As opposed to Blackair Plaza and Blacksolid Plaza…read more This is where a pizza hut and a cute African grocery store are, among other things. It's a very nondescript and typical shopping mall, and it's not bad at all. There's a lot of little unheralded and out of the way hidden strip malls around Katy, and this one is a little north of the main area, and has some businesses that are worth checking out.

Not to be confused with the one in Virginia... the VA China Town Center…read more This is located in the West End of Chinatown and it gets pretty busy around here. With all kinds of stuff in here including diners and offices, and little local businesses and medical businesses. It's a good project with a lot of stuff in it - it's just a little bit hard to access.

Barbie Center love to this center, but it didn't send any love back…read more Located near Cypress and Spring is this pretty typical shopping mall which has a little bit of everything. It's not too busy and it's not too big and the parking seems to be okay. The plaza is even paved all right, whereas many plazas in Houston and Texas in general are not. So that's it really. Pretty standard across the board and definitely a plaza which is worth checking out.

There is a new strip mall on Bellaire Blvd, y'all. Please meet Bellaire Chinatown Center near Shell…read moreStation at the corner of Beltway. Many well-known restaurants started here and still here, like Okome Don, Jasmine Asian Cuisine and San Dong Noodle House. Few years ago, they finished construction the extension and added some new tenants. This mall is becoming the young people's paradise. There are adding Soju Blues, Dim Sum King and Nomi Nori that will crowd this parking lot every single day. I normally park at Sterling Plaza parking lot and walk over. Here is a quick glance at the mall, at the moment: Suite A - Soju Blues (Opening soon) Suite B1 - Okome Don Suite B - Dim Sum King (Under Construction) Suite C - Qi Ao Salon 奇奥 Suite D - Jasmine Asian Cuisine Suite E - Happy Lemon Suite F - San Dong Noodle House 山東麵館 Suite G - Nomi Nori (Opening soon) Suite H - Street Churros Suite I - R&B Tea Suite J - Honeymee Suite L - Sunright Tea Studio There are a couple more spaces vacant at Suite M and S. I hope to see some takeout restaurants or newspaper stand.

This is an exciting and wonderful new plaza which is your destination if you want to be trendy and…read morecool but you don't want to go to Dun Huang Plaza, which is where everybody else goes. It's way too busy, probably because some of the businesses that are here. The legendary chain Tiger Sugar of course, as well as another chain, Popfancy with their events and special exciting atmosphere, and Chonging Chicken Pot which everybody loves, and so many more. Don't forget Meet Fresh (a location we didn't enjoy) and Beardpapa's (mixed opinion, our friend works here but we've yet to see her here) and all the rest. There's plenty to explore here and all of it is trendy believe me. Intensely so... and very crowded. Chinatown in Houston is one of the most amazing Chinatown areas in the whole country. The western half of it is more "Vietnamesetown" and then there's also "Koreatown" a few miles north in Spring Branch, although there are some Korean gems here in Chinatown too! The heart of this area is the very lively Dun Huang plaza, although I Dun Huang out there as much as I used to. Ha. Ha. Bellaire Food Street has fast become the alternate heart of the area, and some nights seems busier than Dun Huang, although it's much smaller. The amount of incredible food and spectacular Desserts and Drinks that are in this area are second to none. It's like being in Queens. It does remind me of a more humid and more spaced out Flushing. The nightlife here in Chinatown is some of the best in all of Texas. The other highlight of the area is the Saigon Plaza, about a mile East of Dun Huang. I hope it's never demolished otherwise it'll be (sigh) gone. The best of the best in this area for food, the first 2 are unmissable: Lim's Chicken - the best Korean chicken you'll find anywhere, get the spicy original Xin Jiang - amazing western Chinese bbq, get lamb skewers and enoki mushroom Nguyen Ngo - incredible Banh Mi on croissants Thien Thanh - perfect banh cuon thit nuong - great Viet food Lee's - wonderful Banh Mi, spring rolls, and viet iced coffee Cocina Latina - best pupusas and tamales in town, on Club Creek East Wall - great Chinese meals indeed Fufu - not as stellar as the others, but Chicken Jalapeno is good, open very late The best food in this plaza specifically is Chongqing. And for drinks and desserts: Honestly, cross the street for Fuji for Boba though! Unless you fancy a Tiger Sugar of course. Now once you've tried all of that (and have gained 20 lbs), get back to me and I'll have more for you. It TX a long time to appreciate how great Chinatown in Houston is, but my question is, for all the cities that have done their own version of Chinatown, who'sdone it better than Houston? Exactly.

I've been waiting for this strip mall to open since 2015. Soon after I saw businesses vacated from…read morethe former buildings, I began to notice something new coming up. I got excited with a sign announcing Bellaire Food Street opening in 2019. My heart was pounding when I saw store signs started to show up on the building mid last year. I remember when this modern mall started to build. I'd praise the genius who designed Bellaire Food Street. This space used to be 3 old fashioned apartment buildings. Now, a dozen of unique restaurants with a multilevel garage added an upgraded look to Chinatown's landscape. I complied a roster of current occupants. Let's start from the garage side: A1 - Fat Ni BBQ 胖妮烧烤 A3 - Soho Chicken A4 - 10 seconds Yunnan Rice Noodles 十秒到 云南过桥米线 A5 - Tom N Toms A6 - Popfancy Dessert Bar B - (coming soon) C - Pepper Lunch D - Chatime E - Chongqing Chicken Pot 重庆鸡公煲 F - (coming soon) G - Beard Papa's H - Migo Saigon Food Street I - Meet Fresh 鲜芋仙 This mall is perfect for my Chinatown Crawl UYE. I look forward to host an event https://www.ChinatownHTX.com/ChinatownCrawl in the near future. p.s. These restaurant placements are what I see today. I can edit this review within next 30 days.

First time I noticed The Crossing at 288 was last summer. What a beautiful mall in the suburb. It's…read moreconveniently located on Highway 288 and Broadway Street in Pearland. I came from SW Houston via Beltway. I skipped the expensive toll bridge by going through the feeder road. There are several nice restaurants spread evenly at The Crossing at 288 Mall. Major restaurants such as Texas Roadhouse, Willies Restaurant, Olive Garden and Lupe Tortilla are lined up on the feeder road. Then, there is at least one restaurant per building throughout the mall. Chase Bank with multi-lane drive-through is at the corner of Broadway and the feeder road. The busiest restaurant during lunchtime is Chipotle across from Chase Bank. I saw a long line formed at 12:30 on Monday. I have been to a nice Asian restaurant called Noodle and More right after entering the final entrance on the feeder road. If you are a pedestrian, be really careful walking across the parking lot. I almost got hit 6 out of 10 times minding my own business. If you are a driver, please pay attention to where you are going. Because crosswalks are for pedestrians to walk across, not a racing lane.

Oscar Wilde liked to tangle now and again, and this is a good example of a plaza named after his…read morelove of tangling. It's on Westheimer, somewhere between 610 and Belt 8, on the South side, and with a dollar store, a few decent restaurants and interesting spots. It's well-paved, but a little difficult to get into, especially from the other side of the street. Barbi always looks really amazing when she's shopping here... obvi.

To call this a mall is a bit of an over-statement. Rather a standard strip-mall currently…read moreundergoing renovations. With Toys-R-Us going out of business and another store recently leaving and being replaced, the strip is a bit of a mess right now. But it has multiple, useful stores and I visit regularly. Most of the time just for dog food and toys at PetSmart, but occasionally visit Lowe's, got a couch from Ashley and used to go to Toys-R-Us (RIP) for my nieces and nephew.