Tai Loi — Restaurant in Houston

I am not Asian. I am what most people would call a white American. But I beat to my own drum. I just moved into the apartments across the street from this restaurant. So I want to try all the nearby restaurants and make new friends and learn new things.

I had the grilled salmon. I had to use my translator to order the food, but that is okay with me. The salmon was okay. Probably better than what you would expect at a Chinese Buffet place. The seaweed was good, but just a small proportion. The grilled peppers were okay, but I am not really fond of grilled peppers. I do not like that pink stuff that Asian restaurants put on the dish. It is hot spicy vegetable shaved thin. Maybe "củ cải cạo" or shaved radish. This is a karaoke / sports restaurant so expect lots of noise and have to talk loud. I will try their lunch someday.

The place is clean, and the waitresses are extremely beautiful.

As much as I want to be open-minded and multi-cultural, I just miss my grandmother and her old-fashioned American...

I had a bad experience eating this restaurant. The owner cheated and overcharged me for my order. I ordered a basil baby clam dish. On the menu it’s $9.99. But when the bill came out she charged me $19.99. That $10 over charge. I ask her and she told me it lemongrass baby clam and she show me the dinner menu. And on the dinner it’s only $16.99. I told her I ordered from the lunch menu. She did not showed me the lunch menu and walked away. I don’t mind much about $10 over charged but I got upset because I I know that she is cheating me and she think I am stupid or something. I am sure she did this a lot with other customers. I will never come back to this place again and will tell all my buddies not to come back. Attached...

Lau Cua Dong hotpot is the best here. Foods are come with varieties vege and flat noodle and tofu, and beef. Especially they have fried fish cake is also the best I had tried. Parking is big and always available in this shopping center. Small restaurant but look cozy. Good place to hang out with guys since they serve liquor there. Will come back to try different food....