First Chinese BBQ is one of the first restaurants to open at the new Chinatown Center on North Lamar.  Prior to First Chinese BBQ, Din Ho Chinese BBQ in the Hong Kong Supermarket shopping center on Research Boulevard was the only source for the particular genre.  Since the restaurant is in its early stages of opening, Foodquest is waiting for the restaurant to work out its kinks before conducting a full review.  However, it doesn't mean that we can't get a taste of what we might have in store...

 

It is easy to overlook Amaya's Taco Village.  Nestled in a quiet corner of the Capital Plaza shopping center, the restaurant is nestled between a Cici's Pizza and a Subways.  Hardly a place to expect good eats given its neighbors.  How wrong we would be in this instance.  As they say, never judge a book by its cover.  Let's see what we have in store...

 

Foodquest was  founded with a mission to seek out the best food available and make it known.  The "best", however, depends on whether people can actually get it.  Too often, food lovers have been burned by going to restaurants that have been glowingly reviewed in publications only to experience some of the worst food of their lives.  Likewise, the appearance of an entree can vary widely depending on who is ordering it.  Foodquest seeks to bring it to you like it actually is with a no holds barred approach that looks beyond the hype.  Here is how we do it...