houston, in my biased opinion, is without a doubt the best food city in texas and a top 4 food city in the country... thanks mikey for highlighting some of houston's greatest hidden gems
Tommy Nguyen it is true after he dunked the dumplings in it he did give it to his noodles- but when the wind blew the leftover cup into him he did say it was a moment of silence for the hot oil. No drop should be wasted
Wish I hadn't read this before watching. I was so stressed watching him eat on that car hood it couldn't have been healthy. All those nice chili bits... gone in the blink of an eye. Such a shame
Mike, you should do what some of the mukbangers do and buy yourself a steering wheel tray so that you can sit inside your car and eat your food! Handy for windy days and also for winter!
I really admire your control and calmness when the chilli oil fell. If I were in your shoes and that happened to me, boy that park bench probably would have flipped over. That's how much I value my chilli oil. How can you possibly enjoy eating a delicious dumpling and noodles without the chilli oil? Man! That's just not right.
I saw you at Crawfish Cafe! When I saw you I had to do a double take...I couldn't believe it was you and then I had to say, "Hi." That was me walking away at 15:03. 😆
I'm starting to realize not everyone used to entertain themselves as a child playing with crayfish in the local creek. I guess that was a good experience. Maybe not so much for the crayfish.
Chili seeds actually contain no heat, the membrane around them does. The seeds themselves are usually just a bitter taste but the membrane dries onto them making them “hot” when in reality they arent
@@tjshan seen plenty where i watch him bite one with the camera never moving. some of his older asia videos has that a lot and i think one where someone in the south was smoking them
@@imsoemoyayaya True, he was using two hands in the beginning but he transitioned to one hand, which is why we were able to get those close ups on the food the later part in the crawfish eating.
Truly enjoy every dish you eat cos you give great comments and suggestions whether it's a hit or miss! You are an excellently phenomenal food blogger. I wish you safe travel, success, good health each passing day! Stay Safe! Sending light and blessings!
Thank you! Vietnamese food is the best! I know there are some upscale places in Houston too. I’d love to see them as well. Those shrimp dumplings and the chow fun noodles looked good also.
I love how he retained his Chinese language and being able to read Chinese. Its rare for people who have been in the US for a long period of time tend to lose a lot of the language and reading abilities. I think it helps him that his parents dont speak English, so he had to keep us with his language. Good for you, Mike!!
i'm pretty sure the "raw meat" that was on the side of the phở was actually bê thui which is smoked veal!! that's supposed be eaten with that sauce they gave you not put in the phở! though i know it can easily be mixed up with actual thit tai which is can be raw on the side!
I love some of the spots you find while in Houston. Some of the locations I recognize but never knew these gems were hidden there. If you like smaller spots, I would recommend Pho Tan Mai
Just eaten a homemade open grilled chicken sandwich on garlic grilled sour dough bread with homemade onion jam with grilled camembert and cranberry jelly and rocket lettuce with aioli. Sooooo good!!! Great watching this eating that.
I totally agree with the Chinese people best compliment to dessert is “it’s not too sweet”. Just 2days ago, my husband brought home a tart saying that his client insisted that I try it. After I tasted it; I told him “hmm I like it, it’s not too sweet.” He replied “yeah that’s what my client commented as well “your wife gotten try this! It’s not too sweet!” (Indicating that it’s good). After which husband actually said “i don’t really like it, I think it’s too sweet.” 🤣🤣🤣 There you go; three prefect examples right there.
Fun fact: Contrary to popular belief the seeds of hot peppers actually don't contain capsaicin, the compound that makes peppers spicy. With that being said the reason why the seeds are usually hot are because they're primarily attached and to the placenta/pith which is one the hottest parts of the pepper thus allowing the seeds to come in contact with the heat making them "hot".
Peeling them crawfish like a true New Orleanian! Next time I visit my sister in law in Houston I'm going to HAVE to check this place out. I miss home, haven't had crawfish in almost 2 years now.
If you go to San Antonio, try Lucky Noodle. Handmade noodles and awesome dumplings. Really cheap and you get like 20 plump perfect pork and chive dumplings.
