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I ate at Cardet's in the mid 70's. If my memory is correct, they were part of a Latin food market. Does anyone else remember? The food was good there.

Kaphans was owned and operated by Pete Tomek. While guests were waiting to be seated or sitting at tables awaiting orders, either he or his Maitre D' would circulate around with a Saute Pan full of Broiled Oysters on Toothpicks for you to savor.

One of my late uncles was a co-owner of a Cabin Cruiser Boat in the late 40's and early 50's. I grew up attending First UMC at Main and Clay. Went to Simpson's after youth functions at the church. After the diner closed it was moved out in the country somewhere out of Houston. It was brought back to Houston and redone with a building addition. It re-opened and was later taken over by the current operator of Prince's Hamburgers-James Broussard. He later closed it and others re-opened it as a Diner. That didn't last forever, and it later closed. While empty it burned down one night. Regarding Phil's, he sold it and the new owners changed the name to 59 Diner. Same food and menu. They even let Phil come in each day and great diners and seat them. I don't know if he is still around. The group now has several other locations scattered around town with the same theme and menus.

Checkers is coming back to Houston. A new Franchisee will be opening some soon. It was announced in the Houston Business Journal this week.

Original Timmy Chans was on Fannin past McGowen. You walked up steep steps to the restaurant on the 2nd floor. After it closed Dan McCluskey's Steak House took over the spot. Ate many lunches at Timmy Chan's when I worked downtown in the 70's and 80's.

The Seafood place on Old Market Square was Glatzmaiers(?) Seafood Market.

I grew up on the East End of Houston and after high school we moved to the Tanglewood area. We ate out a lot and here are some memories of long gone restaurants and cafes: Derrick Drive Inn-on Winkler near South Houston Holt's Drive Inn-on Evergreen in Pecan Park Aunt Bea's Cafe-on Broadway Las Vegas Inn-on Telephone The Wishing Well-on Telephone Tomek's Steakhouse-on Old Galveston Rd. Bertha's Mexican Restaurant-Pasadena,South Main,Downtown and lastly on Montrose Charlie Lung's Mexican Restaurant-Post Oak Rd. and lastly on Hillcroft Petty's Steakhouse-on Post Oak Rd. and lastly on Richmond Ave. Elliott's Steakhouse-on Almeda Rd. Chicken in the Skillet-on West Gray Clear Creek Inn-in Kemah Robinson's Cafe-in Kemah Salina's Seafood-in Seabrook Eric's Restaurant-in Seabrook Kibby's Hamburgers-on South Richey in Pasadena Ship Ahoy Restaurant-on South Main Youngblood's Fried Chicken-South Main and other locations Simpson's Diner-on Main St. Dudley's Hamburgers-on Holcombe Blvd. Chuck Wagon Hamburger's-on Broadway and other locations Chicken Shak-on North Shepherd Tinsley's Fried Chicken and Roll's-various locations Later in college at UT-Austin: Bag of CHicken-on South Lamar Lung's Cocina del Sol-on Burnet Rd. Hank's Grill-on "the Drag" Hamburger Bar-near S.W.Bell Bldg. downtown Casaraghi's Italian Food-west of Lamar off W. 6th St. Lung's Chinese Food-on San Jacinto Mi Casa es Su Casa-downtown(near the Capitol) Matt's Big Four Mexican Restaurants-various locations The Red Barn-in northwest Austin(a Jack Ray concept-he later started Texas Tumbleweeds and other concepts) Night Hawk Restaurants-various locations G.M. Steakhouse-on "the Drag" The Bierstube Restaurant-on Riverside Dr. Holiday House Hamburgers-on "the Drag" and other locations Villa Capri Restaurant-at the Hotel on I-35 The Gondolier-at the Hotel on I-35 and Riverside The Summer House Restaurant-on South Congress at The Terrace Motel Chicken Delight-Near the campus Burger Chef-on South Lamar Toddle House-on 19th Street Big Daddy Pizza-in Goodall Wooten Dorm on "the Drag" Mooreburger-on 19th Street Yes, lots of memories!