Avossos Posted March 30, 2022 Share Posted March 30, 2022 27 minutes ago, editor said: Yep. If you can't do a good flat white, you don't deserve to call yourself Australian, or even Australian-inspired. I haven't had a great flat white since I got back to Houston. Any recommendations? Catalina / Giant Leap 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
s3mh Posted March 30, 2022 Share Posted March 30, 2022 1 hour ago, editor said: Yep. If you can't do a good flat white, you don't deserve to call yourself Australian, or even Australian-inspired. I haven't had a great flat white since I got back to Houston. Any recommendations? New Zealand is the birth place of the flat white. Don't let Bruce and Shelia sell you on some tale about Aussie's inventing the flat white. Baristas in the US generally do not work with milk foam the way they do in Europe. The difference between a flat white and latte/cappuccino end up being not much more than the proportions of milk to espresso. Catalina is definitely one of the best. I would also add Tenfold as having pretty good coffee chops. Little Dreamer (in a little shipping container at the Stomping Grounds in GOOF) is also one to try for coffee nerds. 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
s3mh Posted March 31, 2022 Share Posted March 31, 2022 On 8/20/2021 at 9:47 AM, s3mh said: Sorry. I guess "Moon Rabbit" is a pretty popular restaurant name these days. The Houston version is doing take out only right now. Here is the menu: https://www.ubereats.com/store/moon-rabbit/aMQB24p0TjyT6HRIVCJPnQ Moon Rabbit is now open. On 3/29/2021 at 9:54 AM, s3mh said: TABC notice for "Peony and Crane" at 626 W 19th (previously a barber shop for a short time, one door to the east of Squabble). Peony and Crane is doing a soft opening. Interesting menu. http://peonycrane.kwickmenu.com/ 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hindesky Posted April 4, 2022 Share Posted April 4, 2022 Houston Culture Map reported that ...... "Houston food influencer Abbas Dhanani has found a permanent home for his smash burger pop-up. Burger Bodega will open as a restaurant this summer in the former Cabo space at 4520 Washington Ave." https://houston.culturemap.com/news/restaurants-bars/04-01-22-burger-bodega-pop-up-restaurant-smash-burger-washington-avenue-abbas-dhanani-houstoneatz/ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
editor Posted April 4, 2022 Share Posted April 4, 2022 On 3/30/2022 at 5:06 PM, s3mh said: New Zealand is the birth place of the flat white. Don't let Bruce and Shelia sell you on some tale about Aussie's inventing the flat white. I went with Wikipedia, which states that flat whites were available in OZ about 20 years before NZ. Doesn't matter to me. I listen to both 2GB and RNZ, and watch Heritage Rescue, which seems to have moved to MāoriTV for the latest season. (I used to sport an RNZI t-shirt when I was in college. Got stopped by a Maori guy in New York because of it.) Is there a Kiwi equivalent of Bruce and Sheila? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
s3mh Posted April 18, 2022 Share Posted April 18, 2022 Nearly four years in the making, Simply Coffie looks to be close to finishing construction and may open sometime soon. https://www.facebook.com/SimplyCoffie/ http://swamplot.com/new-heights-homeowner-wants-to-squeeze-simply-coffie-parking-and-driveway-fixings-onto-24th-st/2018-07-30/ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
flatline Posted April 29, 2022 Share Posted April 29, 2022 Big blow to the 'hood. Sounds like she will be opening more of a retail storefront nearby. . . https://www.houstonchronicle.com/food-culture/restaurants-bars/article/Sonoma-in-the-Heights-wine-bar-to-close-June-26-17133472.php Sonoma in the Heights, the wine bar at 801 Studewood, will close on June 26 after 10 years of operation in the Heights neighborhood. Owner Farrah Cauley, who built three Sonoma Wine Bar concepts in Houston and Katy, said she was unable to continue her lease at the Heights location. Sonoma’s other locations at 2720 Richmond and 9920 Gaston Road in Katy are unaffected by this decision and will remain open. “This was not the outcome I had hoped for after several months of negotiations with the landlord, but I had to make this extremely tough and sad decision based on what my business can afford,” she said of Sonoma in the Heights. . . . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
