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Openings and Closings: Toro Toro Opens, Chivos Debuts

Openings and Closings: Toro Toro Opens, Chivos Debuts

Hungry Heroz Shows It's More Than Just A Food Truck

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Openings and Closings: URBE Opens, Chivos Will Replace Calle Onze

By Lorretta Ruggiero
Sep 3, 2021

URBE, 1101 Uptown Park, opened August 27 for breakfast and lunch. The Mexican street food concept comes from James Beard Award-winning chef Hugo Ortega and restaurateur Tracy Vaught of H Town Restaurant Group. It's the fifth concept for the married couple and their restaurant group. Urbe means 'city' in Spanish...
Openings and Closings: Railway Heights is Open, Heartbeet Vegan is Coming

By Lorretta Ruggiero
Aug 13, 2021

Railway Heights Market, 8200 Washington, began its soft opening August 4. The new market hall comes from Nomad's Hospitality, the creators behind Conservatory Food Hall, the first food hall in Texas and Bravery Chef Hall, the first chef hall in the United States, according to a press release. The new...
Openings and Closings: Feges BBQ Spring Branch, Mo' Better Brews

By Lorretta Ruggiero
Jun 25, 2021

Feges BBQ Spring Branch, 8217 Long Point, opened June 20. This will be the second location of the barbecue restaurant from husband and wife Patrick Feges and Erin Smith. The first opened in the food court of the Greenway Plaza office complex in 2018. Feges is a Purple Heart recipient...
Openings and Closings: Cherry Block Expands, The Taco Stand Opens

By Lorretta Ruggiero
Jan 29, 2021

Cherry Block Craft Butcher and Kitchen, 409 Travis, will depart Bravery Chef Hall January 31 in order to open two new locations in Katy and Garden Oaks. The first, Cherry Block Craft Butcher and Market, 5305 Highway Boulevard, will open in early February. Cherry Block is a partnership between Felix...
Openings and Closings: Dish Society West U, Mala Sichuan Sugar Land

By Lorretta Ruggiero
Dec 25, 2020

Dish Society, 4191 Bellaire Boulevard, opened December 18. This is the sixth location for the farm to table restaurant from Aaron Lyons who opened the first in 2014. Since then, Lyons has opened a new location every year. Located in the 1955 building which once housed Palace Bowling Lanes, the...
12 Days of Favorite Houston Food & Drink Experiences in 2020, Part 2: Treats & Trends

By Houston Press and Houston Food Finder
Dec 10, 2020

Welcome to the second part of a series where we showcase the noteworthy food and drink experiences of a very weird year. In the spirit of the holidays, it's also a very special collaboration between the food writers of the Houston Press and Houston Food Finder, the online publication founded...
Popular Food Truck Opens First Brick and Mortar in Sawyer Heights

By Carlos Brandon
Jan 1, 2020

Patrons of McIntyre's are likely familiar with the extremely popular food truck, Sticky's Chicken. The wings concept owned by siblings Patsy and Benson Vivares had, until recently, held residence outside the Heights sports bar since 2014. Now, with the help of a trio of West Coast partners, the Vivares have...
{Updated}Houston's Best Chicken for National Fried Chicken Day

By Lorretta Ruggiero
Jul 2, 2019

This Saturday, July 6, 2019, is National Fried Chicken Day. For some, fried chicken conjures up memories of grandmas and cast iron skillets. For others, the drive-thru at KFC. Either way, fried chicken is the comfort food that fills us with guilt and pleasure. If you're going to be bad,...
Openings and Closings: SlowPokes Expands, Truck Yard Food Trucks Return

By Lorretta Ruggiero
Feb 22, 2019

SlowPokes, 2925 Richmond, opened February 8. This is the second location for the coffee, tea, wine and beer bar. The first location at 1203 W. 34th opened in November 2016. With a mission to slow folks down in our fast-moving tech-crazy times, SlowPokes offers a comfortable, slightly hip spot to...
Openings and Closings: Hank's Crab Shack is Coming, Gyro King is Here

