Don’t know why I enjoy watching someone eat, but I really enjoy these videos. I’m never going to get to go any of these places(I’m 78 and disabled) but I watch all these videos.

@tammyshort377

2 жыл бұрын

Me too I don't get it looks good

@marken19

2 жыл бұрын

aww so glad to see a lot of people like us

@marken19

2 жыл бұрын

also I'm 87 and deaf, glad to know you guys😀

@Clapptimus

2 жыл бұрын

Everytime I sit down and eat when I'm by myself I'm always watching Mikey 😁 we eat together so I don't eat alone haha

@YaoiKillerProduction

2 жыл бұрын

Awe that's cool! Hope everyone is doing fine. Much love from the Philippines.

I love Kim Son, i’ve been to several weddings at their banquet hall. Houston has a huge vietnamese population and they contribute so much to our vibrant and beautiful Houstonian food scene

@DrGreenBuzz

5 ай бұрын

lol Kim son sucks 😂

Not wanting to fight Asians over seafood is the realest thing I ever heard.

The banh xeo is actually not an omelette since there aren't any eggs. It's a rice flour crepe! The yellow colour is just turmeric :)

@bijou3000

2 жыл бұрын

Try Mai's downtown, too.

@Kennutty

2 жыл бұрын

My parents like to call it Vietnamese pizza

@ric44n

2 жыл бұрын

They have turmeric but also eggs in there.

@larrytischler570

2 жыл бұрын

My former girl friend was born in Saigon and she makes banh xeo to die for. This Kim Son was only a few blocks away. Two huge Viet super markets within a mile in Southwest Houston.

@tungpham5675

2 жыл бұрын

​@@Kennutty Vietnamese pizza is actually Banh Trang Nuong though, it grilled rice paper with quail egg, green onion and some other topping on it, taste good

Man, Kim Son brings back so many memories for me. I remember being a kid and going with my family at their original location sitting around their circle tables. This is like 30+ years ago. I miss my hometown.

@serenabussell8489

2 жыл бұрын

I lived in Houston through the late '80's and my girlfriend and I would eat there at least twice a week. I worked at the Contemporary Art Museum (CAM) and would always bring my leftovers for lunch. We had a communal fridge downstairs and people stealing my sticky rice cakes, lol. Thanks for the sweetest memories 💖

@musclesmouse

2 жыл бұрын

Original building still there. It is some restaurant.

@tjla1

2 жыл бұрын

@@musclesmouse haha. It’s still Kimson!

Vietnamese is my favorite!! IVE NEVER HEARD OF A VIETNAMESE BUFFET. So happy I’m 45 minutes from Houston!! Definitely gotta check Kim son out!

@eduardochavacano

2 жыл бұрын

Vietnamese food is one of the best in Asia.

Mikey, I love your videos as much as I love your love of Vietnamese food. You’ve eaten banh xeo a good number of times now. It’s not an omelette :). There is no egg in the shell. It’s more of a pancake/crepe. The rice flour and coconut milk-based batter gets its yellow colour from turmeric.

Banh xeo , is more of a “pancake or crepe” . The yellow colour comes from turmeric not egg.. so delicious 🤤 glad you like it!!!!

Biggest fan for 5 years now!!!😭 the only videos I watch are yours because you got something that calms me down on a stressful day. Thank you for being you and allowing us to join you on your food journeys! 🥺💛✨💫 will forever be your fan!!!

@israelm1502

2 жыл бұрын

Hello I subscribe to your Channel enjoy the video

@freshstrawberries2585

9 ай бұрын

So true 🍓

Buffet episodes are always amazing. Can't wait to watch.

So many Kim Son memories, definitely a Vietnamese food juggernaut in Houston!

so yesterday at work i decided to go to a Vietnamese restaurant over McDonalds for the first time and man, I think they are my new favorite restaurant. I loved it so much that i think im going to try pho for the first time ever. this video really spoke to my soul bro.

@gongon7494

2 жыл бұрын

Your food life has turned to a new page sir, congratulations

@jaymjacinto

2 жыл бұрын

You won't regret it. Pho has to be one of the best foods IMHO. Cheers!! 🥂

@MangaManiac

2 жыл бұрын

Man, a nice warm bowl of Pho on a cold winter day? That's how I had my first bowl ever. Warmed my soul man. You won't regret it. Enjoy.

@jcmaybenot

2 жыл бұрын

Pho takes a few times to get use to, some people love it right away though. Just know that every time you eat pho for the first twenty times, it will taste better each time!

@Birdbike719

2 жыл бұрын

Vietnamese food is sooo good! A bowl of Pho will cure what ails you on a cold day! Allergies, head cold, BAM!

