Former Fast Food Locations in Texas

[JLWM8609]

Apologies if it's already been covered, but what was at the corner of MLK Jr. and 610? Looks like a Burger King.

 

It was.

[IronTiger]

Oh, I was going to update it again before end of October. Oh well, not happening.

It looks like Goode Hamburger Co. was a Taco Bell.

[IronTiger]

Ringing in the new year with an update!

Here's what's new:

- Some Houston chains like JoJo's and Champs

- Burger King circa 1998 in Houston

- The Grandy's and their addresses in Houston

- Bennigan's at their peak

- some other stuff I didn't go over

Is it worth the three month wait? Unfortunately not...but next update will feature more non-Houston ones!

See here: http://carbon-izer.s3.amazonaws.com/projects/former/fff.html

Edited January 1, 2015 by IronTiger

[brucesw]

Working on some on the SW side, but some questions:

 

What was the difference between Champs and Champps? 

 

Was Champs earlier known as Terry's or something?

 

Which chain had the train running around on a ledge beneath the ceiling?

 

I hadn't realized JoJo's was a local chain.  Was there any connection to Champs.

 

There was a Taco Bueno at ca. 3810 S. Gessner, intersection Westpark, west side of the street.  After TB pulled out, the building became a dentists office or loan office or something but has now been demolished.  A strip center occupies the space between where the TB was and Westpark that contains a Tortilleria La Reyna, with parking on the south of the building rather than along Gessner.  The TB would have sat in the parking lot, very close to the La Reyna.

 

There was a Taco Bueno at ca. 8767 S. Gessner.  When TB pulled out, Taqueria Arandas occupied the building without much alteration at first but later a paint job.  Years later, the TA was razed and a larger restaurant was built on the back of the site.  Last year the TA closed and within the last few months a Don Rey Mexican restaurant has moved in.

 

An L-shaped center was built on the lot s. of where the TB stood.  I can't remember what was there when it was TB.

 

https://www.google.com/maps/@29.6858302,-95.5285299,3a,75y,90h,90t/data=!3m4!1e1!3m2!1s92McQ-TF6kujKWXErS_7Ig!2e0

 

The China House Restaurant @ 8797 S. Gessner, corner of Jason (?) was originally a Captain D's.

[IronTiger]

Champs was the one with the trains. Champps is the restaurant in Uptown.

It's possible Jojo's wasn't a local chain, but it did have several Houston locations.

[ernie5823]

I don't know if your intent was not to go back to the '50s & '60s, but you've missed many from that era. Here are a few that I can remember.

1. MacDonalds (sp?) the Houston original - one on Main , another on South Park/MLK next to King Center Twin theater, maybe others I can't remember from 50+ years ago. "Real" drive - ins with carhops that served beer.
2. Prices (NOT Princes) was, I believe, a local chain, a walk-up, sit at picnic tables or in your car that sold a product identical to current Mickey Ds burgers & fries. I remember $.19 burgers, $.12 fries, $.10 cokes & apple pies. There was one at Belfort & South Park/MLK, one in Pasadena somewhere, one on Jensen (I think) as well as others around town. 
3. The Texan was another carhop drive in, similar to MacDonalds. There was one right ay the 69th Street Bridge and one on Hempstead Road.
4. The Ranger, another carhop drive in on Telephone Road, at about where the Loop now crosses.
5. The Winkler, a carhop drive in at about Winkler & Telephone, across from the drive in theater.

I'll try to think of more, if you're interested, but that's a start.

[ChannelTwoNews]

It's possible Jojo's wasn't a local chain, but it did have several Houston locations.

 

I didn't think that Jojos was a local chain, but the only local one that sticks out to me was the one on the Seawall in Galveston. I think it's the Denny's there now. The only one I'd ever eaten at was in Irving on the Airport Freeway back in the late 90s, though I'm doubtful the strip center it was in is even there anymore.

 

One chain I hadn't noticed on the list at this point was Toddle House / Steak 'n Egg Kitchen. Just thinking of both as one entity due to their common ownership at the end of the run, and a lot of their promotions at least for coupons and such mentioned both restaurants in the same space.

 

I was also wondering if your list of chains will include those that are in travel plazas or convenience stores.

 

When I get the chance I'll try to get together a list of the various locations for Richmond & Rosenberg. I can definitely help out on that part at least.

