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  1. gene
    well dang the pandemic destroyed this development in my opinion... (despite it already being a failure to some standards) went to see the amazing band Forester last night at HOB Peacock Room and most restaurants were shuttered or closed including House Of Blues main restaurant as apparently they are no longer open on Sundays (which their gospel brunch used to be a popular staple...) I had a hard time trying to find a close by place to eat around 5pm so i went to the former Lucky Strike bowling alley that was "luxury" bowling complete with dress code etc...and now it is called 818 Bowling and man oh man...let's just say it's devolved... 45 min wait for subpar fried food no less (yes i ate horribly but to be honest nothing else appealed to me much) and the staff was just hanging out and eating openly at the bar as well...then it just looked a little run down and dang they play their music waaaaaayyyyyyyyyyyy too loud to enjoy any conversation in the bar/restaurant. BUT they did brag about most everything on their menu is 10 to 15 dollars and that bowling is only 10 dollars per hour...so hey if you are looking for the Dollar Store version of Pinstripes then this is your place! ;) but again, sad to see that this development has never really taken off or lands the right mix of businesses...
  2. gene
    Regine's Mediterranean Restaurant that is taking over the old Tasting Room is now completely hollowed out...beginning late april, early may they will begin the build out. and in more Rocambolesc news, one of my best friends works as a bartender at Mad and says they serve their gelato there and it's amazing so he has me even more excited about this place!
  3. gene
    wow that does look awesome! i wish they would have included Serigo Bustamante! I have been fascinated by his kooky work for like 25 years! https://www.coleccionsergiobustamante.com.mx/index.php?language=en
  4. gene
    OMG 😂 I sent this to him immediately! haha! i will say we (especially he) made friends with almost everyone working there! apparently free alcohol to him means new awesome friend ha! it really was a blast!!!
  5. gene
    It was super fun!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! but omg my friend got suuuUuUUuuUUuuUuuper drunk on all the free samples of liquor...let's put it this way, he doesn't remember leaving while screaming to the Amazon driver leaving Post that he loves Amazon and then trying to do parkour (very poorly) until we got to my jeep... thankfully i got it all on video 🤪haha! so fun though to see this place buzzing and alive...dang it's such a cool place and wish they would just do these markets in the parking lot on the regular!
  6. gene
    this is tomorrow and i shall be there! https://www.posthtx.com/event/stpattyparade
  7. gene
    i go to brown bag deli often...so boo for that reason only ;)
  8. gene
    this building has always been an oddity and a curiosity to me haha 🤪
  9. gene

    The Boulevard Project

    gene replied to zaphod's topic in Transit

    Whoa @Houston19514 i have not heard of or seen these anywhere else in the city! that thread is awesome and can't believe i missed it...but yep this is what it looks like!
  10. gene
    hi! posted this on the BLVD thread but will post here as well! has anyone seen the new pedestrian touch screen that was installed at Westheimer and Post Oak Blvd on the north east corner (in front of Embassy Plaza (the old Ethan Allen building) 5002 Westheimer Rd They look much like the large touchscreens in the Houston Galleria to find stores and more...pretty cool! Are there more that i didn't notice yet? OH and in regards to the giant circle rings that have been missing since road construction i was told today by the Uptown Houston offices that they are having to completely re-engineer them since the roads widened! So they have been rebuilding them and hope to have them up sometime this year but they WILL be back! I miss my UFOs!!!!!!!
  11. gene

    The Boulevard Project

    gene replied to zaphod's topic in Transit

    has anyone seen the new pedestrian touch screen that was installed at Westheimer and Post Oak Blvd on the north east corner (in front of Embassy Plaza (the old Ethan Allen building) 5002 Westheimer Rd They look much like the large touchscreens in the Houston Galleria to find stores and more...pretty cool! Are there more that i didn't notice yet? OH and in regards to the giant circle rings that have been missing since road construction i was told today by the Uptown Houston offices that they are having to completely re-engineer them since the roads widened! So they have been rebuilding them and hope to have them up sometime this year but they WILL be back! I miss my UFOs!!!!!!!
  12. gene
    Whoa 300,000?! another screen AND bar (a better/improved bar or an additional one...?)This sounds more and more like this will be a permanent feature which i am happy about! Now if they would only have more horror options! :)
  13. gene
    CPAG is back!
  14. gene
    yes to initially add an apartment or condo component would have been very smart...
  15. gene
    Here is even more info and pictures regarding the new place Rocambolesc Gelateria taking over where Executive Baskets was (adjacent to Urbe and next to Singkran: https://houston.eater.com/2022/2/22/22944906/barcelona-ice-cream-shop-rocambolesc-uptown-park-houston
  16. gene
    AMEN TO THAT @j_cuevas713! It really is the coolest place and cant wait to see what they do in and around it...
  17. gene
    Update above! but wow site is up and the photos are awesome: https://trufusion.com/houston/pre-sale/ (but yikes...that monthly charge is also killing me...)
  18. gene
    i was driving by this past weekend and also thought something was going on...however there were people on the patio and inside drinking coffee etc... so i just called and nope, not closed, not being remodeled...they said that is just their new shading...OY...it definitely makes it looked either closed or under construction. They need to print Blacksmith on the "awning (?)" to make it look more like a permanent part of the building. btw i am excited for the adjacent lot to begin work, what is taking so long?
  19. gene
    wow love the look!
  20. gene
    i was hoping for some Girbaud's or some Cavaricci's... 😛
  21. gene
    Wait what about Chess King and Merry Go Round though!!!???!!!
  22. gene
    With workers there nonstop 5 to 6 days a week, www.uchiko.com now has a large Coming Soon banner on their portion of the building however reports still say Fall 2022...i wonder if they are trying to make a summer opening afterall?
  23. gene
    honestly the design reminds me more of a chipotle...🤪
  24. gene
    Charming? yes. Uncomfortable? yes haha i understand though...although i sincerely say as much as i loved the theater in general, those upstairs screenings were the worst screenings of my life due to the reasons i mentioned so i was always so happy or at least relieved when a movie i wanted to see was playing downstairs. and oh my gosh that bar!!! haha...yeah it was interesting to say the least...
  25. gene
    Another article here about the theater...i wonder if they would want to make it be a 1 or 2 theater instead of the 3 it was....i seriously hated the upstairs theaters with the odd angles and small uncomfortable seats... so either open back up the upstairs to be a balcony as it was or turn those 2 tiny theaters into 1 theater that way there would be 2 theaters total. One of the most exciting things though is that i am sure (i hope anyway) that they will replace all seats with wider and more comfortable seats..like the ones they have here: just basic information here: https://www.houstoniamag.com/news-and-city-life/2022/02/star-cinema-grill-river-oaks-theater-houston 💯
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