@@PeteyPistolDee03 for me, i separate the head shell from the actual head, chew all the head part to get all the juice and brain (yellow), then spit out. Mike almost entirely wasted the head part.
Hey Mikey, I went to joy dim sum and they said the dish you got is not the supreme soy sauce, they told me it was vegetarian. What you ordered is the standard beef flat noodles which has the beef. Thanks for the recommendation though. Meal was fantastic
Koreatown is in Spring Branch Mike! It's near the Memorial City hotel you stayed at during your first trip to Houston to check out potential restaurant locations 2 years ago.
The fact he was in the sugarland markets! But the amount of times we went and saw them mixing salads in/on top of a trash can just turned me away from their food made there :((
Awesome video as always! How hard would it be to get your chili oils in sauce packets?! Would love to take it everywhere but I don't want to have to take the whole jar.
Wait what?! You don’t eat the claws of crayfish? There’s good stuff in there as well if just removing the movable half and use that part of the claw to take out the goodies out of the claw unless it just comes out when you remove the movable half hehe
If the claws are big enough then you can eat it but like said it’s not worth it for every one because it’s a lot of work. It’s not like crab and lobster claws. Mike said the same in another crawfish video. The one he showed as well.
Mikey, I agree, nothing beats a fresh picnic outdoors with a nice cool breeze blowing through! I often forget that you not only eat at these amazing restaurants, but you also picnic in almost every video on the hood of the car 😅
I am so sad to see you didn't go for the claws! I know it's quite a bit of work for little reward but it's worth the effort...even if only to honour the life of the little craw.
Oh yeah and the crab head rue or head butter. I don’t think he was much into that until Korea he had those fermented blue raw crabs marinated in soy sauce for extended period of time
here in the twin cities/ mpls and st paul/ there is eat street (Nicollet Ave in mpls and university ave in st paul. lots of places to eat. Vietnamese and others in mpls and in St Paul there is lots of Hmong. I think you should come up here and try it. Plus there is also Somali places too. I think it would be a great spot for one of your video's.
Jalapeno is my favorite. Habanero is actually spicier Scoville wise than Jalapeno.... so saying "if you can't handle Habanero don't get this" kinda doesn't make sense. I absolutely love Jalapeno seeds and all. I probably can't handle Habanero. Also chewy meat is overcooked meat. Meat should never be chewy. That means its "tough" and not good. Good meat falls apart aka you can pull it apart with chopstix without the need for fork/knife. Finally found a legit asian place near me. And everything is authentic chinese food. Not sure if north/south or whatever, but they are amazing. And they only do sit in or carry out, no delivery. And its so good. I had some chicken chow fun and the noodles were so chewy and yummy. The chicken was perfectly cooked and juicy. The bean sprouts and scalions. It was just epic. It was so good I couldn't stop eating. I can't wait to try some more things from them.
People not from Houston don't understand just how big the Asiantown is here. Sure, some cities have a Chinatown, a few blocks, some restaurants, and maybe a grocery store, but if you consider the one in your city a "Chinatown", then the one in Houston is a Chinauniverse. Miles and Miles and Miles of different Asian businesses.
Hehehe he said so hard to film one handed as he uses both paws to open those crayfish...crawfish?..tiny lobsterlike creatures?? He is in gloryyyy...and omg my mouth is drooling. 🤤 yummmmyyyyyy
Wow, such amazing claws and you just throw them away, the best meat is in the claws of a crayfish! Other than that, always a pleasure seeing you eat food.
If I were these dumplings' parents I wouldn't let it go out dressed like this. Gotta love how Mikey is so seduced by food. 🤣 In the news I keep hearing about covid protocols being neglected in Texas. It was nice to see that the server was wearing a mask
I love me some Viet-Cajun fusion. I live here in Southeast Texas (Port Arthur) and there's some amazing blends of seafood that happens. If you're ever closer to Beaumont, Texas, try a place called Sweet Basil.