Edited January 3, 2015 by ChannelTwoNews

[brucesw]

Yes, I think Jo Jo’s was not just local; I wondered too about Toddle House, etc.  There is lots of good info in the Historic Houston forum about past restaurants, too, not just in the Defunct Restaurants thread.  That forum used to be one of the most active on HAIF and there were lots of contributors who knew a lot about Houston.

I see upthread where it’s been suggested the Champs were formerly named Jim’s.  I’m remembering the name Terry’s from someplace but can’t pin it down.  

Jim’s/Terry’s/Champs - whatever -- there was one at ca. 6475 Hillcroft, on the V-shaped tract formed by the intersection of Westward and Hillcroft.  This is the first I went to and that was possibly before the name change the first time I went.  

After it closed and was razed, a large Conoco station went in there with a large C store that seemed to me to be a copy of the large Stop and Go Corner Market formats.

The Street View from just last September shows an Exxon station there.

https://www.google.com/maps/@29.7108576,-95.4931976,3a,75y,338.7h,90t/data=!3m4!1e1!3m2!1sXMBLNjlSD1K4Q9ml8fwE1A!2e0

The El Ranchero Restaurant at 5300 N. Braeswood was originally a Champ’s.  I remember being surprised seeing it there because that’s not anywhere near as heavily traveled a thoroughfare as the other locations I knew about; that one would really be just a neighborhood café.  After Champs closed that became Pastine; there is still a listing for Pastine on Menuism or one of those sites which lists it as Italian, Mexican and Pizza.  It never seemed to do any business but lasted for quite a few years.  El Ranchero moved in 5 or 6 years ago, perhaps.

http://www.elrancherohouston.com/

There was a Champs in the parking lot of the Academy at 8236 S. Gessner at 59.  There was a Mobil station on the corner, facing the frontage road, which is now a garage/used car lot.  The Champs backed right up to the back of the gas station and faced north, not Gessner.  I went in there once, not long before it closed.  There was no parking directly in front of the restaurant.  You had to park elsewhere in the lot and walk and that driveway could be very busy at times.

https://www.google.com/maps/@29.6885879,-95.5318034,3a,75y,180h,91.75t/data=!3m4!1e1!3m2!1sv4W7m7ECcN5Ff--7wMOESQ!2e0!6m1!1e1

You have a Champs on the SW corner of S. Wilcrest and 59, now an Exxon station.  Yes, but that was originally a Jo Jo’s.  That’s why I asked if there was any connection.  I went there once, after the name change.  That is the only location I remember seeing a train which is why I asked which chain that was.

The Jo Jo’s faced south, into the parking lot of the big strip center (Marshall’s, Carter’s Gun Country, etc.), not Wilcrest or the frontage road.  The driveway into the parking lot was the first one south of the frontage road.  It's been altered so it's impossible for me to get my bearings looking at the street view.  There was room for one row of parking directly in front of the building, separated by a sidewalk, small strip of sod, and shrubbery.  Note both the freeway and frontage road have been widened.
 

You can look at these on Historic Aerials but many of the shots are very difficult to make out.  You can see however that the Hillcroft, N. Braeswood and S. Gessner buildings had a similar shape with a point to one end of the roof.  The building on S.Wilcrest was square.  The best one to look at is the 2002 image of the S. Gessner location which shows the building there.  By 2004 it is gone completely.  The 1981 image of Hillcroft is probably the best one to look at for that store; that’s about the time I went there I think.  It shows parking in front of the building, in fact, on every side except Westward.  I hadn’t been able to remember if you could park right in front of that one because of the tapering lot but the restaurant is farther from the tip than I remembered.

Edited January 3, 2015 by brucesw

[IronTiger]

I don't know if your intent was not to go back to the '50s & '60s, but you've missed many from that era. Here are a few that I can remember.

• MacDonalds (sp?) the Houston original - one on Main , another on South Park/MLK next to King Center Twin theater, maybe others I can't remember from 50+ years ago. "Real" drive - ins with carhops that served beer.
• Prices (NOT Princes) was, I believe, a local chain, a walk-up, sit at picnic tables or in your car that sold a product identical to current Mickey Ds burgers & fries. I remember $.19 burgers, $.12 fries, $.10 cokes & apple pies. There was one at Belfort & South Park/MLK, one in Pasadena somewhere, one on Jensen (I think) as well as others around town. 
• The Texan was another carhop drive in, similar to MacDonalds. There was one right ay the 69th Street Bridge and one on Hempstead Road.
• The Ranger, another carhop drive in on Telephone Road, at about where the Loop now crosses.
• The Winkler, a carhop drive in at about Winkler & Telephone, across from the drive in theater.

