Houston, Texas is the fourth-largest city in the United States. It’s a lively city full of warm people, great museums with world-class exhibits, abundant shopping and an endless bounty of foods from around the globe. Houston also has many large, beautiful hotels waiting to be filled.
The Most Delicious Part of Texas Travel: Restaurants
Texas is so varied in the types of food it offers that culinary boredom is an impossibility. Houston pulls all of that amazing regional cuisine into one spot and adds on tasty ethnic dishes from all over the planet. Houston has great cultural diversity which is apparent in its restaurants.
The best restaurants in Houston can get pricey, especially when eating out for every meal of a weekend getaway or longer vacation. Here’s the secret to eating at great restaurants for every meal instead of having steak the first night and fast food thereafter: Restaurant.com.
Restaurant.com is a fabulous website that sells certificates (coupons) for restaurants. The certificates are typically worth $25.00 on a minimum of $35.00 tab. The certificates are advertised at $10.00, but diners can always get them on sale - or for free. Go to Restaurant.com and sign up with an email address. The website will begin sending you coupon codes almost daily.
As a month nears the end, Restaurant.com starts trying to get rid of the coupons for its clients and practically gives them away. Coupon codes at the end of the month are likely to score buyers limitless $25.00 certificates for $2.00 each - sometimes with the offer to get one free with every purchase! So, in essence, diners can pay as little as $1.00 for $25.00 worth of food.
Restaurant.com doesn’t have a shabby selection of restaurants. The choices do change, but currently, some of the best and most romantic in Houston are Mia Bella Trattoria (Italian), Andalucia Tapas (Spanish tapas) and The Melting Pot (fondue).
Be advised that when using certificates from Restaurant.com, the $35.00 minimum doesn’t apply to alcohol or drinks and an 18% gratuity (of the pre-discount bill) will be added to the check. That’s pretty fair. Also, many of the $25.00 certificates can only be used for dinner.
Some of the restaurants have $10.00 certificates, available on sale for almost nothing that can be applied to a tab over $20.00 at lunch time. The certificates are saved in your account on Restaurant.com. They can be printed at any time, but can only be used once. All of the information specific to the restaurant will be printed on the certificate.
Some great choices for inexpensive cuisine that currently are not on the website, but still wont do too much damage to a budget, are Paulie's, with amazing salad, pizzas and paninis; La Fendee, serving delicious gyros, hummus and the like; Droubi Brothers, also serving Mediterranean cuisine; Niko Niko's with fairly authentic Greek food and Two Rows, a microbrewery in Rice Village with decent food, great beer and worthwhile happy hour specials.
Houston, Texas Visitors Can Plan an Inexpensive Weekend Getaway
Restaurant offerings in Houston are limitless and unique. Use the Restaurant.com website and enjoy a fabulous meal while saving money. Now check out pointers for finding the perfect place to stay in Houston, on a dime.
Johanna England - Johanna England is the mother of four young children between the ages of ten and three and a recent graduate of the University of Houston, ...
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