Great fresh food and locally sourced too. Very new to Houston and a great concept. The owner is…read morevery nice and is opened to new ideas. Rotating Chef's and menus that change often. They deliver in under an hour also!!!

Chef Ellen helped us to prepare salmon benedict, a dish my husband and I had at Yummies Bistro in…read moreSouth Padre. She was so sweet and brought along additional items to cook that complemented the dish. She also gave our 5 year old daughter a task so that she was included in the experience. We had an amazing time, the dish turned out great, and we'd highly recommend her. We will definitely use her again!

I found the food to be good and made with good ingredients. If your a fan of fast food you might…read morenot like this place.

From the owner: The Hippo Kitchen, located in Houston, TX sells, produces and delivers nutritionally supportive…read moremeals to people preparing for cancer treatment, undergoing cancer treatment and to those who have completed their treatment. We specialize in meals comprised of ingredients that have been proven to combat cancer and the many effects of treatment. Our meals are designed around the dietary needs of a cancer patient that are essential in supporting the body in fighting disease and enhancing the effectiveness of common therapies such as chemotherapy and radiation. We bring a totally new perspective to the role prepared foods can plays in cancer recovery. Driven by a passion to partner with Houston's world-renowned cancer treatment community and contribute to the healing experience, we combine the expertise of a classically trained, health-supportive chef with the experience of healthcare providers and patients to create meals that promote healing during the treatment of cancer.

Ordered a Buffy and was pleasantly surprised by the black garlic pentagram sauce. The pizza was…read moregreat, the sauce, while a bit overbearing at times, was awesome as well.

The food is good. Cleaner than most and also pricier than most. You'd have to eat like 2-3 portions…read moreeach time you eat for the day. If you don't, you'll definitely lose weight. I think the portion size is for a very small person. I ordered online. I also ordered some drinks. Everything was good. My favorite was the pumpkin ravioli.

Great service. We order online or on the app and then pickup in store. The nice employees have had…read moreour order ready as fast as 30 minutes after placing in the app. I may have had to wait a few minutes while they finished pulling the order, but that was really fast! Sometimes they tell me when I am picking up that a meal was out of stock. Then I can choose to pick out a substitute or just leave it off my order. Some meals are better than the others but they all are good quality! Averages out to $10-13 per meal which is priced better than eating out for lunch everyday.

Want to be a hero at home? Order up one of Maria's dinners and make dinner for your wife \…read moregirlfriend or both ! Maria makes it easy by shipping it to your door, ready to toss in the oven. The food is amazing, I got rave reviews! And - you don't have to tell them it was prepared by a chef! Also - you don't have to be home. They drop it off in a freezer pack so no one has to be home when they deliver. Have date night at home, no traffic, pop a bottle of wine, stream a movie... enjoy!

I hate to be the first to write a negative review, but my first experience was highly…read moredisappointing. The prepped meal: Gourmet Meatloaf for 4. I followed the directions with the temperature set to 350 degrees, and cooked for 40 minutes. I actually left it in for 50 minutes, and then let it cool off. The sauce provided was amazing, as was the side of vegetables to be roasted with the provided oiled seasoning. The meatloaf? I ate a slice and felt sick later, but couldn't pinpoint why. Later that night I went to cut a slice for dinner and noticed it was raw throughout. *Stay away from the meatloaf. :/

I love Indian food, but I have no idea how to make it myself. I tried rotizen for the first time a…read morefew weeks ago on the recommendation of a friend (Thanks Samantha L!). After seeing that one of the standard options had cottage cheese, I emailed the company to see if a vegan box was available. Within a few minutes, I heard back that it would be no problem. Yay, just what I like to hear!! Basically, you get a huge box of vacuum sealed Indian food packages with freezer packs to your door. You don't need to be home when it's delivered---just put it all in your freezer before you go to bed that day. (The packages are relatively compact--you won't need to clear out your entire freezer like you would with freshly). My first meal with red kidney beans was great. I followed the directions to a T (1.5 minutes in the microwave for the entree and gravy and 1 minute for the rice) and it was steaming hot. It tasted exactly like Indian food I've had at restaurants and friends' houses. I would fully recommend it! As compared to other services, I found the portions incredibly affordable. I don't know how to make Indian food on my own, so I've traditionally ordered vegan Indian food for $3/a can. I've also ordered takeout for ~$10-15 per person. This comes out much closer to $7-8, especially if you are not an especially voracious eater. Cons: One of the disadvantages is that the directions included with the package can be a bit confusing if you are not super familiar with Indian dishes. I didn't know exactly what the "gravy" was from the "entree" I sent this in the feedback form that rotizen emailed me, so I hope this will be included in future boxes.