I'll try to think of more, if you're interested, but that's a start.

It's not that I'm uninterested in the 1950s or 1960s...some of the things sevfiv gave me have been gone for years, but more interested in national or regional chains. That's not to say some local chains aren't there, but some largely forgotten drive-ins without even addresses or extant buildings aren't going to be on there. The list was modeled after a similar project in Michigan, which I don't think did really old restaurants either.

I didn't think that Jojos was a local chain, but the only local one that sticks out to me was the one on the Seawall in Galveston. I think it's the Denny's there now. The only one I'd ever eaten at was in Irving on the Airport Freeway back in the late 90s, though I'm doubtful the strip center it was in is even there anymore.

 

One chain I hadn't noticed on the list at this point was Toddle House / Steak 'n Egg Kitchen. Just thinking of both as one entity due to their common ownership at the end of the run, and a lot of their promotions at least for coupons and such mentioned both restaurants in the same space.

 

I was also wondering if your list of chains will include those that are in travel plazas or convenience stores.

 

When I get the chance I'll try to get together a list of the various locations for Richmond & Rosenberg. I can definitely help out on that part at least.

Oh, so Jojo's was in Dallas-Fort Worth as well? Fascinating. My ~1998 listings do include D-FW and smaller cities too. Other restaurants (Steak N Egg) not on the list don't necessarily mean they won't be added, as Jojo's was a fairly late addition too. I don't want to get too wrapped up in Houston-area ones, Dallas is another treasure trove of old stuff (that's why this is in Off Topic instead of Historic Houston because of that difference, which also partially replies to the other message too). In fact, on a recent trip to D-FW, I caught a good view of a Red Line, which looked nearly identical to one that used to be in College Station.

Yes, travel plazas and gas stations DO count...there's a Denny's in a truck stop (Vidor, IIRC) that was included (and I do remember that one distinctly from a trip in 2006...not that I ate there, but I went there...and I was dumbfounded by a gas station/hotel combo. Or a Shell in Navasota that gradually lost its Domino's AND Popeyes. Or...you get the idea.

[ArchMemoH]

more former jack in the box

 

 

5602 richmond @ chimney rock now titlemax

[ArchMemoH]

Where was the Burger King at Veterans Memorial and Spears? It doesn't seem to be easily identifiable. To the northeast is nothing, northwest is a strip center with a gas station canopy, southwest is a gas station, and southeast is more stores, all in a strip mall configuration.

I have, however, figured out the Burger King at Town & Country Village: it was in a strip center at the northeast corner of West Belt Road/Sam Houston Tollway and Queensbury Lane. It shared the space with a Bonanza. This building was extant until around the time the rest of Town & Country Mall was demolished.

Just south of it was another building of a much newer vintage that appeared to be a chain restaurant of some sort.

 

Burger King was in Spears, now a soul food restaurant

[ArchMemoH]

I just called the Jack In The Box corporate office, and they gave out a list of former locations.

 

 

 

601) 5850 King @ Browncroft; razed to Chevron

602) 4801 Almeda @ Arbor; remodeled Fitch Florist

603) 8203 Long Point @ Hillendahl; a restaraunt

605) 1902 North Main @ Hogan; razed to Dollar$ & Deal$

607) 3400 Old Spanish Trail @ Scott; razed to Texaco

608) 2703 Hillcroft @ Meadowglen; razed and replaced with 3625

610) 501 West Southmore @ Miami; remodeled Taqueria Sol de Jacisco

611) 11041 Chimney Rock @ West Bellfort; razed to Auto Zone

612) 1204 Spencer @ Perez; razed to Laredo National Bank, BBVA Compass Bank

613) 5302 Airline @ Tidwell; razed to a strip center

614) 12310 Kingsride @ Gessner; remodeled Papa Joe's BBQ, razed to Starbucks

616) 4302 Westheimer @ Midlane; razed to Bo Concept

617) 9310 Stella Link @ South Loop West; razed to parking lot of Discount Tire Company

619) 6109 Kirby @ Rice; remodeled Village Flowery/River Oaks Plant House

622) 2602 Shepherd @ Westheimer; razed to strip center

623) 1041 Uvalde @ East Freeway; Lone Star Title Loans

626) ?

