mkultra25 Posted August 24, 2018 Share Posted August 24, 2018 That's too bad about DaCapo's - they made our wedding cake <mumble> years ago. But, like Hickory Hollow, at least they are the ones making the decision and going out on their own terms, rather than having their hand forced by someone else. Hard to begrudge someone a well-deserved retirement after a long and successful run in business. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
s3mh Posted October 12, 2018 Share Posted October 12, 2018 On 7/18/2018 at 2:25 PM, s3mh said: https://www.chron.com/entertainment/restaurants-bars/article/Southern-Goods-will-not-reopen-in-the-Heights-13085559.php Southern Goods has officially called it quits. I was really hoping they could rebuild. https://houston.eater.com/2018/10/12/17966538/bobby-heugel-justin-yu-new-bar-southern-goods-space-rumor Some detective work by eater points to Heugel and Yu plotting something for the Southern Goods space. I am not sure why eater is so sure that it will be a bar. I would think it would be more along the lines of a gastropub like BLT or even a restaurant give that the space is set up with space for a kitchen. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
s3mh Posted November 14, 2018 Share Posted November 14, 2018 Someone is building a porch in front of the old Buffalo Fred's Ice House on N. Shep at 610. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
s3mh Posted November 20, 2018 Share Posted November 20, 2018 On 10/26/2018 at 7:36 AM, CrockpotandGravel said: Because Bobby Heugel told one of the local news sites his attention is on bars only. That's partly the reason for the amicable split between he and a his partner Kevin Floyd. Floyd wanted to open restaurants with Chris Shepherd, not only bars. http://houston.culturemap.com/news/restaurants-bars/11-19-18-new-heights-restaurant-bobby-heugel-justin-yu-southern-goods-19th-street/ It will be a restaurant. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
s3mh Posted December 12, 2018 Share Posted December 12, 2018 Mastrantos is having its soft opening and is currently serving breakfast for fans of arepas. Kolache Shoppe will open in the next few days. Looks like they are doing dress rehearsals right now. La Grande Rue has signs of life with a holiday box offering, but no sign of an opening yet. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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s3mh Posted February 11, 2019 Share Posted February 11, 2019 Bacco in the Heights is coming to the 1400 block of Yale St. I believe the street number is 1426. It is in a bungalow on the east side of the street. They are currently putting in a porch out front with a TABC notice on the door. This is the same Bacco as Bacco on the Bayou. Now that the dry zone is history, you can potentially have a pub crawl on Yale St. Well, more like a wine bar and craft whiskey bar crawl. Maggie May's Coffee is coming to the strip center across the street from Hugs and Donuts (the preferred point of reference for everyone in the Heights with little kids). This will be part of another location for Black Dog Records. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Angostura Posted February 12, 2019 Share Posted February 12, 2019 La Macro is back! They will take over the former Mam's space on Cavalcade. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
s3mh Posted February 12, 2019 Share Posted February 12, 2019 http://houston.culturemap.com/news/restaurants-bars/02-11-19-squable-new-restaurant-bobby-heugel-justin-yu-heights-drew-gimma-mark-clayton-terry-williams/#slide=0 Details on Squabble which is taking over the Southern Goods space. Looks interesting, but I really do miss Southern Goods. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Northwood Posted February 12, 2019 Share Posted February 12, 2019 Anyone know what is planned for the renovated house on the NWC of 15th and Yale (201 W 15th)? The renovation looks great and seems like it could be a restaurant. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
s3mh Posted February 12, 2019 Share Posted February 12, 2019 3 hours ago, Northwood said: Anyone know what is planned for the renovated house on the NWC of 15th and Yale (201 W 15th)? The renovation looks great and seems like it could be a restaurant. I have heard that they are going to make it a space for special events. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
s3mh Posted February 15, 2019 Share Posted February 15, 2019 Happy All Cafe is closing. Property will be redeveloped. I had assumed that Savoir/La Grande Rue would use Happy All's lot for parking. Makes me wonder a bit about what is going on with that one. I peaked in the window the other day and it looks like a fair amount of work is left to be done. Savoir had a pop up dinner at Mastrantos last week. But I have not seen a lot of work going on at the location on Yale. Maybe I am just being overly sensitive in anticipation, as other places had very long roads to hoe with the city and construction delays. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
