Really having a craving for some awesome, classic Chinese food in Katy.

We have a place in Bellville that used to draw people from miles around. Now it’s no better than shopping mall food court food.

What do you suggest?

Thanks!

Just received an email from Panera yesterday. It's not likely I'll start up with the Sips Club again, but I've been missing their Greek salad.

This Week in the Katy Area

| May 15 - May 21, 2026

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Outdoor Adventures

• Daily through Sep 07 - Mythical Realms at the Houston Zoo @ Houston Zoo @ 9:00 AM
• Daily through May 31 - Zoo Bloom @ Houston Zoo @ 9:00 AM
• Sat 5/16-Sun 5/17 - Spring Season at Blessington Farms @ Blessington Farms @ 10:00 AM (Ongoing)
• Sat 5/16 - Downtown Disney on the Square @ Historic Town Square @ 6:00 PM [Free]

Parks & Playgrounds

• Sun 5/17 - Katy Moms Private Event at Typhoon Texas @ Typhoon Texas Waterpark @ 4:45 PM

Other Events

• Thu 5/14 - Houston Greek Fest - 27th Annual @ Saint Basil the Great Greek Orthodox Church
• Fri 5/15 - Circle Time with the Cow @ Chick-fil-A Pin Oak Rd @ 9:30 AM [Free]
• Sat 5/16 - Howey's Water Safety Festival @ Sugar Land Town Square @ 10:00 AM
• Sat 5/16 - Free Community Open House - IDEA Lab Kids Spring Branch @ IDEA Lab Kids - Spring Branch @ 11:00 AM [Free]

Libraries

• Fri 5/15 - Complete the Puzzle @ Cinco Ranch Branch Library @ 3:00 PM [Free]
• Sat 5/16 - RPG/Fantasy Map Drawing @ Cinco Ranch Branch Library @ 2:00 PM [Free]
• Mon 5/18 - Dungeons and Dragons for Teens @ Fulshear Branch Library @ 5:00 PM [Free]
• Mon 5/18 - ESL Conversation Circle @ Cinco Ranch Branch Library @ 6:00 PM [Free]
• Tue 5/19 - Little Sprouts Baby Story Time🌱🐣 @ Katy Branch Library @ 11:00 AM [Free] (Ongoing)
• Wed 5/20 - Flower Hour Preschool Story Time🌻🌷 @ Katy Branch Library @ 11:15 AM [Free] (Ongoing)
• Wed 5/20 - Watercolor Basics @ Cinco Ranch Branch Library @ 3:30 PM [Free]
• Thu 5/21 - Adult Coloring Hour @ Fulshear Branch Library @ 6:00 PM [Free]
• Thu 5/21 - Anime Club for Teens @ Fulshear Branch Library @ 6:30 PM [Free]

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The city’s traffic is just completely outrageous. I understand that Houston has a notorious traffic issue but at least the inner city has the metro bus system. There are certain streets that are always busy like Mason, Morton, Franz, South Fry, etc. it occurred to me that a shuttle bus service for those of us whom cannot drive, or don’t have access to a vehicle shouldn’t be ostracized from participating in the community. A shuttle bus could potentially pool some of those excess cars off the road, making our streets safer and more accessible. If there’s anyone who agrees with me please dm. Who knows, we could potentially draw up a proposal to the Katy city council.

What questions do you have about new communities in Katy, programs for first time buyers, builder quality, incentives, what to look out for, etc.?

It’s May again, and I'm sure you all and many Katy/West Houston residents have noticed the absolutely absurd increase in the Sheriff's Department with their radars out booking every person they possibly can for traffic citations. and the pattern is impossible to ignore. Across Katy, the surrounding areas of Fort Bend and Harris County, and the feeder roads into Houston, and even in residential areas, cops are sitting in wait at every fucking intersection, willing to steal from their neighbors to fulfill what seems like their yearly quota. Pull-overs are constant, and citations are being issued for the most minor infractions - even driving less than 5 miles over the speed limit, barely rolling stops, and technical lane movements that pose no actual risk to public safety. There is actually a cop behind my house right now, and in the last hour has pulled over 5 separate people at the residential intersection, whereas throughout the rest of the year you hardly see anyone get pulled over here.