628) 902 Decker @ West Texas; Pineapple Express

636) 6901 Bellfort @ Wayside; was Cash Money Tax Services, empty

638) 2203 Strawberry @ Cherry Brook; Star Old Fashioned Hamburgers & Shrimp Galley

639) 703 11st Street @ Stagg; Baskin Robbins

642) 14500 Memorial @ Dairy Ashford; was General Joe's Chopstix, razed to Burger King

643) 18001 El Camino Real @ Nasa; was Fish & Chicken, Daddio'z Pizza

648) 5145 Gulfway @ Dryen; was Yvonne's Mexican Imports, was G & Y Auto Sales, M & B Auto Sales

650) 1100 Jefferson @ San Jacinto; razed to Sacred Heart School

652) 4302 Lockwood @ Cavalcade; razed to Auto Zone

655) 10450 Fuqua @ Behmer; razed to Domino's Pizza

656) 11602 Bellaire @ Belle Park; was Belle Park Auto Sales; razed to strip center

657) 1406 Nederland @ 14th Street; remodeled Cook's Nursery

661) 109 Highway 6 @ Katy Freeway; razed to the Highway 6 lanes

662) 3333 Red Bluff @ Orel; Lone Star Title Loans

682) 2200 Navarro @ Park; Texas Seafood

688) 1136 Dallas @ West Davis; empty

699) 20363 Katy Freeway; razed to NTB

3604) 1603 West Main @ Gulf Freeway; Title Max

3607) 801 Main Street @ Rusk; inside a building

3610) 5602 Richmond @ Chimney Rock; Title Max

3611) 5104 Kirby @ Westpark; remodeled for Amazon Grill

3637) 5850 Eastex Freeway @ Dowlen; remodeled Mattress Firm

3649) 15802 Northwest Freeway @ Senate; razed for the Northwest Freeway lanes

3651) 7203 East Freeway @ Highway 62; empty

3900) 17203 East Freeway @ Magnolia; Franklin Motors

3902) 2501 Clinton @ Galena Manor; was Boston Seafood Steakhouse, Texas Star BBQ

3916) 601 Highway 146 @ 7th Street; Nautic

3926) 160 Main @ Allen/Raider; empty

3996) ?

4703) ?

4712) 2395 Texas @ Glynn; empty

[ArchFan]

Is that list just of former locations?  I think the one at 2001 North Shepherd is still there and is the first JIB I ever saw in Houston, at least as far back as the early 60s.   

[IronTiger]

Jack In The Box store #629 just closed

 

 

3401 Ella @ Kempwood

Thanks! That should be 3425 Kempwood...I posted earlier (but it didn't register for some reason) that many (but not all) of the addresses listed above aren't correct for reasons unknown

[SpaceGhost]

A few things of the top of my head,

 

The Jack in the Box that's at 610 and San Felipe was originally at Westheimer and Mid Lane. The building was one of the old style "tal, small foot printl" JITB restaurants. It was torn down and a furniture store called "Surprises" was built, which later became Bo Concept which recently closed along with everything else in that shopping center on Mid Lane.

 

The Goode Company Taqueria on Kirby was originally a Del Taco.

 

The current Del Taco on Westheimer was previously a KFC. After the KFC closed it became a place called "Window Magic". The building has been the same throughout with Del Taco using a bunch of the original KFC building features like the metal overhang roof, the original front door location, and the original drive thru window placement.

 

The Taco Cabana at 3007 S. Shepherd opened as a Rally's I could of sworn that at one point it was a Taco Cabana but I can't find anything to corroborate that.

[SpaceGhost]

Should I list the Del Taco locations?

 

IronTiger may already have them, but I'd like to see the list!

[IronTiger]

Should I list the Del Taco locations?

OK, go ahead

[IronTiger]

OK, go ahead

The lists are cool but a lot of times the addresses are off in the last two digits. Don't know why.

[IronTiger]

Should I list the former Safeway locations

Along with the television studio locations

Church's closed down on Bellaire @ Belle park, behind the former JITB, DQ, & KFC

You already listed the Safeway locations, twice, and no, I don't want to hear the television studio locations again

[IronTiger]

It's for you own good IronTiger, we want to see the future, Westpark Drive aganist Kirby Drive and El Camino Real.

