This month saw a flurry of activity as dozens of new restaurants welcomed customers and just as many shut their doors for good. Below is a (nearly) comprehensive list of all the restaurants that opened and closed for September. If we missed any, feel free to let us know in the comments section below.
Closings
Bedford — 1001 Studewood (read Katharine Shilcutt’s recap)
Sizzler — 6062 FM 2920, Spring & 6945 Industrial Parkway, Rosenberg
Collins Chop House / Whiskey Bar — 300 Main
Texadelphia — 5535 Memorial Drive
Jimmy Wilson’s Seafood — 12109 Westheimer
DaniVens Steak & Seafood — 4940 Fairmont Parkway, Pasadena
Openings
Giacomo’s Cibo e Vino — 3215 Westheimer (read Robb Walsh’s full review)
Hubcap Grill — 9591 South Main (read J.C. Reid’s recap)
Lola — 1102 Yale (read Katharine Shilcutt’s recap)
Juan Mon’s International Sandwiches — 1901 Taft (read J.C. Reid’s recap)
Cafe Beirut — 3223 Hillcroft (which was featured in our roundup of 10 Worst Restaurant Names)
Vin Bar in the Hotel Derek — 2525 West Loop South
Tesar’s — 1701 Lake Robbins Drive, The Woodlands
Ephesus Mediterranean Grill — 510 S. Mason Road, Katy
Ciao Bello — 5161 San Felipe
Cafe Balkan — 10846 Westheimer
Mucho Mexico — 1310 N. Wayside Drive
Meson 1910 Mexican Cuisine — 15202 Mason Road, Katy
Chicago Style Deli — 13080 Highway 105 West, Conroe
Juan and Lefty’s Mexican Cantina — 17381 Highway 249
Taisho Japanese Grill & Bar — 16100 City Walk, Sugar Land
Pecker’s Pizza (which should have been featured in our 10 Worst Restaurant Names post) — 3307 Spring-Stuebner Road
This article appears in Oct 1-7, 2009.