Lou MC Yelps a Lot

Here is a newfound strip mall that resembles a strip mall in Chinatown. It's called North Golden Sun Plaza ( Google  |  Yelp ) in North Houston. The zip code should be 77014, but many still using 77068 because it's separated by a street. The street address is 3645 Cypress Creek Parkway, aka FM 1960 W, between TC Jester and Walter Road. According to an article on  Chron.com , North Golden Sun Plaza was established when Sun's Club moved in 2015 after Wal-mart moved across street (zip code 77068). Then, the lot owner expanded from one building to this horseshoe-shaped 3 buildings. Thanks to the Facebook folks who live around this area for the history and the proper street name of Cypress Creek Parkway. FM 1960 was renamed within last few years ( article on ABC13.com ). Therefore, you'll see some newer businesses are using Cypress Creek Parkway on their business cards. Either way is correct. However, not many business owners attach their suite number on their marketi...

Let's make some sauces for the hot pot dinner. Sauce is essential to the meal. What would you want it to taste? Spicy, Savory. Sweet. Mild. You name it. I collected these simple recipes from few websites in China and translated to English especially made for the Chinatown Crawl UYE at 75 BBQ & Hot Pot Buffet . These are just for looks. 2 out of 5 sauces are below my expectations. Look at the sauce bar first. These are on the line for you to choose from. But you must know how they taste first. Here are the hints. Left side of sauce bar Shrimp flavored chips - not sauce, just snacks Soy bean paste - deep fermented beans base Oyster sauce - sweet savory Seafood sauce - sweet savory Soy sauce - salty liquid Chili pepper - spicy condiment Crushed peanuts - nutty condiment Cilantro - savory condiment Cumin - savory condiment Chopped green onions - savory condiment Sesame - savory condiment Fermented bean curd - light salty base Right side of sauce bar ...

Let me explain hot pot in one sentence. Hot pot is a traditional meal with a group of people seating at a table equipped with a bowl of boiling soup. I started my hot pot UYE since last Winter Olympic Games. It's not difficult to prepare. But it can be humbug to shop and expensive to make it at home. Thanks to 75 BBQ & Hot Pot Buffet in Houston Chinatown. They made it easier for people like you and me to indulge a feast without costing a fortune. When you arrive at my  Year of the Dog UYE @ 75+85 ChinatownCrawl Sequel , let me find your table. Tell wait staff what you would like to drink and proceed to the buffet line. If this is your first time to this restaurant, be sure to watch the videos on the items at the buffet line  https://youtu.be/WGZkyPlZSgo and  sauce bar   https://youtu.be/sI0koJDkMuk . Sauce Bar It can be crowded when everyone is at the buffet line. You can start with a bowl to mix your dipping sauce at the sauce bar. There will be some...

I have my favorites in 2017. I divided them into different categories. Outside of Chinatown Favorite Asian Restaurant - Pho Hoa Noodle Soup & Jazen Tea Favorite Non-Asian Restaurant  - Gumbo Jeaux's  Northwest Favorite Grocery Store - Trader Joe's  Westchase Favorite Bakery - EatWell Bakery Cafe Inside of Chinatown Favorite Asian Restaurant - 75 BBQ & Hot Pot Buffet Favorite Non-Asian Restaurant - Tamales Dona Tere Favorite Grocery Store - Great Wall Supermarket Favorite Bakery - Olympics Chinese Bakery

2017 was a thrilling year for me. I spent a lot of time on taking better photos and sharing more with the communities. Not just Yelp, I also Google a lot.  Funky YES! Here is my status on Yelp : Completed 111 reviews in 2017 Updated 14 reviews in 2017 Uploaded total of 8025 media files (7549 photos & 476 videos) since the day I started Yelping, March 2011.   As of December 30th, I had 6 Baronies. Somehow, it's no longer visible in 2018 (Android). I could never broke my record of 300 reviews from 2016. Due to reviews disappearance, I've included a counter at the end of each review. I also saved the direct link to each published review with my archive. This process was extremely time consuming. I completed my 111 reviews in 2017. You can only see 110 reviews because 13th review was removed. Here is my story .  As of January 2, 2018, before I added more stuff. As for Google, I joined Local Guides sometime last year. I am currently Level...

This is my 3rd of several blogs on merchants that offer cash back. I would buy certain items at Kohl's, Targets Stores, Amazon or elsewhere, only if I can get a bigger return based on their rewards program. Kohl's Cash First of all, beware. Don't use Kohl's Cash with discount. The value will be discounted. When you return an item purchased with Kohl's Cash will be deducted for the face value. My biggest complaint about Kohl's practice on the refund policy Do the math: 25% off = need $66.67 prior to discount to reach $50 than get a $10 Kohl's Cash 40% off = need $83.33 prior to discount to reach $50 than get a $10 Kohl's Cash Formula is $50 divided by (100%-40%) to get desired require amount. Here is my complaint: A pair of pants selling for $14.99. After applied $10 Kohl's Cash and 25% off coupon, it came to $3.74 before tax. Here is the calculation: (14.99 - 10.00) x 0.75 = $3.74. If just using the coupon, it's $11.24. The dif...

This is my 2nd blog about merchants that offer cash back from reward points. Whenever I want electronics, I start my research on Best Buys' website. After analyzing the value on this blog, I realized its true value at the end of this page. One review gets 10% closer to earn $5 or 50 cents per review Best Buys Rewards - free to enroll. You earn 1 point per dollar spent after discount before tax. It will rounded off to full dollar. So you get only 1 point for $1.99 item. I will get a $5 off coupon for every 250 reward points. I'm getting closer to earn that $5. Buy Buy Buy. Bonus Points - "Review your purchase and get 25 My Best Buy bonus points" - after each purchase, I get invitations to write a review on the product. This encourages me to share my experience. This opportunity doesn't expire but the email link will. I would recommend write a review quickly because the item could be sold out or deleted from the list. That would be a waste of time. Ano...