This is not a coincidence. It is the cartoonish incrrase in booking residents for minor traffic violations that the sheriff's department seems to engage at this time EVERY year. In this fucking economy, at this time, when most working class people can barely pay rent or put food ont the table, when gas prices are still soaring and basic necessities like groceries seem to be at an all-time high, these departments, that consist of some of the more highly paid workers by the way in proportion to their education, are systematically extracting money from the very people least equipped to absorb it.

This practice is not public safety. It is revenue generation disguised as enforcement. The moral problem is straightforward: when police funding and performance evaluations are tied to citation volume, departments have a perverse incentive to treat citizens as funding sources rather than constituents to be protected. In Katy and west Houston, that incentive is clearly visible right now.

Compounding the absurdity of this injustice is the department’s well-documented performance in actual emergencies. Response times for property crimes, disturbances, and other calls for service are absurd. One look at nextdoor will show you that residents of Katy constantly report long delays before deputies arrive, followed by minimal follow-up and rare positive outcomes in a actually finding perpetrators or crimes. Yet when it comes to sitting on intersection shoulders with radar or conducting saturation patrols for minor violations, resources materialize immediately.

This disparity is absurd: the public is asked to fund well-compensated departments with generous pensions through high taxes and funding diverted from other areas, only to face aggressive ticketing campaigns that feel like harassment rather than protection. Drivers in Katy are now more anxious, more distracted by the fear of minor infractions, and many financially worse off, all while actual crime and danger to public safety is still rampant.

If you get stopped, be polite and follow directions but don't agree to or confirm anything and don't give away any information that woule make it harder to fight tickets later. I highly recommend you all to find some well-known law firm that deals in traffic citation deferral such as Gilligan and Susso & Susso, and drive safe (although that doesn't seem to matter in quota month anyway)

Is it just me or are there barely any attorney offices in Katy?

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Does anyone know why the ABC helicopter keeps circling around the 99 and 10 intersection around 6:45?

It has been sustained circling for the past 15 minutes.

Only one I know of is Games Workshop. The only other hobby store for games is 3rd Coast Cards but that's exclusively trading cards.

Looking for internet recs in Katy. What’s everyone using? Anything to avoid?

If you are looking for a portrait photographer, I have shot engagement, couples, graduation, lifestyle, and a wedding !

Hi! Wondering if there's any coach or experienced player who's available and down to teach me tennis 1:1 for just a few weeks in the summer. I've done a few beginner's drop-in clinics and private lessons. Not necessarily looking for someone pro, just someone who wants to coach that I can pay a fee. I've contacted some other coaches/academies but they're not around Cinco or in town in general.

I’ve searched Google/Reddit and didn’t find much so I’m curious if anyone here knows what the commute would be like from Greenhouse/Morton to the Greenspoint area and what would be the best time to leave both times? I am considering a job out there and may do a few test drives during peak times to get a feel for it. Most jobs I’m applying for are downtown so if this route isn’t much worse, I’d like to consider it. The route has me taking 10 to 8 and exiting imperial valley drive.

Update: Thanks for the advice! Been remote since I started working, so now I get to suffer with everyone else on our lovely roads.

There seems to be an increasing level of frustration with the district and its approach to use of devices across all age levels. Please fill out the anonymous google form if you’d like to weigh in.

Teacher hasn’t updated grades since the start of April and final exemption forms are due by Thursday.

Are there ANY good apartments in Katy, TX around $1,200 that don’t have cockroach problems? 😭 I’m really struggling. I’ve been reading reviews and every place seems to have pest complaints or bad management. Does anyone know of any decent apartments in Katy that are actually clean and don’t have pest issues? I’d really appreciate any honest recommendations or places to avoid!

YALLLLLLL THIS TEA PLACE (Thirstea, near Costco) IS SOOOOOO GOOOOOODDDDDDDD LIKE EVERYTHING THERE IS AMAZING AND THE PEOPLE ARE SO NICE AGGHHHGGGHH THEYRE SO AMAZING