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Openings and Closings: Jun Debuts in the Heights, Bosscat Opens in The Woodlands

Openings and Closings: Jun Debuts in the Heights, Bosscat Opens in The Woodlands

Openings and Closings: Hello Crack Shack, Goodbye Hubcap Grill Heights

Openings and Closings: Hello Crack Shack, Goodbye Hubcap Grill Heights

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Openings and Closings: The Crack Shack Coming Soon, Becks Prime Reopens

By Lorretta Ruggiero
Dec 23, 2022

The Crack Shack, 23501 Cinco Ranch, is slated to open in early 2023 in Katy. Originally founded in San Diego in 2015, the concept is inspired by Southern California/Baja fried chicken. It began as a project from the owners of the upscale San Diego restaurant Juniper and Ivy, a team...
Openings and Closings: The Lymbar Opens, Trill Burgers Goes Brick & Mortar

By Lorretta Ruggiero
Dec 16, 2022

The Lymbar, 4201 Main, is now open at The Ion. The Latin-Mediterranean restaurant from David Cordua has finally opened after more than a year and a half since we first reported the announcement, here in the Houston Press. Currently, the all day restaurant is serving a rotating menu through the...
Openings and Closings: TEN Sushi is Open, La Diabla Next Week

By Lorretta Ruggiero
Dec 9, 2022

TEN Sushi + Cocktail Bar, 4200 Westheimer, opened November 17. The new sushi hotspot is from Daily Dose Hospitality Group, the folks behind Bosscat Kitchen & Libations. The original location opened more than 13 years ago in Irvine, California under different ownership before being acquired by Daily Dose co-owners Leslie...
Openings and Closings: Slowpokes West U Opens, Urban Bird Expands

By Lorretta Ruggiero
Nov 25, 2022

Slowpokes Coffee, 6725 Stella Link, will open November 28 in West University Place. It's the fourth location for the coffee shop which opened its first location at ? in 2016. The three other stores are located in Kirby Grove, Garden Oaks/Oak Forest and Spring Branch, the flagship location where all...
First Look: Cherry Block Stomping Grounds

By Lorretta Ruggiero
Nov 3, 2022

Houston has a multitude of new retail and dining destinations opening every day so it can be hard to settle upon where to go for lunch or a quick bite. There are downtown food halls, suburban plazas and repurposed structures doubling as dining and workspace destinations everywhere it seems. That's...
Openings and Closings: EZ's Liquor Lounge Opens, Pit Room Expands to Memorial City

By Lorretta Ruggiero
Oct 28, 2022

The Pit Room, 10301-A Katy Freeway, has signed a lease for a second location in Memorial City. The expansion comes from Sambrooks Management Company which operates the original location of The Pit Room at 1201 Richmond. The hand-crafted BBQ concept first opened in Montrose in 2016. SMC also owns and...
Openings and Closings: The Lymbar at The Ion Soon, Niko Niko's Woodlands

By Lorretta Ruggiero
Oct 21, 2022

The Lymbar, 4201 Main, is on track to open later this fall at The Ion. The concept was first announced in May 2021 as we reported here in the Houston Press. The upcoming craft cocktail bar and restaurant comes from the Cordua family with father and son duo Michael and...
Openings and Closings: Cherry Block Smokehouse Opens, North Italia Woodlands Soon

By Lorretta Ruggiero
Sep 9, 2022

Cherry Block Smokehouse, 1223 W. 34th, opened September 7 in Garden Oaks at the Stomping Grounds. This new smokehouse comes from Felix Florez who was the force behind the now-shuttered Cherry Block Craft Butcher's at Bravery Chef Hall. Cherry Block left the food hall in January 2021, opening Cherry Block...
Openings and Closings: Orleans Seafood Fulshear, Killen's Barbecue Cypress

By Lorretta Ruggiero
Aug 26, 2022

Orleans Seafood Kitchen, 6230 FM 1463, opened in Fulshear August 25. It's the second location for the Cajun restaurant from Houstonians Chance Comstock and Marcus Payavla. The duo opened the first Orleans in Katy in 2008. The business partners met in 1993 while working in a local restaurant, all the...
Cooking In The Booth And The Kitchen: Bun B's Trill Burgers Continues To Gain Fans

