Good Chinese Restaurants and other Asian restaurants?

I%26#39;m planning to go back to Houston end of January primarily to eat at restaurants. What are the best chinese restaurants? and Thai restaurants and Korean restaurants? I have a 6yrs old and a 4 yrs old kids. Nothing too pricey nor romantic nor fancy, something for family. Thanks!

Good Chinese Restaurants and other Asian restaurants?

Are you interested in authentic Chinese/Thai food or the somewhat Americanized version? Also, what part of town will you be in?

The Bellaire area (';The New Chinatwon';) has tons of good chinese restaurants, what you%26#39;ll see is that most of the clientele is Asian. ';Little Korea'; area is around Long Point and Gessner where you%26#39;ll find Korean restaurants and grocery stores. Will you have a car to get around, as the city is quite spreadout.

Chinese: Fung%26#39;s Kitchen on highway 59 south and Bellaire is good. As is Golden Palace on Bellaire, their dimsum on the weekends is great. Or go further West to the HongKong mall (Bellaire and Boone), there is a big restaurant on the corner of the complex called Ocean something-or-another which has good dim sum on the weekends.

Thai, the standard (somewhat Americanzied) destination is Nit Noy in the Rice Village or across from Second Baptist on Woodway and Voss. There is a simple, low-key Thai restaurant called Nidda%26#39;s on lower Westheimer and Waugh (1 block west of Montrosse Blvd) whose food in my opinion is superior to Nit Noy%26#39;s, but it%26#39;s not a fancy place and therefore not a ';destination'; to most people except the locals.

Korean: Seoul Garden on Long Point is a popular one. There is also a new Korean restaurant on the southeast corner of Bellaire and Corporate Dr., but for the life of me I can%26#39;t remember the name right now....

Good Chinese Restaurants and other Asian restaurants?

well, i envy u if u r in town just to eat coz u wont lack choices !

As for Asian, for authentic ones, I highly recommend Peking Cuisine on Gessner and 59 (southwest freeway). If u love peking duck, this is the real thing ! But u got to call ahead (morning) to reserve one for dinner. If u like ma po tofu, u r in luck here coz they make a good one but my favorite dish as well as the rest of my family is the gan bian si ji dou (green beans with ground meat) is definitely like the ones in China ! The best in town !!!

If u want a really good all asian (family style dishes as well as porridge, noodle soups from all over asia - vietnamese, hong kong, cantonese, etc) restaurant, Tan Tan on Bellaire is amazing (closer to beltway 8 side of town). They have the most extensive menu and great place for families (they had just taken over their neighbor%26#39;s lease when I left town to make it a bigger place due to the popularity, it is good and cheap).

Authentic Thai cant be more authentic than this family friendly (there is a very small arcade and a fish tank for kids to keep them entertained) place also along bellaire but not as far as Tan Tan (towards beltway 8). This place is called Thai Fast Food (i know the name doesnt sound great but believe me, it is GOOD !) and u will be a minority as most of the customers are other Asians esp. Thai workers in Houston. It is a restaurant but also offers cateria style option. Cheap and wonderful, they dont change the taste of the food to attract americans so beware of some food when they say it is spicy, they mean it !

Korean ? My favorite (used to visit at least once every other week coz their Soon Du Bu is awesome !) is Sam Bo Jung (de moss drive off bellaire). Seoul Garden is not as authentic as this one and this one is also not as pricey (seould got popular and serving sushi too so their prices had gone up but not their standard and quality !).

Houston has a HUGE vietnamese population so I do suggest u try some Vietnamese restaurants too. Along Bellaire u got a lot of choices and most of them are good.

If u like an authentic dim sum (like the ones in HK), drive to the Kim Son in Sugarland. There is another in downtown but not as good. The one in Sugarland (residential neighborhood now dominated by Asians) is really good and if u go, make sure u go early or the line will be long (really like HK !)

Good Luck

PS. There are a lot of good Asian restaurants in town so if u want more, try one noodle shop called Hong Kong Cafe (also along Bellaire) or the Taiwanese shop (forgot the name) for great beef noodles. There is also a great dumpling house which serves good beef noodles, there are quite a few shops that serve bubble tea and other smoothies that ur kids might enjoy after dinner.

Another one is near the Galleria i had totally forgotten, it is also a great place for good cheap authentic Chinese food and the name is not fancy but who cares ? the food is good. It is simply known as Chinese Cafe (there are other branches in Bellaire).

Good Luck and enjoy !

oh, my favorite vegetarian dumplings is at Dumpling King on Westheimer. But they do server other dumplings that are also very good but i absolutely love the vegetarian ones. They also have other dishes in their menu for family style lunches or dinners like other chinese restaurants. They have lunch specials too. Busy for lunch as there are a few offices around that area.

Good Luck

Sinh Sinh also known as China Fast Food is a great place. It has been around over 15 years that I can remember. Seoul Garden too is nice for food but sad to say but the service at both is pretty lacking. Not a big deal for Sinh Sinh but at Seoul Garden sometimes you have to hunt down your waitress or you get the feeling like they are bothered by your asking for things. Tan Tan gets alot of fuss from some people and it has some good items but I am still a Sinh Sinh fan and they are open really late. Thai I don%26#39;t eat much but if you like Vietnamese try out Van Loc downtown great food cheap prices. HOpe it helps.

-T

Is Kanowam Kwo still around on Telephone Road. Great Thai - have to get there early to avoid the crowds. Looks like nothing from outside but great food inside. Last time I ate there I heard he was moving to a different locale but haven%26#39;t checked into it since.