I recently ate at Dot's after going to a play in Houston. I just got a slice of coconut pie and my son got a slice of chocolate cake but both were delicious! There was a lot of fried foods that I saw being served. All looked pretty good if you are into that type of cooking.

Cracker Barrel? Luby's?? Seriously??? You're suggesting that a visitor take a cab from IAH to go to one of those places? You've lost me on this one...

kkukura, I live near I-10 and 610. And I've been to the Kennedy Space Center and taken the tour there. Never made it to the JSC, however, but next time I have out of town visitors, I promise to go!

I would take a cab down to Kemah, eat at one of the restaurants overlooking the Bay (many of them are seafood related, but they should all have fried chicken or other specialties, just notify the waiter that you are interested in that type of food), maybe walk around a bit, then take a cab to NASA (which is close by). Tour as much of the space center as you can, then take a cab back to the airport (IAH). This is the most sensible plan.

I still think your best bet for the type of food you are looking for, in the Kemah area, would be T-Bone Tom's. It is not on the Boardwalk, but on Hwy 146 before you turn into it. Here is the link to Kemah though: http://www.kemahboardwalk.com/index.asp

Kemah, NASA, the downtown museum district all all good choices for interesting sights to see but all require costly cab rides. Once in one of the areas you would not want to walk around a lot (with the exception of maybe Kemah) as in July you will quickly sweat through our clothes, especially if you are not use to humidity.

I think the suggestion of Humble City Cafe, humblecitycafe.com, is a good one. It is a short cab ride from the airport (not walkable) and offers good local home cooked chicken fried everything, with the usual choices of southern sides.

Right across the street from the cafe is the Humble Museum, humblemuseum.com. This museum in no way competes with the world class museums downtown, or the NASA experience, but makes an interesting stop for an hour or so. The town of Humble is where Humble Oil Co. started, which is today, Exxon. They have some interesting permanent displays, like a scale model of the battle of the Alamo, as well as memorabilia of Humbles ranching, lumber and oil history. If you are interested in medicine then prearrange a tour of their preserved 30's clinic. You could then browse the rest of Main street,which offers a few antique and collectible shops, or take a cab to the nearby (not walkable) Deerbrooke Mall to take advantage of the A/C. You will need to call cabs (except at IAH) as they do not usually cruise around here.

Cranachin, my experience with Potatoe Patch is from several years ago but if it is still the same, you eat at family style tables and they throw the rolls at you. By this I mean your waiter stands across the room and asks you if you want one, then throws it at you. Seriously, you better be a good catch. I do not recall that the food was anything special.

I learned something new about Humble just now and during the summer I think I will take a day trip to the north of town to check out the museum. Thank you for sharing!