"a little white pepper"
...continues to shake for another 5 seconds lol
Lol
A little for him means "A Lot"
He adds pepper like I do .. I say I'm heavy handed with the pepper 🌶️ .. my family says I have a pepper problem .. lol
for a second ther, i thought he mistook salt for white peppuh
It has the word “pepper” in it. What did u expect lol
houston, in my biased opinion, is without a doubt the best food city in texas and a top 4 food city in the country... thanks mikey for highlighting some of houston's greatest hidden gems
Its lots of good but not good/best food.
But the worst people!
12:04 it can't be coincidental when you took a bite of the tres leches, the sky lit up like heaven
Here i am watching this guy eat the most wonderful dishes while actually not having eaten anything all day.
i just ordered chnese food and have an hour till its ready, so im watching him eat so i will be extra hungry haha
Omgg I felt this!!
Same
When Mikey's hot oil blew away - i felt the earth stop
The sky fell!
Didn’t he dump it all in the noodle? Before dropping the container?
Tommy Nguyen it is true after he dunked the dumplings in it he did give it to his noodles- but when the wind blew the leftover cup into him he did say it was a moment of silence for the hot oil. No drop should be wasted
Wish I hadn't read this before watching. I was so stressed watching him eat on that car hood it couldn't have been healthy.
All those nice chili bits... gone in the blink of an eye. Such a shame
Hate the wind. I cannot eat like that.
Mike, you should do what some of the mukbangers do and buy yourself a steering wheel tray so that you can sit inside your car and eat your food! Handy for windy days and also for winter!
He has one! not sure why he doesn't use it
@@JadeCanada237 he doesn't like it lol and the tray is probably too small for what he buys
@@2kchallengewith4video stolen from where, exactly?
He had one in Seattle but it didn’t hold up and actually fell off. Fortunately no food was dropped in the process.
@@suechang7443 lol
I really admire your control and calmness when the chilli oil fell. If I were in your shoes and that happened to me, boy that park bench probably would have flipped over. That's how much I value my chilli oil. How can you possibly enjoy eating a delicious dumpling and noodles without the chilli oil? Man! That's just not right.
I saw you at Crawfish Cafe! When I saw you I had to do a double take...I couldn't believe it was you and then I had to say, "Hi." That was me walking away at 15:03. 😆
When was this? No way he has fresh crawfish in September
@@subzerold This was in April
I'm starting to realize not everyone used to entertain themselves as a child playing with crayfish in the local creek. I guess that was a good experience. Maybe not so much for the crayfish.
Oh man! Nothing feels better than finding a big ol crayfish
I played with them as a child also. Taught my kids to and now have my grand babies doing it also. We all love eating them as well lol.
We used to catch a few and then let them have a crawfish race back down to the water and bet on different ones being faster :)
Totally bully cruelty. Karma goes around comes around.
I remember us finding a blue one once.
Seeing this guy eat delicious food, cures my depression for atleast an hour.. thank you :>
Chili seeds actually contain no heat, the membrane around them does. The seeds themselves are usually just a bitter taste but the membrane dries onto them making them “hot” when in reality they arent
You will never see mike actually eating a chilli, the camera always breaks away to something else
@@tjshan seen plenty where i watch him bite one with the camera never moving. some of his older asia videos has that a lot and i think one where someone in the south was smoking them
Not a single claw were eaten on does crawfishes…damn they are one of the best parts too
Your "one-hand" eating technique is pretty amazing Mikey. Very impressive on how you are eating shellfish with one hand.
😂
When he starts eating chicken wings and legs, he starts losing me. I mean he's still using chopsticks. It bugs me.
He was using two hands...
@@imsoemoyayaya True, he was using two hands in the beginning but he transitioned to one hand, which is why we were able to get those close ups on the food the later part in the crawfish eating.
You are the reason why I have a love Asian cuisine lol 😊
Truly enjoy every dish you eat cos you give great comments and suggestions whether it's a hit or miss! You are an excellently phenomenal food blogger. I wish you safe travel, success, good health each passing day! Stay Safe! Sending light and blessings!
god bless!!!
Thank you! Vietnamese food is the best! I know there are some upscale places in Houston too. I’d love to see them as well. Those shrimp dumplings and the chow fun noodles looked good also.
