The folks at Rim Tanon (the Thai place that recently replaced the former Blue Fish House sushi spot on Richmond) send word that the hole-spangled brick, asphalt, and rubble parking lot at the center of the Portsmouth Square restaurant clump has been freshly paved over. The spot, which won top honors on a 2011 list of Houston’s worst restaurant parking lots, was resurfaced from Richmond to Portsmouth St. just in time for Tax Day. Above and below are a couple of damp shots of the lot circa some 2010 gawking:
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And a before-and-after pairing of the Rim Tanon curbside area:
- Previously on Swamplot:Â A Sushi-Thai Swapout Between Hobbit and Capone’s;Â Swamplot Street Sleuths: Potholes and Pads
Photos: Rim Tanon (top and bottom), Swamplot inbox (middle 3)
Flattening the Competition
Wow, long overdue. I liked Blue Fish House and also Hobbit, but parking there was so dam annoying I didn’t go much.
Truth. One time there, I actually hit a deep pothole at just the right angle to puncture my oil pan. Thereafter, nothing there was so appealing that it was worth dealing with that parking lot.
That parking lot was epic for decades. Let’s hope it was actually reconstructed, and not just the lunar craters poured over with asphalt. The next good flood will tell.
Now if they can just do something about the parking lot next to Spaghetti Warehouse. Seems criminal to have to pay for a space in such a hazardous and crumbling parking area.
lol, so funny. That place was COMICALLY bad.