TheWoodlandsTxAg said:

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I have traveled both internationally and domestically to the cities that most would say are the best food cities in the world.

Paris, Lyon, Naples, London, Milan, Rome, Vienna, Tokyo, Osaka, Kyoto, Yokohama, Singapore, Hong Kong, Mexico City, Madrid, Barcelona, NYC, New Orleans, Chicago, LA, and SF.

They all pale in comparison to Houston food.

I will say we don't have good Pizza.

That is it.

Houston is the best and most underrated food city in the world.

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Im with you here. Although I can get a better specific food in other cities, overall I cannot get the diversity of all types of food in other cities like I can in Houston. I look at it this way, i can get a decent pizza here, but i cant get decent mexican in nyc or chicago. Not even close. Its ****ing garbage there. I can get decent creole food here but in new orleans most everything outside of cajun/creole is ****, except maybe 1-2 options. Our asian foods are top notch, just as good as san fran, la, or nyc.

ATM9000 said:

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Like every massive city, you can find pretty much any food you'd want in Houston. But… there's way too many fast food places in this city to ever claim it's the best food city in America or the world.

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What exactly do you think all the food cart and street vendors serve worldwide?

AgLA06 said:

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ATM9000 said:

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Like every massive city, you can find pretty much any food you'd want in Houston. But… there's way too many fast food places in this city to ever claim it's the best food city in America or the world.

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What exactly do you think all the food cart and street vendors serve worldwide?

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Not McDonalds, Burger King, Taco Bell, and Pizza Hut.

Harry Stone said:

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TheWoodlandsTxAg said:

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I have traveled both internationally and domestically to the cities that most would say are the best food cities in the world.

Paris, Lyon, Naples, London, Milan, Rome, Vienna, Tokyo, Osaka, Kyoto, Yokohama, Singapore, Hong Kong, Mexico City, Madrid, Barcelona, NYC, New Orleans, Chicago, LA, and SF.

They all pale in comparison to Houston food.

I will say we don't have good Pizza.

That is it.

Houston is the best and most underrated food city in the world.

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Im with you here. Although I can get a better specific food in other cities, overall I cannot get the diversity of all types of food in other cities like I can in Houston. I look at it this way, i can get a decent pizza here, but i cant get decent mexican in nyc or chicago. Not even close. Its ****ing garbage there. I can get decent creole food here but in new orleans most everything outside of cajun/creole is ****, except maybe 1-2 options. Our asian foods are top notch, just as good as san fran, la, or nyc.

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But you know people from NY probably would make this exact same argument about pizza in Houston and Mexican food in NY right?

In fact I know somebody who lived in San Fran in her 30's and lives in Houston now who says the Asian foods in Houston are hot garbage.

I'm being really negative about Houston food. It's recognized as one of the best food cities in America and it deserves that. It does have quite a bit going for it. But I also think the diversity it offers relative to other big cities is highly overrated.

ATM9000 said:

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Harry Stone said:

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TheWoodlandsTxAg said:

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I have traveled both internationally and domestically to the cities that most would say are the best food cities in the world.

Paris, Lyon, Naples, London, Milan, Rome, Vienna, Tokyo, Osaka, Kyoto, Yokohama, Singapore, Hong Kong, Mexico City, Madrid, Barcelona, NYC, New Orleans, Chicago, LA, and SF.

They all pale in comparison to Houston food.

I will say we don't have good Pizza.

That is it.

Houston is the best and most underrated food city in the world.

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Im with you here. Although I can get a better specific food in other cities, overall I cannot get the diversity of all types of food in other cities like I can in Houston. I look at it this way, i can get a decent pizza here, but i cant get decent mexican in nyc or chicago. Not even close. Its ****ing garbage there. I can get decent creole food here but in new orleans most everything outside of cajun/creole is ****, except maybe 1-2 options. Our asian foods are top notch, just as good as san fran, la, or nyc.

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But you know people from NY probably would make this exact same argument about pizza in Houston and Mexican food in NY right?

