mkultra25 Posted December 12, 2006 Share Posted December 12, 2006 Chatters Cafe & Bistro (140 S Heights Boulevard) has an excellent weekend brunch.Never been to the brunch, but we ate there for the first time a couple of weeks ago and liked it. It's run by the same people who are involved with Hungry International on Rice Blvd., so if you're familiar with Hungry's, the menu at Chatter's is very similar. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vertigo58 Posted January 22, 2007 Share Posted January 22, 2007 Just read an article that all of the Pig Stands have closed?!?! It said the store in Houston and Beaumont and all the ones in San Antonio. That really sucks. Never understood why people are so ga-ga about the Pig-Stand on Washington maybe just the fact that it's an icon of the area and because Ms McClaine did her short scene inside for The Evening Star. It may as well close prices are outrageous, service is slooooowwwww and the idea of having the restroom outside (yes it is) always disgusting. The mens RR was designed for children or dwarfs and it is beyond description. Ugh.. People only go because of the reputation. Best thing to do is tear down and build a brand spanking new CLEAN coffee shop that has that 1940-50's appearance. When it was new it was the place to be, inexpensive convenient and great fast food so my relatives say, ahh the good ole days. Baileys Studios has great photos of most eateries on Washington. Wait till rail comes in and really crams the street, bet that's waiting in the wings. Whole nother thread for sure. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Subdude Posted January 22, 2007 Share Posted January 22, 2007 Best thing to do is tear down and build a brand spanking new CLEAN coffee shop that has that 1940-50's appearance.No no no. Fake nostalgia is never the same thing. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vertigo58 Posted January 22, 2007 Share Posted January 22, 2007 No no no. Fake nostalgia is never the same thing.True, so true!Then come the plastic people... oh Prince's Hamburgers why did you ever leave us...boo hoo hoo. Tear in my invisible onion rings. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HeightsGuy Posted January 23, 2007 Share Posted January 23, 2007 Never understood why people are so ga-ga about the Pig-Stand on Washington maybe just the fact that it's an icon of the area and because Ms McClaine did her short scene inside for The Evening Star. It may as well close prices are outrageous, service is slooooowwwww and the idea of having the restroom outside (yes it is) always disgusting. The mens RR was designed for children or dwarfs and it is beyond description. Ugh.. People only go because of the reputation. Best thing to do is tear down and build a brand spanking new CLEAN coffee shop that has that 1940-50's appearance. When it was new it was the place to be, inexpensive convenient and great fast food so my relatives say, ahh the good ole days. Baileys Studios has great photos of most eateries on Washington. Wait till rail comes in and really crams the street, bet that's waiting in the wings. Whole nother thread for sure.There's a shiny new 59 diner with your name on it a few miles down the road on I10. In the meantime, the Pig Stand takes up all of about 3000 sq feet of space on Washington. Leave it be. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sunsets Posted January 23, 2007 Share Posted January 23, 2007 I see all the little pig statues are gone from the windows. It's true, it wasn't the cheapest place to eat, but it had a certain atmosphere. (when you wanted to slum it a little and harden your arteries at the same time) And the chicken fried steak was really good. Hopefully some other kind of diner operation will take over the building, but I fear we're in for more condos. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
northbeaumont Posted March 26, 2007 Share Posted March 26, 2007 I remember three Pig Stand restaurants over here in Beaumont. There was one on Washington Boulevard, one on College Street, and one on Calder Avenue. A few months ago a read an article about the chain in a magazine, I think it was Texas Highways. It said that Pig Stands were experiencing financial problems and most, if not all, of its restaurants have closed down. It talked about the ones in Houston, Dallas, and I think it mentioned some in San Antonio. Are any of them in Houston still operating?Yes, I remember the Pig Sandwich, Senior & Junior. The lunch and dinner of the day was plentiful and filling. There was always pie and cake underneath a glass cover on the counter. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheNiche Posted March 26, 2007 Share Posted March 26, 2007 Our last one, on Washington Ave, closed down several months ago. There was speculation that one of the former employees might resurrect it as an independently-owned and operated establishment, but nothing seems to have come of it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Firebird65 Posted March 26, 2007 Share Posted March 26, 2007 The one on Washington has closed. Last I checked, there was a Pig Stand in Seguin, but whether it's still there or not is unknown.The food at the one on Washington wasn't that good and was overpriced to boot. We used to go to the ones in San Antonio when I was a kid and when I learned there was one on Washington when I got a job in the vicinity, I was thrilled. Man, what a disappointment.True, walking in the joint was like walking into a time machine. It looked like something out of the 1950s or 1960s. It also looked like they hadn't cleaned it since then either. And the Pig Sandwich was nothing special whatsoever. Nothing at all like I remembered it. The french fries that came with the meal were good, but that was it. And I wasn't too keen on paying nearly $8 for it either.Part of me thinks it was a shame the Pig Stand closed, but part of me thinks it outlived it's time. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tmariar Posted March 26, 2007 Share Posted March 26, 2007 Here's the earlier thread on the Washington location closing:http://www.houstonarchitecture.info/haif/i...mp;hl=pig+stand Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
brucesw Posted March 26, 2007 Share Posted March 26, 2007 The company went into bankruptcy last year after struggling for several years and selling off some units. The one in Seguin was an attempt to re-invigorate the brand, I think. There should be an article on the closures in the San Antonion Business Journal on-line -- the company was based in SA at the time.The first Pig Stand opened in Dallas in 1921, the first Houston location in 1922 but I don't know if it was the one on Washington. I believe HCAD dates that one only to 1960. The early ones would have been curbside. They were the first drive-ins. Carhops (the first ones were all male) would run to the curb and hop on the running board of your car to take your order - that's where the term 'carhop' came from. There's a history on line, or used to be; I've lost my link. Besides inventing drive-ins, Pig Stand was credited with inventing onion rings and Texas toast, iirc. I thought the CFS was pretty good for what it was; I thought the signature pig sandwich was awful. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
northbeaumont Posted March 26, 2007 Share Posted March 26, 2007 The one on Washington has closed. Last I checked, there was a Pig Stand in Seguin, but whether it's still there or not is unknown.The food at the one on Washington wasn't that good and was overpriced to boot. We used to go to the ones in San Antonio when I was a kid and when I learned there was one on Washington when I got a job in the vicinity, I was thrilled. Man, what a disappointment.True, walking in the joint was like walking into a time machine. It looked like something out of the 1950s or 1960s. It also looked like they hadn't cleaned it since then either. And the Pig Sandwich was nothing special whatsoever. Nothing at all like I remembered it. The french fries that came with the meal were good, but that was it. And I wasn't too keen on paying nearly $8 for it either.Part of me thinks it was a shame the Pig Stand closed, but part of me thinks it outlived it's time.Yes, I think the same thing not only about Pig Stands but other businesses as well. I mentioned Stuckey's in another thread. They seem to have had their "heyday," and newer establishments have come along and people have started patronizing them. Howard Johnson's is still operating, but its newer motels no longer have the trademark orange roof. That makes me believe that HoJo will soon be on its way out. To the best of my knowledge, the Sambo's Restaurant chain no longer exists. And I believe that Denny's might soon bite the dust. It seems like Cracker Barrel and Waffle House are now the most popular roadside restaurants. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Subdude Posted March 26, 2007 Share Posted March 26, 2007 Note merged duplicate topics Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Disastro Posted September 16, 2007 Share Posted September 16, 2007 Anybody remember the Pig Stand restaurants? I remember one over near White Oak Bayou...I think on White Oak Drive...God, I was little back then...lol Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark F. Barnes Posted September 16, 2007 Share Posted September 16, 2007 try using the search featureundefined Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
