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Hubcap on 19th street opened a few weeks ago. They open at 5 and I think it is closed on Sundays. Lunch service is rumored to start next week.

Seriously??? All of this is ONE person, not people, complaining. EVERYONE I have talked with in the neighborhood is excited and ready for Hubcap to open, they are not trying to stand in the way at all. "@Hubcap_Grill Ricky Craig" needs to get over it and open already! All of this childish drama is beginning to turn-off those of us who are excited about a new, cool place to eat and hang out.

Maybe it is just one person, but with the fight and fuss the civic club put up against La Hacienda on 26th and Couch I wasn't sure.

Looks like the actual location is the old Mi Cocina Victor's Cafe:

Via Swamplot

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@Hubcap_Grill Ricky Craig

"It's ridiculous! Some peeps in the heights are trying to stop me ( Hubcap ) from opening. I'm not WalMart. Geez"

Here we have a local business interested in investing in the Heights/Shady Acres area in a down economy and people are jumping to conclusions. Maybe we can get really lucky and get a Red Robin or a Fuddruckers.

For instance from the Shady Acres Discussion Group:

My link

"Live bands? I don't think i am ok with this. Will the civic club work

with the owners to ensure the residents interests are being voiced?"

Last night, Hubcap Grill announced on its twitter feed:

"Coming soon to the Heights. Hubcap Burgers and Beer Garden. Live bands on weekends ( classic Texas rock ) Texas beers"

A number of the feeds followers wanted details, but the owner said he'd announce on Monday.

But...about an hour ago:

"It's official: @hubcap_grill just signed lease for a space on 19th St. in the Heights near Cedar Creek. Hubcap Burgers & Beer Garden. Woohoo!"

Any one care to speculate as to where on 19th. This sounds like an interesting addition to the neighborhood. Their burgers are considered some of the best in town. Last night, he stated it would be open in two months.

Now I wish I went to Jazzy's Cafe before they closed... shame.

Speaking of the Jazzy Cafe...the old Jazzy Cafe is now Gatlin's BBQ & Catering, which opened this week.

Stopped by today for lunch and give a big thumbs up for the brisket and pulled pork. Super nice family running the joint.

www.gatlinsbbq.com

The old Marty's Bar across from Tony's on Ella is now Heights West restaurant & bar.

Drove by this morning and their sign says: "Southern by Day, French by Night."

It looked like they may be open or close to opening. I saw someone decked out in what looked like typical chef attire, minus the hat, going in.

Anyone know any details?

saw this last week just west of Vietnam, 19th @ Shepherd. not open yet and no phone listed. google turns up a location in conroe. all knowing HAIFers have any clue?

sign says breakfast, lunch & dinner.

It is a second location for the Conroe based business. Houston Press Review of Conroe Location: At the end of the review, it mentions that they are opening up a location in the Heights.

Good Afternoon All,

Does anyone have any insight or what is to develop at the following:

Bar across from Beer Island or next to the gas station I think it was a sports bar ?

Also I noticed the church across from Fiesta on 14th major remodeling.

Anyone been to the new restaurant on 19th street across from The Vietnam Restaurant

I think it is called The Picnic ?

Re: 19th Street -- I haven't seen the Picnic restaurant, but a block or two further to the west I noticed that Pie In the Sky is opening a spot.

Pie In The Sky Pie Co.

Not on Washington, but in the area...

I noticed this morning that the Westcott Bar & Grill, north of the WoW roundabout, has a sign up "congratulating" the neighborhood on "their" new Onion Creek. A similar sign was put up in Shady Acres a few months before Cedar Creek opened for business.

Has anyone been yet? I'm looking forward to hearing what it's like.

They did a heck of a job with the build out. I stopped by on Saturday to check it out and came away impressed with the atmosphere. They are still in "soft opening" status, so the menu is limited and they don't have coffee service up and running yet. Right now the menu is burgers, quesadillas and fried appetizer type items. They are serving beer, wine and liquor.

I went to the O.C. a week or so ago for a kolache and coffee and learned that they won't have kolaches until Cedar Creek is up and running at full capacity. Apparently they used to buy from a local vendor and now they are going to bake their own.