s3mh Posted February 16, 2019 Share Posted February 16, 2019 Katz’s Deli coming to the Mainland Autosales building. They better keep the Art Guys statues. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mkultra25 Posted February 16, 2019 Share Posted February 16, 2019 6 hours ago, s3mh said: Katz’s Deli coming to the Mainland Autosales building. They better keep the Art Guys statues. I, for one, welcome our new 24-hour deli overlords. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Angostura Posted February 18, 2019 Share Posted February 18, 2019 On 2/16/2019 at 12:25 PM, s3mh said: Katz’s Deli coming to the Mainland Autosales building. They better keep the Art Guys statues. More importantly, they better keep the zero-setback building, and re-open the windows in the brick facade. (Anyone needing tires in the near future might want to head to Monterrey while you still can.) 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Angostura Posted February 18, 2019 Share Posted February 18, 2019 On 2/15/2019 at 1:28 PM, s3mh said: Happy All Cafe is closing. Property will be redeveloped. Another zero-setback building (though I don't think this one will survive). If we can't get the city to re-stripe Yale to 3 lanes, normalizing street parking on Yale may be the next best thing for accident reduction. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
s3mh Posted April 3, 2019 Share Posted April 3, 2019 Verdine is now open. Very snappy decor for a casual vegan restaurant. Nice to see as so many vegan places are little holes in the wall. Balls Out Burger has closed. Never went there. So, cannot tell whether it was just lame or whether we are getting to saturation on certain offerings. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Avossos Posted April 3, 2019 Share Posted April 3, 2019 40 minutes ago, s3mh said: Verdine is now open. Very snappy decor for a casual vegan restaurant. Nice to see as so many vegan places are little holes in the wall. Balls Out Burger has closed. Never went there. So, cannot tell whether it was just lame or whether we are getting to saturation on certain offerings. B-O-B was good, but the spot was a bit random and I didnt think it had the best execution, space wise... Seems like the space is more ice-house like than a burger place. Still... sad to see it go. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CaptainJilliams Posted April 3, 2019 Share Posted April 3, 2019 1 hour ago, s3mh said: Verdine is now open. Very snappy decor for a casual vegan restaurant. Nice to see as so many vegan places are little holes in the wall. Balls Out Burger has closed. Never went there. So, cannot tell whether it was just lame or whether we are getting to saturation on certain offerings. B-O-B is close to where I work, and I am not surprised one bit. I never tried their food, but from the people I worked with and some reviews I read, it seems like there was much to be desired. Every time I drove home, weekday or weekend, their parking lot was almost always empty with the food truck being the only vehicle on the property. The traffic wasn't non-existent on most days. Another sign profits were low was the state of the building. I believe someone tried breaking in 6-12 months ago through the glass door at the entrance, and they fixed the problem by taping it up. Someone else, later on, smashed through the fence with their car on the northern point of the lot and they never got around to fixing that section. Really sad to see a restaurant go, but I figured it was only a question of "when" this one would close. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
s3mh Posted April 12, 2019 Share Posted April 12, 2019 On 2/12/2019 at 12:03 PM, s3mh said: http://houston.culturemap.com/news/restaurants-bars/02-11-19-squable-new-restaurant-bobby-heugel-justin-yu-heights-drew-gimma-mark-clayton-terry-williams/#slide=0 Details on Squabble which is taking over the Southern Goods space. Looks interesting, but I really do miss Southern Goods. Squable (one "b") had some sort of preview or soft opening last night. Haven't seen a website or social media page, but Justin Yu's instagram has a few hints that it is opening very soon. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
s3mh Posted April 24, 2019 Share Posted April 24, 2019 https://houston.eater.com/2019/4/23/18513166/squable-bobby-heugel-justin-yu-heights-opens?fbclid=IwAR1OhVByRnL7a9DXmrUHQDPLoz7l9hPKbqKneu_LECDYpiVnLtH3JjUCt18 Squable is officially open. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
s3mh Posted May 15, 2019 Share Posted May 15, 2019 Uncle Bean's coffee in Woodland Heights is doing a soft opening and will be open regular hours starting May 20. It is the conversion of the dry cleaners that was a conversion of a gas station on Houston Ave. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ross Posted May 15, 2019 Share Posted May 15, 2019 23 minutes ago, CrockpotandGravel said: There's a thread on this property already. Not everything has to go into this thread to be bumped:https://www.houstonarchitecture.com/haif/topic/43647-3024-houston-avenue/ I much prefer having a single large thread for this over a myriad of threads. Having a thread for each property is inefficient. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
s3mh Posted May 16, 2019 Share Posted May 16, 2019 https://houston.eater.com/2019/5/8/18536965/taco-stop-tacos-tierra-caliente-houston-heights-open You know your neighborhood is a foodie destination when the Exxon station has some of the best tacos in the city. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Luminare Posted May 20, 2019 Share Posted May 20, 2019 Its amazing how far this neighborhood has come since this thread started (even a little before this thread started). Talk about a complete 180. Interesting to see its evolution in this thread alone. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
