Bwana64

Alfred's Delicatessen- The last true deli in Houston that I recall Loma Linda & Casa Martinez for great Tex-Mex Victoria Station - down near the dome Nick's Fishmarket downtown. One of the best fine dining establishments. There was a pizza place on the West Belt, in Town & Country Village, that I cannot remember the name of but it was great. The Lantern Inn

I have heard of cod having worms, but not salmon, which is definately a from "warm gulf waters." I've never heard of redfish, snapper, seatrout, dolphinfish(mahi), or any of our GOM fish having worms. That's gross! Pork can and many times does have a parasite called trichinosis. It can be killed by cooking the pork well. You never want to eat rare pork. The trichinosis parasite lodges itself in the muscle of the meat. If you eat raw pork the parasite then can get into your bloodstream and muscle. I'm not sure what happens to you but you don't want to try it.

I agree, and think it is over-rated. They are going for that northern Italian experience where you have to order 3 courses just to get enough to eat. They price each course as if it were an entire meal. I think it's too expensive to survive competition in Houston. Just my 2 cents.

Well, now that you mention it maybe Mrs. Nielsen is Danish. I don't know, Belgian or Danish, but its the mayo that makes her food so great.

Hazardnc, The Voss location is now a Droubi's imports which has its own version of the po-boy. Antone's has one nearby on Voss, in a newer retail center. It's in the SE corner of the Voss/San Felipe intersection. Hey, I went to MHS too, class of '82! Food man, The mayo in Nielsen's potato salad, and egg salad is the secret. Mrs. Nielsen was from Belgium and makes her mayo from scratch. Check it out. Bwana64

Where exactly is "Lopez"?

Little different take, but once I saw a place called "Casa Tandori", Mexican and Indian food. It was out of business, big surprise there!

LdLee, Segari's is in a little house at the corner of Shepherd and Maxie. South of I-10, near Pizzitolas bbq, Hofbrau, Caddilac Bar, etc. There's not a sign visible from the street. You just have to know where it is. There's no menu. He serves great gumbo, huge fried shrimp, outstanding lump crabmeat, redfish, steaks, chicken and burgers done any way you want. Oh, and don't miss the blue cheese salad. It's not cheap, but the food is excellent. Bwana64

Yeah, I'm with you on the Randall's bread. It's horrible. Every time I shop at Randall's my reciept says "you've earned 7 free sandwiches at Randall's deli". I tried one, and they can have the rest. I know for a fact that Segari's at Shepherd and Maxie serves the same bread that Antones uses. Go try Sam Segari's seafood gumbo and I think you will agree its the best in town. But I digress. Have you notices that Droubi's Imports has been expanding locations and now has a po-boy similar to Antone's, but not quite the same?

Fifi, Let me help you get your story straight. I don't know all the details but I know a few. First, the "original" is a green wrapper, "super" is red, "tuna" is blue, etc. Secondly, a real Antones po-boy is served on french bread from Royal Bakery on Dunlavy in the Montrose. This place is still in business(I pass it on the way to work daily). I think the sandwiches at Randalls are on different bread. There is no mistaking the real deal. I went to the Antones on Taft recently and they said they were closing down. Real tragedy. A few years back I stopped at Royal Bakery and asked if I could buy some bread. He said, "you got money?". I said "yeah". He said "then you can buy some bread". I bought 2 paper grocery sacks full of the 18 inch loaves and he charged me about $3.00. I served the bread with some shrimp etoufee and some red beans and rice at a party, and it was a big hit. Thats all I know. Just trying to get the facts straight. Bwana64