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I saw this in the Houston Heights Foodie group on Facebook last week:
"There's a new bar & grill in the works for the Montie Beach neighborhood within the Greater Heights area.
The two-story building (and property) at 3921 N Main St will be converted into a food and beverage establishment named El Cucuy. It's located a few blocks from the Heights Place retail center housing Hughie's and gelato shop Dolce Neve.
El Cucuy, which has a location in New Orleans, is a restaurant from a former Houston food truck operator. [It's a] Mexican street food concept. Expect to see dishes like street tacos, tortas, Sonoran-style hot dogs, and elote."
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3921 North Main in the Greater Heights was once the location of Tex-Mex and Mexican restaurant Spanish Flower.
Does anyone remember what other businesses operated here?
The property was on the market in 2017 and purchased shortly thereafter.
https://loopnet.com/Listing/3921-N-Main-St-Houston-TX/8788736/print
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On 10/16/2021 at 8:51 PM, IntheKnowHouston said:
I have not read the other 10 pages in this thread, so I don't know if this was shared. If not, I think the restaurants listed are Benjamin Berg of Berg Hospitality. Earlier this year, CultureMap and possibly other publications reported Berg is leasing space for several concepts for the Autry Park mixed-use. The names of the restaurants weren't disclosed.
One of the restaurants is named Annabelle's and the other Benjamin's Cut. I think the latter may be similar to Underbelly Hospitality's Georgia James Tavern.
Turner's Cut may be the name of one of Berg Hospitality Group's new restaurants at Autry Park. It could be the new working name replacing Benjamin's Cut.
A domain was purchased this summer for Turner's Cut linking to Berg Hospitality.
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On 11/5/2021 at 8:13 PM, BigRed said:
Got some intel from the Savior folks - apparently the Savoir owners are making moves to take over the space that was once Taqo!
Yeah, the news of a new concept from Savoir's owners was disclosed last month in the Facebook group Houston Heights Foodies.
Here's the text of the post shared in the group:
"It looks like there will be a new occupant in the former home of Taqo.
The taqueria and tequileria located at 1343 Yale St in the Greater Heights recently shuttered. So, who's taking over the space? The group involved with Savoir, La Grande Rue, and Sip.
I think plans...will center on a...bar-forward concept."
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Renderings of the new Conservatory food hall in Midtown, 606 Dennis. Designed by LO Architecture.
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On 4/10/2021 at 4:25 PM, hindesky said:
Someone is moving in, can't tell who by the name on the "Alcoholic Beverages" sign.
On 4/10/2021 at 9:11 PM, phillip_white said:BP on the permit type means Brew Pub and PE is for a cartage permit (transporting alcohol from a different location). So perhaps one of the local breweries is adding a new location? Or better yet this will be a new standalone brewpub. Cool find either way!
According to Loe Ortega's LO Architecture, there will be either a brewery or brewpub component to the new Conservatory food hall in Midtown, 606 Dennis.
Over the summer, LO Architecture uploaded buildout pics and design mock-ups to Instagram. The post also provided the following details:
"Infrastructure may not be glamorous, but it is integral to food hall design. With eleven vendors, bar, and future brewery, there is plenty of under slab work to be done."
https://instagram.com/p/CRjc0LnJwJ_
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Looks like Darwin's Pub owners may take over Chatter's, 140 S Heights Blvd or may currently be in the process.
It's possible the building could undergo renovations.
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A restaurant centered on Uzbek cuisine is one of the dining options coming to the Crossing at Midtown, 606 Dennis St.
I saw a recent entity filing for an eatery named Foreign Grill.
I have no idea if this will be a food stall vendor at Conservatory's food hall or not.
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I don't know if this will be Pretty Liar alone or two bars in one.
About a month ago, Instagram suggested the accounts Pretty Liar and El Capi to follow based on the accounts I follow. Both list 3030 Travis St in Midtown Houston as the address. Both are also from the same owner or hospitality group.
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Midway also announed another retail tenant: Urbn Dental.
Here's the Bisnow article with other details pertaining to East River.
Urbn Dental also will open around the same time as Broham. The three storefronts are among the first retailers advertised for the space, which previously announced Houston-based architecture firm Method Architecture and Teal, a Houston firm that creates hot water systems. Owners of wedding venue The Astorian will open a 20K SF event space and rooftop bar around the same time.