The bar is much bigger than Onion Creeks and they have waitresses. The tables and chairs inside are more cigar bar and less coffee house, many of the chairs are leather with the large brass wheels. He has also installed flat panel TV's behind the bar and there are approximately a dozen TV boxes around the outdoor patio.

Overall, it has a ton of potential. It is larger than I anticipated, both inside and out. My one concern is the weakness I've seen at his other two "creeks"...service, service, service. Nonetheless, the wife and I are ready for them to be open for breakfast on the weekend.

I just wanted to send out one last reminder about this event. The weather is shaping up to be beautiful tomorrow. In addition to the chili cook-off, two local favorites are scheduled to perform. The Zydeco Dots will hit the state at 5:00 and (You)genius: The Misfit of R&B will do his thing at 7:00.

The $5 entry fee gets you a bowl for tasting all the chili options, a spoon and a vote.

Berryhill on 11th has wifi.

the husband just called to tell me the exec chef/owner of Soma is going to be opening a new place in the Allgero building at 10 1/2 across from Glasswall. he said it sounds great, btu I don't know where he got the info (chron?)... anyone have details since he is gone from the office and i have no facts to back any of this up

http://blogs.chron.com/cookstour/archives/...bert_gad_1.html

I'm not sure how much of a chron.com article I'm allowed to post, but here is a snippet from Alison Cook's Blog:

"Chef Robert Gadsby to open Bedford restaurant in the Heights

Fall should be an exciting time on Houston's food scene, with chef Robert Gadsby's new signature restaurant--named Bedford after his hometown in England--set to open by year's end in the Heights. Bedford will join Scott Tycer's upcoming Textile, located in the 1892 Oriental Textile Mill on West 22nd, in raising the Heights area's dining profile.:

Gadsby's venture will occupy new construction on Studewood at 10th Street, near chef Lance Fegen's popular Glass Wall. The great news for fans of Gadsby's gemlike tasting menus at Noe--his former namesake restaurant in the Omni Hotel--is that Bedford's open demonstration kitchen will be fronted by an intimate, 11-seat chef's table where guests can watch and interact as Gadsby cooks for them personally.

He's so gifted at customizing menus on the fly (I remain in awe of a celery-root "ravioli" envelope he concocted for a gluten-averse friend of mine back in Noe's heyday) that those counter seats should be a hot ticket."

The link above leads to the full post.

Someone please correct me because I am naive. Do they have liquor license? Anything besides miller and coors bottles? Whats the demographic typically?

No liguor license, but it is BYOB and they serve set-ups. And yes, they have other bottled beers. As for the demographic, I'm not sure what information you're looking for, race? income? age?. I wouldn't be able to answer that since those aren't part of the metrics I use in deciding if I enjoy an establishment. It is arguably more "yuppie" than "vagrant" and there is nothing dangerous about the place. The main thing it offers different from my backyard is that it isn't my backyard. Sometimes it is nice to get out and still avoid crowds, lines and pretension.

Also, my fellow Aggie above mentioned cover on Saturdays, but that isn't accurate. The Secret Saturday Shows are free. In early August they did a 2 day festival and did charge cover. The Saturday and Sunday crowd's are totally different. Those there for the shows on Saturday are punk/hipster types. The Sunday crowd is more Texas Hill Country. Beneath the shade of the giant trees it is easy to forget that you're in Houston.

on a saturday before dinner-ish, could you go have a beer with a toddler in tow?

I can't see why not. I would note that from 2-5 on Saturdays they have live music and it brings a different crowd. It is called Secret Saturday Shows due to the fact that they never announce what bands are playing. I've seen toddlers at a couple of shows, but sometimes it gets really loud. That said, the music and crowd are both gone by 5:30 and it is back to Texas music from the juke box.

You mentioned people cooking - do you mean they just bring their own stuff, and there is a place to cook it?

Yes. There is a big smoker for long, slow cooking and a gas grill for the quick stuff. For the pit, people bring their own charcoal/wood. The gas grill usually has propane, but people fill it up if it runs out when they are using or need to use it.

