Breakfast Essentials

 

Clockwise from the left - Barbacoa taco, salsas, bacon and egg taco, old fashioned donut (plain), powdered cake donut, glazed donut holes, - in the center - pork tamale - 

All from Classic Donuts, 8409 Hillcroft @ Beechnut

New Yorker Sandwich

 

New Yorker Sandwich - corned beef, pastrami, turkey breast, and Swiss cheese on rye with coleslaw and dill pickle spear

with shoestring potatoes and a bag of bagel chips

From New York Deli and Coffee Shop, 9720 Hillcroft

Chili Cheese Dog and Egg Salad Lunch Plate

 

Hebrew National wiener, split and grilled, split and grilled hotdog bun, coarse grind mild chili, American Cheese, pickle spear and cole slaw

Egg Salad Cold Lunch Plate with romaine, tomato, cucumber, red onion, black olives and cole slaw; also came with a bagel and packets of butter and strawberry jam

both from New York Deli and Coffee Shop, 9720 Hillcroft

Maxwell Street Polish

Maxwell Street Polish - a signature Chicago hot dog by JCI Grill/James Coney Island, Houston.  Special all-beef Polish sausage (overcooked), caramelized onions, sport peppers & mustard on a fresh poppy seed bun. 

Chili on the side.

from JCI Grill/James Coney Island

Chili with hand cut chips

 

House made chili (minced beef) with red onions (minced) and cheese, with fresh cooked, hand cut potato chips (less than half the amount served)

From Tapester's Grill

Smothered Chicken Breast, Rice Pilaf and Grilled Squash

Grilled Chicken Breast topped with sauteed mushrooms, onions and mozzarella with rice pilaf and grilled squash From Tapester's Grill

Texas Gumbo

George & Rubie's Texas Gumbo - a gumbo based on; charros and Tejano rice instead of roux, with smoked jalapeno sausage, diced chicken, shrimp and crawfish, plus onions, jalapenos, etc.

Made exclusively for HEB, available in the frozen foods sections.  Packaged like a casserole but it's a soup.  The company lists a Webster PO Box.

Surprisingly spicy for a supermarket frozen entree.

Dirty Rice, Gumbo, Boudin and Sausage

Chicken & Sausage Gumbo, mildly spicy with lots of onions and okra, from Kim's Kitchen @ Pyburn's, 12675 Fondren

Clockwise from the upper left - spicy dirty rice with pork liver, chicken gizzards and liver, black and red peppers, the gumbo, Seafood Boudin and Green Onion Sausage - all except the gumbo in-house made in the meat department of Pyburn's, 12675 Fondren.

Muffaletta

Whole Muffaletta, freshly prepared, served warm, about 8.5" diameter

Ham, salami, mortadella, provolone, mayonnaise, olive salad

from Paulie's Poboys, Bellaire Blvd location, (formerly a location of an Antone's Original),

Philly Steak w/Cheese

Thinly sliced top sirloin U.S. prime meat, sautéed onion, green and red bell pepper, Mozzarella cheese, pepperoncini, sprinkled with fried crunchy onion and mayo,

from Angelo'z, 8057 Kirby @ OST (formerly an Antone's Original shop).

Sausage Hoagie and Pasta Salad

Italian Sausage Hoagie with sauteed onion and peppers on a toasted roll, sauce on the side, plus Penne pasta salad with vinaigrette,

from Spaghetti Western

Chili Dog and Seasoned Fries

@ Midwest Coney Connection, 2829 Chimney Rock

Buc-ee's stop!

Buc-ee's Baytown, 4080 East Fwy @ John Martin, from the east;  96 pumps, 60,000 square feet store

Boudin kolache and sausage, cheese and jalapeno kolache.  The sausage is a medium grind.  The jalapeno heat comes from the sausage.

Chipotle Club sandwich (pre-made) - ham, turkey, bacon, cheese, red and green jalapenos, chipotle powder, tomatoes, pickles

Fudge, made in house (2 lb. box)

Buc-ee's

Authentic Cuban - Sandwich and Coffee

Cuban Bread, deli ham, pulled pork, salami, Swiss cheese, mustard and pickles, pressed and toasted

Cuban Coffee - espresso, 'sweetened in the traditional way.'


@ The Cuban Cafe, Baytown

Sausage and Peppers Sub

From Romano's Pizza Italian Restaurant

Campfire Chili

100% Angus beef chili (ground) topped with shredded cheese and diced onions.

from Stomp's Burger Joint (Pearland)

Northwoods Walleye Sandwich

Northwoods Walleye Sandwich (basket) - limited time (Lenten) special @

Culver's

Catfish Po Boy, Greens and Dirty Rice

Catfish Po Boy mayo, tomato, lettuce, tomato, pickle (one filet is outside the roll)

Greens and Dirty Rice

from Frenchy's, Richmond @ Beltway 8

Creole Chili

Ground beef chili, chunks of Cajun sausage, dirty rice, Jack cheese

@ Gumbo Jeaux's

Central Market Chili Con Carne

Beef (hamburger grind), tomato, chilies including guajillo, ancho and pasilla, onions, shallots, garlic, veal stock, and spices

from the refrigerated shelves in the Chef Prepared Foods Department at Central Market