Mikey, I'm also obsessed with buffets. When I was a kid, my parents were friends with people who owned a buffet. I'm enjoying these buffets vicariously through you because I'm still too scared to sit down and eat at a buffet restaurant this year 😅

@evooevoo6062

2 жыл бұрын

@@2kchallengewith4video lol wrong place dude haha

Vietnamese really put their heart and soul into their food. There is so much flavor. It rarely disappoint.

Oh man this makes me miss Kim Son so much 😭 The crab noodle soup you had is called bún riêu it’s a tomato based soup with minced crab cakes and tofu, probably one of the best noodle soups there (in my opinion)

Hey Mike, there's actually 3 K-BBQ restaurants in the St Louis area, Joo Joo, Wudon and Seoul Garden. I highly recommend going to Wudon, its absolutely amazing food.

@jasminet7936

2 жыл бұрын

Hey have you tried S.O.S takeout? It's suppose to be a more traditional koren takeout restaurant. It's literally a 5 min drive from fire chicken just haven't had the chance to try it yet!

@jwamn

2 жыл бұрын

I came here to say WUDON again. It's our favorite place!!!

@dangda-ww7de

2 жыл бұрын

I was living in cali, and most viet restaurant there you wont see any korean eat there, but u will see a lot of vietnamese eating in a korean restaurant, what does that tell you? The korean they dont support the vietnamese restaurant or the supermarket, they will shop and eat in their own korean market.

@nmixa09

2 жыл бұрын

Also live in St Louis and was about to list these options. Originally from Chicago so do feel the pain of less options but slowly more have been added. Highly recommend S.O.S takeout right down the street.

@nmixa09

2 жыл бұрын

Frozen Custard and ice cream related. Recommend Mr. Wizards off big bend blvd, love their custard and have tried a couple. Make sure to try Clementines Nice and Naughty and not sure if you have heard about a unique place called Ices Plain and Fancy. Very new option is a food truck Sugarwitch. Homemade ice cream bars.

The steam rice cake with coconut in South side Viet Nam we call it “bánh đúc”. It’s a firmer version and different than the North side’s “bánh đúc” which is more loose and sticky. We use it with sweet fish sauce, fry futons, scallion oil and pickles make from radish and carrot .

As a Vietnamese, I really love this place. Everything looks fantastic

I remembered going to big wedding events at Kim Sơn and the restaurant even came to Austin for some catering events . Kim Sơn Buffet will definitely be on my top restaurant option for my 40th!🤗

About 20 years ago she was located around the corner and still had lines going out the door, hence the expansion. I've loved the food for years.🍥🌛

I like how the server just scoops the beef without the broccoli for him lol

@iseektheholygrail2055

2 жыл бұрын

Broccoli beef without broccoli is the best kind of broccoli beef.

Im from and live in st louis and just wanna say its crazy to see youre here and very thankful youre giving it your all!! its a very unique city in its feeling and people and we appreciate you mike

@andyanderson8129

2 жыл бұрын

For food lovers, st louis is definitely not the place to be. You can see it in mikes face that he is not a fan of it lol

@elizabethpratt9729

2 жыл бұрын

Ditto! Glad you're here. You're just not going to the right places in town, there's a lot of good food in St. Louis for a foodie of all kinds.

H-Town represent! I wish Les Givral's was open right now so he could try them out. They're some of the best Vietnamese in town. Also in Houston you guys have to check out Siu Lap City, Spicy Girl, or Cooking Girl if you're in that area.

@ojaguirre1

2 жыл бұрын

Les girvals has the best fried rice

Not to sound weird, but the absolutely enormous bites Mike takes when he's enjoying the food makes it seem so damn satisfying!

Next time you are in Houston, head towards Galveston and stop at Kat’s BBQ in Santa Fe. Your search for “best ribs” will be over! Can’t wait to try Kim Son!

Growing up in San Diego, vietnamese food and culture is a big deal. You'll find that a lot of people especially Hispanic people incorporate a lot of Vietnamese cooking and seasoning techniques in their cooking. I wish more people would make videos about vietnamese food. 🥖🍖🥜🍚

@tamaramcrae4037

2 жыл бұрын

I am thinking of moving to San Diego, do you recommend it overall or no?

@Nightscream452

2 жыл бұрын

@@tamaramcrae4037 being a San Diego Native, I have to say yes, It's a great place to live, culturally diverse and most people are welcoming & nice, BUT be sure you can afford it, as much as I love my hometown...it's expensive to live here. A one bedroom can run anywhere from $1700 to $2000 a month depending on location (it gets more costly the closer to the beaches you get)

@Darth.Fluffy

2 жыл бұрын

@@tamaramcrae4037 . Join the Marine Corps. You'll get free room AND board in sunny San Diego.

