Resuced Kitten

Thanks to this passer by, we were able to get to the kitten stuck up in the tree.  Apparently she was stuck up there since the night before.



Sweet we got her, safe and sound.



Thanks to Rebecca, a caring Heights resident, emailed for help. 



And Tony who carried the big heavy ladder!



And to George, who offered to climb up the tree!  He's looking for work, so if you need any yard work, let me know, we have his contact info.

Looks Like They’re Starting Construction! Whole Foods Market (Waugh)

Zelko’s Bistro (New in the Heights)

Zelko's, it's new on 11th St in the Heights.  The executive chef/owner Jamie Zelko used to be at Lancaster's.  Never heard of it, never been there.  But, her new restaurant has been much anticipated.  They finall got their restuarant up, which is in a house on 11th near Studemont.  The interior is, as my dining friend described it, french country chic.  It's a small space with hardwoods on the ceiling and brushed steel throughout the house, very comfortable atmosphere.



They had a full house when we arrived, but there's no wait, they sat us immediately.



No soup of the day the day we went so as a substitute they had this peas dish, it was light, crunchy and very good.  I was on a restrictive diet so I had the Seared Ahi Tuna salad, which I thought was fishy.  Cut off the cooked parts and fishyness gone.  My dish was just ok.



My dining friend had the fish tacos with plantains.  I had some of her plantains, oh my goodness it was good.  She said her fish tacos were good as well.  We finished off with the Ice Box Lemon cake, I cheated.  It was so good!  By the way, I have a key lime pie recipe that tastes just like this, if you'd like it, let me know!  Overall experience was very good.

Table 7

It's new.  Somewhere on Durham near the Kicks Gym and Bliss Nail Spa.  It's a decent atmosphere. 



Asked the server what the most popular item on the menu, she said it was the Blackened Mahi Tostada (Blackened Mahi Filet over Black Beans, topped with Lemon-Garlic Slaw, Pico de Gallo and Feta Cheese 10), and she was right, it as good.  Light, healthy, minus the tostada.  All very good.  I liked it.



Another person in our party got the same thing, she thought it was good as well.  One of the persons in our group had the buffalo burger.  He said it was decent.  Someone else had the seared tempura tuna salad, said it was ok.  Conclusion, get the Blackened Mahi Tostado!

Canopy

Canopy is a new restaurant by the same owners of Shade.  I read an article that said the mural in the restaurant was a photo of the tree on the Rice campus where Claire Smith attended and another one of a tree in her backyard.  Just needless information, but it does have a large presence in the restuarant, so it's just a tidbit of information.  The restaurant has a retro modern vibe, woody, muted greens, etc.  I remember this building it used to house a wine bar, I forget the name.



I asked our waiter what was the most popular dish, she said it was the crispy chicken sandwich.  I subbed the blue cheese for cheddar at her suggestion.  When it came out, I kept thinking, damn this is so good!  I usually only eat half of my sandwiches, but this I almost ate the entire thing.  The chips are made in house.



I asked my dining mate what he thought, he thought it was awesome as well.  If you can get over the grease, I believe it had bacon, a crispy fried chicken, avocado, butter drenched bread, but man, it was soooo good!  We had the Ice Box Lemon cake, yum as well!

New or Coming Soon…

Kolache Mama Inc‎

3315 Marquart Street

Houston, TX 77027-6000

(713) 877-1885‎



New in Katy, doubt I'll go this far.



New BBQ place on the corner of Washington and Heights Blvd.



Celebrity Cupcakes in the Village.  Tried the Red Velvet cupcake, passes the test, very very good!

Gigi’s Asian Bistro & Dumpling Bar

It's in the Galleria Mall near Borders.  I had a bit of a problem finding it, finally found it and as I was turning the corner into the entrance, I was thinking, is this a small place or what? 



It's dark, but as you come around the corner, you see a long narrow entrance that goes further back.  The lighting is nice, I see exposed brick and a really nice flower structure hanging from the ceiling.  Very pretty.



We order the lettuce wraps.  It's good, doesn't have that crunch in it like PF Changs, but it was filling, good.



I know this is a bad picture but again, I forgot to take pictures.  We ordered the shrimp, pork and chicken dumplings.  Didn't try the shrimp, don't like shrimp.  Had the pork, didn't like them.  Had the chicken, pretty good.  Overall experience, pretty good.  I just don't like that I have to go to the mall to get here, but love the atmosphere, love it!  So pretty!