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When I go to Houston, Texas, there are some restaurants that almost always get a visit.<br />
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For Mexican food, my favorite is Cafe Adobe, near the corner of Westheimer and Shepherd. There's a terrible story there — my family used to go to the BookStop on S. Shepherd about once a month, but we didn't know about Cafe Adobe, which was maybe 800 feet away. Once we found it, Cafe Adobe became one of our favorite stops. Their fajitas were fantastic, both chicken and beef, their chips nice and thin, the salsa outstanding — not too spicy, but plenty of tomato or tomatillo, cilantro, onion and black pepper. Their flour tortillas were freshly made. My son learned to eat refried beans at Cafe Adobe, along with his favorite cheese enchiladas.<br />
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Our other main choice for Mexican in Houston is Pappacito'a chain, which is run by the Pappas family, who also have Pappas Seafood, Pappadeaux's (Louisiana-style seafood), a BBQ place, an Italian restaurant and a couple more. Pappacito's has great fajitas, hot, freshly-made tortillas, among other goodies. Their weekend special is barbecued cabrito — let me tell you that there is cabrito and there is cabrito. Lots of Mexican restaurants try, but Pappacito's got it right.<br />
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For steaks, of course, you can not go wrong at Ruth's Chris Steakhouse. I also enjoy The Old San Francisco Steakhouse on Westheimer, especially for their huge blocks of aged swiss cheese and their prime rib. However, my favorite steak restaurant in Houston is the Taste of Texas, which is at the southeast corner of I-10 West (Katy Freeway, as it's known to Houstonians) and Beltway 8 West.<br />
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