Houston's Chinatown May Be The Best in the USA...

[@butterflylofu]

The restaurant is called San Dong, it’s Taiwanese style food; the noodles are made in house and so are the wrappers for the dumplings. Their pan fried pork and cabbage or chives dumplings are super popular. There is a lot of diversity here in Asian cuisine. There is also a Asiatown in Katy and many Asia marts and restaurants in Sugarland. They just opened a huge Filipino market in SL called Seafood City.

[@HighHopesAndDreamsWill]

@@butterflylofu thanks for sharing!

[@greenkast9242]

Don’t mention the Little Saigon west of the Chinatown

[@coachdms]

Probably 1 of the best in the US . The diversities in Houston is limitless .

[@Estenberg]

I hear many good things about the ethic food in Huston. Not only the Asian food, but African food as well. I long to go there to eat - and eat - - - and Eat!

[@tainle]

excluding blacks and be on the safe side lmfao

[@nathanfrawley8942]

Flushing is better by a mile.

[@jeffmartinez5086]

😊😊​@@Estenberg

[@J.P.82]

I agree Houston is a word class city and I love it!!

[@Screwdriver346]

Mike Chan came up from humble beginnings. I’ve watched him throughout the years. From your intro, I will follow you. You’ve opened up your horizons beside Asian cuisines. I live on Bellaire, Houston.

[@HighHopesAndDreamsWill]

Thanks! Appreciate you

[@hakeemawbrey8571]

i love houston chinatown so much, i eat most of my meals here when i go out because its a great meeting place for friends who live all across houston

[@UnitedPebbles]

How are the train and other alt transportations? Considered if driving is a pain?

[@BrunelOnBoard]

It’s a fantastic collection of restaurants, grocery stores and bakeries! It’s a shame though there really isn’t much public space or culture monuments- would love some arches and more walkable areas for events and such. It was awesome to go to high school in that area.

[@xavieraduran]

As of 2017, Houston has been named the most diverse city in the country. 145 languages are spoken. Hence, why the arts, food, and entertainment aspects are great! Hope you enjoyed the city. Glad you enjoyed Chinatown [Asiantown is more appropriate due to the different Asian cultures there]!

[@HighHopesAndDreamsWill]

LOVED it

[@LifeBugg]

Hi from Meals with Su! Love your video!

[@HighHopesAndDreamsWill]

Yay! Thank you!

[@luxejohn]

Houston is Top Tier 💐

[@HighHopesAndDreamsWill]

Agree

[@coryphillips1783]

Absolute trash. Try London's Chinatown and then try saying that.

[@luxejohn]

@@coryphillips1783 to you, I didn’t ask carry on

[@lumensauce3199]

@@luxejohn You know an outside-the-box type city like Houston gets a good review, a little love, and then we have the negative trash commenters out and about.

[@Estenberg]

That area is similar to parts of Los Angeles, where there are five Chinatowns. The oldest one has the dragon gateway and the Chinese style square full of 19th century Cantonese inspired movie-set architecture built in 1933 right in the old center of downtown LA (a typical old Chinatown like in New York, San Francisco, Boston, and Chicago). But beyond this, Los Angeles has four other Chinese areas in LA proper and its outskirts, all larger and more naturally evolved, and each the size of a small city: Monterey Park, Pomona, Arcadia, and the largest, comprising an entire area-code of it's own "The 626" (made from the cities of Alhambra, San Gabriel, and Rosemead). The Huston area reminds me of them: Malls packed with restaurants & stores.

[@lumensauce3199]

I like downtown LA's Chinatown, it has a unique set up to it versus the similar Chicago, San Fran and NY ones. The thing that's anomalous and crazy, is that while Monterey Park, Rosemead, San Gabriel and etc. are a massive suburban "Chinatown" entity...there's a more concentrated racy buzzing energy to Houston's southwest New Chinatown, I think. Plus the parallel streets along Bissonnet, Beechnut and Bellfort there's a mix of El Salvadoran, Pakistani, Bengali, Nigerian, etc. businesses to give a more international vibe to that corner of Houston. I don't think there is that extra attached diversity in the San Gabriel Valley. And the western part of Bellaire which leads out from New Chinatown is full of Vietnamese places. Kind of like taking a chunk of San Gabriel and Westminster, so to speak, and fusing them together, lol. There was an older Chinatown in downtown Houston that started to sprout in the early 1970s but when SW Houston took off, it sort of stopped. Now the area called "EaDo" (East Downtown) is currently a quirky nightlife area but there are still remnants of the "old Chinatown" buildings there. We keep in mind that Houston is a quite younger city than NY, LA, Boston, Chicago and San Fran and took a different developmental pattern with its ethnic shopping zones. Houston also has a more scattered Buford Highway type "Asia town" in the NW side along Veteran's Memorial and a buzzing new money suburban type Chinatown on the far west side of Katy. There is also a Little Korea along Long Point in the Memorial City area of Houston. It has a decent number of Korean businesses, grocers and restaurants. I take it as part of the Memorial City entertainment package. The area has a micro medical city that has a walkway to the Memorial City Mall and just down the road is the fun and lively City Centre. For Middle Eastern and Indo/Pak stuff, there is the Mahatma Gandhi District along Hillcroft. Lots and lots of stuff. Apart from ethnic business zones, the thoroughfares of Highway 6 and Westheimer...there are all the miscellaneous Asian, Indo/Pak, African, Middle Eastern cafes and shops one could ever want. Houston is chock full.

