There are a number of things that come to mind when looking at San Vuon: it is enormous, feels out…read moreof place, and feels incredibly random down from the decor to the menu. This is precisely why I love it. Places like this can only exist in major Viet diasporas like Houston (#1) where a space has been transformed into a place that operates like a sports bar, a lounge, a family destination, and a Vietnamese pub menu that all at the same time. This phenomenon deserves its own category and name (#2) but is more common than one might think. As noted earlier, this place is enormous. It might not look like much from the outside, but the place is sprawling with a copious amount of chairs and tables of various sizes, along with an outdoor area that really add to the overall feel of the place. There is a large bar with a several bartenders, TVs and projection screens with sports and music, and bathrooms that reek of desperation. (#3) The food skews heavily Viet but I was somewhat surprised at how legit the pho and banh mi was, at least for a bar. They also have a number of plates for mi xao (stir fried rice noodles), com (rice plates), lau (hot pot), sinh to (smoothies), and dedicated sections for chim cut (quail) and de (goat). I was also taken aback by the prices, where banh mi is $5 and pho is $11 (except the $13 dac biet) and coffee is $4.99. Booze was also in the same realm as cocktails and beers varied between $3-9. Nothing about the food that I was able to sample was destination worthy, but I'm not mad at it. Affordable variety goes a long way. If there was any real drag, it's the inconsistent service. The staff can be a little too lax at times, where they're slow to bring things out and somewhat inattentive. Viet is the preferred language naturally and parking is either on the street or in the lot directly across the street. A good time can be had here, which I would suggest for a large group. There are heaps of local families that are coming in for a feast and always a small number of Viet uncles going hard on the Heineken while watching sports on TV. With good company, s'ok food, and a festive ambiance, it's guaranteed quality people watching. __________ (#1) Or San Jose, The OC, Portland, etc. (#2) House of Chu Hai? (#3) And then some.

Food ~ Amazing Scene - EXTREMELY BEAUTIFUL…read more Service - Attentive, kind, and respectful It was surprisingly not very busy when I and my significant other went. You take a right on the feeder and a left into their gate parking. The outside can be slightly discouraging, though the space is absolutely incredible. The food was amazing, the servers were attentive, kind and respectful. They have two areas, one for inside dining and one for outside. My SO and I opted for inside as it was raining heavily. In most corners of the place, there's windows. As you can imagine, with the nature of the scenery, the rain made this place more magical. The food was great and afterwards, we went outside. The entire space is beautifully put together and is overall very grounding. Keep this place alive, visit and tip well! Imo it's one of the few golden nuggets left in htx that's still standing.

Fairly decent dive bar adjacent to the Hobby Double Tree with reasonably priced drinks. However it…read moreshould be renamed to just Cockpit Bar because the Grille is nonexistent as they do not serve food.

I think the billboard sign says it correctly. A cellphone lot with booze! Owner is bartender and…read moreprobably cook. He is the only person I see here. Dark setting, punk rock music, billiards and darts. Drinks are not expensive. This is definitely not a sports bar! This would be a good place to wait for a delayed plane, cheap place for you and friends to drink and laugh. Certainly a dive bar feel. You get the munchies I would order something, but I'm not coming here to eat dinner. If I'm stuck at the doubletree airport I would visit here again for a beer.

Love the service, our waiter angel was literally the best waiter I could've ever had! Literally any…read moreissue that I had he was right to the rescue! Coffee was amazing. Food was amazing. The place was really clean. Restroom were clean as well. Definitely recommend this place for brunch, dinner, or literally anytime of the day ! Thanks to the manager Daniela (sorry if I spelled her name wrong) she made sure everything was perfect and everything was!

Dot holds a bit of a nostalgic throwback to the diners of the 50's & 60's…read more With plenty of parking located behind the building arrived at about 10AM and place was buzzing. Thankfully, Mark was there and initially was told a 35 minute wait but seemed intent by quicker. Ambiance: 4/5 It was breakfast time so of course it was a busy time. For my visit, it was crowded but not to where you couldn't hear your table. Dress is casual, good for friends, solo, or pit stop. Service: 5/5 Our waitress was very knowledgeable and friendly. Since it was our first visit there, she gave us some background that it was a Pappa's owned restaurant and food is made from scratch. Food: 3/5 They offer mimosas and I was tempted to order, but was driving and it was 9AM so forewent that option. There are food options for every tastebud. Mark ordered the fried cheese sticks, they were one of the items that I found worthwhile to return for. I opted for the Waffle feast. It included a waffle, that I added pecans on top to, two strips of bacon, eggs your way and hash browns. To say that I needed to add salt and pepper to the eggs and hash browns because they tasted bland and flavorless was unfortunate. It also was served at room temperature, because it was made from scratch, would think it be warmer to hot. The waffle was savory and had good mix and topped with the pecans made it even better. If you're on this side of town and want a change up from the "other breakfast diners" DOT would be where I stop. Fast, friendly service. Depending the food you get, it gets the job done for some sustenance to hold you over when you're not sure when your next meal is because you'll be in Galveston for 7 hours riding a float in the Mardi Gras parade.