s3mh Posted April 29, 2022 Share Posted April 29, 2022 Worse news. Soul Taco is not going to be at Throughgood Coffee anymore. Not sure whether they are being replaced or just going out of business. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hindesky Posted May 2, 2022 Share Posted May 2, 2022 Killer Noodles. https://killernoodle.com Architect - https://www.doanassociates.com 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
s3mh Posted May 16, 2022 Share Posted May 16, 2022 Sonoma could not come to terms with its landlord and lost its lease on Studewood. But the Height's loss is the GOOF's gain. Sonoma is moving to the Stomping Grounds development (which is finally seeing some momentum in building out restaurant tenants). 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
s3mh Posted May 18, 2022 Share Posted May 18, 2022 On 6/18/2020 at 9:54 AM, s3mh said: Central City Coop took over the space that used to be Steel City Pops on E. 20th. Central City Coop bought the old Heights Lights and Things property on 25th and will re-open their brick and mortar store there soon. They only had a short term lease on the storefront on E. 20th and got the boot in April. https://www.theleadernews.com/business/central-city-co-op-purchases-new-heights-property/article_1682fa44-d69f-11ec-a16f-5f6a8c67d09c.html Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BigRed Posted May 19, 2022 Share Posted May 19, 2022 11 hours ago, s3mh said: Central City Coop bought the old Heights Lights and Things property on 25th and will re-open their brick and mortar store there soon. They only had a short term lease on the storefront on E. 20th and got the boot in April. https://www.theleadernews.com/business/central-city-co-op-purchases-new-heights-property/article_1682fa44-d69f-11ec-a16f-5f6a8c67d09c.html So here is a question - the old Co-op and Birds Barber Shop building was being painted and had work going on today- what's happening there next?! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
s3mh Posted May 19, 2022 Share Posted May 19, 2022 16 hours ago, BigRed said: So here is a question - the old Co-op and Birds Barber Shop building was being painted and had work going on today- what's happening there next?! Leasing brochure, which should always be taken with several grains of salt, shows Kin by Evelyn. She currently has stands at farmers markets and is no Top Chef Houston right now. https://shopcompanies.com/sites/default/files/420 E 20th St Flyer_0.pdf?v=1646057654 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mkultra25 Posted June 1, 2022 Share Posted June 1, 2022 New restaurant coming from Greg Gatlin in the old Mexicatessen location on Crosstimbers: Nibbles & Sips: Gatlin’s BBQ owner opening comfort food restaurant Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
s3mh Posted June 1, 2022 Share Posted June 1, 2022 Gatlin's is opening a seafood and fried chicken restaurant in Independence Heights. https://houston.eater.com/2022/5/31/23148514/pitmaster-greg-gatlin-new-restaurant-gatlins-fins-and-feathers-independent-heights-houston-openings Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hindesky Posted June 3, 2022 Share Posted June 3, 2022 Zalat Pizza is moving into a portion of the 4802 Washington Ave. building according to Community Impact. https://zalatpizza.com https://communityimpact.com/houston/heights-river-oaks-montrose/impacts/2022/06/01/zalat-pizza-bringing-fourth-houston-location-to-washington-avenue/ 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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hindesky Posted July 20, 2022 Share Posted July 20, 2022 (edited) I wonder where all the extra room is coming from? Are they going vertical or taking over the Pho Binh space? Architect - https://powersbrown.com/projects/commercial-3/hospitality-retail/permission-whiskey https://permissionwhiskey.com Edited July 20, 2022 by hindesky Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
emmanume Posted July 20, 2022 Share Posted July 20, 2022 Maybe they’re taking space that used to be the Poke place behind pho binh 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