I LOVE this food! I am somewhat new to Indian food, but love everything about Rotizen. It's not…read moreonly delicious, but comforting to know its all natural. It comes neatly packed and safely kept cold via insulated containers. I've already placed my next order!

First of all. We are absolutely rotten with all the great BBQ options in Houston. I have had them…read moreall (well, most of them-good-bad-cheap-expensive) and I will tell you that Luling is ALWAYS consistent and wonderful BBQ. Don't let the downers get to you. The place is divey but the links, brisket and ribs DO NOT disappoint. The sauce...I could swim in it. Enough said.

I was craving barbecue--specifically lean brisket and a good beef sausage link--and this spot had…read moresolid reviews, so I decided to give it a try. When you walk in, the first thing you see is the bar area. At about 3 p.m., on a Friday, the bar stools were nearly full. One reviewer mentioned that the bar seemed to be the main attraction during their visit, and I can see why. I actually wasn't sure where to go to order food until the bartender pointed me further inside. Behind a wall is the actual ordering line. Even getting started was a little confusing. You grab a tray and the first thing you encounter is the fountain drink machine, which makes it feel like you've skipped a step. Meanwhile the dining area--roughly the same size as the bar area--was practically empty. The whole layout just felt a bit disjointed. The menu also threw me off a bit. Instead of typical barbecue plate options (one-, two-, or three-meat plates with sides), most items are priced by the pound. There was one half-pound meat option with two sides, and thankfully they let me split that between two meats. I ordered lean brisket and a homemade beef link with pinto beans and green beans. The beef link was excellent. The casing had that perfect snap, and the filling was moist and crumbly--the way a good Texas sausage should be. Too many places pack sausage so tightly it eats like baked salami, but this one had great texture and flavor. The brisket, unfortunately, was pretty dry. The pinto beans and green beans were fine--filling, but nothing memorable. And then came the crescendo of the visit: the barbecue sauce. They appear to offer only one sauce, and it tasted strongly mustard-based...which I absolutely detest. What made it even more confusing is that the sauce was a reddish-orange color, which made me assume it was a typical tomato-based BBQ sauce. Nope. If there were other options, they weren't offered or pointed out. One other drawback is how close the bar is to the dining area. Sitting within earshot of some pretty colorful bar conversations while trying to eat was a little off-putting. So overall: great beef sausage, dry brisket, forgettable sides, and a mustard-forward sauce that sealed the deal for me. If there were a traditional sauce option, I might consider coming back. But that mustard-based barbecue sauce? Yeah... that is surely a deal breaker.

I went to Phoenicia Specialty foods for the first time ever and realized I have wasted the last 8…read moreyears since I moved to Houston having never been here before, because wow! I mean my pocket book is probably better for it because I want to buy the whole store but honestly I've been missing out. The place is cute and welcoming from the corner sign on the building to the moment you step in- bright, inviting, great displays so you know where to go. You can't get lost in here with the signage, but you can't definitely get lost in the aisles with all the great, unique choices. The ready food display has so many Mediterranean treats, some I've had before some I've never heard of and everything I tried was amazing. We got the cabbage rolls and Armenian veggie dolmas. Great flavor, both specific items I haven't had before. Nice citrus, spiced flavor to these. I'd say they're have to try items. Not only found jarred tomato paste, which I've been on the hunt for but they had choices in this category and that's another first for me. Will have to go back and try the others. Also got the cured Serrano ham -amazing. And I thought the prices were going to be insane having a spot right in the middle of the city and nope- pleasantly surprised for my goodies, great prices even less than some of the other stores I frequent in the suburbs. I'll be back again and again and again until I try the whole store lol. Definitely give them a try, you won't regret it

My niece and I checked out Phoenicia's for lunch, which was surprisingly delicious…read more My niece has simplistic tastes, so she opted for the chicken burger, which I tried of course. Perfectly seasoned, crispy exterior. The sweet potato fries were equally delicious. I got the Hill Country salad. Same tender but crispy chicken on a bed of greens with berries. So good. Definitely bookmarked as a return option.