ChannelTwoNews Posted February 14, 2014 Share Posted February 14, 2014 Returning in the sense that they were here at one time in the early 90s as Rally's - the same restaurant with a different name. That part somehow wasn't included in the article below... http://www.bizjournals.com/houston/morning_call/2014/02/checkers-drive-in-planning-major-expansion-into.html Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
brhaltx Posted February 16, 2014 Share Posted February 16, 2014 They were here under both names. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JLWM8609 Posted February 16, 2014 Share Posted February 16, 2014 I remember there was a Checkers along either Main, Fannin or San Jacinto near Sears. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MikeRichardson Posted February 18, 2014 Share Posted February 18, 2014 There was a Checker's at FM 1960 and Kuykendahl. The abandoned restaurant sat there for a very long time, years and years, before it was finally torn down due to road construction. Best damn fries though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tiger198619 Posted March 1, 2014 Share Posted March 1, 2014 I remember there was a checkers on Antione rive and west Tidwell road it sat in front of the now closed HEB Pantry and future Albertsons(@5620 west Tidwell) that was across the street from it years later. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IndoSlim Posted January 28, 2015 Share Posted January 28, 2015 Anyone have any news on this? I've been eagerly anticipating their return. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Montrose1100 Posted January 29, 2015 Share Posted January 29, 2015 There was a Checker's at FM 1960 and Kuykendahl. The abandoned restaurant sat there for a very long time, years and years, before it was finally torn down due to road construction. Best damn fries though.If we behavied we got to go to DZ Discovery Zone, AND Checkers. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mab Posted July 7, 2015 Share Posted July 7, 2015 Drivers passing by Delmar Stadium just on the other side of the highway might notice a new, checkered pattern adorning the building neighboring the Wendy’s restaurant on Mangum Drive. As construction has continued to progress on the site, new signs have announced Checkers will be returning to Northwest Houston and are currently offering potential franchise positions.The company announced in early 2014 their intentions to expand into the Houston market after closing shop in the region in the 90s, however an opening date has not yet been released and correspondence with Checkers & Rally’s media department for further information on the store was not returned before press time.http://www.theleadernews.com/index.php/checkers-drive-in-taking-shape-on-mangum/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SpaceGhost Posted July 17, 2015 Share Posted July 17, 2015 http://www.theleadernews.com/index.php/checkers-drive-in-taking-shape-on-mangum/ Link got moved to this URL http://theleadernews.com/community/checkers-drive-in-taking-shape-on-mangum/ Also in the article the say "Sonic Drive-in will be having more competition in the coming months as the area’s first Checkers restaurant appears to be taking shape." Do they mean this specific location? Because the Sonic on Mangum closed, and was remodeled to be used by Checkers the nearest Sonic is over on 34th I think? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SpaceGhost Posted October 8, 2015 Share Posted October 8, 2015 Anyone been by yet? I've stopped a couple of times and it's pretty much the same as the last time I had it in Ohio. Everything is a bit overcooked (especially the chicken) but the fries are really good. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IronTiger Posted October 8, 2015 Share Posted October 8, 2015 A bit surprised that they would choose to build first in what is considered to be a somewhat run-down area, especially since all those restaurants have changed names and have evicted from their original locations (a Steak & Ale now turned part of a storage unit, a dead Hooters, a dead IHOP, a Del Taco turned Hartz Chicken Buffet turned Frank's Grill, a Burger King turned Pizza Inn, a dead Red Lobster, and a Subway that might've been a Taco Bell originally) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChannelTwoNews Posted April 2, 2018 Author Share Posted April 2, 2018 https://www.chron.com/business/real-estate/article/Retail-wrap-Checkers-burger-chain-ramps-up-12791604.php Quote Checkers & Rally's Restaurants, a fast-food burger chain based in Tampa, aims to open 20 locations in the Houston area this year, the company said. The Checkers-branded restaurants, operated by various franchisees, will be a mix of standalone drive-thrus, shopping center and convenience store locations. “Our niche is is the value proposition,” director of franchise development Bruce Kim said. Checkers keeps the average ticket under $7, Kim said. It’s able to do that by operating about 85 percent drive-thru locations, which contain only 1,000 square feet. Other cost saving measures include a new modular design, which is easier to permit and build, Kim said. The new “model 4.0” modular design uses structural steel and concrete, and comes pre-built in four pieces to be assembled on site. Among the upcoming locations are 13500 S. Post Oak Road 17694 Texas 6, Navasota 11863 N. Sam Houston Parkway East, Humble 500 I-45 South in Fairfield 4892 FM 1960, Humble 9 Uvalde Road 12749 Market 121 Remington Valley Drive ; 3420 Chimney Rock 2210 Teague Road 9645 U.S. 90, Dayton 7305 W. Broadway, Pearland 15710 Ella Blvd. NASA Parkway and Sarah Deel Drive, Webster. Since 2015, Checkers has opened 12 locations in the local market. The company’s expansion last year was delayed by Hurricane Harvey and permitting and construction issues, Kim said. The chain, which has 875 stores in 34 states, could eventually have 90 locations in the Texas region center around Houston. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dbigtex56 Posted April 4, 2018 Share Posted April 4, 2018 On 2/16/2014 at 2:27 AM, JLWM8609 said: I remember there was a Checkers along either Main, Fannin or San Jacinto near Sears. Pretty sure it was on Main Street, near where the Wheeler Street light rail station now stands. It was constructed in the late 1980's on the site of a once popular drive-in that had been there since before WW II. Checkers didn't last long; it, too, was demolished after only a few years. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IronTiger Posted April 5, 2018 Share Posted April 5, 2018 The Navasota location is big and prominent, it's at a gas station constructed about five years ago that had space for a fast food and actually located 5 miles south of where the bypass ends and even longer to the city proper. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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