Persona Grata: Duat Nguyen, DDS

10911 Bammel North Houston Rd
Houston, TX 77086

Need a dentist? He's super nice and gets extra brownie points for employing the bf!

Daily Shots: Pollo

At what point does one begin to question the quality of the chicken.

Restaurant: Royal Tapioca Sandwich

9455 Kempwood Dr., Suite B
Houston, TX 77080

There are two places in Houston that I always go to when I want to eat banh mi (vietnamese sandwiches). One of those places is Royal Tapioca Sandwich. It's pretty far from where I live so I normally visit my other fave, but whenever I'm somewhat in the area, I'll stop by and get some banh mi's to go. I love the french bread that they use. It's slim from end to end and doesn't have that football shape to it so it's easier for me to eat. The only thing that I ever order is the banh mi thit nuong (char-boiled pork). The thit nuong is also not the usual thit nuong that you find at other places, instead, it's more like sauteed pork and it also has a lot of marinaded sauce to it. It's so YUMMY and completely unhealthy because whenever the bf isn't with me, I'll ALWAYS ask for extra vietnamese style butter/mayo in my sandwiches. The butter/mayo is egg yolk based. Not the white part. Just the yellow part. It's pretty gross if you think about it so I just try not to. This place is as hole in the wall as you can get but that's never going to stop me from getting good food. Their tapioca drinks are also not bad. I've never really had a bad drink before but that's because I always order the safe stuff. My favorite is the mango slushy. There's nothing better than artificial mango syrup. SUGAR! Sorry but I have no pics of the banh mi.

Daily Shots: Secret Santa Toy Drive

http://www.hionline.org/
http://www.15minutemiracles.com/
http://www.southtexasdental.com/

This year, I'm helping out some non-profit charity organizations to collect new toys for their "Secret Santa Toy Drive". All toys collected will be personally distributed to low-income families who don't have the means to celebrate christmas this year. There are several collection sites all through out the Houston area. South Texas Dental has generously allowed us to put collection boxes at every one of their Houston locations and even helped jump start the drive by adding a toy to every box. If you're feeling particularly generous this year, please help by also donating a toy. Specs on allowed and preferred toys are below.