Good ‘Ole Mo’s
On our recent trip back home to Vancouver, we ended up on a 15 hour layover in Houston, Texas. So we thought what better way to pass the time than to head out and find some real, authentic Texas BBQ! And Mo’s is what we finally found.
As soon as we got off the plane from Costa Rica to Houston we flew past Customs and ran out of the airport to the nearest taxi stand we could find. We noticed an really nice African-American lady helping direct people into cabs who looked like she loved and knew her BBQ so we headed towards her to ask her where the best place to eat real Texas BBQ was.
As we were making our way towards her, a tiny Asian-lady popped out of nowhere and asked us if we needed a taxi. So we figured “why not?” and asked her if she knew of any good BBQ places instead. As soon as she started talking John and I looked at each other and grinned – this lady was so much like my mom, John’s mom and all the other Asian ladies we know and are accustomed to.
Well actually, she was more like my mom – really animated and excited, with cute Chinese accent and all. John had to laugh as he whispered to me “OMG that’s soooo your MOM!!!” she kept trying to make us go to eat Asian food at the mall because it was “cheap and good” (“cheap and good” is totally an Asian thing…) but we kept repeating that we really wanted BBQ.
So basically the conversation was like this:
Crazy Asian Lady – “You no wan go to downtown…veeery expensive! You go to Mall by here – good Asian food! CHEEP! CHEEP!”
Us – “Ya, we really want BBQ..”
Crazy Asian Lady – “Ya, oH-Kay – you go to Mall good sushi!”
Us – “Uh do they have BBQ at the Mall?”
Crazy Asian Lady – “YOU GO TO MALL NOW!”
Us – “But we really want BBQ!!!”
Crazy Asian Lady – “YOU GO WATCH MOVIE AND EAT CHINESE FOOD!!!”
Us – “Can you ask your lady friend if she knows where BBQ is?”
Crazy Asian Lady – “OKAY OKAY you want BBQ…I go get my friend…”
Nice African-American Lady – “So you guys want Asian food?”
So after that whole hilarious conversation the ladies decided our best bet for good BBQ eats would be Mo’s. Which is by the Mall. We get in a cab, the ladies tell the driver where to go and we head out.
Well we thought we were heading there until we got to the Mall and the Driver was like “I dunno where Mo’s is M’aam…” I have never seen John as crestfallen as I saw him when the cab driver dropped us off at the mall! We actually got out of the cab and John flagged down another cab to see if she knew where Mo’s was.
She didn’t have a clue and tried to Google it on her phone, but she typed in MOE’S instead of MO so nothing came up and she drove off. It was so hot outside that I suggested that we head inside the mall to figure out a new game plan. John trudged in after me.
There was absolutely nothing to eat at the mall except crap. Every place looked like a sham as all we could think about was Texas BBQ. So we walked around for a bit getting sadder by the minute and decided to go to the mall’s smoke shop to get a lighter and we started talking to the shop owner.
He saw how disappointed we were that there didn’t seem to be BBQ places close by and he could smell our desperation so he took pity on us and grabbed his computer to find Mo’s for us! We grabbed the address, thanked him profusely and headed on our way – I think I caught a glimpse of John actually SKIPPING out the door gleefully.
So we headed back out, grabbed a cab and finally were on our way to Texas BBQ heaven. And heaven it absolutely was! Mo’s was wonderful! Their own BBQ sauce, great sides and HUGE baked potatoes with all the fixings and massive portions.
Mo’s Gets 5 huge Patty and John Big Bellies! 
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(The SPUD)
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