My favorite restaurant in Chicago

The Girl and the Goat

Over the years, I've been lucky enough to eat at a lot of good restaurants. In every city, there tends to be a favorite restaurant that I try to eat at every time in town. Whether it's Totto Ramen in New York, Ramen Dojo in San Mateo, El Tiempo in Houston, or Ad Hoc in Napa, I make it one of my usual stops when I'm in town.

On my latest trip to Chicago, I found a new favorite restaurant that I plan on visiting every time I'm in town. The Girl and the Goat is the creation of Stephanie Izard, Master Chef Season 4 winner. After winning Season 4, she opened Girl and the Goat in 2010 in Chicago's West Loop

The Guide to Houston's Chinatown:

My favorite Pho joint

Chinatown is bordered by the Westpark Tollway on the North end and Highway 59S on the South end with the Sam Houston Tollway (Beltway 8) running right down the middle. 

Secret Houston Hot Spot

I love good deals. I also love mexican food, fast cars, excessive wasteful spending, and cheap food. On my way to trying a new Mexican restaurant in the Heights, I had passed by a huge crowd at night. This place combines 3 of my favorite things (Not fast cars or excessive wasteful spending).

Less than $3!

Wednesday Travelzoo Deals

Wednesdays always means Travelzoo deals which arrive in my inbox around 10:00am. One aspect of the Travelzoo deals that I appreciate is that they won't force something into their Top 20 deals unless it's actually a good deal. I've seen other sites such as Kayak (who also happens to send deals on Wednesday) just try to fill their weekly e-mail with deals.
Of the Top 20 deals today, my personal favorite is the $99 tasting Menu at Marks. For those who haven't heard of Marks, I would rank it one of my top 2 Restaurants in Houston. Their Yelp review has a solid four stars with 250 reviews.