My friend has been telling me about this place for a while so I was excited to finally get to try…read moreit. I ordered the 3&1 which is 3 sliders of your choice and 1 chicken tender. I love that you are able to fully customize your selections. I went for the hickory Dickory : which comes with bacon and onion ring , cheddar cheese and hickory sauce. The blackened captain jack : salmon and the British chippy : battered white fish I added cheese to this one. The meals also come with fries and you can choose between regular, Cajun cheese, or truffle Parmesan. I also indulged in a strawberry milkshake. My friend got the 2+ 2 and we both had left overs. Everything tasted good! I honestly was surprised. Surpassed my expectations! They have table and bar stool seating. Large windows if you want to be able to look out. It does take a few mins because food is made fresh. Total worth the wait. Definitely recommend

This place opened recently by the museum district. The…read morecashier is horrible. I told her this is my 1st time and if she recommended anything. She looked at me like I'm from another planet and of course she didn't recommend anything. Food was nah...., nothing great.

The experience starts when you walk in: You are greeted with…read moreabsolute professionalism. The tables are beautifully adorned with wine glasses and setups. Everything is fancy, from the smooth jazz music to the staff. You think you're about to drop a couple of Benjis but then see that their prices are absolutely affordable. The menu is so versatile that you can have burritos and nachos during the day and Chilean sea bass at night. Date night recommendation for sure! A big thanks to Joana for serving us today!

Great Tacos and Hamburgers!!!! A menu where there are lots of options America, Italian, Mexican…read more Great waitstaff! Very attentive Comfortable seating! Pleasant music in background.

Ambiance is chill and the register guy is even more so.... Love the vibe and their burgers are…read morepretty solid as well! French fries are crisp and tasty.... Well definitely be back!

This is very small, quaint burger type joint with a large menu. Some of the food was okay. The…read moreburgers were good and the fries were great! However, the chicken fried chicken had very little batter and was very thin. The mashed potatoes were ice cold. The green beans were cold and tasted like they came straight out of a can with no seasoning added. The drink machine looked very dirty, with rust running down under the spouts. There is definitely room for improvement.

This was a cute diner style restaurant. The staff was nice and the food was crazy good. A very nice…read morespot easily overlooked but locals know to come here. I added jalopeno for free to my burger (~13$ for burger) and it gave it such a nice kick. My bf said the food was bussin. The strawberry smoothie (~6$) took awhile but they did warn us and gave us water while they make it. The chili cheese fries were perfect, the fries texture was great and the chili cheese was nicely seasoned. Everything was delicious!

Stopped here for our first meal off the plane and it was something I thought about my entire time…read morein Houston. Randomly found this in between the airport and our hotel via yelp and I'm so happy we did. You can tell it's a local hot spot and its reputation speaks for itself. The inside is "small" but enough to sit at least 20-30 ppl. They have kiosks to order, you take your number and they call out your name when your order is ready. I was really impressed with the amount of items on their menu and know if I lived anywhere close my bad would be wide and my blood pressure high. The workers were very kind as well, I made a change in my order nearly 5mins after I ordered and they were gracious in accommodating my request which I very much appreciated. We had: Strawberry cheesecake Açaí bowl - 10/10 - it was perfect in every way. Bits of cheesecake, granola, strawberries and a drizzle of honey. This bowl alone could feed two people and three wouldn't be a stretch. I also had a strawberry vanilla soda type drink that I wish I got a larger size of because it was so good. Think a float without the thickness, it was refreshing and unique. Caramel Pecan Dream - wow 10/10 - it was so RICH and the consistency was amazing. The little bits of pecans were the perfect contrast to the creaminess of the shake itself. Burger and sweet potatoes fries - 10/10 - they do classics well too, no real notes but it was delicious.