Very chill coffee place great for studying and hanging out! Got the lychee lemonade and the waffle…read morefries, which were nice and crispy with a slightly spicy sauce. The lychee lemonade was nice and sweet, but the lychee flavor is mild. The decor is nice and the bathrooms are clean. Service was quick and friendly. They were doing a collab with Yukdaejang when we went, so we got a discount on our meal later, which was pretty lucky! Would love to try their other cafe items next time!

First time visit. Place is bright & cheery. Baristas were friendly…read more I'm all about the coffee when I go to coffee shops so my cortado with soy milk & 1 pump vanilla was not as coffee forward as I would have preferred. I like my coffee drinks a bit more robust. I got an order of regular beignets to go. They were not my favorite. Not sure if the texture changed since they were packaged hot & sweated in the to-go container, but they were rubbery & really not sweet at all. Since i don't live anywhere near this location, I am not apt to make a return visit.

Great and fast service. The guy in the front gave great recommendations since it was my first time…read more The place itself is spacious, great music and chill vibes. I was enjoying my black tea with passionfruit and peach while my food was getting ready. The sandwich I got, amazing. Love the slaw, good piece of chicken, and seasoning hit the spot. The waffle fries were crispy, cheesy, and the caramelized onions and sauce gave it a good touch! I thought this place was mostly drinks, but I'm so happy that I went in to try it out. I'll bring my husband next time and we will be back!

Decided to finally go to AtCha in Houston Chinatown to try their spicy chicken sandwich. Theirs is…read moreunique since it's a Szechuan hot chicken sandwich. It's spiced up with Szechuan hot chili oil and spicy coleslaw. It's also topped with honey mustard, a special sauce, and pickles. The chicken itself was huge. It was very moist and pretty easy to bite through. Like Szechuan food, the spice starts off very low and then builds up over time. Pretty good and unique overall but not worth going out of your way for. They also have a Taiwanese salt and pepper chicken sandwich which might be worth trying as well.

Always one of my favorite coffee shops in Houston!…read more Despite coming on a Sunday afternoon, we got lucky with curbside parking and right in front of the door. Otherwise there is a free parking garage associated with the Bellaire Food Street complex. When I came last about a year ago, it was always packed on weekends, but we had ample seating this time. As usual, I got the caramel tomnccino. It is both strong and creamy/sweet. Perfect balance!!! Perfect study spot and perfect social spot equipped with wifi, chargers, ample seating, bathrooms, parking, and a large menu.

This cafe is a great place to study or work. They have a lot of tables with outlets, and the music…read morewas a sad, chill vibe. They have a lot of appealing drink options and interesting food options that look very good. The buldak and bulgogi stuffed pretzels were particularly intriguing to me. I got the large peach green tea for $6 and Hawaiian stuffed pretzel for $9. I was impressed by the pretzel, although it was definitely more of a pizza in a pretzel shape. It was very cheesy and tasty. They can't modify the sweetness on the peach green tea. It was good, although a little too sweet for me.

La Plume is one of the few spots you can find a crepe cake in Houston west side. They have select…read moreMille crepe cake flavors and I got to try their Passionfruit Crepe cake. It was scrumptious. This is one of the only bakeries I have found in Houston that offers a passion fruit flavor. This bakery specializes in chantilly cakes and you can order online. They have pastries like croissants, macaroons, and variety of coffee and tea options. Great service and clean cute mint green environment.

Cute lil spot to stop by for a sweet treat and espresso…read more I really like this cute lil dessert spot that offers a multitude of baked goods. The sweets are the perfect not too sugary sweetness. The chilled cake slices were displayed beautifully under the glass. The macaron selection looked wonderful, and I noticed they offered a cute macaron gift set. The croissants looked nice and golden. The buttercream cake slice I bought was nice and light, not heavy at all. The employee was also very nice and friendly. Worth a look if you have a sweet tooth!

Don's Cafe & Sandwich | Houston, TX…read more I stopped by Don's Cafe & Sandwich and tried the BBQ pork bánh mì, and it was delicious! The bread was perfectly crispy on the outside, yet amazingly soft on the inside. And the BBQ pork? So tender and full of flavor! I'll definitely be back to try some of their other items!

Don cafe brings lots of memories. I started coming here when I was a freshman in high school and…read moreI'm glad it's still around. This spot is a staple of Chinatown that is known for their banh mi sandwiches. To this day their sandwiches are still solid. Quality has definitely went down over the years but it's still good enough for me to come back. My go to order are usually their banh mi dac biet (special combination), eggs rolls and Vietnamese coffee. The meat is fresh and filling just wish they spread the bread with more pate. It seems like over the years they put less and less. Their Egg rolls always come hot and fresh & it's thick too. Vietnamese coffee as expected; strong and it'll have you up all day. This time around I ordered their bun Bo hue just to switch things up a little bit and my friend got the chicken vermicelli with egg rolls. The broth for my bun Bo hue was extremely bland and had really no lemongrass flavor. The meat was also chewy. I asked the cashier if they have that stinky shrimp paste sauce just to add more flavor into the broth unfortunately they don't offer that to customers anymore. Although that paste smells extremely bad it's a game changer. My friend vermicelli was filling and for 11.50 you get your bang for your buck. The chicken had nice flavors and is tendered. The egg rolls came out piping hot. The fish sauce was nice. From now on I'll come here for their vermicelli and banh mi's. They also have pho but I think I'll pass on that since their bun Bo hue was not good. It's just not a place for soup. Service was not the most friendly but fast. There is a Hispanic gentleman taking command of the line yelling out orders in Vietnamese and making sure we get our food in a timely manner. The restaurant has no frills but just know that their sandwiches are legit. Will I come back? Absolutely.

