Old Mexico Inn On West Gray St.

[PBAYS]

Does anyone remember the Old Mexico Inn on West Gray? It was one of my favorite places to eat in the 40's. They had a large parott on a perch on the front court as you entered the restaurant. Great Food.

[Earlydays]

Does anyone remember the Old Mexico Inn on West Gray? It was one of my favorite places to eat in the 40's. They had a large parott on a perch on the front court as you entered the restaurant. Great Food.

Yes, I remember it...ate there the last time in the late '60's.

[57Tbird]

There was some discussion about it in this thread.

[roym]

There was some discussion about it in this thread.

Unfortunately, the pics aren't available anymore.

[Vertigo58]

It would be interesting to see what now stands in its place?

What's somewhat peculiar is that most of the crowds were closer to the central downtown area. West Gray must have seemed a bit away from the action in the 40's. Interesting nonetheless. I will ask some family to see if they remember this place. I would love to see a real parrot when I enter a restuarant not a plastic or stuffed one like nowadays.

[isuredid]

It would be interesting to see what now stands in its place?

What's somewhat peculiar is that most of the crowds were closer to the central downtown area. West Gray must have seemed a bit away from the action in the 40's. Interesting nonetheless. I will ask some family to see if they remember this place. I would love to see a real parrot when I enter a restuarant not a plastic or stuffed one like nowadays.

What stands in it's place are those big apartments that have shops and restaurants on the first floor along the sidewalk. Old Mexico was on the block bounded by Gray, Baldwin, Valentine, and Webster. It is an odd shaped block because Valentine cuts through at a diagonal. Here is a photo of the patio:

[Vertigo58]

What stands in it's place are those big apartments that have shops and restaurants on the first floor along the sidewalk. Old Mexico was on the block bounded by Gray, Baldwin, Valentine, and Webster. It is an odd shaped block because Valentine cuts through at a diagonal. Here is a photo of the patio:

Surely we can recreate something cool like this 50 plus years later! Parrots included!

Check out the candles? as a center piece and those chairs will straighten out any back. Therapuetic but painful after a few minutes.

[PBAYS]

To the person that furnished the inside picture of the Old Mexico Restaurant on West Gray, THANK YOU! It really brought back some wonderful times that I had with my family going there for dinner in the 1940's . As to the mention of a parrot when you entered the restaurant, there was one. He sat on a parrot stand in the little entry garden just before you got to the main door. He had several phrases that he would utter as you entered. It was such a treat to go there to see the parrot and to taste the wonderful enchilladas with the dark mole sauce. Again, thank you for the photo. Patricia

[Heights2Bastrop]

My "Big 3" for Mexican food as a kid in the 50s was Old Mexico, Santa Anita downtown and Del Rio on N Shepherd. The building that was Del Rio is still there. It was a couple of blocks south of the North Loop in a brown building that is now (or was) an electronics shop.

[mkultra25]

My "Big 3" for Mexican food as a kid in the 50s was Old Mexico, Santa Anita downtown and Del Rio on N Shepherd. The building that was Del Rio is still there. It was a couple of blocks south of the North Loop in a brown building that is now (or was) an electronics shop.

Is this it?

O&E Electronics

I seem to recall a previous thread where someone mentioned that another business once occupied this building before it was an electronics shop, but I can't remember what it was.

[Heights2Bastrop]

Yep, that

[mkultra25]

Going north, there was a shoe repair place on the left, and the building may still be there. In the window was a large placard for Cat

[SecondTour]

Does anyone remember the Old Mexico Inn on West Gray? It was one of my favorite places to eat in the 40's. They had a large parott on a perch on the front court as you entered the restaurant. Great Food.

Used to go there a few times a year with my family in the late 60s, when I was a little kid. Don't really remember much about it. Although, I do remember my favorite thing about going was getting "jumping beans" each time we left. If I remember correctly, the beans would move around a little in the palm of your hand.

When I moved back to Houston in the 90s, I think it was already gone.

[Heights2Bastrop]

I was a senior at Reagan when Durham was improved to become the southbound route. There was a stop sign at both 19th and 20th before the lights were installed. A friend pulled up next to me on 19th, and we did a short drag down Durham. A cop caught us both. That would have been either late

[artistpro]

What stands in it's place are those big apartments that have shops and restaurants on the first floor along the sidewalk. Old Mexico was on the block bounded by Gray, Baldwin, Valentine, and Webster. It is an odd shaped block because Valentine cuts through at a diagonal. Here is a photo of the patio:

I was momentarily shocked to see that plac again..a place I was inside as a child. Thanks for the photo. I'd like to see a photo of that other restaurant called "Johns" on W. Gray... I think it was on the SW corner of W. Gray @ Dunlavy. Anyone have a shot of the Santa Claus rig at the Bairds Bakery? I thought of scavenging that large B sign that sat atop the bakery when they demolished the place ..when?..early 70's?

[Subdude]

What stands in it's place are those big apartments that have shops and restaurants on the first floor along the sidewalk. Old Mexico was on the block bounded by Gray, Baldwin, Valentine, and Webster. It is an odd shaped block because Valentine cuts through at a diagonal. Here is a photo of the patio:

I was momentarily shocked to see that plac again..a place I was inside as a child. Thanks for the photo. I'd like to see a photo of that other restaurant called "Johns" on W. Gray... I think it was on the SW corner of W. Gray @ Dunlavy. Anyone have a shot of the Santa Claus rig at the Bairds Bakery? I thought of scavenging that large B sign that sat atop the bakery when they demolished the place ..when?..early 70's?

Captain Johns?

[Earlydays]

More trivia.....across the street from the Old Mexico Inn, was Monte Hasha's, one of the few body shops in Houston that did work on foreign cars, such as Jaguars, Porsches , etc. in the 1960's.