Should we talk about 5500 El Camino Del Rey apartments?

what

[ArchMemoH]

the list of the former kentucky fried chicken locations

 

 

 

104 Dominik Drive, 77840 (Shiraz Shish Kabob)

203 East Crosstimbers, 77022 (razed)

301 West Gray, 77019 (razed)

363 North Sam Houston East, 77060 ?

415 Sheldon, 77511 (Church's)

604 West Little York, 77091 (moved to 601 West Little York, Auto Insurance/Ace American Cash Express)

727 West Mount Houston, 77037 (was Pizza Inn, Cricket)

804 North FM 1960 West, 77090 (Ace American Cash Express)

904 North Shepherd, 77007 (El Rey)

907 Edgebrook, 77034 (moved to 10527 Gulf Freeway, Taqueria Taconmadre)

927 Nasa, 77058 (razed)

927 North Interstate 35, 78666 (Fuego Grill)

927 West Sam Houston West, 77024 ?

1004 Hogan, 77002 (remodeled to La Casa Bakery & Cafe)

1004 Decker, 77520 (Taqueria Rositas)

1203 West 11th, 77008 (Bakery Donuts)

1204 South, 77503 (Taqueria Agaves)

1270 Uvalde, 77015 (Titlemax)

1412 North Gessner, 77080 (Ace American Cash Express)

1516 1st, 77338 (Sonic)

