My Journey to Houston Chinatown

Hello readers! I headed to Houston Chinatown this past weekend for food and grocery shopping. For lunch, I decided to eat at Tea Cafe , a very nice bubble tea internet cafe. Located on Bellaire Blvd. next to Ay Chung Flour Rice Noodle Restaurant and Diho Supermarket, they offer food as well as bubble tea. In fact, their bubble tea size is bigger than other competitors and taste just as good. I had their crispy pork chop with rice and a hazzlenutt milk tea. The other great thing about Tea Cafe is that they offer free internet access. This is an awesome benefit, something I feel Starbucks needs to do.

Well after eating such a delicious lunch, it was time to do some taxes. Tax season has always been scary for some people and some cannot afford to have professionals do their taxes. So, the VITA program sponsored by the IRS, is out there to help those low income individuals and families. I go each weekend to help file tax returns for these individuals and families. It is such a great program that many people volunteer to help file tax returns. This service is offered every Saturday from 1-5pm.

After doing taxes, it was time for dinner. I went with a couple of other volunteers to Noodle House located inside Diho Square . For those who are not familiar with the location, it is right next to Welcome Food Center. This place has a good selection of Taiwanese food from stinky tofu (really smells) to dumplings, they have it all. I ordered their chicken served on a sizzling iron steak with noodles, veggies, and a sunny side up egg. The sauce was rich and tasty and the chicken was cooked to perfection. My friends ordered the beef noodle soup and pork chop with rice, both of which are also my favorites.

After dinner, it was time to go back home. I would call it a great weekend! Have a great week.