IronTiger Posted June 2, 2013 Share Posted June 2, 2013 I haven't seen a thread on this tragedy. If there is, could someone direct me to one? If not, I seem to remember recalling that it started a restaurant...based on Google Maps, this looks like Rhojan, but I haven't seen mention it of it on news or the website? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ross Posted June 2, 2013 Share Posted June 2, 2013 Here's some commentary on the history of the hotel http://harriscountycriminaljustice.blogspot.com/2013/05/hell-on-earth.html. I get the impression that this is one of those tragic situations where the correct in hindsight decision would have been to let the place burn without intervention. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IronTiger Posted June 2, 2013 Author Share Posted June 2, 2013 (edited) I got the impression that when they said "dozens of people are now homeless" on the news instead of talking about the guests that were unfortunate enough to stay there overnight indicated that this wasn't a normal hotel (some of the first reports I read made it sound like the restaurant was attached to the hotel) Guess now it's confirmed... Was the Roadrunner ever a nicer place? Edited June 2, 2013 by IronTiger Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
musicman Posted June 3, 2013 Share Posted June 3, 2013 This was more long term cheap housing. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
livincinco Posted June 3, 2013 Share Posted June 3, 2013 The restaurant was actually called Bhojan and it was quite good, I ate there a number of times. Musicman is correct though, this was a pretty rundown motel that had a lot of long term residents. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KinkaidAlum Posted June 4, 2013 Share Posted June 4, 2013 Bhojan was good. Enjoyed the lunch buffet there quite a few times. My favorite in that area is still the London Sizzler. Whatever the hell that okra dish is they have is to die for. So good. You can tell from that dish the Eastern African influences on the cuisine. It's like the best of Indian meets the best of Ethiopian. Nom Nom Nom. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RedScare Posted June 6, 2013 Share Posted June 6, 2013 We talk a lot of smack on Dallas, but I would like to express my heartfelt thanks to the members of the Dallas Fire Department for manning our fire houses this morning so that our firefighters could say goodbye to four of their own at Reliant Stadium. Also, thanks to firefighters from San Antonio, Fort Worth, Brenham and Galveston. But Dallas chartered two buses to come down to help. http://www.chron.com/news/houston-texas/houston/article/Firefighters-from-across-Texas-fill-in-while-HFD-4579734.php?cmpid=hpfsln 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Slick Vik Posted June 6, 2013 Share Posted June 6, 2013 Bhojan was good. Enjoyed the lunch buffet there quite a few times.My favorite in that area is still the London Sizzler. Whatever the hell that okra dish is they have is to die for. So good. You can tell from that dish the Eastern African influences on the cuisine. It's like the best of Indian meets the best of Ethiopian. Nom Nom Nom.The best Indian food in the city is Desi grill food truck off veterans memorial Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kylejack Posted June 6, 2013 Share Posted June 6, 2013 We talk a lot of smack on Dallas, but I would like to express my heartfelt thanks to the members of the Dallas Fire Department for manning our fire houses this morning so that our firefighters could say goodbye to four of their own at Reliant Stadium. Also, thanks to firefighters from San Antonio, Fort Worth, Brenham and Galveston. But Dallas chartered two buses to come down to help. http://www.chron.com/news/houston-texas/houston/article/Firefighters-from-across-Texas-fill-in-while-HFD-4579734.php?cmpid=hpfsln Agreed Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IronTiger Posted June 8, 2013 Author Share Posted June 8, 2013 Where was Bhojan in relation to the Southwest Inn? Was it inside the hotel? For some reason, I can't imagine a motel/hotel that is completely run-down as to have permanent residents and a huge crime problem, yet still have enough clout to rent out its restaurant space. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
livincinco Posted June 8, 2013 Share Posted June 8, 2013 Where was Bhojan in relation to the Southwest Inn? Was it inside the hotel? For some reason, I can't imagine a motel/hotel that is completely run-down as to have permanent residents and a huge crime problem, yet still have enough clout to rent out its restaurant space.It was attached, but you really didn't interact with the hotel to go to the restaurant. I don't know what the relationship was, but you're right, it does seem kind of strange in retrospect. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
august948 Posted June 8, 2013 Share Posted June 8, 2013 It was attached, but you really didn't interact with the hotel to go to the restaurant. I don't know what the relationship was, but you're right, it does seem kind of strange in retrospect.Maybe the hotel and restaurant were owned by the same people? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IronTiger Posted June 9, 2013 Author Share Posted June 9, 2013 http://www.yelp.com/biz/bhojan-houston'>The restaurant gets decent reviews on Yelp. Honestly, I just don't see the SW Inn and the Bhojan being owned by the same people. I'm guessing that a long time ago, that the Roadrunner Inn (the hotel's former name) was built long before Sugar Land had any clout and was a decent hotel with a restaurant inside. As the hotel declined and the neighborhood deteriorated, the owners decided to lease out the restaurant space instead of closing it entirely. http://www.swhouston.com/'>Southwest Inn's website, which despite pretending like it's the equivalent of a Days Inn, DOES mention the "Indian restaurant" inside. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
livincinco Posted June 9, 2013 Share Posted June 9, 2013 The restaurant gets decent reviews on Yelp. Honestly, I just don't see the SW Inn and the Bhojan being owned by the same people. I'm guessing that a long time ago, that the Roadrunner Inn (the hotel's former name) was built long before Sugar Land had any clout and was a decent hotel with a restaurant inside. As the hotel declined and the neighborhood deteriorated, the owners decided to lease out the restaurant space instead of closing it entirely.Southwest Inn's website, which despite pretending like it's the equivalent of a Days Inn, DOES mention the "Indian restaurant" inside.I think that the hotel was probably a non-factor for the restaurant. The biggest draw for the restaurant was that it was authentic and strict vegetarian. The rent was probably cheap, so it made sense. I really never gave the hotel more than a passing glance when I went there. Of course, I only went for lunch, so I can't speak to what it was like at night. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ricco67 Posted June 9, 2013 Share Posted June 9, 2013 What quite a few people don't realize, is that it before Road Runner, it was a Ramada. During my hazy younger years, my friends and I partied at the bar there (it was one big complex with the main/taller building next door.) and it was called the "Rama Room." Don't recall much after that. Only that I was thankful I had a DD and woke up in strange places. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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