[@letsgowalk]

This one seems more suburban, like Vegas' Chiinatown. 626 is suburban too, but has somewhat of an urban core, especially along Valley Blvd., and the residents actually live all around the area. It's highly walkable.

[@JustaGamerT2]

Houston has 2 Chinatowns, technically 4. Katy Asiantown, Houston Chinatown, Little Saigon and Great Wall in Spring,TX.

[@JamesHelfrich-zs5db]

Great Wall is terrible, it is just Americanized overly sweet garbage. Go to Houston's Chinatown for authentic Chinese food

[@JustaGamerT2]

@@JamesHelfrich-zs5db I’m just pointing out that there is everything here.

[@JamesHelfrich-zs5db]

Actually you referenced Great Wall as a Chinatown. It is not the food is horrid and for that type of food there are many better options for that type of cuisine even up here in the Woodlands/Spring area. I stand by my statement@@JustaGamerT2

[@lumensauce3199]

@lumensauce3199 There was an older Chinatown in downtown Houston that started to sprout in the early 1970s but when SW Houston took off, it sort of stopped. Now the area called "EaDo" (East Downtown) is currently a quirky nightlife area but there are still remnants of the "old Chinatown" buildings there. We keep in mind that Houston is a quite younger city than NY, LA, Boston, Chicago and San Fran and took a different developmental pattern with its ethnic shopping zones. Houston also has a more scattered Buford Highway type "Asia town" in the NW side along Veteran's Memorial And as you mention, the Katy Asiatown, a buzzing new money suburban type Chinatown on the far west side. There is also a Little Korea along Long Point in the Memorial City area of Houston. It has a decent number of Korean businesses, grocers and restaurants. I take it as part of the Memorial City entertainment package. The area has a micro medical city that has a walkway to the Memorial City Mall and just down the road is the fun and lively City Centre. For Middle Eastern and Indo/Pak stuff, there is the Mahatma Gandhi District along Hillcroft. Lots and lots of stuff. Apart from ethnic business zones, the thoroughfares of Highway 6 and Westheimer...there are all the miscellaneous Asian, Indo/Pak, African, Middle Eastern cafes and shops one could ever want. Houston is chock full.

[@bjklumpp]

Next time you visit - try out the 99 Ranch Market.

[@diodelvino3048]

I feel you on wanting to get out of a small town, its safe , its calm but so unfulfilling and boring unless youre old or raising a family maybe. Youre brave, cause i wish i could do this , hopefully i can breakout

[@EzellDickerson1000]

You ever visit San Francisco Chinatown?

[@leevanbinh]

San Francisco and New York Chinatown used to be the best when Houston was much smaller but there is a huge population of all kinds of Asian in Houston now which make authentic dishes it will out compete San Francisco or New York

[@maureencora1]

@@leevanbinh You're Right Chinese, Korean. Japanese, & etc. Ding Hao'.

[@HighHopesAndDreamsWill]

Yes!

[@GreySky-s1m]

Agree. Houston China town is as good as NY or San Fran. Maybe even better.

[@Ineedpeace215]

Which one is the best?

[@emeraldkimble7602]

How far can one go on I ten los

[@Estenberg]

You can always tell authentic Chinese restaurants by their names, because the best ones have the most bizarre direct translations of their Cantonese names, like "ABC Dumpling", "Delicious Garden", "Boston Tasty Lobster #2", "New City Rice and Seafood", "Barbeque Duck Palace", or "Noodle 66". If you see a neon sign saying "Wong Yee's Chinese Cuisine & Chop Suey", don't go there. And if the Only Soups offered are Hot & Sour, Won Ton, and Egg Drop (you know, with the Knorr broth and the fist full of frozen peas & carrots tossed in) - forget about it. You might as well just order the Eggrolls, the Sweet & Sour Shrimp, the Kung Pow Chicken, and the Mongolian Beef, and be done with it. There will be NO Culinary adventure here. So expect a fortune cookie.

[@teenaduong]

come back and visit Katy chinatown, about 30 mins from houston chinatown.