I love how he retained his Chinese language and being able to read Chinese. Its rare for people who have been in the US for a long period of time tend to lose a lot of the language and reading abilities. I think it helps him that his parents dont speak English, so he had to keep us with his language. Good for you, Mike!!
You know there is meat in crawfish claws too, just like lobster. ... I flinched every time Mikey sucked the skull and didn't gnaw on the claws.
Me too!
You know it’s a good day when he uploads a new video!
Sometimes the best part of my day!
i'm pretty sure the "raw meat" that was on the side of the phở was actually bê thui which is smoked veal!! that's supposed be eaten with that sauce they gave you not put in the phở! though i know it can easily be mixed up with actual thit tai which is can be raw on the side!
It’s actually Tai Be not Be Thui.
Nice!
Yup. Noticed that. That's roasted (lightly) veal. Not supposed to drop in the hot broth :-)
It says tái bê on the menu bruh not bê thui. You can eat it raw or drop in soup doesnt matter lmao
I’m dreaming of individual packets of Mike’s Hot Oil.
Yes please!!
Me too
Thank you, ladies.
Love that he's been consistent with keeping safe and takes extra sanitation steps! Keep happy and healthy Mikey!
Mikey u can eat the claws of the big crawfish too. Crack it open
Its even better than the heads imo... has almost the sweetness of crab with the spice of the boil :)
The claws are so good and sweet. Makes up for the size for sure!
I was wondering about that
Agreed I just wanted to shout you’re wasting the best part!!! I love the claws on them!
I love some of the spots you find while in Houston. Some of the locations I recognize but never knew these gems were hidden there.
If you like smaller spots, I would recommend Pho Tan Mai
Just eaten a homemade open grilled chicken sandwich on garlic grilled sour dough bread with homemade onion jam with grilled camembert and cranberry jelly and rocket lettuce with aioli. Sooooo good!!! Great watching this eating that.
Heaven in a Jar desserts really are so delicious!! Nice to see you try familiar locally owned restaurants😍
I totally agree with the Chinese people best compliment to dessert is “it’s not too sweet”.
Just 2days ago, my husband brought home a tart saying that his client insisted that I try it. After I tasted it; I told him “hmm I like it, it’s not too sweet.” He replied “yeah that’s what my client commented as well “your wife gotten try this! It’s not too sweet!” (Indicating that it’s good).
After which husband actually said “i don’t really like it, I think it’s too sweet.” 🤣🤣🤣
There you go; three prefect examples right there.
Fun fact:
Contrary to popular belief the seeds of hot peppers actually don't contain capsaicin, the compound that makes peppers spicy. With that being said the reason why the seeds are usually hot are because they're primarily attached and to the placenta/pith which is one the hottest parts of the pepper thus allowing the seeds to come in contact with the heat making them "hot".
*Every time You take First bite ut just sounds so Awesome* 🖤💗
Peeling them crawfish like a true New Orleanian! Next time I visit my sister in law in Houston I'm going to HAVE to check this place out. I miss home, haven't had crawfish in almost 2 years now.
If you go to San Antonio, try Lucky Noodle. Handmade noodles and awesome dumplings. Really cheap and you get like 20 plump perfect pork and chive dumplings.
Sometimes, a cold crawfish is way tastier than a hot one. And, why did you ignore claws?
@@jttang3148 Please tell me more about opening the head. What parts do I eat or stay away from?
@@PeteyPistolDee03 for me, i separate the head shell from the actual head, chew all the head part to get all the juice and brain (yellow), then spit out. Mike almost entirely wasted the head part.
@@itsnotif.itswhen thank you! That’s my favorite part and i got some in the freezer. Gonna try this week!
Hey Mikey, I went to joy dim sum and they said the dish you got is not the supreme soy sauce, they told me it was vegetarian. What you ordered is the standard beef flat noodles which has the beef. Thanks for the recommendation though. Meal was fantastic
Spicy seafood? Two of my most favorite words in the English language!! 😋
I love that huge wooden tub of rice he had to eat with the rest of his meal! I need one of those!
Yeah, in Texas, we don't measure trips by the mile but by the minute.
