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    UYE: Asian Heritage Celebration @ Strings Noodle

    4.7 (7 reviews)

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    Mike M.

    This was my second visit to Dun Hung (erotically named huh?) Plaza within the past week. I guess that has something to do with hanging out with my Asian friends. But seriously, I am glad I did because it is a nice place that is attractively decorated especially at night. I can see why this is a popular place to visit. Last night, the occasion was Lou C.'s UYE: Asia Heritage Celebration @ Strings Noodle. Upon arriving and parking Pegasus, I headed to the area of the Plaza where we were meeting. Walking to the FIT store upstairs, I passed Strings Noodle downstairs and peeked in the window and saw my old friends, the lovely Cherry A. having tea with the equally lovely ;) Eddie S. I walked in and they explained to me that they were starting the event here having hot tea and would I inform the group up in FIT above of their location? I said of course and proceeded up the stairs to FIT. (I actually believe that they were just too lazy to climb the stairs...). Upon reaching FIT, I was greeted by Lou C. (Mr. UYE) in the FIT store which is a store that sells asian stuff. That's all I know because I was only there for a couple of minutes before we went back downstairs to Strings and I then realized that this event was also providing me my daily cardio workout. We were then seated, presented our personalized name tags and began the meal. Lou notified everyone that he was buying our iced teas and that the restaurant was comping our appetizers. Sheets of paper were provided to the diners to order their meal which simplified the process and was a good idea by Lou. With some help I filled out my order and asked for the wide noodles in a mild beef meat broth. The food arrived about 5 minutes later in big bowls. I was given a soup spoon but also needed something else to eat the big portion of noodles I received (because I am a gringo and don't know how to use chopsticks) so I asked for a fork. The waitresses were a little chaotic in taking care of our large group. It was kind of like a Chinese fire drill...:)). Finally our drinks arrived and the iced tea was good. Several minutes later one of the waitresses came to the my table and asked me if I would like a 'fok'. I wanted to say, "Sure, but let me finish my soup"....but I didn't. I was sitting with the previously mentioned Cherry and Eddie along with Mr. Belly G. (the G stands for Gee whiz those are big arms!). We all had a good laugh. The soup was good with ALOT of great big noodles along with beef chunks and veggies. Our appetizers also arrived with pork bellies?, green beans and something that looked like worms. All of it was good. Eddie particularly liked the worm looking dish. I heard he started eating them as a kid. Cherry ordered some chicken feet for me and her to try. They never showed up at our table during the meal so I guess some chicken is walking around very relieved today. During the meal, Olivia K. showed up with Greg F. fashionably late. It was good to see them but they only stayed a few minutes and then left to go to another restaurant. I think it had something to do with Eddie eating worms and Cherry and I trying to eat chicken feet. Shawn S. (the running man) then showed up as we were finishing the meal to accompany us for the remainder of the tour. Leaving Strings we stopped at Six Ping Bakery for a quick shop stop and to pick up the running man's wife Na S. and then proceeded to Nu Cafe for dessert. We lost Eddie after Six Ping and never saw him again. Perhaps they were real worms and he had a tummy ache? Since I had been to Nu Cafe about a week earlier to try my first bubble tea, I decided this time to order some of their shaved ice. This time I ordered my treat and went with a Hill of mango ice with mango poppers and mango sauce drizzled over all of it. It would be safe to say it mangoed me out. Wow! It was good but oh soooo sweet. Next time I think I will not have them add the sauce... We then left to give up our seats because Nu Cafe was getting so busy it was standing room only. It was great to see everyone there. Tracie A. was there with her two kids and Matt and Anh also dined with us. I met several new friends too as we had a large crowd for this event. Maybe about 20? Impressive! The food was good and I really enjoyed the camaraderie of everyone present. I think I can speak for all of us to say we had a good time. Personally, I really enjoy events like this where we move around and experience more than one business. I think it adds to the overall event and makes it more like an adventure. Lou C. does UYE's like no one other. His planning and preparation for the event is exemplary. We really appreciated the free appetizers and drinks that he provided for. It is for these reasons I call him Mr. UYE. Thanks Lou!

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    Millie C.