The entire East River development includes 250K SF of Class-A office space, 110K SF of retail, multifamily and single-family residential, and 13K SF of green space. Set within the historic Fifth Ward, near the East End District, it is poised to be among the largest developments in Houston’s Inner Loop, according to Midway.
East River’s groundbreaking was delayed due to Covid-19 and supply chain issues, including the skyrocketing costs of lumber. Midway Executive Vice President of Development David Hightower previously told Bisnow that timeline adjustments were made due to supply delays, though there wasn’t a significant overall impact.
Limestone Commercial Real Estate’s Brandi McDonald Sikes and Sobi Qazi serve as exclusive leasing agents for East River’s office spaces, with Lacee Jacobs and Laura Harness of Midway handling retail.
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On 8/31/2021 at 2:44 PM, Naviguessor said:
There doesn't seem to be much overlap from the list which was found/shared a few months back. Here is what I can see from HEEC photo. It's not all readable:
In Negotiation
Lick
On 10/16/2021 at 9:12 PM, IntheKnowHouston said:Austin-based ice cream parlor Lick is opening a scoop shop at Midway's East River development.
Last month, the company established the entity Lick East River LLC.
Last year, one of the Austin publications reported locations are in the works for Houston. This will be one of a few planned Lick Honest Ice Creams for the Houston area.
Midway also officially announced Lick is leasing retail space at East River in Houston's Fifth Ward.
Here it is from yesterday's Bisnow article:
Austin-based Lick Honest Ice Cream...will open around the same time as Broham. The... storefronts are among the first retailers advertised for the space.
And from Houston Business Journal a few days ago:
Meanwhile, Austin-based Lick Honest Ice Creams will open in a 1,124-square-foot space in East River 1 (Building C). Co-founders Anthony Sobotik and Chad Palmatier craft artisanal ice creams using peak-season ingredients sourced from local farmers and food creators that are free of soy, palm oil and preservatives. Everything from the sauces and syrups to the cookies, cakes and marshmallows are made by hand in Lick’s kitchen.
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On 1/27/2021 at 11:14 AM, Naviguessor said:
Wow, Urb. Lot's of meaty nuggets in this:
https://issuu.com/midway2/docs/210126_junior_achievement_rfp_response/6?ff
Aside from the Junior Achievement pitch, there is a list of prospective retail tenants and restaurants including Common Bond, Urban Eats, Southerleigh (From San Antonio), a Creek Group outlet, etc... a Par-3 Golf course & Driving Range and Ice House on the eastern end of the property... Awesome!
On 1/29/2021 at 10:33 AM, JBTX said:Yeah, looks like a specialty shop only: "4,000 SF cultural grocer/market"
On 2/1/2021 at 10:48 AM, ljchou said:
Text:
"White-boxed spaces are designed to lower the barrier to entry for these local makers.
The cost and complexity of managing a full-scale build-out if often why young brands avoid brick and mortar expansion.
The names on the merchandising plan are purely representation of categories and uses. There are multiple brands that could successfully serve our coffee, juice, or yoga needs but the key is the placement of each within the project.
Our immediate focus is on the larger users in office and retail building along Buffalo Bayou, as they will be early adapters and set the tone for the project considering the buildings adjacent to both the Central Plaza and Bayou connections.
Current Tenant Mix:
2k SF restaurant by Fifth Ward resident and Multi-nominee of the James Beard Award
4k SF cultural grocer/marketOn 8/27/2021 at 9:54 AM, ljchou said:One of the first confirmed leases I've heard of is Broham Grocery (a small box, artisan bodega currently in north Houston). Owned by Chef Jonny Rhodes of Indigo. He also owns Food Fight Farms. His mission is to combat the lack of food availability in lower socioeconomic communities. He's specifically targeting the fifth ward as the primary community served with this new location.
Excited he'll be a member of the community.
Midway released an annoucement regarding additional tenants for the East River development in Houston's Fifth Ward.
The press release confirms details from East River's merchandising plan leaked earlier this year of a cultural market for the development. It also confirms @ljchou's post a few weeks ago.
Here is the article published yesterday on Bisnow:
An award-winning chef’s African heritage and soul food grocery is among the first announced retail tenants in Phase 1 of the $2.5B East River mixed-use project being developed by Midway.
Broham Fine Soul Food & Groceries originally opened in 2020 in the Trinity Gardens community and was created by acclaimed chef Jonny Rhodes, who became a national name for his now-shuttered restaurant Indigo, also in north Houston. Rhodes closed Indigo, in part, to focus on Broham and his efforts to tackle food insecurity and lack of land ownership among Black communities. The new store will focus on house-made and locally sourced grocery items.