I like how it zoomed in when he said "A little pepper"
Mike looked like he was doing emergency CPR on that first noodle dish 😂
Your smile now says so much more than your love for Food. Christine has added that extra sparkle in the eyes! 🥰
Koreatown is in Spring Branch Mike! It's near the Memorial City hotel you stayed at during your first trip to Houston to check out potential restaurant locations 2 years ago.
Just got to say that your hot oil and crispy garlic hot oils are fantastic! I put it on everything because it really does go great with everything!
I know you resided in Dallas but when it comes to Asian cuisines Viet Chinese Thai Korean Japanese HOUSTON is the place to be : welcome to my hometown
FACTS!! Cuisines of ALL Asian countries are well represented in Houston.
Even when the sign says closed, Mikey forges on!
The fact he was in the sugarland markets! But the amount of times we went and saw them mixing salads in/on top of a trash can just turned me away from their food made there :((
Awesome video as always! How hard would it be to get your chili oils in sauce packets?! Would love to take it everywhere but I don't want to have to take the whole jar.
Pls do jar, more environmentally friend😇
@@huieharrold9857 Smart idea!
Lol I’m Texas born and raised, and whole heartedly agree about the travel 😅😂 it’s crazy.
I go to mama wu's and crawfish cafe all the time! so good
The door said closed and he still walked in. Savage 😂
" a little white pepper" almost use half of the container lmaoooo love this guy!😍🤩
2:58 Caption: A little white pepper
Yes!!!!! I gave you this recommendation and you went to 2 of them! Woot woot!!!
Notifications on and I’m ready to eat! Love this Mike!
I think the Chinese noodles u had is a northern dish, it’s suppose to be really thick broth
Wait what?! You don’t eat the claws of crayfish? There’s good stuff in there as well if just removing the movable half and use that part of the claw to take out the goodies out of the claw unless it just comes out when you remove the movable half hehe
youd be there for hours
If the claws are big enough then you can eat it but like said it’s not worth it for every one because it’s a lot of work. It’s not like crab and lobster claws. Mike said the same in another crawfish video. The one he showed as well.
The noodle dish looks so delicious
Oooo my that seafood looks amazing, I've never had crawfish and honestly every time I see it I'm so jealous. 🤤
I was also eating Cajun seafood while watching this. Feels great.
Spicy seafood is amazing! Love the video!!
The food looked absolutely amazing 😍😍😍
Mike basically made an entire new dish with that bowl of noodles. Soy sauce, vinegar, hot oil, white pepper!
That noodle taste bad....
Mikey, I agree, nothing beats a fresh picnic outdoors with a nice cool breeze blowing through! I often forget that you not only eat at these amazing restaurants, but you also picnic in almost every video on the hood of the car 😅
Ahhh it feels good to come back to this channel
I am so sad to see you didn't go for the claws! I know it's quite a bit of work for little reward but it's worth the effort...even if only to honour the life of the little craw.
You should design some kind of dining on the hood food caddie! Or maybe some kinda GoPro rig specifically for eating on the hood of the car/filming
When you watch Mikey eat and think he is living his best life ..Yummy Vietnamese food and seafood 🦞..x❤️🥰
Mmm Mike went very heavy with the seasoning on those noodles, not usually a good sign 😂😅
Wonder if part of it is because he accidentally added soy sauce
There's a Viet-Cajun crawfish place in Galveston I really wanna check out especially after this video! Can't wait for crawfish season 😋
Yes! Hello from Northern Ireland @Strictly Dumpling
Oh yeah and the crab head rue or head butter. I don’t think he was much into that until Korea he had those fermented blue raw crabs marinated in soy sauce for extended period of time
All those delicious foods!! I cant drink milkshakes, my organs fall out LOL.
I usually get crab, shrimp and crawfish at that place. You get three different textures and three different sweetnesses.
Weather blows in and out fast in Houston. I used to sit and watch the clouds fly by.