s3mh Posted September 13, 2022 Share Posted September 13, 2022 New grab and go concept from the chef who used to run Azzarelli's (more accurately the reincarnation of his grandfather's restaurant by the same name). It is what is going in the new building at 4606 N. Main St., one door north of Tampico. Sign went up recently and looks like they will be opening soon. Not sure whether there will be dine in there will be. Website only talks about grab and go. Nice looking building, though. https://www.triolaskitchen.com/ 2 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IntheKnowHouston Posted October 7, 2022 Share Posted October 7, 2022 Photo of Triola's at 4606 N Main St from Facebook Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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NB_Brendan Posted February 5 Share Posted February 5 2 minutes ago, hindesky said: Oooo a yoyo's brick and mortar store! Very exciting. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hindesky Posted February 5 Share Posted February 5 35 minutes ago, NB_Brendan said: Oooo a yoyo's brick and mortar store! Very exciting. They also started using a food truck at Rice University on the northern part of the campus for parts of the week and late night since they got kicked out of Rice Village. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NB_Brendan Posted February 5 Share Posted February 5 2 minutes ago, hindesky said: They also started using a food truck at Rice University on the northern part of the campus for parts of the week and late night since they got kicked out of Rice Village. Great to hear! Still the only hotdog I will eat. Usually in the wee hours of the morning somewhere in midtown, but they really are amazing dogs. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IntheKnowHouston Posted February 22 Share Posted February 22 Triola's / Triola's Kitchen opened last month, I think. The restaurant is located at 4606 N Main St. Below are photos of Triola's shared on Facebook. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
s3mh Posted July 14 Share Posted July 14 On 4/18/2022 at 9:43 AM, s3mh said: Nearly four years in the making, Simply Coffie looks to be close to finishing construction and may open sometime soon. https://www.facebook.com/SimplyCoffie/ http://swamplot.com/new-heights-homeowner-wants-to-squeeze-simply-coffie-parking-and-driveway-fixings-onto-24th-st/2018-07-30/ Make that five years. Simply Coffie has finally opened. Looks like they just have some pastries plus coffee service. Haven't been yet. They are in their soft opening right now and seem like they are getting mobbed (which is good). This business wins the never say die award for being able to hang on through everything to finally get their business open. Strangely, it may have been fate that they were not able to open in 2018-19 as they would have been crushed by the pandemic. And now, there are probably an additional 5,000 residents in the Heights compared to 2018 due to all the multifamily construction. https://www.instagram.com/SimplyCoffie/?fbclid=IwAR0JR1SqmfFKL9VzeXODCZW2xMfzJvIwuJe3oel29AscXvUZiwcS3vG-QE0 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IntheKnowHouston Posted July 14 Share Posted July 14 Grace (aka Grace Pizza & Shakes) is expanding to the Heights area. It's local pizza restaurant from the team behind Italian restaurant Grazia. There is a location in Alvin and another in Pearland. I don't know where Grace will be located exactly. It's possible the latest location may be located in the Washington Corridor or Garden Oaks / Oak Forest areas (since some refer to those neighborhoods as the Heights). https://gracepizzaandshakes.com 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IntheKnowHouston Posted October 31 Share Posted October 31 On 7/14/2023 at 10:04 AM, IntheKnowHouston said: Grace (aka Grace Pizza & Shakes) is expanding to the Heights area. It's local pizza restaurant from the team behind Italian restaurant Grazia. There is a location in Alvin and another in Pearland. I don't know where Grace will be located exactly. It's possible the latest location may be located in the Washington Corridor or Garden Oaks / Oak Forest areas (since some refer to those neighborhoods as the Heights). https://gracepizzaandshakes.com A follow up to Grace's (aka Grace Pizza & Shakes) forthcoming location in the Heights: The restaurant is opening its Heights restaurant at 801 Studewood St. Sonoma, a local wine bar, previously occupied the space. Grace is a local pizza restaurant from the team behind Italian restaurant Grazia. In addition to pizzas, the restaurant also specializes in over-the-top milkshakes. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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