As a mom of three in Houston — two teenagers with strong opinions and one elementary schooler who still negotiates every bite — finding halal restaurants that work for the whole family is a beautiful, chaotic sport. Luckily, the Greater Houston Area is home to one of the most diverse halal food scenes in North…
Of late, a lot of Houston restaurants have started offering sehri or suhoor ( the pre dawn meal before fasting) during RamadanFrom burgers and tacos to full fledged desi meals, the choices are great for halal food lovers in Houston. Here is a list of some popular joints that will be offering sehri during Ramadan…
As Thanksgiving holidays approach each year I start getting messages from my readers asking for recommendations for cooked halal turkey packages. For the past few years I have been compiling and posting lists of Houston restaurants / caterers offering halal turkey and sides and have received lots of feedback saying how helpful they proved. So…
I grew up in India with Malayali neighbors and lots of South Indian friends, so I am somewhat of a hard-to-please purist when it comes to authentic South Indian food. However, I was pleasantly surprised at the Ghee Roast dosa at Kumar’s Houston last night. I think it is one of the best dosas that…
My family was never a cheesecake fan until we tried out cheesecakes from The Cheesecake Factory. It totally changed our opinion of the popular dessert. We love their vegetarian and seafood fare too but the cheesecake definitely takes the cake (pun intended !). Every time we choose a flavor we do ask the server about…
A few years ago when my daughters wanted to try halal turkey during Thanksgiving holidays I compiled a list of popular restaurants/caterers offering it in Houston . It went on to become one of the most popular posts on my blog. On popular demand I updated the post a couple of years ago but since…
We had heard about some interesting specialties at Hayat Cafe but were a bit skeptical about visiting it. We were not sure if it is a family-friendly restaurant since it has a hookah bar and also a poker club right next to it. However, last Sunday we decided to check out the place . Ambiance…
Dervish Tabletop Grill in Stafford, Tx is one of those restaurants where the dining experience matters much more than the food per se. Menu The restaurant offers à la carte menu as well as Chef’s Special buffet for dinner. The à la carte menu consists of a mix of halal Indo-Pak, Mediterranean as well as…
Last night we visited Shri Balaji Bhavan on Hillcroft after many years. I grew up eating all kinds of yummy South Indian food lovingly prepared by my Malayali neighbors who lived right next door to our house in India and treated us as family. I remember looking for authentic South Indian cuisine as a newlywed who…
Ever since we moved from Toronto we had been missing Nando’s and Galito’s. When we heard of The Peri Peri Factory opening in Houston few months ago we were excited that we could finally have some halal flame-grilled peri peri chicken here. 📌 Save Thankfully, we were not disappointed. Menu The menu included all the…