Hey Mikey you should try Hurtados BBQ in Arlington, TX. Amazing BBQ and birria tacos, mac and cheese is delicious. The Mexican Cornbread is awesome!
here in the twin cities/ mpls and st paul/ there is eat street (Nicollet Ave in mpls and university ave in st paul. lots of places to eat. Vietnamese and others in mpls and in St Paul there is lots of Hmong. I think you should come up here and try it. Plus there is also Somali places too. I think it would be a great spot for one of your video's.
That chilli stir fry would blow my head off
Jalapeno is my favorite. Habanero is actually spicier Scoville wise than Jalapeno.... so saying "if you can't handle Habanero don't get this" kinda doesn't make sense. I absolutely love Jalapeno seeds and all. I probably can't handle Habanero. Also chewy meat is overcooked meat. Meat should never be chewy. That means its "tough" and not good. Good meat falls apart aka you can pull it apart with chopstix without the need for fork/knife.
Finally found a legit asian place near me. And everything is authentic chinese food. Not sure if north/south or whatever, but they are amazing. And they only do sit in or carry out, no delivery. And its so good. I had some chicken chow fun and the noodles were so chewy and yummy. The chicken was perfectly cooked and juicy. The bean sprouts and scalions. It was just epic. It was so good I couldn't stop eating. I can't wait to try some more things from them.
I sat down with Kadai Panner & Chaap Lababdar with naan to eat thought today I will beat Mikey but again you won man you are really enjoying your life
And you just made my mouth water 🤭 whyyyyy!!
0:34
I love how the sign says closed but he still walks in
All of that food looked amazing!!!😋😋😋
That's a lil bit of white pepper? Lol
I laughed at that too.
That's a little bit for me. ALL THE WHITE PEPPER!
People not from Houston don't understand just how big the Asiantown is here. Sure, some cities have a Chinatown, a few blocks, some restaurants, and maybe a grocery store, but if you consider the one in your city a "Chinatown", then the one in Houston is a Chinauniverse. Miles and Miles and Miles of different Asian businesses.
Definitely. Bellaire Blvd is a good 4 or 5 mile stretch
Hehehe he said so hard to film one handed as he uses both paws to open those crayfish...crawfish?..tiny lobsterlike creatures?? He is in gloryyyy...and omg my mouth is drooling. 🤤 yummmmyyyyyy
One moment of silence for the hot oil😂🙏✌️good one Mikey...
Next time you eat at crawfish cafe, try their “coco loco” flavor, extra spicy 🌶, they put actual habanero chili and it’s 💣.
love your content bro allways watching you when im eating xD
Houston girl here and now I’m ready to eat crawfish…right now!!!!
Pho A Hung is one of my favorites bellaire. Nice mom and pop shop with amazing flavors!
Damn everything in this episode looked so amazing.
When mike says a little...but puts half the bottle of sriracha...😂😂😂
Is there any meat in the claws? Especially those big ones.?
Usually there is, but it is so hard to get to that you do so much damage to the meat that it's not worth it. 😊
Wow, such amazing claws and you just throw them away, the best meat is in the claws of a crayfish! Other than that, always a pleasure seeing you eat food.
Eating homemade mapo tofu and watching new strictly dumpling videos🥰
Rocking the Nip shirt, great channel.
If I were these dumplings' parents I wouldn't let it go out dressed like this. Gotta love how Mikey is so seduced by food. 🤣
In the news I keep hearing about covid protocols being neglected in Texas. It was nice to see that the server was wearing a mask
Mikey with his word skills once again proves he's the best food reviewer out there.
The news can’t be trusted to tell the complete truth. We’re not all suicidal maniacs in Texas. 😂
Thank you for sharing the way to eat the crawfish i will try it I Food leveling
LOL Texans always say "If you don't like the weather wait 10 minutes, it will change".
It was a good video. I learned some ingredients get replaced because it’s a substitution even though it’s not the original.
Right now my mouth is watering
I love me some Viet-Cajun fusion. I live here in Southeast Texas (Port Arthur) and there's some amazing blends of seafood that happens. If you're ever closer to Beaumont, Texas, try a place called Sweet Basil.
Chris tucker voice “ do you understand the words that are coming out of my mouth ?!?!?!?!”