1816 West Waco Drive, 76701 (Adriana, Jeanette, Sam's Southern Eatery)

1850 Hamilton, 77003 (Natto)

2002 Yale, 77008 (moved to 2701 Yale, Quizno's)

2222 Alexander, 77520 (Telepager)

2271 Clinton, 77547 (Shipley Donuts)

2310 North Gessner, 77080 (moved to 2763 North Gessner)

2327 Jensen, 77026 (was Mr. Burger, empty)

2412 Elgin, 77004 (Navy Seafood)

2512 University, 77005 (razed)

2604 West FM 1960 East, 77073 (razed to Mr. Sticker)

2804 Collingsworth, 77026 (city games)

3030 Highway 30, 77340 (Tinsley's)

3102 Seawall, 77550 (Splash Bar)

3207 Spencer, 77504 (Titlemax)

3270 Telephone, 77023 (razed)

3358 Ella, 77018 (moved to 3000 Ella, El Rey)

3701 North Main, 77009 (El Taquito Rico)

3801 Harrisburg, 77003 )Taqueria El Charro)

4003 Montrose, 77006 (Dirk's Coffee Shop)

4258 West Highway 6 North, 77084 (Frank's Grill)

4318 Almeda, 77004 (Green Seed Vegan)

4318 Westheimer, 77027 (Quizno's)

4412 West Fuqua, 77045 (moved to 4036 West Fuqua, Shipley Donuts)

4635 Telephone, 77087 (Tortilleria Tiaxcali/Galaxy Auto Insurance)

4642 Scott, 77004 (empty)

4701 Kempwood, 77092 (Checks Cashed)

4827 North FM 1960 West, 77090 (moved to 4419 North FM 1960 West, Arby's)

5051 Griggs, 77021 (Louisiana Fish House)

5328 Antonie, 77091 (House of Fries)

5328 North Shepherd, 77091 (razed)

5351 West Bellfort, 77035 (was Blockbuster Video, TitleMax)

5852 Westheimer, 77057 ?

5951 Bellaire, 77081 (moved to 6004 Hillcroft, was Timmy Chan's, razed)

5951 Lyons, 77020 (was Lyons Seafood, razed)

6805 Greenbriar, 77030 (What a Burger)

7016 Lawndale, 77023 (Lawndale Fish Market)

7071 Beechnut, 77036 (Hartz)

7203 South Loop East, 77087 (razed)

7501 Harrisburg, 77012 (razed)

7603 MLK, 77033 (razed)

7701 West Bellfort, 77071 (Bakery Donuts)

7802 East Bellfort, 77061 (remodeled to Burger King)

7802 Long Point, 77055 (razed and moved to 7904 Long Point)

8601 Beechnut, 77036 (moved to 9904 Beechnut, razed for defunct Eckerd)

8601 Jensen, 77093 (shipley Donuts)

8904 Westheimer, 77063 (Del Taco)

9107 Long Point, 77055 (Tornado Taco)

9203 Cullen, 77051 (moved to 9271 Cullen)

9863 Homestead, 77016 (Timmy Chan's)

10516 Eastex Freeway, 77093 (razed)

10527 South Post Oak, 77035 (Shipley Donuts)

10704 West Bellfort, 77099 (moved to 12516 Southwest Freeway, Mar Azul)

10927 East Fuqua, 77089 (razed to Walgreen's)

11104 Airline, 77037 (Pollos Asados El Regio)

11301 Veterans Memorial, 77032 (razed and moved to 12036 Veterans Memorial)

11544 Bellaire, 77072 (Belle Park Dental Center)

12144 Bissonnet, 77099 (Frank's Grill)

14258 South Post Oak, 77045 (Variedades Pasaquina)

16604 El Camino Real, 77058 (Colosseum)

[mkultra25]

There's also a JITB at 3425 Ella Blvd, near the intersection of Ella and W. 34th and Waltrip High School. It was one of the old-style JITB restaurants, which is apparent when you look at it despite some modest updates. 

 

Just noticed last week that this JITB has closed - signage has been removed and leasing contact info posted. It had been in operation for over 40 years, and was the last one I'm aware of locally that still retained the appearance of the old-style "boxy" stores despite the updates over the years. My wife commented that she'd heard that it was one of the poorest-performing locations in the chain, which I found surprising given its close proximity to Waltrip.

 

Not the same one, but the building resembled this one:

 

Edited September 16, 2015 by mkultra25

[SpaceGhost]

Just noticed last week that this JITB has closed - signage has been removed and leasing contact info posted. It had been in operation for over 40 years, and was the last one I'm aware of locally that still retained the appearance of the old-style "boxy" stores despite the updates over the years. My wife commented that she'd heard that it was one of the poorest-performing locations in the chain, which I found surprising given its close proximity to Waltrip.

 

Not the same one, but the building resembled this one:

 

 

Dang.. too bad. Some locations exist with modified box architecture. Like this one. Dunno if any other true box styles exist.

[Urbannizer]

Jack in The Box - Webster

 

Location at 18003 El Camino Real razed in 2014 for an Exxon Gas Station/King Fuels food store.

 

Whataburger - La Marque

 

This location at 1004 FM1764 will be closing sometime this year as a new location just nearby is nearing completion.

 

Schlotzsky's - Austin

 

A location at 1915 Guadalupe St. shut down mid-2014 to make way for a new UT campus building.

 

Taco Cabana - Austin

 

This location at 211 South Lamar closed March 2015 for a new residential development.

 

Arby's - Austin

 

Former location at 13376 N Hwy 183, now The Coffee Bean & Tea Leaf. Closed in 2011.

 

Location at 1715 Guadalupe St. demolished in early 2013 for UT student housing,

 

Texasdelphia - Austin

 

This location at 2422 Guadalupe St. shuttered mid-2013. The building itself sat vacant until it was later torn down mid-2015 by Urban Outfitters.

[IronTiger]

Just noticed last week that this JITB has closed - signage has been removed and leasing contact info posted. It had been in operation for over 40 years, and was the last one I'm aware of locally that still retained the appearance of the old-style "boxy" stores despite the updates over the years. My wife commented that she'd heard that it was one of the poorest-performing locations in the chain, which I found surprising given its close proximity to Waltrip.

Not the same one, but the building resembled this one:

I've been told this location has been closed since March.

[Urbannizer]

I was told by a friend that there use to be a Domino's at 2301 Broadway and 2726 61st St in Galveston. I don't recall ever seeing them in person but the link below confirms their former existence at the bottom of the page. The 2301 Broadway location is a Washateria, and the latter was housed in a small strip center (still there, but don't know the exact space, all are occupied).

 

https://pizza.dominos.com/texas/galveston/77550/

[ArchMemoH]

jack in the box

 

