I guess that Monterey House went the same way that El Chico and Felix. Over here, the only El Chico in Parkdale Mall in Beaumont closed, and I think that Felix on Calder Avenue in the same city also left. The Monterey House on S. 11th Street is still open, but it's the only one in this area. According to what you have told me, the only ones now in Houston were re-named Monterey Tex-Mex Restaurants. And you make it sound as if Houston also no longer has any El Chico and Felix.
Casa Ole was started by Bobby Forehand in Pasadena, Texas. Casa Ole went public in the 1990s; is listed as CASA on the stock market; and is now known as Mexican Restaurants Inc. They bought Monterrey House and renamed it Monterrey's Tex-Mex after they started the Tortuga's chain. The gentleman in Beaumont owns a number of franchises in the Beaumont/Louisiana area, but he does not own Casa Ole. The processing plant was on Richey and is long gone.
Monterey House Restaurant
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Casa Ole was started by Bobby Forehand in Pasadena, Texas. Casa Ole went public in the 1990s; is listed as CASA on the stock market; and is now known as Mexican Restaurants Inc. They bought Monterrey House and renamed it Monterrey's Tex-Mex after they started the Tortuga's chain. The gentleman in Beaumont owns a number of franchises in the Beaumont/Louisiana area, but he does not own Casa Ole. The processing plant was on Richey and is long gone.