By DeVaughn Douglas
Aug 16, 2022

Sitting on the corner of Edwards Street and Sawyer in a warehouse shopping complex is Sticky’s Chicken. The restaurant specializes in fried chicken, offering wings, fried chicken over rice, chicken sandwiches, sliders, and shareable plates. But on an exceptionally warm day earlier this summer the restaurant was preparing for something...
Openings and Closings: Pacha Nikkei Debuts Today, il Bracco Uptown Next Week

By Lorretta Ruggiero
Aug 12, 2022

Pacha Nikkei, 10001 Westheimer, opens August 12. The new restaurant comes from former Politan Row chef Masuru Fukuda with the help of veteran restaurant professional, Sebastien Laval. It is an expanded version of Fukuda's Pacha Nikkei concept at Politan Row and is the first Nikkei concept to open in Houston,...
Openings and Closings: Heights and Co. Opens Soon, Sonoma Heights Will Depart

By Lorretta Ruggiero
Apr 29, 2022

Heights & Co., 1343 Yale, will debut May 5. This will be the third concept for Brian Doke, owner of Savoir and the recently opened and adjacent speakeasy-style steakhouse, Patton's. The new neighborhood bar, located at the corner of Yale and 14th, will be located directly across the street from...
Openings and Closings: Burger-Chan and Underbelly Burger Open, Chi'Lantro Coming

By Lorretta Ruggiero
Jan 7, 2022

Burger-Chan, 5353 W. Alabama softly opened its location in the Galleria January 3. Terming it burger-chan 2.0, the new restaurant was meant to be a second location for the concept from Diane and Willet Feng. Unfortunately, in August 2020, the couple decided to close the Greenway Plaza food court location...
Checking It Out: Willie's New Sandwiches

By Lorretta Ruggiero
Dec 1, 2021

It was a warm, sunny day in Houston and not very conducive to Christmas tree shopping. What was even less appealing was having to convince a 17-year-old boy, in this case my son, to accompany me. After his tough day at school, I pulled out the big guns and lured...
Openings and Closings: Alba at Granduca, The Palm Downtown

By Lorretta Ruggiero
Oct 1, 2021

Alba Ristorante, 1080 Uptown Park Boulevard, opens October 2 for dinner at the Hotel Granduca, in time for the hotel's 15th anniversary celebrations. The hotel's owner and developer, Giorgio Borlenghi, brought in designer Kara Childress to redesign the restaurant space, creating an intimate dining room and cozy champagne bar that...
Hidden Gem: Hangar Kitchen

By Lorretta Ruggiero
Sep 22, 2021

I don't often find myself on the south side of our city so many of its dining establishments are unknown to me. With my daughter attending the University of Houston, I have begun to explore the restaurants within a 15-minute drive from the campus. One of those restaurants was Maria...
Openings and Closings: Casa Nomad Heights, Rosalie Returns

By Lorretta Ruggiero
Sep 17, 2021

Casa Nomad, 600 N. Shepherd, will open September 23 at M-K-T in the Heights. The Tulum-inspired lounge and restaurant will bring coastal Mexican flavors and a tropical oasis to an area that is teeming with new dining, bar and retail businesses despite the pandemic. It comes from the team behind...
Hay Merchant Will Close, Georgia James Will Relocate

By Lorretta Ruggiero
Aug 31, 2021

Chris Shepherd is always throwing big news at our city and today's announcement is no different. In a press release it was reported that the James Beard Award-winning chef is moving his restaurant group Underbelly Hospitality from the 1100 Westheimer location where it has been located for the past ten...
Openings and Closings: Agnes Cafe Debuts, Soto Opens Quietly

By Lorretta Ruggiero
Jun 4, 2021

Agnes Cafe & Provisions, 2132 Bissonet, will open June 8 for breakfast and lunch with dinner service to come later in the month. The Mediterranean-inspired concept comes from Molly Voorhees, President of Beck's Prime and The Chocolate Bar, and longtime friend, Carolyn Dorros, Executive Vice-President of Wolff Companies. The two...
Chris Shepherd: Cheeseburgers and CBD

By Lorretta Ruggiero
Jun 2, 2021

Is it a bird? Is it a plane? No, it's Superchef! Yes, Chris Shepherd is making news again with not only a new burger concept but also a CBD cocktail collaboration with Bayou City Hemp Co. Underbelly Burger was announced May 28 after much speculation about what the new casual...