5804 MLK, 77033

4801 Almeda, 77004

8327 Long Point, 77055

1902 North Main, 77009

2727 Hillcroft, 77057

3410 Old Spanish Trail, 77021

527 West Southmore, 77502

5310 West Bellfort, 77035

1270 Spencer, 77587

5302 Airline, 77022

12310 Kingsride, 77024

4302 Westheimer, 77027

9310 Stella Link, 77025

6109 Kirby, 77005

2602 South Shepherd, 77098

1041 Uvalde, 77015

902 Decker, 77520

3409 Ella, 77018

6901 East Bellfort, 77087

2249 Strawberry, 77502

763 11th, 77706

14502 Memorial, 77079

18041 El Camino Real, 77058

5127 Gulfway, 77642

1104 Jefferson, 77002

5410 Cavacalde, 77026

10804 Beamer, 77089

11602 Bellaire, 77072

1410 Nederland, 77627

163 West Highway 6 South, 77079

3327 Red Bluff, 77503

2222 South Navarro, 77901

2804 North, 75965

1190 West Dallas, 77301

20251 Katy Freeway, 77450

1601 West Main, 77573

801 Main, 77002

5602 Richmond, 77057

5104 Kirby, 77098

5832 Eastex Freeway, 77708

15804 Northwest Freeway, 77040

7251 East Freeway, 77630

17203 East Freeway, 77530

2583 Clinton, 77527

631 Highway 146, 77565

160 Main, 77657

2327 Texas, 77611

[ArchMemoH]

Pizza Hut

 

107 North Alexander, 77520 (Baytown Seafood)

123 FM 517 West, 77539 (moved to 25310 Gulf Freeway and became Lone Star Title Loans)

222 South Seguin, 78130 (Tapatio)

327 North FM 1960 West (was Taqueria Arandas which moved to 251 North FM 1960 West, then became Fastsigns)

363 South Mason, 77450 (was Khun Noi, then it became Dickey's, now razed)

400 West Main Street, 77573 (Estaban's)

403 Sheldon, 77530 (Taqueria Jalisco)

403 Winkler, 77087 (888)

412 North Friendswood, 77546 (Potter's)

527 South La Salle, 77868 (Psalms)

712 Seawall, 77550 (razed)

727 East Ben White, 78704 (Tekila's)

500 South Washington, 77327 (moved to 512 South Washington and became Cleveland Hearing Aid Center)

803 Dixie, 77531

907 Mulberry, 77515 (Chef Mark Anthony)

1050 West Rankin #120, 77067 (moved to 15004 Ella)

1070 Old Highway, 77304

1227 Bay Area, 77058 (Cafe Mawal)

1227 South Gordon, 77511 (moved to 1541 South Highway 6 East and became Chinese Buffet)

1270 Lakeridge #4, 77340

1301 Sam Houston, 77901 (empty)

1403 Heights, 77008 (moved to 3638 Katy Freeway and became Pink's Pizza)

1604 North Frazier, 77301 (Joe's)

1700 11th, 77340 #311414

1807 McCullough, 78212 (Chapala Jalisco)

1830 North Gessner, 77080 (moved to 2004 North Gessner to former Denny's and became Taqueria Arandas which moved to 1632 North Gessner, then razed to Auto Zone)

1944 Fry Road, 77450 (moved next door to 1936 Fry Road and became Guerrero Meat Market & Bakery)

2104 Texas, 77611 (Pinehurst)

2203 Hillcroft, 77057 (Roegels Barbecue)

2312 South Shepherd, 77098 (moved to 1227 Westheimer and was Teriyaki Buffet, and razed)

2316 North Main, 77581 (moved to 2716 West Broadway and became Pearland Medical Clinic)

2400 Bellaire, 77030 (Sushi Rock)

2427 61st, 77551 (razed and moved to 2703 61st, then 4904 Seawall)

312022) 2604 South Richey, 77017 (moved to 2004 South Richey)

2604 Texas 6 Business, 77802 (Trevino Smith)

2636 Nasa Blvd #1, 77586 (Floppy Pets)

2709 61st, 77551 (moved to 4904 Seawall)

