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1092:Dolce Vita
990:Charmstone
334:References
146:95°23′32″W
143:29°44′47″N
53:Restaurant
1466:Two Pesos
1405:One Fifth
1188:are: the
1103:Inversion
943:Landmarks
889:Education
870:Hyde Park
858:Geography
350:"History"
294:Reception
76:Food type
1290:Biggio's
1196:(MFAH),
875:Montrose
791:Archived
760:Archived
730:Archived
700:Archived
670:Archived
639:Archived
613:Archived
576:Archived
545:Archived
453:Archived
422:Archived
391:Archived
312:See also
240:Neartown
68:Owner(s)
1500:Portals
1480:Related
1456:Benjy's
1449:Defunct
1400:Ninfa's
1350:Kim Sơn
1263:Current
1256:Houston
1142:History
1080:Defunct
978:Bygones
797:July 9,
766:July 9,
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428:July 9,
397:July 9,
360:July 9,
217:History
203:Houston
179:Website
122:Country
98:Houston
1526:Greece
1365:Luby's
1295:Brasil
1200:, and
1157:(2006)
1151:(1991)
1124:Meteor
1119:Mary's
965:Brasil
256:hummus
1538:Texas
1375:Mai's
1270:Agora
276:H-E-B
207:Texas
117:77006
108:Texas
104:State
1514:Food
799:2010
768:2010
738:2010
708:2010
678:2010
621:2010
584:2010
553:2010
522:2010
487:2010
480:KRIV
461:2010
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362:2010
254:and
248:gyro
94:City
63:1977
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