northbeaumont Posted November 13, 2007 Share Posted November 13, 2007 Anybody remember the Pig Stand restaurants? I remember one over near White Oak Bayou...I think on White Oak Drive...God, I was little back then...lolYes, there were at least three (maybe four) Pig Stand Restaurants in Beaumont. I read that the whole chain is having financial problems and all of the branches might become things of the past. I remember the famous "Pig Sandwich." Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
luvtheheights Posted January 6, 2008 Share Posted January 6, 2008 Does anyone know anything about the location of the old Pig Stand?? What is the property going for, are they looking to lease or sell it??? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dbigtex56 Posted January 6, 2008 Share Posted January 6, 2008 Merged threads. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ross Posted January 7, 2008 Share Posted January 7, 2008 Does anyone know anything about the location of the old Pig Stand?? What is the property going for, are they looking to lease or sell it???There's a Dallas phone number on the sign out front with "Call for information" next to it. I'll try to remember to write down the number the next time I go by there. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
brucesw Posted January 10, 2008 Share Posted January 10, 2008 There's a Dallas phone number on the sign out front with "Call for information" next to it. I'll try to remember to write down the number the next time I go by there.214-349-1100The one on Broadway in San Antonio reopened several months ago. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
poohbear21 Posted June 29, 2008 Share Posted June 29, 2008 Just read an article that all of the Pig Stands have closed?!?! It said the store in Houston and Beaumont and all the ones in San Antonio. That really sucks. Does anyone know what is going in where the pig stand used to be???...they have started working on it Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sheeats Posted June 30, 2008 Share Posted June 30, 2008 I don't know about "working" on it. To me, it looks more like they're just gutting it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sevfiv Posted June 30, 2008 Share Posted June 30, 2008 I was in the area earlier, and there was just a dumpster in front. No permits for any work posted yet. Also, someone on the Old Sixth Ward list wrote that she heard a Pappas restaurant was going in,,, Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sevfiv Posted July 3, 2008 Share Posted July 3, 2008 "Sawyer Sports Bar, Inc." is what's going inRun by the same folks as Drake Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RedScare Posted July 3, 2008 Share Posted July 3, 2008 Run by the same folks as Drake Then it probably won't be a real sports bar. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
crunchtastic Posted July 3, 2008 Share Posted July 3, 2008 Then it probably won't be a real sports bar. Sure it will. It'll just be a sports bar with $15 caipirinhas, and a dress code. I bet their tvs will be the best, though. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
woodheightsguy Posted July 3, 2008 Share Posted July 3, 2008 I was under the impression that the sports bar The Drake is going to operate is in the same building as the Drake, but it will be in the part of the building that occupies frontage on Washington, anyone know if that is right? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Htowngirl Posted August 11, 2008 Share Posted August 11, 2008 More info from Swamplot:"Neighbors in the Sixth Ward have noticed some activity at the shuttered Pig Stand on Washington at Sawyer:"It appears that the former owners of the Pigstand property have retained ownership, but that they have leased the property out to the Sawyer Sportsbar, Inc.Sawyer Sportsbar, Inc., is a new corporation, formed in April, by none other than Darren Van Delden, owner of The Drake.I am not sure if Darren or the Dallas property owners are doing the build-out, but it is in its very early stages. (The Pigstand only had an outdoor bathroom, so I expect some relatively expansive upgrades, at least to the interior)."" Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RedScare Posted August 11, 2008 Share Posted August 11, 2008 I was under the impression that the sports bar The Drake is going to operate is in the same building as the Drake, but it will be in the part of the building that occupies frontage on Washington, anyone know if that is right?My understanding is that it will occupy both the Pigstand and the building immediately to the west. They will bust a hallway through or something to that effect. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
heights_yankee Posted August 14, 2008 Share Posted August 14, 2008 if it's a "real" sportsbar, they will be filling a huge void inside the loop. the only real sports bar around here is The Tavern and i just can't go there anymore for a variety of reasons... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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