Thursday, February 5, 2015

The Pastry War


The Pastry War 

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Service (staff): 


- Knowledgeable

- Busy

- Friendly

- Skilled mixologist

- Slow due to the volume of customers



Ambience:


- Dim

- Comfortable music/volume

- Young adult crowd 

- Long waits 

- Trendy

- Crowded 

- Pool tables 

- Spacious at the front and also at the end of the bar. 

- Tight and difficult to walk in the middle of the bar. 

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Service: 4.5/5

Ambience: 4.3/5

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•Telf• (713) 225-3310 

•Web• www.thepastrywar.com

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Tamales 

chicken & pork with salsa

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- Highly piquant

- Seasoned chicken & pork

- Soft

- Sharable

- Fresh 

- Hot

- Fulfilling

- Plenty of filling 

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Dish: 4.5/5

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Salsa & Chips

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- Crunchy

- Sharable 

- Tasty salsa 

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Dish: 5/5

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Margarita De La Casa 

blanco tequila, key & persian lime, and agave nectar with citrus salt

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- Refreshing

- Sour

- Adequate size

- Enjoyable

- Tangy 

- Strong

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Drink: 5/5

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Bravo Blanco Bravo

pineapple & cinnamon-infused vodka, agua de piƱa, yellow chartreuse, lemon

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- Complex

- Notable pineapple flavor

- Small size but enjoyble

- Lack of alcohol

- Watery 

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Drink: 4/5

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Mango Daiquiri "Raspada" 

blended white rum, lime, mango & chamoy topped with tajin

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- Thick

- Very Sweet

- Spicy kick 

- Adequate size 

- Dense

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Drink: 4.5/5

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Coco In The Mix


Pisco Sour Celebration

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•When• 02 | 05-07 | 2015 | 4:30-7pm

•Where• latin bites 

5709 woodway drive | houston tx

•Price• prices vary

•Telf• (713) 229-8369

•Web• www.latinbitescafe.com

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The weekend is almost here for our #CocoEaters & #CocoDrinkers ....

If you like Pisco Sour , #LatinBites & #PiscoPorton will calebrate #PiscoSour Day for the rest of the week. They will be offering five different flavors of Pisco Sour: #Coca , #Blackberry , #Guanabana , #PassionFruit and #Lime . All five flavors will be available for only $7 during #HappyHour time (Thursday-Friday) A Deal You Cannot Miss!!! For tonight, they will also be recreating a Lima-Peru #nightlife atmosphere with live #peruvian music & street food cuch as #Anticuchos & #Picarones


#Cheers & enjoy the #Pisco 

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•Photo Credit• @latinbites 

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Tuesday, February 3, 2015

Green Seed Vegan


Green Seed Vegan

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Service (staff ):


- Counter Service

- Friendly 

- Amicable

- Attentive

- Fast/Quick

- Helpful

- Peaceful



Ambience: 


- Menu Board

- A little dark 

- High Volume of music

- Loud/Noisy

- Mixed crowd 

- Green, white & gray decor 

- Tight 

- Small 

- Eco-friendly 

- Small and difficult parking


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Service: 5/5

Ambience: 3.5/5

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Rockin Tacos

coco tortillas with walnut sunflower chorizo, arugula, avocado, pico, cashew cream & cilantro limon

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- Fresh

- Green

- Sharable

- Lack of sauce 

- Slightly spicy

- Sweet kick

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Dish: 3.7/5

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Dirty Burque 

buckwheat patty, green chillies, arugula, avocado, cilantro, tomato, onions mayo & mustard on wheat bun

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- Large size

- Highly spicy

- Nutty/Earthy

- Messy

- Bun: Fresh, soft, warm 

- Fresh

- Light

- Fulfilling 

- The avocado reduced the spicy kick

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Dish: 4.3/5

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Smoothie 

strawberries and banana 

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- Smooth

- Fulfilling

- Refreshing

- Bitter kick

- Slightly sweet 

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Drink: 5/5

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Coco In The Mix




The 13th Annual Menu of Menus® Extravaganza

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•When• 03 | 31 | 2015 | 7-10pm

•Where• 1591 silver street | houston tx

•Price• ga $40-60 | vip $80-100

•web• www.menuofmenus.com

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Hello CocoEaters... #CocoInTheMix is back with its news!!!


The Menu of Menus® Extravaganza, presented by Stella Artois, is one of Houston's largest food & wine events featuring over 40 area restaurants alongside wine, beer and spirit sampling.


The event will also feature the 4th Annual Iron Fork Chef Competition presented by Whole Foods Market. The Iron Fork competition will showcase two of Houston's most popular up and coming chefs as they face off in a head-to-head cooking competition that will be judged by local area celebrities. The winning chef will receive the "Iron Fork" award and bragging rights for the next year! During the exciting cooking competition, guests will enjoy cocktails, live music and food sampling from a number of the city's best restaurants. 


Ticket price includes food and drinks for the evening.

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