When it opens in 2023, the new Broham will sit in a 4K SF space in The Depot, a ground-level area of the 150-acre development. The project broke ground in August.
And from Houston Business Journal a few days ago:
Broham Fine Soul Food & Groceries will occupy a 4,000-square-foot space in The Depot (the ground level of a garage structure). The food purveyor is a new concept created by Jonny Rhodes, a local James Beard Award-nominated chef, who until earlier this year ran nationally acclaimed Neo-soul food restaurant Indigo. His new boutique bodega is focused on providing self-sustainable goods, which include locally sourced seafood, meats, produce and freshly baked bread as well as cheese and specialty condiments.
Rhodes’ farm, Food Fight Farms in Cleveland, will be the store’s primary supplier, providing handmade, pre-packaged items that shoppers can purchase.
In what he hopes will create a “green circle,” Rhodes plans to offer coupons to customers in exchange for produce purchased in the store that the customer later discovered wasn’t needed. The chef also plans to offer a membership program for avid home chefs to provide discounts, coupons, farm tours and access to specialty products from around the world.
Maybe Jonny Rhodes will also open another restaurant that will be part of the East River development? The info shared in the deleated leaked documents related to East River (linked above) lists a restaurant from a Fifth Ward resident who's also a James Beard nominee. That sounds a lot like Rhodes.
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On 10/18/2021 at 4:24 PM, hindesky said:
Prey Acadian Cuisine and Social Dining, 1700 Post Oak, will softly open October 15 with a grand opening planned for October 29. Headed by executive chef and owner Justin "Deon" Kent, the Acadian-inspired restaurant will offer more than just delicious food; it will also be a unique dining experience with multi-cultural flavors and a warm atmosphere conducive to socializing.
The 30 year-old chef moved to Houston from Baton Rouge with his family shortly after Hurricane Katrina wrecked much of the Gulf Coast. The family started its first business in 2018 which led to a brick and mortar location of Swamp Chicken in Richmond. His love of cooking eventually led Chef Deon, as he is better known, to launch his own restaurant which offers international flavors with Cajun flavors being a major influence. Kent said in a press release, "The increased diversification of the Houston local economy makes it a an ideal place for a restaurant like this with its stable market and environment. Opening up Prey at this time of year feels great as I have always fancied opening a multi-cultural restaurant with a fine array of foods."That fine array of food includes starters like Stuffed Shrimp with lump crab and Crispy Cajun Rolls made with spinach, crawfish and crab. Side dishes include Sweet Yams, Corn Brulee and a Macaroni and Cheese made with angel hair pasta, interestingly. Dinner entrees like Lamb Chops and Oxtail Surf and Turf pair Cajun flavors with fine dining sensibilities while the Suya Ceviche goes more global with an African-spiced filet mignon and lump crab served over a plantain puree. It can also be ordered with chicken breast instead of the filet.
For the grand opening, which begins at 5 p.m., guests will be able to enjoy the full bar, along with happy hour, live music and poetry along with seafood and quality cuts of meat.
The blurb is from Houston Press' weekly Openings & Closings, since the source was linked or attributed.
The renovations are nice. I hope this business makes it. Isn't this the third or fourth business to lease that unit? If so, that's a high turnover in the short time this portion of BLVD Place opened.
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Houston Business Journal has more on plans to fill the space at 1658 Westheimer once One Fifth closes, plus additional details about the Salty Donut's upcoming Houston location.
After Underbelly Hospitality closes One Fifth, its rotating-concept restaurant, later this year, the Montrose property will be expanded to welcome a Miami-based artisan doughnut shop. But the search for a tenant to fill the existing building is still underway.
Rue, a Dallas-based boutique real estate company that focuses on urban-core food and beverage concepts, is spearheading that search while working to create an addition to the building for The Salty. The doughnut shop plans to open toward the latter half of 2022, joining locations in Austin and Dallas as well as Miami and Orlando, Florida.
Jeremy Zidell, founder and managing partner at Rue, and Tripp Russ, also with Rue, are marketing the property at 1658 Westheimer Road, and Zac Hoffer with The Retail Connection’s Houston office also represented The Salty in the lease.
Rue is currently in the process of finalizing the required approvals from the city of Houston for the expansion, so the square footage of the doughnut shop is not yet available.