In fact I know somebody who lived in San Fran in her 30's and lives in Houston now who says the Asian foods in Houston are hot garbage.

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Good for her.

I wouldn't trust the opinion of someone from San Francisco on anything.

i would say we have the best Latin food due to pretty much all of Latin America living here, not sure about other types of food.

Marauder Blue 6 said:

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TheWoodlandsTxAg said:

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I have traveled both internationally and domestically to the cities that most would say are the best food cities in the world.

Paris, Lyon, Naples, London, Milan, Rome, Vienna, Tokyo, Osaka, Kyoto, Yokohama, Singapore, Hong Kong, Mexico City, Madrid, Barcelona, NYC, New Orleans, Chicago, LA, and SF.

They all pale in comparison to Houston food.

I will say we don't have good Pizza.

That is it.

Houston is the best and most underrated food city in the world.

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Here are some spots outside of Papa John's, Domino's, and Pizza Hut that might change your mind.

Vinny's
Pizzeria Solario
Goldtooth Tony's
Tiny Champions
Coltivare
Gypsy Poet

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Luigi's in Midtown is amazing as well.

Large Meats, remove canadian bacon, but add meatballs. Go to Axlerad and get a (or 3) beers. Enjoy.

~egon

Seriously where can I get a proper NY slice, I want thin, krispy undercarriage. Been going to Tony's on jones because it's somewhat close to the office but has been hit or miss on the krispy factor.

Memorial City Mall has a Sbarro's

brother's was good for that style

Tormentos said:

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Sorry lived in Singapore for 5 years….and I miss the food scene there. I could literally walk out of our condo and have 500-1000 food choices in walking distance, some expensive…some super cheap. Just ONE street by our condo had kopitiam, Indonesian, Korean, French, Chinese, bad ass coffee/espresso shop, and small hawker with about 10 stalls covering Indian, Chinese duck/meat, plus a western stall. There is nothing in Houston that comes remotely close to that experience.

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Singapore is disqualified due to lack of edible Mexican food. It's been a while since I was there but I tried every Mexican restaurant on the side of the island I was staying, none I returned to despite craving Mexican food for the 3 months I was there. Some highlights were at more than one restaurant the queso was just the cheese sauce from a can, moldy tortillas and broken glass in my burrito.

lexofer said:

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Tormentos said:

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Sorry lived in Singapore for 5 years….and I miss the food scene there. I could literally walk out of our condo and have 500-1000 food choices in walking distance, some expensive…some super cheap. Just ONE street by our condo had kopitiam, Indonesian, Korean, French, Chinese, bad ass coffee/espresso shop, and small hawker with about 10 stalls covering Indian, Chinese duck/meat, plus a western stall. There is nothing in Houston that comes remotely close to that experience.

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Singapore is disqualified due to lack of edible Mexican food. It's been a while since I was there but I tried every Mexican restaurant on the side of the island I was staying, none I returned to despite craving Mexican food for the 3 months I was there. Some highlights were at more than one restaurant the queso was just the cheese sauce from a can, moldy tortillas and broken glass in my burrito.

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Nixta is Singapore was one of my favorite Mexican meals I've had in the last few years.

Texan_Aggie said:

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Memorial City Mall has a Sbarro's

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ATM9000 said:

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Harry Stone said:

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TheWoodlandsTxAg said:

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I have traveled both internationally and domestically to the cities that most would say are the best food cities in the world.

Paris, Lyon, Naples, London, Milan, Rome, Vienna, Tokyo, Osaka, Kyoto, Yokohama, Singapore, Hong Kong, Mexico City, Madrid, Barcelona, NYC, New Orleans, Chicago, LA, and SF.

They all pale in comparison to Houston food.

I will say we don't have good Pizza.

That is it.

Houston is the best and most underrated food city in the world.

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Im with you here. Although I can get a better specific food in other cities, overall I cannot get the diversity of all types of food in other cities like I can in Houston. I look at it this way, i can get a decent pizza here, but i cant get decent mexican in nyc or chicago. Not even close. Its ****ing garbage there. I can get decent creole food here but in new orleans most everything outside of cajun/creole is ****, except maybe 1-2 options. Our asian foods are top notch, just as good as san fran, la, or nyc.

