Terminal food options @ IAH
Dec 8, 2017, 11:59 pm
#61
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My vote for a sit-down would be Pappaedeux in E, for a take-away Potbelly in C-North. The CIBOs in C/E also have interesting stuff.
Dec 9, 2017, 4:13 am
#63
Join Date: Mar 2004
Location: LAX IAH AMS
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couldn't disagree more. have had a good meal once, maybe twice, in town in the three years i've lived here. at the airport, even the centurion is subpar.
there's just nothing inspiring here, the majority lack complex flavor, and presentation is always a mess. it's a real shame.
there's just nothing inspiring here, the majority lack complex flavor, and presentation is always a mess. it's a real shame.
At the airport, there are now plenty of good options since the new C was built. Pappadeaux in E is a ritual for me before I board UA 20 to AMS every month.
Dec 9, 2017, 8:52 am
#64
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Surprised it took 37 posts before Le Grand Comptoir got mentioned. The place is good if you want steak and wine. Seriously good steak too. Had a wicked filet mignon and a bottle of merlot there one time.
Another +1 for Pappadeaux as well.
Another +1 for Pappadeaux as well.
Dec 9, 2017, 9:00 am
#65
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A quick google search will reveal that food critics simply disagree with you. For instance, a recent ranking in WAPO places Houston at #5 “Best US food cities”, ahead of NYC and Chicago, behind San Francisco.
Dec 9, 2017, 9:50 am
#66
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Even though my meals are paid by work, I feel it is a little too much to eat at some of the nicer establishments at IAH. Usually I grab something fast and find the choices OK - much better than EWR and DEN and even ORD.
I wonder how long it will be before UA gets rid of all the known names and replace them with OTG establishments...
I wonder how long it will be before UA gets rid of all the known names and replace them with OTG establishments...
Dec 9, 2017, 7:30 pm
#67
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Dec 9, 2017, 7:34 pm
#68
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+1. May have changed since, but five years ago I was flying out of IAH every Monday morning for months on end and often arrived a little earlier to get breakfast at Le Grand Comptoir.
Dec 14, 2017, 11:59 am
#69
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you wouldn't believe a critic who calls United the best airline in the world or ranks it in the top three, so don't believe the hype about the food scene. save your money and cook at home.
Dec 14, 2017, 1:15 pm
#70
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I wish there were more affordable options near Terminal C that aren't crazy unhealthy fast food, or "stuff ordered off an iPad" ...
Dec 15, 2017, 12:28 pm
#72
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The day I'm told that, I either stop travelling or find a new organization to work for... It's one thing for certain positions to be GSA perdiem etc, but $50/day is low to expect someone to eat 3 meals a day.
Dec 15, 2017, 3:50 pm
#73
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Tell me about it. I have my own business, so I am interested in the IRS per diem rate which is currently $57 for Meals, Entertainment and Incidentals!
Dec 15, 2017, 3:54 pm
#74
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Connecting a couple hours. All of the new United options in C (Bam Bam, etc.) are at best 2 star yelp’s (not that yelp is be all end all, but fall below 3.5 and food’s usually terrible). Hugo’s also a bust in International Terminal. Don’t even get me started on Landry’s. I guess I would concede Cat Cora is “OK”.
Hub in Denver has figured it out with Elways, Root Down, and some other consistently quality choices. Same with SFO, LAX, EWR. Houston is a Mecca for some great restaurants yet IAH devoid of anything edible.
Hub in Denver has figured it out with Elways, Root Down, and some other consistently quality choices. Same with SFO, LAX, EWR. Houston is a Mecca for some great restaurants yet IAH devoid of anything edible.
terminal a: awesome local restaurant The Breakfast Klub
term b: Ray's BBQ (also 3rd ward houston establishment), Whataburger, Chick Fil A
term c: Pink's Pizza is good enough for a slice, everyone seems to rave over Cat Cora's, Pappasitos is very meh by houston standards but if you're from up north you'll probably love it, Le Grand Comptor has a really low key spot that everyone raves about that i'm going to try next time
term d: Hugo Ortega (local celeb chef) opened a Oaxaca restaurant there, after Ray's this place is THE best restaurant in iah imo
e: pappadeaux is adequate enough, very expensive, but they have a lunch buffet last time i checked a few years ago
i dunno of a single airport that has its restaurants with a median score above 3.5