re: When Good Restaurants Become Chains

Ninfa’s for sure. They have cut ties or closed the vast majority of the franchised joints. OG Ninfa’s on Navigation has made great strides to overcome the shitty reputation they built by franchising...the octopus tacos are one of my favorite dishes in Houston.

I will say her grandson..Lorenzo...the cat that started the El Tiempo empire has far and away surpassed anything his grandmother did-their food is just damn good.