Downtown Business Status as of Monday, September 15, 2008, 1 p.m.
Gas Stations
Mobil (Hamilton & Jefferson) – closed
Shell (Pease & Chartres) – closed
Groceries/Supermarkets
Kim Hung Market (St. Emanuel & McKinney) – closed
Long Sing Supermarket (Walker & St. Emanuel) – open
Commerce Convenient Store (Commerce & San Jacinto) – closed
Just a $ Budget Food Store (Main & Walker); open, w/ATM, hot food, cigarettes, batteries, snacks, milk/juice, water, beer, wine, candles (no ice)
CVS (Main & McKinney) – open; w/ATM, soda, water, paper products, cookies/crackers, cereal, canned food, first aid, pharmacy open (no ice)
Main Street Food Store (Lamar & Main) – open; w/ ATM, hot food, first aid, soda, water, dry & canned food, towels/cleaning products, beer, wine, water, snacks, paper products (no ice)
Travis Food Store (1130 Travis, bet. Dallas & Lamar) – open, w/ATM, cigarettes, batteries, water (including a few gallon jugs), beer, wine, soda, coffee, pet food, insect spray, cleaning products, canned food (no ice)
Coffeehouses
Internet Café, Lofts at the Ballpark – open
Don Diego’s Coffee House – open (w/wi-fi)
Miscellaneous
A-Way-Out Bail Bonds (Congress & Crawford) – open (you never know…)
U-Haul (San Jacinto & Pease) – open (no power)
Shops at Houston Center – closed (falling glass)
Downtown Tunnels: Closed until further notice
All Rice Lofts Building Businesses – closed
AllenCenter Ground Floor – closed
Hotels
Hilton Americas – no vacancies; lobby café/gift shop open; ATM
Four Seasons – no vacancies; ATM
Hyatt – no vacancies; lobby café open; ATM
Bars
101 Reserve (Dallas & Caroline) – “As soon as I have power I’ll be open”
Warren’s (Market Square) – open
Restaurants
Mr. Joe’s Deli (Preston & LaBranch) – open
Josephine’s (Dallas & Caroline) – “As soon as they flip that switch, we’re ready to go”
Murphy’s Deli (Fannin & Lamar) – open
Hubcap Grill (Fannin & Prairie) – open
Last Concert Café (1403 Nance) – “As soon as they give us power… we can cook in the dark with gas, but I don’t know if that’s gonna happen.”
Hong Kong Diner (Travis & Franklin) – open
GrumBar & Grill (306 Main) – open
Mia Bella Trattoria (320 Main) – open
Treebeard’s (Market Square) – open
Market Square Bar & Grill (Market Square) – open
Spaghetti Warehouse – closed (flooded)
Les Givral’s (Milam & Congress) – open
Kim Son (Market Square) – closed
Padthai (401 Louisiana) – open
Birraporretti’s (Louisiana & Prairie) – closed
Longhorn Café (Lousiana & Prairie) – closed
Lancaster’s (Texas & Louisiana) – open
Frank’s Pizza (Texas & Travis) – open
Cabo (Texas & Travis) open; ATM
Molly’s Pub (509 Main) – open
Little Napoli (Texas & Main) – open
Timpano (Texas & Main) – open
Chinese Buffet (Travis, between Dallas & Lamar) – open
Massa’s Seafood (Smith & Dallas) – open
Zero’s Sandwiches (Dallas, across from AllenCenter) – open
Pontevecchio (Dallas, across from AllenCenter) – open
Don Patron Bar & Grill (AllenCenter) – open
Jason’s Deli (AllenCenter) – open; to-go only
New York Pizzeria (across from Hyatt) – open
Wimpy’s Hamburgers (across from Hyatt) – open
Bus Routes I Saw Running
163 (Downtown Limited); 700 (Rail Shuttle); 52 (Hirsch/Mesa TC); 50 (Harrisburg/Hobby Airport); 74 82 (Westheimer-West Oaks)
– Chris Gray
This article appears in Sep 11-17, 2008.