Discover a bit of nostalgia and a lot of good eats at this iconic burger joint in Oak Forest. Currently open for lunch service beginning at 10:30 a.m., Mytiburger’s menu includes burgers and steak sandwiche combos with fries and a drink for under $8. There’s also a hefty list of fast food staples a la carte, including chili dogs, stuffed jalapeños, house-made onion rings, and old fashioned milkshakes and malts.

Breakfast expectations are far exceeded at the Kolache Shoppe window, where hearty kolaches come in flavors like savory smokehouse venison and pork sausage or sweet lemon cream. The one-stop-shop serves Boomtown Coffee to round out its breakfast service, even offering Vietnamese cold brew. 

Score individually wrapped tacos to-go and more at this taqueria, which features a sizable menu of Cuban and Mexican eats. At El Rey, full platters like the Havana plate include slow-cooked pork with mojo sauce and plantains with black beans. Don’t miss the tortas menu, which includes a vegan option.

This Portland export landed in Houston in 2020, complete with its own drive-thru so folks can pick up a dozen doughnuts without leaving the car. The bakery is also open 24 hours, perfect for late-night snack cravings.

Give your dialing finger a rest and pay a visit to the drive-thru window at Bambolino’s. At this Montrose haunt, choose from traditional pizzas like meat lovers, margarita, and Greek. Order by the slice or buy a full pie, and finish with a slice of cheesecake or tiramisu.

In a city where Vietnamese eats reign supreme, it is only fitting that Houstonians are able to stock up on summer rolls and banh mi sandwiches by way of drive-thru window. At Oui Banh Mi, order heaping vermicelli bowls topped with fragrant herbs, piping hot pho noodle soup, or rice with chargrilled beef and fish sauce.

Local bakery Common Bond opened a drive-thru window in the middle of 2020, and the concept proved so successful that now there are several scattered throughout Houston. In addition to coffee and breakfast croissants in the morning, diners can also get lunch sandwiches and salads, or stop by on the way home for work fora loaf of break and wine for dinner.