@Darth.Fluffy

2 жыл бұрын

@@tamaramcrae4037 . Lol.... Actually don't. As a lady, they would send you to Beaufort South Carolina... It IS sunny...but it's in a swamp too.

@honeymoon4130

2 жыл бұрын

Latina here! Yes I agree with you 10000%. Also, Chinesse ppl make extraordinary Spanish foods. We adore it 💖

This is worth a drive to Houston. My 1st Chinese buffet was in Berkeley in the 80s, before Asian food buffets were a thing. I thought I had died and gone to heaven...but a Vietnamese buffet...OMG!!!

Seeing all that Vietnamese food makes me miss it tremendously. They got all the good stuff and classics too!

I love the new vibe when you dine with Christine because she responds and recommends stuff you love. I love when you talk to us but this is better ❤❤

Best buffet in Houston service is beyond amazing, a Vietnamese friend took me years ago & can’t stop going back !

I’m so excited about the attention you’re giving to Houston! Next time you’re here, you need to go to Tan Tan! It’s a Vietnamese/Chinese restaurant. 🥰

@Kim-zw5bo

2 жыл бұрын

Don't go to tan tan unless you're willing to avoid the rice. Those guys keep fucking up the rice and people are reporting maggots are coming out of the fried rice

@jenniferlong62

2 жыл бұрын

@@Kim-zw5bo oh no, I had no idea . Well if that’s true, such a shame. They used to be really good ☹️

@Kim-zw5bo

2 жыл бұрын

@@jenniferlong62 totally agree. Their mi hoanh Thanh slaps 💔

I am 100% Korean, but still miss Korean food, as I grew up with my Korean aunt making it for us anytime she came to town. I miss her, and her cooking so much! Haven't seen her in so long. 🥺 I miss having good kimchi.

Kim Son blows my mind! I wish we had that here in Australia. Loving all your videos Mikey

Kim Son is always crowded. And their dim sum is awesome. When Covid is behind us, It is on my return to list

@JohnZeroSignal

2 жыл бұрын

Covid is never leaving, it will be in rotation every year like the flu. We must fight the New World Order. If you are reading this, you are the resistance.

@jennynguyen2823

2 жыл бұрын

@@JohnZeroSignal We need people to be vaccinated to reduce the rapid spread and the continuous new strains. Just like with the flu. Christ sake.

@Akeche

2 жыл бұрын

@@jennynguyen2823 Sure, but not everyone got their flu shots either. We can't be wearing masks forever, and we also can't live in fear if the vaccines provide the protection they claim.

Loveeeeeeeeee that you are living in Houston! Seeing these Houston videos really makes my life complete. Thanks!!!

Hi Mike - I recently subscribed to your Channel- the Strictly Dumpling and your regular one ! Truly amazed at the quality of your Vlogs .. You manage to load in so much variety of cuisines in a single Vlog .. Have been binge watching your Vlogs and love that you also love spicy food ! Much love from Mumbai - India 🇮🇳👍🙏🤗

made my day mikey! your cinematography is very pleasant

I love watching Mike enjoys Vietnamese food

The series you did in Vietnam was my all time favorite.

Loving how wholesome mike still is after all the years I’ve been watching his channels❤️

Have been in bed very ill with my kidney failure and these videos get me through my day❤️

@louannlasher3748

2 жыл бұрын

Get well soon

@Slider4lif3

2 жыл бұрын

I hope you feel better soon 💙

@itzel1735

2 жыл бұрын

Feel better soon.

everyone who watches him knows it's only a 10/10 when mike points at the food with his cutlery while nodding

Can't wait for your next hotpot video, you usually do them in the winter and it is how I know it will be the wonderful season soon😁

Swear I be liking all his videos before I even watch the whole thing!! That's just how much confidence I have in these videos!💯💯💪💙

Mikey really made me hungry while describing the food and the taste.

You have no idea how happy I am that you’re in Texas and Houston Mikey 😍😍😍

Love that you mentioned the fatty pork jade at the National Palace Museum! I saw it a few years ago and was OBSESSED.

Close call there at 10:13 Mikey. Some of that evil green brassica almost made it to your plate. I would have asked for extra, I think 🥦 is my favorite veggie!

I still can't believe after all the month's I'm watching your channel how much you can eat and after all that you go for dessert 😂 i can never do that in a million years 🤔

Yes!!! Was so hoping for this!!! 💜 Hope you’re having a great day Mike!

