15 Unpopular Houston Food Opinions According To Reddit

Houston's culinary scene isn't immune to its fair share of controversy

Colby Smith • May 18, 2022

15 Unpopular Houston Food Opinions According To Reddit

What’s your Houston food hot take?

Do we ride for Whataburger just because it’s from Texas? Is your favorite coffee shop all style and no substance? Is Tex-Mex just hype? Some say it’s truth, others will say it’s a bold-faced, borderline sacrilegious lie. In any case, here are 15 controversial Houston food opinions from the folks on Reddit.

1. “No food is worth standing in line for.” – u/mgbesq

2. “Houston chefs should continue to utilize the breadth of cultures and history here to make innovative cuisine, rather than jump on the IG food bandwagon that Austin and Portland engage in.” – u/rednoise

3. “Liking tacos/knowing the best place in town to get tacos is not a personality. Update your dating profiles accordingly.” – u/sisternightphd

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4. “If we have to sit on a bench without a back, my opinion of your food will suffer.” – u/afcool83

5. “Taste the pho broth before you add sriracha and hoisin sauce!” – u/RaigonX

6. “Where are all these Turkey legs coming from? And where are the other parts of the Turkey going?” – u/longrastaman

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7. “Good Mexican food doesn’t have to come out of a truck.” – u/bligytz

8. “If city parking minimums require you to have parking and you charge for that parking, it’s not really a parking minimum, it’s you running a parking lot as a side hustle. Bonus points if it’s cash only and I can’t put it on my tab.” – u/thecravenone

9. “[T]orchys is also not that bad and comparing their tacos to 2 dollar al pastor taquitos from the gas station lot by your house is a false equivalency unless taqueria whatever also has fried shrimp tacos with mango habanero sauce.” – u/second_ary

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10. “James Coney Island doesn’t suck.” – u/AintAintAWord

11. “It is possible for a place to be good and also a chain.” – u/thecravenone

12. “‘They give you a lot of food’ is not a good thing if the food sucks.” – u/James324285241990

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13. “Most taco shops have crappy tortillas.” – u/ThePorko

14. “Houston has the worst pizza of the top 5 biggest cities in the US.” – u/dnunn12

15. “Crawfish are sewer lobsters.” – u/FoodInTheBreakRoom

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1. “No food is worth standing in line for.” – u/mgbesq

2. “Houston chefs should continue to utilize the breadth of cultures and history here to make innovative cuisine, rather than jump on the IG food bandwagon that Austin and Portland engage in.” – u/rednoise

3. “Liking tacos/knowing the best place in town to get tacos is not a personality. Update your dating profiles accordingly.” – u/sisternightphd

4. “If we have to sit on a bench without a back, my opinion of your food will suffer.” – u/afcool83

5. “Taste the pho broth before you add sriracha and hoisin sauce!” – u/RaigonX

6. “Where are all these Turkey legs coming from? And where are the other parts of the Turkey going?” – u/longrastaman

7. “Good Mexican food doesn’t have to come out of a truck.” – u/bligytz

8. “If city parking minimums require you to have parking and you charge for that parking, it’s not really a parking minimum, it’s you running a parking lot as a side hustle. Bonus points if it’s cash only and I can’t put it on my tab.” – u/thecravenone

9. “[T]orchys is also not that bad and comparing their tacos to 2 dollar al pastor taquitos from the gas station lot by your house is a false equivalency unless taqueria whatever also has fried shrimp tacos with mango habanero sauce.” – u/second_ary

10. “James Coney Island doesn’t suck.” – u/AintAintAWord

11. “It is possible for a place to be good and also a chain.” – u/thecravenone

12. “‘They give you a lot of food’ is not a good thing if the food sucks.” – u/James324285241990

13. “Most taco shops have crappy tortillas.” – u/ThePorko

14. “Houston has the worst pizza of the top 5 biggest cities in the US.” – u/dnunn12

15. “Crawfish are sewer lobsters.” – u/FoodInTheBreakRoom

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