    First UYE, had a blast. The end. But for real, so glad to meet Lou C. and some of the other yelpers and dine together at not one but two places. Love the Chinatown crawl concept, and just in time for Asian Heritage Month! Strings Noodles was a place I had been meaning to try for a while now, and it didn't disappoint. The food was good, and the staff was really patient and observant. We had a really great time eating all the lovely side dishes: pickled green beans, pork trotters and others, as well as the different special beef noodles. Looking across the table, Cherry's bowl of thick-cut noodles definitely gave me some noodle-envy, though. Loved the showcase of FIT, Six Ping (my addiction... can't ever *not* buy anything), and Nu Cafe. I haven't warmed myself up to eating durian yet, but maybe one day. Thanks for the goodie bags and overall an amazing time with new and old friends.

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    Hotpot Year of the Rooster UYE @ 75 Yummy Kitchen - Server helped us to drop pulled noodles into the broth.

    Hotpot Year of the Rooster UYE @ 75 Yummy Kitchen

    3.5(2 reviews)
    0.4 miChinatown, Sharpstown

    Ay ya ya. This was the worst UYE I have ever hosted. If you missed it, don't feel bad. But I am…read moresure everyone had a good time. I really wanted to find an occasion to celebrate my birthday but hard to find time. So, here we go. Thank goodness no one took a photo of their name tags. I didn't prepare any. I was busy and I rushed from work that day. I barely picked up the cake from Olympic Chinese Bakery. Alan already arrived. With my original RSVP, there were just few Yelper friends. We know each other. So I thought we'll be okay without name tags. Oh boy, more people arrived. Ok, I had no choice but think quick rabbit. I dug out of my trunk and found some old name tags from past events. Who cares? I had a pen and there we go... The food was already pre-selected. Thanks for the owner of 75 Yummy Kitchen, Sherry. But the waitress came to take order again. That's where the mess started. She ordered extra something because she said 4 pounds of meat were not enough for 12 people. Then, she added some expensive side dishes. My original plan of $12 per person jumped to $17.50 with tips. Plus, there was no sign on the buffet line to tell people don't pick food from there for sheep scorpion hotpot. I was so embarrassed to tell my guests. I can't call this a Chinatown Crawl, because all stores are closed at 9 pm during weekdays. We stayed til the restaurant about to close. I don't see anyone else writing a review besides Alan. Okay... Mmm... Well... I'm not coming back to this restaurant for my UYE again. p.s. Sherry left Yummy Kitchen in April. Everything we had is not the same any more. **57th review of 2017**

    Another great event hosted by Lou. I haven't had hot pot in years and being able to share with a…read moredozen people over the course of two hours made this a fun event. I brought a friend of mine who isn't a yelper and after this experience she will likely create an account. I'm looking forward to the next Chinatown UYE!

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    Hotpot Year of the Rooster UYE @ 75 Yummy Kitchen - Thanks to Melinda for serving hotpot.

    Thanks to Melinda for serving hotpot.

    Hotpot Year of the Rooster UYE @ 75 Yummy Kitchen - For those of you missed my half-century birthday cake, here's a quick glance at it. Too much fun with the rooster's lips.

    For those of you missed my half-century birthday cake, here's a quick glance at it. Too much fun with the rooster's lips.

    Hotpot Year of the Rooster UYE @ 75 Yummy Kitchen - I missed the noodle pulled live part of dinner. The waitress took my seat. The dinner came out a little higher than my originally planned.

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    I missed the noodle pulled live part of dinner. The waitress took my seat. The dinner came out a little higher than my originally planned.

    Time for Taiwan UYE @ Lai Lai Dumpling House - Group at table 1 #ChinatownCrawl

    Time for Taiwan UYE @ Lai Lai Dumpling House

    4.8(5 reviews)
    0.4 miChinatown, Sharpstown

    We had a great time!! Thanks to Lou for putting this great Chinatown crawl together. Parking at the…read moremetropole center was a breeze, plenty of spots were open. Lou had two big tables for all of us at Lai Lai dumpling house. I saw a bunch of familiar faces! Great to see Olivia and Cherry again, and meet Marci and all the others. First we had two different styles of dumplings, Chinese style and American. The Chinese style had a thinner dough and more veggies while the American kind had more meat and a thicker dough. The ants on a tree was sooooo good, the minced pork in it was so tasty. Lou ordered for us and the food was just cranked out so fast! The soup dumplings and the pan fried dumplings were some of the best I have ever had! I also really enjoyed the general tso chicken, it was fried so well and had a ton of flavor. I don't really want to talk about the stinky tofu. It was uh, yea, stinky. I wish we had gotten a video of baby Rose trying it. I surprisingly really liked the thousand year old egg with tofu. The sauce on it and the egg were my favorite things of the night. I really did not expect to like it as much as I did. I got some really good stuff at Olympic bakery! The sun cakes are so good and the taro ones too! I wish I had gotten more. I got a coconut tart too but it was rather dry. I love coconut but I would definitely pass on that one next time. Oh my lets talk about star snow ice! I got the vanilla shaved ice with egg pudding, almond pudding, fresh strawberries, rainbow jelly, red bean ice cream, and condensed milk. Oh my yum!!! It was amazing! Best red bean ice cream ever! Everything was fresh and the flavors all together worked so well. It was the highlight of my evening!

