Kabob

Though Narah Café (2896 W. Pioneer Pkwy., Dalworthington Gardens) has been open just a few months, many have already fallen for its charms: friendly...