s3mh Posted June 7, 2019 Share Posted June 7, 2019 On 2/15/2019 at 9:28 AM, s3mh said: Happy All Cafe is closing. Property will be redeveloped. TABC notice up for Taqo Mexican Kitchen + Tequileria. Not sure whether the spelling is Taqo Tago Togo or whatever. Handwriting on the sign is a bit messy (not one to talk myself). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
s3mh Posted August 8, 2019 Share Posted August 8, 2019 Sushi restaurant coming to the old Happy Fatz bungalow on 3510 White Oak. 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
s3mh Posted August 23, 2019 Share Posted August 23, 2019 Maryam's Cafe on 19th st appears to be gone. Building has been gutted. No permit sign in the window for the interior demo. So, no bread crumbs to follow. I thought the owners of Maryam's were going to be developing the spot next door where the junk dealer used to be. But nothing has happened over there yet. I am surprised Maryam's lasted as long as it did, assuming that the restaurant has closed and is not renovating (which seems like a safe assumption). The food wasn't bad, but it wasn't even close to be competitive with the many other breakfast and lunch offerings in the Heights. It is a great space for a restaurant. Hopefully something better is on the way. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mkultra25 Posted August 25, 2019 Share Posted August 25, 2019 (edited) I never heard anyone express much more than a lukewarm recommendation at best regarding Maryam's (never ate there myself). I liked Cricket's Creamery and Coffee, who occupied the space previously. Edited August 25, 2019 by mkultra25 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
west20th Posted September 10, 2019 Share Posted September 10, 2019 On 8/23/2019 at 9:51 AM, s3mh said: Maryam's Cafe on 19th st appears to be gone. Building has been gutted. No permit sign in the window for the interior demo. So, no bread crumbs to follow. I thought the owners of Maryam's were going to be developing the spot next door where the junk dealer used to be. But nothing has happened over there yet. I am surprised Maryam's lasted as long as it did, assuming that the restaurant has closed and is not renovating (which seems like a safe assumption). The food wasn't bad, but it wasn't even close to be competitive with the many other breakfast and lunch offerings in the Heights. It is a great space for a restaurant. Hopefully something better is on the way. A new home for Carter and Cooley's Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
s3mh Posted September 18, 2019 Share Posted September 18, 2019 Jinya is now open in the Heights Waterworks. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
s3mh Posted October 28, 2019 Share Posted October 28, 2019 On 8/23/2019 at 9:51 AM, s3mh said: Maryam's Cafe on 19th st appears to be gone. Building has been gutted. No permit sign in the window for the interior demo. So, no bread crumbs to follow. I thought the owners of Maryam's were going to be developing the spot next door where the junk dealer used to be. But nothing has happened over there yet. I am surprised Maryam's lasted as long as it did, assuming that the restaurant has closed and is not renovating (which seems like a safe assumption). The food wasn't bad, but it wasn't even close to be competitive with the many other breakfast and lunch offerings in the Heights. It is a great space for a restaurant. Hopefully something better is on the way. TABC notice in the window for a second location of Shandy's Cafe. That is the hole in the wall place over on Memorial Dr. across the street from Bayou Bend. Not what I was expecting in Houston's hyper foodie driven restaurant market. But it might do well with those who just want something simple and good. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
s3mh Posted November 22, 2019 Share Posted November 22, 2019 https://houston.eater.com/2019/11/21/20976150/handies-douzo-houston-heights-opening-handrolls-december-2019 Handies Douzo will open December 1. Common Bond at the Waterworks as seen almost no progress for months but just recently went into overdrive and looks like it could be open in December. Burger Joint built a parking lot with no drainage (or drainage to be added soon). It would make for a nice duck pond at this point. 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
s3mh Posted December 4, 2019 Share Posted December 4, 2019 http://houston.culturemap.com/news/restaurants-bars/12-04-19-common-bond-bakery-cafe-new-location-the-heights-waterworks/#slide=0 Dec 5 for Common Bond. Interesting that they are moving towards more of a full day services with a brasserie style dinner service. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
west20th Posted December 4, 2019 Share Posted December 4, 2019 (edited) On 11/22/2019 at 10:33 AM, s3mh said: https://houston.eater.com/2019/11/21/20976150/handies-douzo-houston-heights-opening-handrolls-december-2019 Handies Douzo will open December 1. Common Bond at the Waterworks as seen almost no progress for months but just recently went into overdrive and looks like it could be open in December. Burger Joint built a parking lot with no drainage (or drainage to be added soon). It would make for a nice duck pond at this point. I'm glad the Burger Joint's struggles in getting open brings you such amusement. Drainage was added but probably designed or built incorrectly. Why would anyone assume someone would build a parking lot without drainage or worse yet add it after it's built? Mark Twain: Better to remain silent and be thought a fool than to speak and to remove all doubt. Edited December 4, 2019 by west20th Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