“The aspiration and vision for the property calls for creating a large courtyard area and to-be-constructed building on the northern end of the property currently abutting One Fifth’s rear walls,” Zidell said.
https://www.bizjournals.com/houston/news/2021/10/25/home-of-one-fifth-expands-for-the-salty.html
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On 8/28/2021 at 8:45 AM, IntheKnowHouston said:
I couldn't find a thread for the property that previously housed Indika at 516 Westheimer in Montrose. If there is one, please move or merge with the existing thread.
Before the Loopnet listing for 516 Westheimer was removed a few weeks ago, there was an update in early August regarding the status of the property. The listing was updated as under contract before the listing was removed a week or so later. So, it seems there is a new business leasing the property.
I think the new business is Hide & Seek. A Google Map listing for Hide & Seek was created sometime this month. An entity was filed last year. There is no website or Facebook page for Hide & Seek, but there is an Instagram account for the business at @hideandseekhtx.
Their Instagram categorizes Hide & Seek as a restaurant. It could be. Or it's possible this could be a restaurant and lounge, similar to Thirteen, Parma, Lost & Found, Lamp, Bisou, and Kiss.
Instead of Hide & Seek, the name of the business at 516 Westheimer Rd is Whisper. The space was last occupied by Indika.
Whisper is going to operate as a restaurant and also double as a lounge, possibly a hookah lounge. I'm assuming the target audience is the same demographic James Harden's Thirteen, Kamp, and Parma aim for.
I don't know how to embed Instagram photos and videos to this forum, but for anyone interested, one of the owners shared visuals of the renovation progress on their page.
https://instagram.com/p/CJycmuaFLkg
https://www.instagram.com/p/CQ_2JbGlKH6/
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On 8/31/2021 at 6:41 PM, thedistrict84 said:
Hey @CrockpotandGravelwelcome back! Missed your snideness and pedantry. It’s going to take a bit to get usSorrySorrSorSSSorrySorr
Sorry to disappoint, but no.
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Correction: the donut shop at 5909 Washington Avenue is Drip'd Donuts.
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Chinese boba tea shop Moge Tee is opening at Medical Center Crossing.
Moge Tee is a global chain that's new to the Houston market. The first Houston location opens later this month in Asiatown. When I asked about additional locations, I was told this one, northwest Houston area, and possibly another.
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6 hours ago, Houston19514 said:
It seems like they would have some trademark problems with the existing Delilah's in Chicago. http://www.delilahschicago.com
When reading about Delilah's on What Now Chicago (a mix of Vox Media's Curbed and Eater), I thought the same.
But may since one is a bar and the other a restaurant, maybe not?
I'm not well-versed on trademark infringement, so I really don't know.
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This should open before the end of the year. Instead of Grateful Donut, this will be Dripped / Dripped Donut.
Eater Houston reported the news last year. At the time, Dripped was going to be a collaborative project from Amir Ansari (Sterling House, Vintage, Eighteenth Cocktail Bar) and Don Bowie (Taste / Taste Bar & Kitchen), but a lawsuit from Bowie's former business partner but a halt to it. The lawsuit alleged Bowie's was in violation of their partnership agreement which barred Bowie from opening additional restaurants without his business partner, among other things.
The lawsuit was later dropped. So, I don't know if the disolvement of Bowie & his co-owner's partnership allowed Bowie to resume his original plans with Ansari for Dropped.
Nevertheless, Dripped is on track to open this fall on Washington Avenue. The interior design is super colorful from what I hear. There is a mural inside too.
I think the original plans for Dripped included donuts, desserts, and an art studio or cafe of sorts. Besides donuts, I don't know if desserts and the art studio component will still be included. I know Bowie is working a dessert shop named Sugar Frk. No idea if this will be part of Dripped or if it will be a storefront on its own.
Don Bowie is almost finished with renovations of his other Washington Ave concept, a steakhouse and lounge named Rare. It's replacing Therapy at 4105 Washington Ave (if there's a thread for that address, someone can repost this there).
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On 8/28/2021 at 9:29 AM, IntheKnowHouston said:
Dallas-based restaurant group Lombardi Family Concepts is opening a dining concept at Uptown Park.
Their new concept, Regine or maybe Regine's, will occupy the former space of the Tasting Room, 1101 Uptown Park Blvd, Ste 18.
I'm not sure what kind of concept this will entail. I'm not sure of the cuisine, though most of their concepts center on Italian and French cuisines. I'm also not sure if there will be a lounge component.
Sometime last month, Lombardi Family Concepts added a profile picture for Regine's Instagram. The picture is the restaurant's logo and includes a descriptor indicating what the concept will be.