By Lorretta Ruggiero
Dec 28, 2018

Hank's Crab Shack, 1955 North Fry, is shooting for a mid-January opening, just in time for crawfish season. The family-owned company also operates four other Hank's restaurants including Hank's Cajun Crawfish in Bellaire and Hank's Cajun Grill and Oyster Bar on Westheimer. The Vu family emigrated from Vietnam in 1979...
Kanaloa Is Mixing Up Mini Vacations at Market Square Park

By Carlos Brandon
Oct 23, 2018

Tyler Barrera is prepping for his second grand opening in less than a year. The 26-year-old bartender turned bar owner just opened Kanaloa, at 311 Travis, the latest craft cocktail bar and first tiki bar in the trendy two block radius around Market Square Park. After a month-long soft opening...
Openings and Closings: Bonjour La Villa Saint Tropez, Cheerio Queen Vic

By Lorretta Ruggiero
Jul 13, 2018

La Villa Saint-Tropez, 4315 Montrose, softly opened July 4 and has been serving dinner for the past week. It officially opens July 15 for Sunday Brunch, 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. Co-owner Vincent Sinard is also part of the team behind Victor, the swanky French cocktail lounge that opened in...
Houston's Best Middle Eastern Street Food

By Carlos Brandon
Jun 28, 2018

The best dives, hole in the walls, and food trucks for Middle Eastern and Mediterranean street food in Houston
Openings and Closings: La Vista 101 Debuts, Krisp Bird and Batter Richmond Closes

By Lorretta Ruggiero
Jun 1, 2018

La Vista 101, 1805 West 18th, officially opened May 29. The reinvented restaurant from Greg Gordon has been quietly back on the scene with a soft opening the past week. Gordon opened the original La Vista nearly two decades ago, serving Italian favorites to the Briargrove area residents who appreciated...
10 Locally Owned Spots for Food and Fun Steps Away from the Kemah Boardwalk

By Jennifer Fuller
May 8, 2018

After what felt like Houston’s longest winter, the sun has finally arrived. Spring is here and summer is right around the corner. Couples are looking for waterfront fun and parents are looking for fun with the kiddos. Many Houstonians are making the trek down south to enjoy the waterfront carnival...
Openings and Closings: Poitin is Coming, Charivari is Going

By Lorretta Ruggiero
May 4, 2018

Poitin, 2313 Edwards, is opening May 14 at Sawyer Yards. The highly anticipated restaurant and bar from Balls Out Burgers owner Ian Tucker will make its debut in the Washington Avenue arts district with Dominick Lee as executive chef. For an in depth look at Lee's culinary background, check out...
Openings and Closings: Leibman's Reopens, Pepper Twins Expands

By Lorretta Ruggiero
Apr 20, 2018

Leibman's Eatery, Market and Gifts, 10100 Katy Freeway, opened April 16, as the new location of what was once Leibman's Wine and Fine Foods. Ettienne and Ralph Leibman emigrated from South Africa to Houston and opened the original shop in 1979, selling hard to find South African foods and deli...
Openings and Closings: Local Hits the Heights, Pokeworks Meets Montrose

By Lorretta Ruggiero
Feb 23, 2018

Local Foods, 714 Yale, joined with a number of other restaurants and businesses making the Heights Mercantile a destination for food and shopping. The fifth outpost of duo Benji Levit and Dylan Murray's popular from scratch sandwich restaurant opened February 16. The restaurant uses local purveyors and farms to source...
Openings & Closings: Leeland House Debuts, Bacon Brothers Depart

By Lorretta Ruggiero
Feb 2, 2018

Leeland House, 2119 Leeland, opened in January. The Southern-inspired eatery offers breakfast and lunch, with plans to extend to a happy hour and dinner service in the future. The newest concept from owner and restaurateur, Cheryl Crider, of Neighborhood Hospitality, will have a coffee bar with beverages like flat whites...
Openings and Closings: Welcome Back Fluff Bake Bar and Los Tios

By Lorretta Ruggiero
Jan 19, 2018

Fluff Bake Bar, 314 Gray, is celebrating its reopening January 20 with a bake sale starting at 10 a.m. In conjunction with 44 Farms, there will be dishes like Prime Rib Benedict Sammy and brisket with pimento cheese on a pretzel roll. The bakeshop closed temporarily on October 22 after...

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