I really love watching your videos Mickey. Shout out from ATL. Thanks for sharing your love for great food.

My mouth is drooling!! I have to check that place out for sure! Everything looks freaking delicious! Can’t go wrong with ANY Food in Texas! Appreciate the video! 👍👍👍

I like the idea of a Vietnamese/Thai buffet. I hope this idea could catch on elsewhere. Too many Asian Buffets serve Americanized Chinese food along with a Mongolian BBQ and some sushi.

I love that Fire Chicken has a sign on the window that says “NO Fried Rice”

So glad you featured Kim Son! My family has been going since it opened in 1982 (my grandpa taught the owner's son), and ever since I was little I've spent all year looking forward to visiting Houston and going to Kim Son

That shopping plaza with the buffet has my favorite place for boba tea! Ah, how I miss Houston!

She turned our Mikey from cave dumpling to sophisticated dumpling so proud of him 😭

You should try the brunch buffet at Caracol in Houston. It's a costal Mexican restaurant and the food is great. The seafood (especially love the oysters and ceviche), meat dishes, and dessert.

Such a funny feeling when Mike goes to the same restaurant as you. We went to Kim Son 11 years ago when we were visiting my Aunt from the UK. Thought the buffet looked familiar haha

I love the editing and the music great job on yet another video ,thanks for sharing .

When are we going to meet Christine?

From Mike to Mike: come to OKC, Oklahoma since you're so close in TX! I recommend Goro ramen, Clark crew BBQ, and crawfish pot! Clark crew BBQ was started by a jack Daniels world championship team! They got wagyu brisket!

Since I discovered you, your tour is addictive. I love buffets and hopefully will visit some of the places you visited on your food tour. Cheers

STL native here. We have Korean BBQ. There are atleast 3 worthwhile Korean stops you need to make. Joo Joo’s, U-City Grill, and Wudon BBQ.

There's no Vietynamese places near me so i'm just sitting here being jealous

@harrywoodward3310

2 жыл бұрын

Patterrz and Mikey collab? Pokemon sweet nuzlocke vs?

@hekmatyar4476

2 жыл бұрын

Ahhh yes vietynamese xd jokes aside Vietnamese*

@jaymjacinto

2 жыл бұрын

Why did you spell it like that??

@AsianFailures

2 жыл бұрын

@@jaymjacinto prob misspelled

@mrspecks945

2 жыл бұрын

@@jaymjacinto probably just spelled it wrong,calm down mate

I miss Mikey going overseas 😭😭 hopefully things change in the future !

Oh wow I wish we had one of those places here, I'd be there a couple times a week! Thanks for sharing.

Dear Mike, Like many of us, we ate at the original. More than 30 years ago. Such fond memories of the people running the place and their customer service. We always asked for a waiter named Ben. That's how much I loved that restaurant 😍

GUYS!!! I saw Christin the other day. If you’re wondering what she looks like?! HOLY MOLY😮 she’s a straight dime piece. 11/10 Good job Mikey!!! Congratulations. P.S. love your stuff

@rigatoniman3658

2 жыл бұрын

DUDE I SAW HER IN ST LOUIS THE OTHER DAY TOO AT TED DREWES! I think she’s got to be a model for her height

@bear2507

2 жыл бұрын

You guys need to chill. The girl doesn’t want to be on video and here you guys simping like crazy stocker people.

@leeraxd

2 жыл бұрын

@@bear2507 maybe that's why she doesn't wanna be on camera lol

@Headbeard1

2 жыл бұрын

@@rigatoniman3658 the body was banging!!!

@rigatoniman3658

2 жыл бұрын

@@Headbeard1 yeah I totally agree with you! 🔥

I need a shirt that says "I could eat Pho PHO-ever!"❤🤤

As usual Mikey, you are awesome. I love your videos so much! The food you had in the beginning didn't seem to be Korean food, but what do I know? hehee Looks good.

Mikey, dude you got me slobbering after watching this episode. Well consider that I am still up at 5:50a doing papers, and yes I am hungry. lol I would have to put this down on my bucket list and travel to Houston and my family and i to eat at these restaurants that you show on here. Thank you again!

Good to see you in a happy place! Christine is the perfect partner in your food/life journey! I wish you well! x

If you ever come back to Houston, you gotta try Killen's BBQ! They have the best American wagyu brisket!

Thank you for sharing our Vietnamese food. I love and miss it.

I love your videos!!! I also love that not only did you find your travel partner but your food, love, and life partner!!

