tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19953700.post3135543897036230053..comments2024-02-08T00:07:02.437-06:00Comments on Food in Houston: The Iceman Cometh and Eateth Hamburgers and Proclaimethanonymouseaterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14983816483601480054noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19953700.post-77865048126710332132009-03-17T15:45:00.000-05:002009-03-17T15:45:00.000-05:00E, Just wanted to drop you an FYI that Five Guys B...E, Just wanted to drop you an FYI that Five Guys Burgers and Fries is opening in Bunker Hill (9762 Katy Freeway) on Thursday 3/19. totally different from Little Big's sliders...a BIG GIANT 15-topping, double-patty burger made-to-order. There's a Friends & Family day this Wed. 3/18 serving FREE FOOD from 11am-1 pm and 5-8 pm for all friends/family of the workers, media and Five Guys "virtual family" of Facebook fans http://tinyurl.com/cwklab....check it out if you canStefTampahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04251702795043356320noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19953700.post-84095683681645526902009-03-17T15:11:00.000-05:002009-03-17T15:11:00.000-05:00E, Just wanted to drop you an FYI that Five Guys B...E, Just wanted to drop you an FYI that Five Guys Burgers and Fries is opening in Bunker Hill (9762 Katy Freeway) on Thursday 3/19. totally different from Little Big's sliders...a BIG GIANT 15-topping, double-patty burger made-to-order. There's a Friends & Family day this Wed. 3/18 serving FREE FOOD from 11am-1 pm and 5-8 pm for all friends/family of the workers, media and Five Guys "virtual family" of Facebook fans http://tinyurl.com/cwklab....check it out if you canStefTampahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04251702795043356320noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19953700.post-19778227952548169552009-03-15T15:47:00.000-05:002009-03-15T15:47:00.000-05:00Hello Epicurus -- enjoyed reading your entry, and ...Hello Epicurus -- enjoyed reading your entry, and as a parent to a newbie toddler (just a month younger than your own), I can relate to your limited foodie-ing in the past year plus. Ours was pretty amenable to eating out for the first 7 mo or so, but then she found her voice in the middle of an Olive Garden in Roanoke, VA, whilst on a roadtrip (normally we would not set foot a chain, but when on a roadtrip and craving Italian-esque food in rural locales, you take what you can get). Eating out with her is now... unpredictable.<BR/><BR/>That being said, I must second the recommendation that you try the mushroom sliders at Lil Bigs. They are AMAZING. Seriously. The combination of mushroomy goodness, melty spicy cheese (w/ a touch of horseradish, perhaps?), and just the right amount of breading puts them ahead of the beef versions, IMO. In regards to the chicken, perhaps I was there on an off night, but once I took the pickle off (not a big pickle fan, but these weren't dill, more of a very spicy sweet) the chicken itself was extremely bland, like a tiny version of the Jack in the Box dollar menu chicken sandwich. All the spice on mine came from the pickle. I was disappointed and will stick to the beef and 'shroom ones from now on. Excellent fries also!<BR/><BR/>To sum up, chicken slider gets a C, beef gets a B (good, but not great), and mushroom gets an A+. (Confession: I love the meaty goodness of big, hearty, meaty mushrooms -- they take a marinade and grill up SO well)<BR/><BR/>Oh, and I will add that it would be great if Little Bigs added some highchairs. It's such a kid-friendly establishment, but we keep having to leave little P in her stroller for lack of anywhere else to stick her.<BR/><BR/>Looking forward to reading more from you!Dr. Demeterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12270797692995001283noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19953700.post-88290311674909101592009-02-25T00:02:00.000-06:002009-02-25T00:02:00.000-06:00Welcome back E! It's nice to have another voice h...Welcome back E! It's nice to have another voice here.<BR/><BR/>Chef C - It was originally my mistake to call them portobellos. But surely those mushrooms are too big to be creminis?<BR/><BR/>E - You still should try the shroom slider. It is the contrast of slimy mushroom to crunchy crust that makes them interesting.<BR/><BR/>And finally, E, I have nothing against burgers. I like them just fine. I just don't have anything <EM>intelligent</EM> to say about them. Although your post has a number of intelligent thoughts, apparently you don't have much intelligent to say about the burgers either.<BR/><BR/>More posts soon please.anonymouseaterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14983816483601480054noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19953700.post-91002632702682081652009-02-24T22:29:00.001-06:002009-02-24T22:29:00.001-06:00Good lord, look what I've gone and done now -- I b...Good lord, look what I've gone and done now -- I brought out the man himself!<BR/><BR/>Being in the cyber-presence of culinary royalty is quite humbling, and having the chance to chat about food with Chef himself is even cooler.<BR/><BR/>Three cheers for the innerwebs.<BR/><BR/>Ok, since I am purely an Armchair Foodie, with no culinary training whatsoever, I am happy to admit my total ignorance at the fact that Portobellos, Creminis, Champignon de Paris, Meadow, or Field mushrooms are the exact same genus.<BR/><BR/>I have to say, however, that knowing this does not much alter my view that portobello mushrooms are grossbuckets. I am more than pleased to know that the mushrooms at LB are creminis, though I wonder why the menu does not indicate as such (perhaps because most diners are more comfortable and familiar with the term portobello?).<BR/><BR/>Chef Caswell, I am sure you have better things to do than edumacate an Armchair Foodie, so I am exceedingly unlikely to call you directly, so long as you promise to keep appearing in the kitchen when I have the great fortune of dining at Reef.<BR/><BR/>(It really comforts me when I see the executive chef behind the wheel, so to speak. I have noticed a considerable drop-off over time of other fine restaurants in Houston once the executive chef left the cooking to his/her minions).<BR/><BR/>In all seriousness, thanks for reading and commenting.Epicurushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13569076139272049564noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19953700.post-20771278799709856682009-02-24T22:29:00.000-06:002009-02-24T22:29:00.000-06:00Please don't let the Iceman behind the wheel again...Please don't let the Iceman behind the wheel again.elizabeth Schaffnerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02352876771373236671noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19953700.post-22758524969390953992009-02-24T17:52:00.000-06:002009-02-24T17:52:00.000-06:00E,That was a very funny and witty post. First, tha...E,<BR/>That was a very funny and witty post. First, thanks for the heads up with the chicken. I went in this morning and realized there was a pretty important procedure not being followed. There were a few inconsistencies I would like to point out if I may. The mushrooms used at Little Bigs are Creminis, not Portobellos, but technically (as I'm sure you already know) Portobellos, Creminis, Champignon de Paris , Meadow , or Field mushrooms are all actually the exact same genus of mushroom, just at different stages of existence. Even the White Button mushroom is a genetic variation of this same mushroom that, up until the 70s, were called Large and Small Brown Mushrooms; the names were changed for the obvious marketing challenges that these terms caused.<BR/>Please feel free to call me directly in the future if there’s any confusion about menu items (or anything else). I am happy to make myself available for all questions and/or fact-checking. And, if you don’t mind, I’m going to go ahead and use this post to let your colleague, Anonymouseater, know that I am also offering full disclosure of my food cost financials at Little Bigs so he may review and correct his previous post where he compared my apples to someone else’s oranges.<BR/><BR/>Truthfully, I mean all of this in a non-Eddie Haskell kind of way.<BR/><BR/>Thanks<BR/>Bryan (sp) CaswellWhole Fishhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18180908394806824741noreply@blogger.com