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But you know people from NY probably would make this exact same argument about pizza in Houston and Mexican food in NY right?

In fact I know somebody who lived in San Fran in her 30's and lives in Houston now who says the Asian foods in Houston are hot garbage.

I'm being really Sanegative about Houston food. It's recognized as one of the best food cities in America and it deserves that. It does have quite a bit going for it. But I also think the diversity it offers relative to other big cities is highly overrated.

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Saying people from some of the largest, most diverse cities in the world would have to cherry pick a specific food niche to compete with Houston's food scene isn't quite the own you think it is.

swimmerbabe11 said:

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Is there anywhere in Houston with Chili crab? That stuff was amaaazing

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I just make my own. Putting that salt water permit to use!

New Orleans, Charleston / Asheville, and Houston are the best foods scenes in in the US. They just didn't have the media base to tout them or chambers of tourism and commerce willing to buy the stars as LA, NYC, and Chicago.

Just Oxtail or Butter Funk Kitchen in Sunnyside near Worthing High School

Antojitos Salvadorenos in Eastwood/ Lawdale area

La Casa Del Cabrito near Bellfort

Burns BBQ in Acres Homes

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New Orleans, Charleston / Asheville, and Houston are the best foods scenes in in the US. They just didn't have the media base to tout them or chambers of tourism and commerce willing to buy the stars as LA, NYC, and Chicago.

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This is where I'm confused. Houston and NOLA at least get PLENTY of media credit and hype for their food scenes.

AgLA06 said:

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ATM9000 said:

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Harry Stone said:

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TheWoodlandsTxAg said:

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I have traveled both internationally and domestically to the cities that most would say are the best food cities in the world.

Paris, Lyon, Naples, London, Milan, Rome, Vienna, Tokyo, Osaka, Kyoto, Yokohama, Singapore, Hong Kong, Mexico City, Madrid, Barcelona, NYC, New Orleans, Chicago, LA, and SF.

They all pale in comparison to Houston food.

I will say we don't have good Pizza.

That is it.

Houston is the best and most underrated food city in the world.

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Im with you here. Although I can get a better specific food in other cities, overall I cannot get the diversity of all types of food in other cities like I can in Houston. I look at it this way, i can get a decent pizza here, but i cant get decent mexican in nyc or chicago. Not even close. Its ****ing garbage there. I can get decent creole food here but in new orleans most everything outside of cajun/creole is ****, except maybe 1-2 options. Our asian foods are top notch, just as good as san fran, la, or nyc.

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But you know people from NY probably would make this exact same argument about pizza in Houston and Mexican food in NY right?

In fact I know somebody who lived in San Fran in her 30's and lives in Houston now who says the Asian foods in Houston are hot garbage.

I'm being really Sanegative about Houston food. It's recognized as one of the best food cities in America and it deserves that. It does have quite a bit going for it. But I also think the diversity it offers relative to other big cities is highly overrated.

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Saying people from some of the largest, most diverse cities in the world would have to cherry pick a specific food niche to compete with Houston's food scene isn't quite the own you think it is.

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Oh I know it isn't. The point I was making is that the post I was replying to is just feeding their own preferences and comfort foods rather than indication that one is better than another.

Tormentos said:

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Seriously where can I get a proper NY slice, I want thin, krispy undercarriage. Been going to Tony's on jones because it's somewhat close to the office but has been hit or miss on the krispy factor.

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Go to Back Door Pizza in Hockley. My friends from New York say it's the closest to New York Pizza in Houston. They drive across town to go.

Brothers has multiple locations around town, on the Upper East Side Italianos (they are both the same family of albanians making great NY style pies)

TXAG 05 said:

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ATM9000 said:

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Like every massive city, you can find pretty much any food you'd want in Houston. But… there's way too many fast food places in this city to ever claim it's the best food city in America or the world.