My new favorite find for a quick lunch and not too heavy unless you want to add on one of the…read moredelicious bakery items . Friendly staff and a quiet place to have lunch !

Very cute and quaint cafe. There is a lot of space. I can only assume this place is quite popular…read moreas it was quite buzzy for a random Thursday. All the pastries looked pretty good although I didn't purchase any. The service was friendly and casual -you order at the counter and they bring your meal to you. One of my friends mentioned to me she liked the fact that the gave her a list of great low carb options. I was impressed by the array of healthy options and really liked the omelette customization although you can't for some reason do half egg whites and half egg with yolk. All my friends loved their regular croissants although one was less than impressed with her almond croissant . The one thing I hated was the latte. It was burnt and tasted like pure syrup. The little latte art was cute though but would not ever try again. Nice place. Not award winning but is a good enough restaurant where you have enough options to make most people happy.

Nut allergy friendly: The cake I ordered had no issues!…read more Parking: A little limited, it's a small plaza. I read that these were the best mille feuille / crepe cakes in Houston, so I had to get one for a birthday celebration! I ordered a cake a few days ahead and picked it up with no issues. A 10" matcha crepe cake traveled fine and held shape, though it should be refrigerated. We cut enough small slices for 20 people and it was really delicious. The earthy matcha flavor came through and the texture of the cake was fantastic. Highly recommend, even if it is a bit pricey.

Forget about Starbucks! Come here!!! Amazing coffee and…read morecakes! Highly recommended We came from Austin and were lucky to find this place

I had a great experience here, super cute place, and plenty of seats and tables for coffee date or…read morelike me, and night cap. I came for coffee/ tea/ and desserts, and boy did they deliver! its fairly new, they have a lot of pastries, but you can tell which ones are gonna be a little sweeter. we got knafeh, Spanish latte, and hot tea with a good lil conversation on the side. the place is buzzing in the evening time, but easily can snag a seat during the day or late afternoon.

I've always had a sweet spot for independent coffee shops, especially ones who are open late and…read morewhere they are open to people sitting and studying for a bit so ever since TAJ opened up, I have been meaning to check them out to see whether it's more of a study place or more of a desert lounge or hangout spot for people who don't want to go to a bar but want somewhere nicer than Starbucks to meet and socialize. It's kind of a combination of all 3 and I saw people studying, people bringing their family, and friends hanging out. First the good- it's a nice clean place with cute decor. They also have a very large selection of middle eastern pastries and deserts that you don't find in other places and a decent savory menu if you don't want your A1C to shoot up too high. You go and order and they'll bring your food, drink, or desert to you if it's something that needs to be prepared. It's a nice touch that gives it that upscale feeling. I'm not sure if they are actually wait staff that can take your order too or they just multi-task as order takers at the counter, prepare the food, clean tables, or what. Of course, for all the nice environment they provide, they charge a little more than say the Seattle corporate chain that shall not be named again but it's worth it and I totally get it. The part that I don't get is that when I ordered hot tea and I went to the counter with the sweeteners and such, I didn't see any other milk or creamer - fresh or otherwise. When I asked one the above mentioned waiters who was walking by if I could have some, I was told "We don't do that ". In fact, he almost looked offended that I would ask such a thing . I'd completely understand the lack of milk or creamer if I were sitting in a bazaar in Tehran, a tea house in Istanbul but I was in Houston, Texas, so denying a splash of dairy felt like a bizarre, unnecessary hill to die on. Also, besides the gentleman with the beard, nobody else was smiling or seemed approachable and after the tea incident and asking for the wifi password and again seeming to offend another person by asking, I didn't want to bother them that the wifi was not working. Even after I connected to the right SSID (it's the VIP one, not the Guest), internet was down so I had to use my own hotspot. Anyway, I hope this was a misunderstanding because I have to have something to cool off my tea or coffee and if it's ok for Captain Picard to put milk in his Earl Grey tea, then I feel like I'm in good company too and I really would like to try them again at some point. If I can't even put milk in my coffee or tea then I don't see that happening. Edit: After seeing the response on the tea, I really thought it was a misunderstanding but this is going to be a dealbreaker for me. It's one thing to serve the tea without anything added to it but to prevent a grown adult from adding it to their tea and making it the way they like is just a bit much.

The viral fruit pastries were delicious. Loved them all. The services was excellentread more

They use riboflavin as a dye. Ask me how I know that…read more.. Went here for my birthday and got a few desserts with my family. I ordered the orange for myself. It is covered in an orange colored dust, it stained my pants my fingers it was a lot... If you don't know riboflavin is B2 and the dessert itself is very acidic. It tasted great...however i suffered for it later. Basically had horrible UTI like symptoms after eating this bc of the high levels of B2 and how acidic it is. Was chugging water all night and I'll spare you the other details. Luckily woke up today feeling back to normal but MAN. That was insane. And before you ask it was 100% the dessert bc that was all I had had at the time. And I didn't take any vitamins or have in weeks. Just something to be cautious about. One star bc the pain would never be worth that.