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Walking Tour: West University’s Rice Village

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West University's Rice Village Walking Tour- The Bead Shop and Thai Village

Shea Serrano
You can’t really walk past a place that advertises itself as having “Beads Of Every Description” and not go in, and that’s what you’ll come across when you aim west on Times. True to their word, The Bead Shop had every bead I had ever tried to describe (which didn’t reach much further past “those ones that hang from your bedroom door,” but still, if I ever decide to try to describe some other types of beads, I’m sure they’ll have it here. I mean, they have beads made out of bone. Bone.)

Continue walking west and you’ll wander right into the enjoyable Thai Village Restaurant, easily one of the more Asian restaurants in the area. Be forewarned, their food gets spicy quick, so amateurs shouldn’t stray too far past mild.

The Bead Shop
2476 Times Blvd
Houston, TX 77005
713-523-9350

Thai Village Restaurant
2512 Times Blvd
Houston, TX 77005
713-524-8682

Other notables in the area: Indian Sun, Japon Japanese Restaurant, and, for the geek in you, G&G Model Shop

Next stop: Shiva Indian Restaurant

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