[@HighHopesAndDreamsWill]

Ill add to my list

[@LifeOfTheParty323]

Looks like Monterrey Park here in L.A. Chinese letters, restaurants, grocery stores, etc.

[@kenchu5900]

Monterey Park has always been my favorite hotspot whenever I visit Los Angeles. I also like the Chinatown in Las Vegas.

[@emeraldkimble7602]

How far can inevgonon I ten Los Angeles redudents have same question

[@ddreamax]

Socal is diverse also but we have high taxes and a beach.

[@HighHopesAndDreamsWill]

@@ddreamax tradeoffs

[@jeffportnoy3863]

RIP Lai Lai's. I dont think anyone is making dumplings like they used to, or the noodles.

[@JoeFeser]

A 30 minute drive, Thats not bad, :)

[@HighHopesAndDreamsWill]

Agreed!

[@markpenny9293]

Texas is spread out. Houston is spread out. So our "China Towns" are spread out too. No mention of Thai food in comments. MaKiin rocks, but bring some cash.

[@HighHopesAndDreamsWill]

Thanks for contributing

[@swarajthapa5798]

I felt like I was in China when I walked through China Town in SanFran. This looks nothing like that. Then again, different people have different opinion

[@Raffah95]

I watched this instead of packing

[@maureencora1]

Houston, TEXAS Chinatown Food is Ding Hao'. (smile)

[@dattape2828]

Do you actually know how to speak mandarin or Cantonese? And you think Texas has the best Chinatown topping NY San Fran or Chicago?

[@jonayeh]

u must get lots of air in each inhale lol

[@Estenberg]

I didn't like the look of that soup. No globs of unctuous fat on the beef (did they use brisket instead of chuck - a mistake) and those wheat noodles are too much like Italian spaghetti for my tastes. I agree with you, the thicker noodles are more satisfying, or the wide flatter ones. Overall, it was a clunky, very common looking bowl of beef & noodle soup. Too bad. That mall had such a great looking selection of unique eateries. And I just Love REAL Chinese Food when I can get it.

[@mightymochi6320]

Hey great video buddy. Ignore the morons who think otherwise.

[@HighHopesAndDreamsWill]

@@mightymochi6320 appreciate it

[@pinkcandytang1121]

Come to LA

[@HighHopesAndDreamsWill]

Ive been briefly

[@Ineedpeace215]

More views of the food, less views of you. :)

[@HighHopesAndDreamsWill]

👍

[@mariomalmanza]

wait what?? Where is this chinatown in houston??? Ain't no way he's talking about that bellaire and beltway area lol...and ain't no way he's talking about in eado lol.... I'm damn sure the best ones are in San F or New York..

[@coryphillips1783]

It is trash. One would only think it was good if they've never been anywhere else, like NY's or London's Chinatown. It looks NOTHING like a real Chintown and it is entirely about food. I mean, it really is horrible. But so is all of Houston. Depressing

[@lumensauce3199]

Lol, that's simply the new style of Chinatown that still has a great lively pedestrian energy and it's CLEAN. I don't notice that "pissy" smell there like I do in SF and NY Chinatowns. Just because people like Houston's style of nouveaux Chinatown doesn't mean that they haven't been to the classic Chinatowns. People with YOUR negative mentality are a joke, presumptuous and "depressing." Does everything have to look like an old school Chinatown to be fun and lively, lol.

[@ddougyee5121]

YOU TALK TOO MUCH

[@HighHopesAndDreamsWill]

Thanks for watching. Noted

[@ruderiks8872]

Chinatown has Chinese names … brilliant

[@vnxdragon]

you don't get out much huh? You been to San fran? New York? LA? houston not even close

[@pannellclara]

really!?

[@HighHopesAndDreamsWill]

Have you seen any of the other videos in my channel? You realize this is a travel channel where I travel across the USA and stay in cities like that mentioned. I also realize most people% are stupid and just make judgements based off snap judgements and one video though. I used to have a channel trailer to explain this at the start of the video but I believe that reduces retention time. So, yes check out or search my NYC chinatown review or San Fran ... but you probably wont because people are lazy. So, yes, I been to some of those places maybe more places than you (50+ cities in the last two years) and filmed videos and I still like houston. So I'm not mean on purpose but I only dish it back if people are disrespectful first. dumbass

[@vnxdragon]

@@HighHopesAndDreamsWill gotcha 8itch! There it is, there's the real you that wasn't in your vids.

[@20891]

@@HighHopesAndDreamsWillhow are you ? Where are you now . I m like you I have been traveling across country and visiting different areas . I’m in my car . I’m Asian . I was in Houston a few months ago, now back and forth in Vegas and California

[@annle9671]

Big Chinese community in Vancouver Canada….super Chinese food,especially dim-sum,hotpot and seafood.