Glad to be back in Houston Chinatown

Well hello again dear audiences of Asian Waldo's Houston Chinatown Journal. I'be been on vacation for the past month up in Seattle, Washington. Boy, what a trip it was. Seattle is a beautiful place for those who have never been there. I was up there for one month and it probably rained 2 days out of the whole time, and it was light rain. I guess I brought up the hot, dry Houston weather up there.

Anyways, I am back and I kind of missed Houston Chinatown. The first thing I noticed after I came back were the new Chinese Restaurants that opened up in Dun Huang Plaza. The new and trendy looking Cafe 101; the supposedly kick-ass Juice Box, and some restaurant without an English name (not sure how their mail and stuff would be delivered).

In the Sterling Plaza center, a couple of new places are set to open:

Mingli Hair Design is going to open up a new shop, and I believe an insurance company has the other place occupied. Houston Chinatown is really growing up now, and I feel it is one of the most organized and densely occupied Chinatowns in the U.S..

The only thing concerning me still is the lack of a sign (decoration) signaling people that hey, welcome to Chinatown. Also, the lack of a true attraction or Chinese garden of some sort so people can come and enjoy the cultural aspects of Chinatown as well. Seriously, I don't know why these issues have not been addressed or resolved. Do they not know the amount of publicity, tourism, and business this can generate?

This will be my next posting topic so stay tuned!