    Thanks for everyone's attention. My #ChinatownCrawl UYE is taking off to a new level. Yelpers and…read morenon-Yelpers followed me on Instagram and other social media just to stay in touch with my quarterly event. That's awesome! Time for Taiwan was created with an idea from Taiwanese Tourism to promote traveling to the island from abroad. I'm happy to help them promote this 35-day long event in Texas. It drew over 200 Yelpers in 2 locations - Houston and Dallas. Last year, my Yelper friend Jamie A suggested hosting an UYE with one of the participating restaurants. We met at Café 101. We had an interesting turn out. This year, I boosted it up with #ChinatownCrawl style for more exciting food choices and extensive variety for my guests to enjoy. The idea of crawl was to dine, dessert and shopping on one evening. This 2nd annual #TimeForTaiwan UYE featured Taiwanese cuisine at Lai Lai Dumpling House, breads at Olympic Chinese Bakery and boba tea at Star Snow Ice. Please read the reviews on this biz page. They described the details better than me. If you've never been to my #ChinatownCrawl UYE, here's your chance. I'm hosting #NightMarket Tapas UYE next Friday, December 9. For details, check the event page. Psst, for those who answered the survey and missed the question on the theme color. The correct answer is green for Formosa - the former name for Taiwan.

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    Time for Taiwan UYE @ Lai Lai Dumpling House - Crawlers taking a break from shopping at Olympic Chinese Bakery #ChinatownCrawl UYE stop #2

    Crawlers taking a break from shopping at Olympic Chinese Bakery #ChinatownCrawl UYE stop #2

    Time for Taiwan UYE @ Lai Lai Dumpling House - Group at table 2 #ChinatownCrawl UYE

    Group at table 2 #ChinatownCrawl UYE

    Time for Taiwan UYE @ Lai Lai Dumpling House - Can you guess what Marci was sampling? #TimeForTaiwan #ChinatownCrawl UYE

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    Can you guess what Marci was sampling? #TimeForTaiwan #ChinatownCrawl UYE

    UYE: Houston Food Bank Volunteer Day!

    UYE: Houston Food Bank Volunteer Day!

    4.0(1 review)
    11.9 miSixth Ward

    Last Saturday, Olivia K. organized this UYE to support the Houston Food Bank. I signed up for it…read morebecause I had heard about the food bank and wanted to check it out plus to support Olivia's UYE. Following her instructions I registered with Houston Food Bank and selected our work time of 8 a.m. to 12 p.m. on last Saturday morning. I arrived at 7:45 and parked my car. Walking inside I noticed a large crowd of people there. Many were in their corporate sponsored t shirts showing teamwork. I signed in and they gave me a red apple sticker to put on my shirt. Olivia had formed us as a team representing Yelp. First there with me was David G. then TJ M. and his lovely wife Mimi showed up. Carlos A. ( Big Guns) arrived and finally our host Olivia K. The orientation of all of the volunteers (my guess about 200 people) started promptly at 8 a.m and lasted about 10 minutes. We were then sent off in groups to work depending on the color of our apple sticker. Our group was assigned (with maybe 60-75 other people) to unpack and process banana boxes of groceries donated by different grocery stores. The boxes would come by our work station on a conveyor system. We would remove the boxes, take each item out and wipe it down and then put it in another container depending on what category it fit in to. Canned goods, drinks, pet food, candies, non food products, etc. After about 1 1/2 hours we all took a 15 minute break. The work was fairly easy and at 11:30 we were told to stop. In closing we were told that all of the volunteers that morning had processed about 15,000 lbs. of product that provided approximately 12,000 meals. We left at 11:45 a.m. David and Carlos had other commitments but Olivia, TJ, Mimi and myself then went to the nearby Nickel Sandwich Grill on my recommendation for lunch. I want to thank Olivia for organizing this event. I now understand the Houston Food Bank much better and enjoyed my tour of duty along with getting to visit more with my fellow Yelpers. I recommend that we do this again as it is for a very worthwhile cause. When we do, will you join us?