I’ve been living in Japan the past 4 years and I’ll be home in 3 months and definitely going to Kim Son once I get back. I miss it so much 😭 Last time I went home to visit we planned to have Kim Son before I flew back to Japan, but the night before I got food poisoning and just had to sit there and watch 😩

@faukerconsulting835

2 жыл бұрын

🙏🙏🙏PLEASE EXPERIENCE SUSHI!!! I never had the experience until a couple of years after I returned to the states...I missed soooo much freshness and the hospitality was waaaaay better when I lived in Okinawa 😊👍🏻

Yess Bun Rieu is one of my favorite noodle dishes. Tomato based soup w/ crab meat :)

Kim Son is good for variety at great price point for people wanting to try Vietnamese food, but not too sure what to get. Once you find dishes you like, then you go out and find the places that blow the dish out of the water. LOVE ECK egg tarts.

awesome video also this is the first time i am taking a youtuber up on their sponsor deal I want Nerd streaming!!

You actually weren't far from one of STL's Koran BBQ restaurants, where you can cook at the table (Wudon BBQ Korean Restaurant). BB.Q Chicken is a great Korean fried chicken chain in the other direction from you. Cate Zone has Northeat Chinese food, there's a soup dumpling shop next door, and Royal Chinese BBQ a little further east of that.

@thefoodtour9620

2 жыл бұрын

Cate Zone and Royal Chinese BBQ were right by the bubble tea place from his other video, in Olive Supermarket!

Yo Mike! Maybe you should do a series of "All You Can Eat" episode yah!! Yum 😋😋😋😋😋

It’s not a trunk it’s a tailgate. Tailgate dining with Mikey Chen

Love watching you put that food away. looks delicious.

Mike great vlog ! I just finished eating my salad when u posted so I won’t be starving after the vlog !

Mike you Need to start a series of Haunted Places in all the cities you go to.

i live in houston and especially the restaurants in bellaire, so glad you shared this!! ive been dying for a different type of buffet! Definitely gonna stop there!

Sigh...why am I watching this at 3 in the morning on an empty stomach??!! 😭 Love your videos!!! 🤗💕

No matter what food Mike Chen eats, there is still one thing that he and I love - hot oil! Yeah!

Well dang Mikey I wish I would have known you were going to be in Tyler, AND going to Stanley's - I basically work right next door to them. Would have been cool to hang out. You should definitely explore the Tyler food scene some more the next time you come through. There're quite a few (crappy) American-chinese buffets, a couple of legit Chinese places (Poch's Rice Cafe and Ming's), the Vietnamese food scene WAS blowing up before 2020 (sadly two of the three places I know of have closed, and the third, while it holds a special place in my heart for being my first Viet food experience, is more expensive and less quality than the others had), plenty of Japanese/sushi places, and TONS more BBQ in Tyler and the surrounding areas. Also: you NEED to come here next year for crawfish. Wade's Place in Chandler will blow your mind - they don't just do good crawfish either - their steaks and burgers are amazing.

perfect video after my surgery thanks mikey!

Your egg tart joke got me good. This is just the video I needed on a rainy day in Washington.

HOLY CRAP YOU WERE IN TYLER?!!😭😭 I could’ve met you ive dreamed about running into you and i missed it!!

@DisgruntledDoc

2 жыл бұрын

I keep telling him he needs to go to Lil Thai House in Longview.

Loving the videos Mikey. Stoked you’re in my neck of the woods in STL. Try Sides of Seoul down the road from Fire Chicken. I believe they’re carry out only. Not quite Korean BBQ, but really homey dishes. As a Korean, it reminds me of comfort home food. If you’re in the mood for an amazing burger, Mac’s Local Eats! Smash style burgers using dry aged beef. Trust me, you won’t be disappointed!

I miss eating in buffet 😔 We always do that when we have a celebration or birthday i remember on my 18th bday i was like I WANT TO GO TO A BUFFET and celebrate with my family and it was so amazing. ❤️

mikey please review "the pitroom" bbq next time you're in houston! order togo if you're going thursday-sunday to skip the line. you can just pick it up and grab the pickled vegetables in the restaurant.

LOL, I love how he calls Tyler, Texas a city of 150,000 a "little" town.

Kim Son is so good!! If you go during Crawfish season they have all your can eat crawfish there too!

If you come back to Maryland, there are a few places you need to try. Hahn's in Westminster for a Rubicon sandwich, Hoffman's (also in Westminster) for ice cream, and Beseto Korean food hall in Catonsville. The same shopping center has Jamaican, Vietnamese and Chinese food, plus a crepe restaurant.

Watching the video in my bed as I battle with COVID... always love your content

@amputeeright

2 жыл бұрын

I hopevyou feel better soon.

@itzel1735

2 жыл бұрын

Feel better soon.