I'll preface this reply by saying I'm extremely biased, but I have no financial stake. The Shady is a hidden Houston treasure. Over the past couple of years, my wife and I have become part of the Shady "family." The "regulars" are a great group of genuine people and once they start to recognize you they welcome you into the fold. It is a great example of a neighborhood bar.

If you're looking for the trendy spot or fancy beers or women in skimpy outfits, then it isn't what you want. If, however, you want a cold beer and good converstation, then I can not recommend it more. It is an ice-house and that's about it. Sundays during football season are the best. They don't serve food, but on Sundays someone is usually cooking something on the smoke pit in the back or the gas grill up front. Today, for example, a couple folks did a rack of spare ribs and a brisket.

Like I said, I'm biased. As for kids, I will not have any hesitation to stop by with my daughter, once she is born. Of course, I won't spend the afternoon up there with her, but I will be more comfortable with her there than many other public places. Dogs are also welcome. The Shady has a big enclosed back yard that extends all the way to 19th street. A couple of the bartenders usually have their dogs up their during their shift.

Hope that helps.

P.S. I'm also one of the organizers of the No Holds Barred Chili Cook-Off. www.nhbchili.com We started it last year to celebrate a couple birthdays on October 12th. This year it is October 11th.

You may try Java Java Cafe on 11th Street. I don't think could be a hidden gem, though, since it tends to get pretty crowded.

Rode by yesterday, looks about the same as last month. They definitely aren't in a hurry to put the finishing touches on, anyone know the holdup? Makes me think it's the same guy who took 5 months to not finish my parents' kitchen.

The word is that it has something to do with the City, permits, the ditch, flooding and run-offs. It seems he needs that cleared lot at the corner of 19th and Beall for parking, but there is a concern about how that would increase run-off into the creek.

I've always wondered what the rules and drawbacks were of the private club loophole in dry areas, so I decided to do a quick google and see what was out there.

This article explains it to some degree:

http://sidedish.dmagazine.com/2008/07/09/r...embership-mean/

Here is one from chron.com that talks about dry areas turning wet. Apparently in Houston it would take a city-wide petition:

http://www.chron.com/CDA/archives/archive....id=2006_4201553

I noticed that the nice lot directly behind Cedar Creek has been cleared of debris and there are some "no parking / tow away" signs at the lot that say "Cedar Creek" on them. Does anyone know if Cedar Creek actually owns this lot too? If so, I wonder what they plan to do with it... I'm hoping it won't be a parking lot since they've already built one. Maybe a nice outdoor space for something else?

As I understand it, he does own that lot. I've heard that his original plan was to make that the parking lot and then build a bridge over the creek. The City, however, had other ideas since the creek could flood. They wanted him to build the bridge so tall that it would be too steep to be practical. The lot that is already paved his answer to the City's concerns, but it doesn't really answer your question.

There is alot of hearsay in there, so take it with a grain of salt.

Beck's Prime. The closest one to the Heights isn't too far; Kirby near Alabama.

There is also one next to the Memorial Park Club House.

Wow! It's not Whataburger or Tastyburger or Greatburger or even Goodburger. It's just some burger...Someburger. I love it. And it's a stand, too! Awesome.

Thank you, Tiko.

"Hey, um, welcome to Someburger."

"Hi, do you have any recommendations or specials?"

"Uh, we have um...some burgers, I guess."

"Oh. Okay. I'll have a burger, then."

"Okey-dokey. Thanks." (Coughs)

I grew up in Kentucky and have been in Texas for 13 years. I've heard local folks in both places use "some" as a form of an adjective or prefix. "Man, that is some burger" or "Now That, is some BBQ."

I always understood it as a prime example of the subject matter.

Is this the old Pate

I remember a great little hamburger place on South Shepherd, between 59 and Westhimer (I think). The place wasn't much to look at but had the BEST burgers in town. Anyone remember this place? Not exactly sure of the name but it was *some* kind of burger - I think :)Forgot to add, it had a walk-up window to place orders. I'm sure this place is long gone by now.

There is still a Someburger, with a walk-up window, at the corner of 11th and Studemont in the Heights. It is a small green building with the name in yellow. Other threads indicate it has been around for a long time. Their burgers have a loyal following.