s3mh Posted December 4, 2019 Share Posted December 4, 2019 12 minutes ago, west20th said: I'm glad the Burger Joint's struggles in getting open brings you such amusement. Drainage was added but probably designed or built incorrectly. Why would anyone assume someone would build a parking lot without drainage or worse yet add it after it's built? Mark Twain: Better to remain silent and be thought a fool than to speak and to remove all doubt. I drive by the Burger Joint every day. I watched them put in the parking lot. As soon as it was finished, there was a heavy rain. The parking lot filled with water that did not drain at all. They could have put in a permeable parking pad but chose to add more concrete to our city. They are grown ups and run a store in Montrose that makes a lot of money. If they cannot figure out how to put in a parking lot with proper drainage, I have little sympathy for them. 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
X.R. Posted December 4, 2019 Share Posted December 4, 2019 You guys know Burger Joint has like the tiniest parking lot ever right? With some unique angles for parking. So while they may be adults, they dont have alot of experience with parking lots lolol. I think you can poke fun at them for something fairly stupid even if you love their burgers and fries as most of us do. Looking at this thread, it seems basically the Heights is getting a lot of Montrose transplants. Dunno if theres a better blueprint for restaurants in the city so congrats my Heights homies. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
west20th Posted December 5, 2019 Share Posted December 5, 2019 (edited) 19 hours ago, s3mh said: I drive by the Burger Joint every day. I watched them put in the parking lot. As soon as it was finished, there was a heavy rain. The parking lot filled with water that did not drain at all. They could have put in a permeable parking pad but chose to add more concrete to our city. They are grown ups and run a store in Montrose that makes a lot of money. If they cannot figure out how to put in a parking lot with proper drainage, I have little sympathy for them. Again, what sort of person revels in a business having a difficult time getting their doors open? If you drove by every day you would have known there was drainage put in. These guys are in the restaurant business not construction. The parking lot was most likely graded incorrectly. Do you know for a fact a permeable parking lot was permissible per COH approval? No? I thought so. Please let me share that Mark Twain quote with you again. Mark Twain: Better to remain silent and be thought a fool than to speak and to remove all doubt. Edited December 5, 2019 by west20th Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
s3mh Posted December 5, 2019 Share Posted December 5, 2019 41 minutes ago, west20th said: Again, what sort of person revels in a business having a difficult time getting their doors open? If you drove by every day you would have known there was drainage put in. These guys are in the restaurant business not construction. The parking lot was most likely graded incorrectly. Do you know for a fact a permeable parking lot was permissible per COH approval? No? I thought so. Please let me share that Mark Twain quote with you again. Mark Twain: Better to remain silent and be thought a fool than to speak and to remove all doubt. I have family that is in the restaurant business. They are intimately familiar with the construction business and know everything from ADA compliance to gas pipe sizing. Anyone in the restaurant business who thinks that they can just turn their build out over to a bunch of contractors is going to end up with a parking lot that doesn't drain. I never saw a single drainage grate on that parking lot. It was solid concrete. And it absolutely is permissible per CoH. Hughies did their remote lot with permeable paving. I have no sympathy for anyone coming into the Heights to do business who is not prepared to handle the two biggest issues in our neighborhood--parking and drainage. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Texasota Posted December 5, 2019 Share Posted December 5, 2019 *rolls eyes at parking being one of the biggest issues in the Heights* Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
west20th Posted December 5, 2019 Share Posted December 5, 2019 (edited) 48 minutes ago, s3mh said: I have family that is in the restaurant business. They are intimately familiar with the construction business and know everything from ADA compliance to gas pipe sizing. Anyone in the restaurant business who thinks that they can just turn their build out over to a bunch of contractors is going to end up with a parking lot that doesn't drain. I never saw a single drainage grate on that parking lot. It was solid concrete. And it absolutely is permissible per CoH. Hughies did their remote lot with permeable paving. I have no sympathy for anyone coming into the Heights to do business who is not prepared to handle the two biggest issues in our neighborhood--parking and drainage. Bless your heart.....open your eyes. The grates are there and underneath are a series of 36" pipes. But you would have already known that if you "drove by the Burger Joint every day and watched them put in the parking lot". What Hughies got permitted has nothing to do with what the Burger Joint got permitted. Different site different needs. Again, please listen to Mr. Twain.... Mark Twain: Better to remain silent and be thought a fool than to speak and to remove all doubt. Edited December 5, 2019 by west20th Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Angostura Posted December 6, 2019 Share Posted December 6, 2019 On 4/3/2019 at 12:33 PM, s3mh said: Balls Out Burger has closed. Never went there. So, cannot tell whether it was just lame or whether we are getting to saturation on certain offerings. Spaced leased by Mico's Hot Chicken. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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s3mh Posted December 6, 2019 Share Posted December 6, 2019 On 12/5/2019 at 11:59 AM, west20th said: Bless your heart.....open your eyes. The grates are there and underneath are a series of 36" pipes. But you would have already known that if you "drove by the Burger Joint every day and watched them put in the parking lot". What Hughies got permitted has nothing to do with what the Burger Joint got permitted. Different site different needs. Again, please listen to Mr. Twain.... Mark Twain: Better to remain silent and be thought a fool than to speak and to remove all doubt. I looked this morning. Yes, there are grates. No, there aren't 36" pipes leading out of the grates. Maybe 10" at best. Someone screwed up big time on the drainage. Building a parking lot is not hard. Not at all. And you have not stated anything substantive about why Burger Joint could not have been permitted for permeable parking. You are just making guesses and know nothing about it. And I would bet a dollar to a doughnut that Burger Joint didn't even consider it. So, they can swim in their drainage and parking mess. And yes, people on anonymous message boards will revel in their despair all day long. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mollusk Posted December 7, 2019 Share Posted December 7, 2019 FWIW, the ponding issue is something that whoever paid for the parking lot should drum on the contractor about. Whether it's a permeable surface or not doesn't make much of a difference - poor drainage is poor drainage. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mkultra25 Posted December 7, 2019 Share Posted December 7, 2019 8 hours ago, s3mh said: And yes, people on anonymous message boards will revel in their despair all day long. So it's safe to assume that the "s" in your username stands for "schadenfreude"? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Angostura Posted December 9, 2019 Share Posted December 9, 2019 On 12/6/2019 at 10:13 PM, mollusk said: FWIW, the ponding issue is something that whoever paid for the parking lot should drum on the contractor about. Whether it's a permeable surface or not doesn't make much of a difference - poor drainage is poor drainage. You know what else has a permeable surface and exhibits ponding? Ponds. 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
west20th Posted December 9, 2019 Share Posted December 9, 2019 (edited) On 12/6/2019 at 2:54 PM, s3mh said: I looked this morning. Yes, there are grates. No, there aren't 36" pipes leading out of the grates. Maybe 10" at best. Someone screwed up big time on the drainage. Building a parking lot is not hard. Not at all. And you have not stated anything substantive about why Burger Joint could not have been permitted for permeable parking. You are just making guesses and know nothing about it. And I would bet a dollar to a doughnut that Burger Joint didn't even consider it. So, they can swim in their drainage and parking mess. And yes, people on anonymous message boards will revel in their despair all day long. Dear, I never stated the BJ could not have permitted for permeable parking. Reading is fundamental. "You are just making guesses and know nothing about it. And I would bet a dollar to a doughnut that Burger Joint didn't even consider it." Making guesses and knowing nothing about it? Pot meet Kettle. Mark Twain: Better to remain silent and be thought a fool than to speak and to remove all doubt. Edited December 9, 2019 by west20th Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
west20th Posted December 9, 2019 Share Posted December 9, 2019 On 12/6/2019 at 11:33 PM, mkultra25 said: So it's safe to assume that the "s" in your username stands for "schadenfreude"? 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
west20th Posted December 11, 2019 Share Posted December 11, 2019 On 12/6/2019 at 2:54 PM, s3mh said: I looked this morning. Yes, there are grates. No, there aren't 36" pipes leading out of the grates. Maybe 10" at best. Someone screwed up big time on the drainage. Building a parking lot is not hard. Not at all. And you have not stated anything substantive about why Burger Joint could not have been permitted for permeable parking. You are just making guesses and know nothing about it. And I would bet a dollar to a doughnut that Burger Joint didn't even consider it. So, they can swim in their drainage and parking mess. And yes, people on anonymous message boards will revel in their despair all day long. After yesterdays rain the Burger Joints parking lot is as dry as a bone. My condolences. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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