2712 Cypress Point, 77459 (Bahá'l Community Center attached to 2716)

3109 Edgar Brown, 77630 (Luigi's)

3127 Briarcrest, 77802 (moved to 3001 Braircrest)

3271 South Main, 77477 (stafford grill)

3312 Spencer, 77504 (razed)

3327 Mangum, 77091 (Texas Car Title Loans)

3604 East 29th, 77802

3847 Aldine Mail Road, 77039 (Taqueria Village)

3951 Bellaire, 77025 (razed to CVS and moved to 4003 Bellaire)

4004 West Fuqua, 77045 (was inside KFC, moved to 4401 West Fuqua)

4160 Lake Houston, 77339 (razed)

4327 West Highway 6 North, 77084 (moved to 4902 West Highway 6 North and became Clay Road Pawn)

4410 Ave H, 77471 (4G Cell)

4709 Calhoun, 77004 (moved to 4827 Calhoun and became Chinese Star)

5009 North Shepherd, 77091 (Ablebody Labor)

5270 Gulfway, 77642

5275 Everhart, 78411 (Texas Car Title)

5303 Aldine Mail, 77039 (Express)

5412 Antoine, 77091 (moved to 5310 Antoine and became Timmy Chan's #12)

5416 West Military, 78242 (Tequila Jalisco)

5716 Lockwood, 77026 (Express)

6009 West Cypress Creek West, 77069

6360 Highway 90, 77498

6603 South Gessner, 77036 (Check Cashed, moved to 8740 Bellaire)

6666 West Highway 6 South, 77083 (moved to 3302 West Highway 6 South)

6904 Spencer, 77505 (moved to 6893 Spencer and became Burger Tex)

6940 North FM 1960 East, 77346 (razed to Panda Express and moved to 6360 North FM 1960 East)

7031 Fondren, 77036 (razed)

7516 Hillcroft, 77081

7627 West Bellfort, 77071 (moved to 8400 West Bellfort and became Timmy Chan's)

7809 Fulton, 77022 (razed and moved to 4400 North Freeway)

7935 West FM 1960, 77068

7940 North Shepherd, 77088 (razed to Secret Cabaret)

8401 Long Point, 77055 (Citgo)

8527 Bissonnet, 77074 (check Cashed, moved to 7016 Bissonnet)

8635 East Tidwell, 77028 (razed and moved to 20045 North Freeway)

8804 Stella Link, 77025 (Wild Kitchen)

8888 West Sam Houston South, 77099 (inside Auchan)

9400 Homestead, 77016 (Acme Fish Market)

9409 Interstate 45 South, 77380

9516 Kempwood, 77080 (Associaton for Retarded Citizens)

9513 Westheimer, 77063 (razed to Burger King replaced with 9601 and moved to 9363 Richmond in 89')

10216 Telephone, 77075 (was House of Sound, now remodeled and empty)

10709 West Bellfort, 77099 (moved to 11631 West Airport and became HHH gameroom)

10904 Fuqua, 77089 (Wok D'lite)

11070 Airline, 77037 (Family Dollar)

11070 Westheimer, 77042 (razed to Walgreen's and moved to 10545 Westheimer)

11271 Huffmeister, 77065 (was Lone Star Seafood, now Food Pantry)

11830 Bellaire, 77072 (moved to 12004 Bellaire and became Taqueria Cazadores)

12351 Kingsride, 77024 (Eatfitters)

12416 South Post Oak, 77035 (remodled to Pretty Fleet Auto Sales)

13703 Tomball Parkway, 77086 (was Taqueria Arandas #28, now Las Ranas Taqueria)

14602 Woodforest, 77015 (Baytown Seafood)

15827 Bellaire, 77083 (Grace Christian Fellowship Ministry)

16666 Stuebner Airline, 77430 (razed to Hartz)

17563 Kuykendahl, 77379 (razed and moved to 18527 Kuykendahl)

21127 Aldine Westfield, 77073 (remodeled to Redeemed Christian Church)

21332 North Freeway, 77373 (was Godfather's Pizza, then became Greek Pizza)

27160 Glen Loch, 77381 (Pizza Tonight)

27316 Robinson, 77373 (razed)

[ChannelTwoNews]

Meant to provide this list of former Houston-area Taco Bueno locations from the December 1986-87 Greater Houston business pages.

 

Houston

1460 Blalock

8980 Clearwood 

3804 S. Gessner 

8767 S. Gessner

19910 Park Row

 

La Porte

117 SH 146 S.

 

Pasadena

5425 Red Bluff 

302 Southmore

3122 Spencer Hwy

1212 Starkey

[SpaceGhost]

Meant to provide this list of former Houston-area Taco Bueno locations from the December 1986-87 Greater Houston business pages.

 

Houston

1460 Blalock

8980 Clearwood 

3804 S. Gessner 

8767 S. Gessner

19910 Park Row

 

La Porte

117 SH 146 S.

 

Pasadena

5425 Red Bluff 

302 Southmore

3122 Spencer Hwy

1212 Starkey

 

Wow I had no idea Taco Bueno operated in the Houston area.. does anyone know how/why the chain failed down here? Can't find anything in The Chron about it..