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Sugar Land (yes, two words) is a hell of a lot better than it used to be in terms of things to do and reasons to visit, and I think they've been actively working on that. The large non-Caucasian population here - despite it being a rich burb - helps a lot with the variety and authenticity of some of the food, boba and desserts.
If it weren't for the downright nasty attitudes a lot of the drivers - especially the ones in big trucks - have, and some of the shop owners here too, who hate each other and wage war on each other openly on Facebook and Yelp, often pretending to be angry customers and trashing each other, then I would like the area much better.
It's a great destination to go for Boba, and has much better traffic than Houston, but I'll take Houston over Sugar Land every time, and the 69 freeway (known to locals as 59) can be a real nightmare.
And no matter what they do to Sugar Land to try and make it like The Woodlands - which is not something I'd want my town to be like - with cleaner areas and more space than Houston, it just won't ever have the charm of Houston, and will still be a burb in the end. Whereas places like Montrose and Midtown and the wonderful Chinatown and Hillcroft and Koreatown and Mexican neighborhoods of Houston are the real heartbeat of this region, and the reason to come down here.
Still, if you see Houston as a whole - as I do - then Sugar Land and its area (Stafford, Richmond, Rosenberg, Missouri City), are a wonderful element of the region, a massive suburban sprawl with a lot of hidden food gems, especially along Hwy 6. Also it's less polluted here than in the South-East or East or North-East suburbs, for sure.
Tornado Burger is a highlight, and Mama Le's is one of the best places in the entire region for both food and drinks, not to mention service. Feng Cha down here is run by very good friends who also live around here, and there's a nice Kung Fu Tea location too, and wonderful people running the Ding Tea location.