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Every city in the world has tons of fast food, not sure why that is a disqualifier for Houston.

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Because some people will use any excuse to bag on Houston for any reason. It's just their nature I think.

AgLA06 said:

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New Orleans, Charleston / Asheville, and Houston are the best foods scenes in in the US. They just didn't have the media base to tout them or chambers of tourism and commerce willing to buy the stars as LA, NYC, and Chicago.

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Houston has stars now. Which restaurants do you think deserve more?

AgLA06 said:

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ATM9000 said:

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Like every massive city, you can find pretty much any food you'd want in Houston. But… there's way too many fast food places in this city to ever claim it's the best food city in America or the world.

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What exactly do you think all the food cart and street vendors serve worldwide?

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That is small batch craft fast food though. Obviously different.

Tormentos said:

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Seriously where can I get a proper NY slice, I want thin, krispy undercarriage. Been going to Tony's on jones because it's somewhat close to the office but has been hit or miss on the krispy factor.

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Brooklyn Pizza in Bacliff is nails. The owner/guy in the kitchen making the pizza is from......wait for it....Brooklyn.

Threads like these are always predictable - one or two folks really like the Houston food scene, the usual suspects come in and tell us all how bad it really is and we just don't know and they go on a not-so-humble brag about some obscure food they ate in some exotic location and how it makes that place so much better than our local fare.

There's a big difference between "really liking" it and claiming it's the best food city in the world. The lack of top tier restaurants eliminates it from that claim immediately in my opinion.

You do you

ATM9000 said:

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Harry Stone said:

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TheWoodlandsTxAg said:

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I have traveled both internationally and domestically to the cities that most would say are the best food cities in the world.

Paris, Lyon, Naples, London, Milan, Rome, Vienna, Tokyo, Osaka, Kyoto, Yokohama, Singapore, Hong Kong, Mexico City, Madrid, Barcelona, NYC, New Orleans, Chicago, LA, and SF.

They all pale in comparison to Houston food.

I will say we don't have good Pizza.

That is it.

Houston is the best and most underrated food city in the world.

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Im with you here. Although I can get a better specific food in other cities, overall I cannot get the diversity of all types of food in other cities like I can in Houston. I look at it this way, i can get a decent pizza here, but i cant get decent mexican in nyc or chicago. Not even close. Its ****ing garbage there. I can get decent creole food here but in new orleans most everything outside of cajun/creole is ****, except maybe 1-2 options. Our asian foods are top notch, just as good as san fran, la, or nyc.

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But you know people from NY probably would make this exact same argument about pizza in Houston and Mexican food in NY right?

In fact I know somebody who lived in San Fran in her 30's and lives in Houston now who says the Asian foods in Houston are hot garbage.

I'm being really negative about Houston food. It's recognized as one of the best food cities in America and it deserves that. It does have quite a bit going for it. But I also think the diversity it offers relative to other big cities is highly overrated.

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I just got back from 2 weeks in China visiting, Beijing, Xian, Chengdu, Guilin, Wuhan, and Hong Kong. It was awesome eating Chinese food every days in all those different regions, but the food wasn't better than China Town...just cheaper and more available.

But then again, I eat normal food, and don't tell myself I'm getting a better meal just because I paid more. I've had amazing borscht for $1.25 in a hole in the wall in BFE Ukraine. I leave the cultivated experiences to people who were bred for them.

congrats on your new viral strain

it's okay to appreciate both

sts7049 said:

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congrats on your new viral strain

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You make it sound like I went to Arby's.

swimmerbabe11 said:

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it's okay to appreciate both

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Sure, when the boss is paying, let's go. If you're buying, I'll use whatever fork you tell me to use.

schmellba99 said:

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Threads like these are always predictable - one or two folks really like the Houston food scene, the usual suspects come in and tell us all how bad it really is and we just don't know and they go on a not-so-humble brag about some obscure food they ate in some exotic location and how it makes that place so much better than our local fare.

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No no, you don't understand. I have travelled outside of Houston, and I have eaten food when i have travelled.