    UYE: Year of the Tiger Chinatown Crawl - Guest list was overly full. Stay tuned for sequel event in March.

    UYE: Year of the Tiger Chinatown Crawl

    5.0(7 reviews)
    0.0 miChinatown, Sharpstown

    Thanks to Lou for organizing an awesome UYE. We had a great time. It was a nice turnout where we…read moregot to try individual hotpot. We had a full house and it was more comfortable to have the whole place to ourselves. The staff were very attentive and helpful to each table. Easy to order from their menu and services were pretty quick. For some, it was their first time trying hotpot so I hope they enjoyed this new experience. Hot pot is always fun with a group of friends. I sat with some of my good friends, Jason, James, and Tri. After dinner, we got to hangout with each other a bit more. Also got the chance to meet the new Houston CM, Jando. What a great night to see some old friends! Looking forward to the next one.

    6 years ago I went to my first UYE. It was my first Yelp experience ever. It was Lou's event…read more This event was almost to the day of that yelp-iversary. In his usual fashion, Lou brought culture, fellowship, and food together for a great evening out. There were a few faces I was familiar with, and some new ones as well. We had an opportunity to hear from the store manager, another guest was someone involved in the community, and the new CM joined us for the event too. A good few of the OG group came out, and we had a great time. This particular event, we weren't able to get everything in, so we had dinner and dessert. We didn't get a chance to hit the market. There will be another event in March if you're interested in checking it out

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    UYE: Year of the Tiger Chinatown Crawl - We just talk, talk , talk, talk and talk some more after UYE

    We just talk, talk , talk, talk and talk some more after UYE

    UYE: Year of the Tiger Chinatown Crawl - "Super long arm" table selfie  Thanks to Eugene for the assist lol Me, Olivia, Doug, James, Jason, Zain

    "Super long arm" table selfie Thanks to Eugene for the assist lol Me, Olivia, Doug, James, Jason, Zain

    UYE: Year of the Tiger Chinatown Crawl - Selfie time with Alice!

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    Selfie time with Alice!

    UYE: Exploration Crawl at Katy Asian Town - Guess who's here

    UYE: Exploration Crawl at Katy Asian Town

    5.0(2 reviews)
    14.7 mi

    Thanks everyone for joining my explanation crawl. This UYE was open to everyone. I always wanted to…read morecome Katy Asian Town. It was supposed to happen in 2020, but CoVid happened. I can see Katy Asian Town has transformed into a busy foodie central. I think they are all occupied. There is a nearby mall also filled with Asian flair. Thanks to Sara for introducing some restaurants to other guests. We had a good time to browse restaurant after restaurant. There were too many restaurants to choose from. Here is my observation: There was a lot of walks. Some people had to stop and rest. Traffic was not friendly to pedestrians. Some parts of crosswalk were not well lit. So. Next crawl UYE, I will only focus on restaurants at the same building. Stay tuned for more of my Chinatown Crawl UYE at crawl.ChinatownHTX.com .

    Thanks to Mister Lou for creating this cozy crawl hangout. It was so nice to get out and about on a…read morechill and calm Friday night. The weather was chill and so were the peeps. Just the way I like it. We all noshed on some tasty and unique grub at YELO cafe. It's a street style Asian eatery consisting of fusion Malaysian/Chinese/Vietnamese foods. We all shared a few of the bites we ordered and sipped on some refreshing iced tea. Lou has some awesome friends that I was introduced to; we all made our way towards a few cafes that night. Relished on a few jokes, ate some white rabbit cake and hopped on to the next spot. I love friendly and talkative people. This was a fun gathering and it warmed my heart. Thanks Lou, for hosting this event. I look forward to collaborating and I know many more awesome events are in the works. Until next time!

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    UYE: Exploration Crawl at Katy Asian Town - Hello Yelo

    Hello Yelo

    UYE: Exploration Crawl at Katy Asian Town - Felling like I need to wear a yellow shirt at Happy Lemon

    Felling like I need to wear a yellow shirt at Happy Lemon

    UYE: Exploration Crawl at Katy Asian Town - This crawler is serious about the presentation

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    UYE: Asian Heritage Celebration @ Strings Noodle - unofficialyelpevents - Updated May 2026

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