The long, long...long ordeal of blazing heat in Greater Houston has arrived. So, naturally, to help us all cope, in this month's installment of The Full Menu food writers discuss their favorite places to go for icy cold frozen treats around the city.

In the audio above, we hear from Eric Sandler of CultureMap Houston, Felice Sloan of the Swanky Maven lifestyle blog, and David Leftwich of Edible Houston and Houston Food Finder.

Establishments Mentioned in this Edition:

Underground Creamery
Honeychild’s Sweet Creams
Amy’s Ice Creams
Fat Cat Creamery
milk + sugar
Flower & Cream
Dolce Neve
SweetCup
Lick Honest Ice Creams
Tampico Refresqueria
Rita’s Ice-Custard-Happiness
Ritter’s Frozen Custard

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Katami
SnoDreamz
Oasis Snowballs
Island Snowball
Fluff Bake Bar
All We Need Farm
Bubble Egg

In this month's installment of The Full Menu, food writers discuss their favorite underrated restaurants and hidden gems around the city.

In the audio above, we hear from Eric Sandler of CultureMap Houston, Felice Sloan of the Swanky Maven lifestyle blog, David Leftwich of Edible Houston and Houston Food Finder.

Establishments Mentioned in this Edition:

Belly of the Beast
Tris
Late August
MF Lobster & Ceviche
Ema
93’ Til
Zamani Grill
Carol Kay’s Café
La Cruderia
Bahel
Dandelion Café
Himari
Cornrow
Cup and Char Pizza
Conservatory Galleria
Street Food Thai Market
Pacha Nikkei
Dim Sum Box

Shawarma, gyros, hummus – Mediterranean and Middle Eastern food is healthy and tasty. And lots of Houston-area restaurants serve it. In this month's installment of The Full Menu, food writers discuss their favorite places to get it and what dishes they enjoy.

In the audio above, we hear from Eric Sandler of CultureMap Houston, David Leftwich of Edible Houston and Houston Food Finder, and restaurateur Raffi Nasr.

Establishments Mentioned in this Edition:

Craft Pita
Phoenicia Specialty Foods
Arpi’s Phoenicia Deli
Hamsa
Kriti Kitchen
Cedars Bakery
We’re-Dough
Al Aseel Grill and Café
Suzie’s Pastry Shoppe
Taha Spreads
Café Lili
Aladdin
Istanbul Grill
Droubi’s Bakery
Rumi’s Kitchen
Kabab Erbil
Abdallah’s
Le Café Josephine
Niko Niko’s
Al Shami
AL Quick Stop
Ekko’s Greek American Deli