Car & Truck Rentals in Houston, TX

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Where in the city are you staying? And are you renting a car?

Fungs Kitchen on 59 is a pretty unique Chinese Cantonese experience. They wheel around carts of food and it is how you pick your meal. Not traditional american Chinese at all. Place is gigantic and always packed when I go. A Chinese coworker of mine says it was George Bush Seniors favorite Chinese food

Tex Mex and BBQ are going to be the main things. If you accept Tex Mex as being a different food than other kinds of Mexican and don't try to compare them, its delicious. Just don't fall into the California 'if its not on a double corn tortilla its not authentic' trap. Killen's might be the main BBQ mentioned by many but BBQ is rapidly improving in the city so its arguably not necessary to go out to Pearland any more. Houston has great taco trucks but in my experience are similar to LA (although Houston doesn't really have molitas and its tragic). We both have good Chinese and Vietnamese. Seems like LA (I specifically mean 626) has better northern food while Houston Cantonese is pretty good. We both have a lot of good middle eastern food but I think our main population is a little different so the foods are different. Don't bother with a fancy steak house. Viet-Cajun crawfish is our #1 'unique' food but its not a good season. There's plenty of good soul food to be had but be aware its going to be different than what you'd get in the south east. Biscuits are different here, fried chicken is often only served on a few days a week and oxtails are the main protein at a lot of places.

Things you can't get in SoCal? A truly good Vietnamese pho. If you have the time, go try Pho Dien 1960 in Humble. Otherwise there are a lot of good places on Bellaire Blvd. Avoid ramen, Japanese, Chinese, or and any Asian besides Vietnamese. You'll likely waste your time.

Houston is SUCH a melting pot. You can BBQ and Tex-mex at 1000 places all over Texas, but something more unique is Pho and the way crawfish and shrimp is prepared here. Extremely different than the way New Orleans does it. I dont even like asian or seafood but I respect the diversity here. Anthony Bordain did a great episode on why Houston has the most diverse food in all of America as well as David Chang on Ugly Delicious spoke highly of Houston's food future. Both shows can be found on Netflix! Its a unique city!

Well Tex-Mex is definitely a must. Pappasitos is consistent and widely available all around the city. Just make sure you get something from their grill. They also have really good drinks at okay prices (at least last time I was there). The original Ninfa's is good too, but then location isn't as easy. I think it's better than it's neighbor El Tiempo.

Make sure to get the carrot souffle at Tejas! Depending on what time you get in, you can stop by Yankee Donuts in Spring and pick up some spicy boudin kolaches on the way to Tejas. That's assuming you're flying in to IAH.

Chama Gaucha.

I second icehouse and taco truck. That is quintessential Houston to me. And casian crawfish, but wrong time of year for that. When my family came to town the highlights of their trip were Buc-ees and the funeral museum. They really liked Hyunh too, but you're coming from SoCal so you can get vietnamese.

Crawfish and Noodles, Salt and Pepper Crab. [https://www.crawfishandnoodles.com/](https://www.crawfishandnoodles.com/)

**Tex-Mex**: **Teotihuacan**. Accept no substitutes. **Actual Mex**: Any of Hugo Ortega's restaurants, but **Xochi** and **Hugo's** are my favorites. **Chinese**: Houston's Chinatown is legit, but if you're coming from SoCal you probably have amazing Chinese food too. Still, **Mala Sichuan Bistro** and **San Dong Noodle House** are worth a try. (you won't find xiaolongbao better than Din Tai Fung in Cali, though) **Steakhouses**: Doesn't get more Texan than a nice slab of steak. **Pappa Bros Steakhouse** and **Steak 48** are my favorites. **Taste of Texas** is not as good as those two, but it's still pretty damn good, and it is hands down the *most* Texan experience you will have. **BBQ**: **Rogel's**, **Tejas** (which you're going to), and **Killen's** are all my top tier. **Burgers**: **Lankford Grocery** and **Stanton's City Bites** **Other**: **Local Foods** has one of my all-time favorite sandwiches, the Crunchy Chicken. **Perry's Steakhouse** has the most life-changing pork-chop you will ever taste, and it's only $15 for lunch on Fridays. **Ritual** is another favorite eatery - kind of like a butcher shop, they focus heavily on meats. I personally don't think it's worth the wait/hype, but **Breakfast Klub** is often spouted as a Houston Institution.

Hands down the best kolaches in Houston are at Original Kolache Shoppe. Family owned since 1956, tasty kolaches and klobasniks, and tasty coffee and tea. The parking is crap but it’s worth it. 5404 Telephone Rd, Houston, TX 77087

http://www.originalkolache.com/

Skip Himalaya and go to Aga’s.

One of the most unique restaurants I've been to in Houston is [Maharaja Bhog](https://np.reddit.com/r/HoustonFood/comments/9 j4 v1 e/maharaja_bhog_gessner_and_beechnut/)! It's all vegetarian (but if you're not you won't be missing anything). You sit down, they come around and wash your hands, ask if you have any allergies, then they just start serving whatever they've made for that day. It's all you can eat too! Can't recommend it enough

Here’s a good list to choose from https://houston.eater.com/maps/best-houston-restaurants-38

I used to work for National Car Rental many years ago. One trick is if they do not have the size of car that you reserved they will upgrade to the next available size for the same rate. So reserve a smaller car than you need and if they have the car you reserved you can always pay for the upgrade if you need to. However, if they only have the car you reserved you may be stuck with a smaller car than you need.

hotwire.com name your own price.

Yep. Prepaying online at Avis.com or budget.com will get you about 30% off. Compare the airports to the in-town stores.

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We'd be more than happy to be your set of wheels! Offers & promotions: https://www.thrifty.com/Deals.aspx

Search on Priceline.com to find u a best deal.

Try priceline.com...in most cases you can set your own price. Ive gotten rentals for my bosses at work as low as $20/day...but keep in mind they may charge a weekly rate which may be cheaper than that per day..

Uhaul will price match any major competitor. Usually worth using due to the number of locations they have. Be sure to conform your reservation

if you're moving from a house get a quote from upack.com. they drop off a semi trailer that u load then pick it up and move it and will deliver it when u ask. it was like 1700(5 years ago) to move 3 bdrm+garage from indy to houston. I think we used 17 ft of the available 28, and you only pay for what you use.

Personally, I have a great experience with Enterprise trucks, especially since they do offer liftgate in a lot of their 16' trucks If liftgate is not a requirement for you, I'd go with Budget

Personally, I have a great experience with Enterprise trucks, especially since they do offer liftgate in a lot of their 16' trucks If liftgate is not a requirement for you, I'd go with Budget

Thrifty & Hertz.

Try Travelzoo, Priceline & Expedia.

BOOKED Enterprise THANKS ALL!!

Lucas Walton????

Thanks Julie !! Happy New Year!!