Houston Dining on the Cheap - A Guide to the Best Inexpensive Restaurants in Houston - Second Edition [Paperback]

Mike Riccetti (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: December 1, 2003

This second edition of the well-received guidebook is completely revised, updated and expanded for 2004 and beyond. Over 320 restaurants are recommneded and profiled in over 540 pages. It will help you discover the best inexpensive restaurants from the thousands of increasingly diverse dining options available in America’s fourth largest, and most sprawling, city. Among the places and specialties described are: authentic Mexican food in seemingly run-down taquerias; barbecue joints; all-American diners; Colombian rotisserie chicken fast food; sushi; Tex-Mex; Vietnamese sandwiches; Italian; pho; the best hamburgers; Chinese; dim sum in the Chinatowns; Indian; chicken fried steak; Middle Eastern; Soul Food; Guatemalan; Persian; Greek; pizza; Thai; Cajun; South American; and more.

This guide is informative, interesting, opinionated and easy to use:

* Descriptive entries of each highlighted restaurants listing the most important information for each

* Listed alphabetically

* Indexed by cuisine

* Indexed by area of town

Editorial Reviews

Review

"...a worthwhile guide to more than 260 inexpensive eateries of every variety." -- Laurann Claridge - Paper City, January 5, 2002

"...is remarkably comprehensive...and offers an excellent round-up of 260-plus local cheapies.... Nicely done." -- My Table Magazine

"It's a fun book to read because Riccetti eats - and writes - like a regular guy." -- Ken Hoffman - Houston Chronicle, January 9, 2002 --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.

About the Author

Mike Riccetti grew up in Houston, and has degrees from The University of Texas at Austin and Cornell University. He currently lives, works, and dines cheaply and often in Houston. This revised edition of Houston Dining on the Cheap is his second book.

Product Details

• Paperback: 544 pages
• Publisher: Tempus Fugit Press; 2 Rev Exp edition (December 1, 2003)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0971404011
• ISBN-13: 978-0971404014
• Product Dimensions: 8.3 x 5.5 x 1.3 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.6 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.6 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (14 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,857,219 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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Most Helpful Customer Reviews

8 of 8 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Reading this book will make you hungry . . ., December 2, 2001

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Cathy Stucker "IdeaLady.com" (Sugar Land, TX USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Houston Dining on the Cheap - A Guide to the Best Inexpensive Restaurants in Houston - First Edition (Paperback)

Fortunately, you'll be able to banish your hunger affordably at any of the more than 260 restaurants profiled. This guide is indispensable for anyone looking for new, interesting, and inexpensive places to eat, anywhere in and around Houston.

I found that the profiles of the restaurants I know were right on target, so I'm looking forward to trying many others which are new to me. The extensive indexes make it easy to find exactly the cuisine you're in the mood for, or the nearest affordable eats. (Get an extra copy for your car--you never know when hunger will strike while you're in an unfamiliar part of town!)

If you live in Houston, you like to eat out. With this book, you can eat someplace different every night. You'll never be bored with the same old food!

6 of 7 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars GREAT BOOK!, February 26, 2004

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Jay Caldwell "pop culture geek" (Houston, TX USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Houston Dining on the Cheap - A Guide to the Best Inexpensive Restaurants in Houston - Second Edition (Paperback)

this book is a great source for all the restaurants in Houston. Every food cuisine and area of the city is covered. Who would have known that every food type is here.

Mike has done a great job covering the big name restaurants and the small "hole in the walls". If you are in the mood for Korean, Vietnamese sandwiches, hamburgers or central Mexican, Mike has tried it all and rated the best and cheapest.

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A True Specialist, September 21, 2008

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Terri Byrne-Dodge (Houston, TX USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Houston Dining on the Cheap - A Guide to the Best Inexpensive Restaurants in Houston - Third Edition (Perfect Paperback)

Houston is a big messy city that is dazzling in its culinary and dining options. What I like about this book is that the author keeps his eye on his niche -- cheap eats and only cheap eats. What that means is hundreds of fabulous ethnic restaurants, mom-and-pop diners and the quirkiest dives. If you ever wondered what that interesting little hole-in-the-wall is like, this book will tell you. It's very useful, very detailed.