Regine's is going to be a Mediterranean restaurant, likely upscale and with a lounge component. This will be located in the former space of the Tasting Room, 1101 Uptown Park Blvd, Suite 18.
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On 1/27/2021 at 11:14 AM, Naviguessor said:
Wow, Urb. Lot's of meaty nuggets in this:
https://issuu.com/midway2/docs/210126_junior_achievement_rfp_response/6?ff
Aside from the Junior Achievement pitch, there is a list of prospective retail tenants and restaurants including Common Bond, Urban Eats, Southerleigh (From San Antonio), a Creek Group outlet, etc... a Par-3 Golf course & Driving Range and Ice House on the eastern end of the property... Awesome!
On 1/29/2021 at 9:42 AM, ljchou said:I also see Yoga, Orange Theory, Juiceland, Egg Haus, Tenfold Coffee, Local Foods, Fourth and Nomad, Light Years Wine(!!!)
No grocery store, though. Could've sworn that was in P1 proposal/agreement with the fifth ward group.On 2/1/2021 at 10:48 AM, ljchou said:
Text:
"White-boxed spaces are designed to lower the barrier to entry for these local makers.
The cost and complexity of managing a full-scale build-out if often why young brands avoid brick and mortar expansion.
The names on the merchandising plan are purely representation of categories and uses. There are multiple brands that could successfully serve our coffee, juice, or yoga needs but the key is the placement of each within the project.
Our immediate focus is on the larger users in office and retail building along Buffalo Bayou, as they will be early adapters and set the tone for the project considering the buildings adjacent to both the Central Plaza and Bayou connections.
Current Tenant Mix:
2k SF restaurant by Fifth Ward resident and Multi-nominee of the James Beard Award
4k SF cultural grocer/market
2k SF East End Barbershop
2.5k SF market of locally sources products from Fifth Ward retailers
10k SF Architectural Firm
20k SF multi-strategy holding company
5k SF ral estate development company
15k SF chain rooftop event space and cocktail lounge
3k SF bank
Preliminary negotiations are underway with tenants and build-to-suit opportunities.
Current On-Site Activations:Moonstruck Drive-In Theater at East River specialized in first-run films and classics playing every Fri-Sun. In January on 2021, the drive-in will be a satellite location for the Sundance Film Festival. Additionally, the drive-in acts as the venue for monthly private events for non-profits, corporate and community functions.
East River Gold, a planned par-3 golf course with driving range and ice-house restaurant concept will be the eastern end of the property. Construction to begin 2021.
Plans are underway to bring a black-owned and operated urban farm to East River, offering access to fresh produce and community programming.So, a month after Midway published its merchandising plan for East River (then removed it), Gatlin's BBQ announced a second location is possibly in the works.
Visit Houston highlighted Gatlin's BBQ in a collection of Instagram stories in late February. In one of the videos, Gatlin's said they're looking to expand. If the proposed merchandising plan is accurate, East River is likely the the second location.
Here is the video:
I can't embed it, but here is the link. Imgur automatically disables the volume, so you'll have to unmute the video.
https://i.imgur.com/5JQsIFW.mp4
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Another food and beverage related tenant for the Autry Park mixed-use is Lick.
Lick Honest Ice Creams is an Austin-based ice cream shop. This will be one of a few branches opening in Houston. Another is coming to Midway's East River development in the Fifth Ward area.
Last month, an entity for Lick Autry Park LLC was established.
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On 8/31/2021 at 2:44 PM, Naviguessor said:
There doesn't seem to be much overlap from the list which was found/shared a few months back. Here is what I can see from HEEC photo. It's not all readable:
In Negotiation
Lick
Austin-based ice cream parlor Lick is opening a scoop shop at Midway's East River development.
Last month, the company established the entity Lick East River LLC.
Last year, one of the Austin publications reported locations are in the works for Houston. This will be one of a few planned Lick Honest Ice Creams for the Houston area.
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Retail Center At 1801 N. Shepherd Dr.
in The Heights
Posted · Edited by IntheKnowHouston
From the restaurant thread linked in the above quoted post...
The Tipping Point is opening their second location at 4721 N Main, Suite M, the former Morningstar on N. Main at Heights Place. Not sure if it was mentioned anywhere but they have some of the best coffee in the city so pretty pumped for another location.
The Tipping Point Coffee held a soft opening last week. It's open for limited hours on the weekends until it fully opens.