heights_yankee Posted May 20, 2012 Share Posted May 20, 2012 If you are like me and really enjoy a good steak and great service, this might be the best food news in the Heights everKillen's coming to the Heights Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JCR Posted August 7, 2012 Share Posted August 7, 2012 If you are like me and really enjoy a good steak and great service, this might be the best food news in the Heights everKillen's coming to the HeightsNot anymore. Killen's bailed. Word is that building is going to become a doctors office. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
heights_yankee Posted August 7, 2012 Share Posted August 7, 2012 Not anymore. Killen's bailed. Word is that building is going to become a doctors office.Wow. That sucks. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kylejack Posted August 7, 2012 Share Posted August 7, 2012 Not anymore. Killen's bailed. Word is that building is going to become a doctors office.Any source on this? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kylejack Posted August 7, 2012 Share Posted August 7, 2012 Not anymore. Killen's bailed. Word is that building is going to become a doctors office.Still don't know who your source is, but they're apparently wrong.Per Ronnie Killen on an Eater comment:The second floor of the building was always going to be Dr offices. We are still working on the lease. I have already purchased grills, granite, carpet, tile, china, stemware. The city takes a lot longer than I had originally thought. My bad. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pleak Posted August 7, 2012 Share Posted August 7, 2012 Floyd now has a restaurant in Webster. in the old boat shaped buiding in front of Garden Ridge Pottery and the Burlington Coat Factory (old Hydroponic Fiesta). 528 at 45. Still great food. get there before it somooow gets chainified as well.They just opened a new location in Sugarland about 2 months ago. In the parking lot of the mall between JCPenneys and the Methodist Hospital. It's in a building that appears to be cursed as arestaurant location. Ruby Tuesday first built their for their 2nd (or third) failed attempt to break into the area. Then another restaurant opened for about a year, then caught fire. Now this.I know this is a thread about the Heights - sorry for the diversion, but I had no idea who Floyd's Cajun Seafood was until I read this thread. Now I will have to go try it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
heights_yankee Posted August 8, 2012 Share Posted August 8, 2012 Still don't know who your source is, but they're apparently wrong.Per Ronnie Killen on an Eater comment:Excellent. Excellent. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
s3mh Posted September 11, 2012 Share Posted September 11, 2012 Still don't know who your source is, but they're apparently wrong.Per Ronnie Killen on an Eater comment:It turns out that Killen has ditched the Heights:http://www.theleadernews.com/?p=1832http://houston.culturemap.com/newsdetail/09-10-12-killens-steakhouse-in-the-heights-is-dead-is-the-stella-sola-space-doomed/After this, I cannot imagine who would want to take a shot at that space. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SilverJK Posted September 11, 2012 Share Posted September 11, 2012 After this, I cannot imagine who would want to take a shot at that space.Maybe some of the people already lined up trying to make offers/deals? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
s3mh Posted September 11, 2012 Share Posted September 11, 2012 Maybe some of the people already lined up trying to make offers/deals?Lightening doesn't strike twice. There aren't that many Ronnie Killens out there, much less people looking for a space for a very high end restaurant. The problems Killen had with the landlords are not going to go away with a new tenant. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kylejack Posted September 11, 2012 Share Posted September 11, 2012 It seems the city is a factor as well, since they're imposing new parking requirements on restaurants. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RedScare Posted September 11, 2012 Share Posted September 11, 2012 How do we know that it was a problem landlord? Maybe Killen was being unreasonable in his demands. All I see here is that one restaurant owner was unable to come to an agreement on a lease with one landlord. There could be myriad reasons for that, only one of which could be a troublesome landlord. IF the Heights is a premier location for high end restaurants, another will take Killen's place. If it is not, then we'll see something else.Maybe Killen should check with Ainbinder. They would probably work with him and his granite. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
s3mh Posted September 11, 2012 Share Posted September 11, 2012 It seems the city is a factor as well, since they're imposing new parking requirements on restaurants.Certainly, but that would not have been a mystery to anyone and will still be an issue moving forward. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
s3mh Posted September 11, 2012 Share Posted September 11, 2012 How do we know that it was a problem landlord? Maybe Killen was being unreasonable in his demands. All I see here is that one restaurant owner was unable to come to an agreement on a lease with one landlord. There could be myriad reasons for that, only one of which could be a troublesome landlord. IF the Heights is a premier location for high end restaurants, another will take Killen's place. If it is not, then we'll see something else.Maybe Killen should check with Ainbinder. They would probably work with him and his granite.It is not every day that two big name chefs walk away from a location within four months of each other. Killen is red hot. His venture in Houston would have printed money. He already sunk real money into building out the location.Unless someone files a lawsuit, we will never know for sure. But, I wonder whether the parking dispute was because Killen may have wanted a lunch service like he does in Pearland and the landlord wanted to lease the rest of the property for business hours. Stella Sola was dinner only. High end restrantuers are a fickle bunch. I do not see them rushing in to replace Killens. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SilverJK Posted September 12, 2012 Share Posted September 12, 2012 Lightening doesn't strike twice. There aren't that many Ronnie Killens out there, much less people looking for a space for a very high end restaurant. The problems Killen had with the landlords are not going to go away with a new tenant.I've seen lightening strike a million times.... I have heard through a completely unverifiable source that several potential restauranteurs are already in talks... Killen's problems with the landlords probably won't go away your right, but someone else might not have these same problems. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tiko Posted September 14, 2012 Share Posted September 14, 2012 Saw a TABC notice in the window of the old Harold's in the Heights for "The Heights General Store". Anyone got any info? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SilverJK Posted September 14, 2012 Share Posted September 14, 2012 what happened to Torchy's? 19th street could really use an old style general store with all the old school candies and etc. That would be pretty cool. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Houston19514 Posted September 14, 2012 Share Posted September 14, 2012 (edited) what happened to Torchy's? 19th street could really use an old style general store with all the old school candies and etc. That would be pretty cool.I don't think a general store would need a TABC license. I suspect it's a bar/restaurant named The Heights General Store. Edited September 14, 2012 by Houston19514 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JJxvi Posted September 14, 2012 Share Posted September 14, 2012 Isn't it dry there? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kylejack Posted September 14, 2012 Share Posted September 14, 2012 Isn't it dry there?Correct. Down House gets around it with a private club liquor license. There's a map here as well: http://downhousehouston.wordpress.com/our-private-club-liquor-license/ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RedScare Posted September 14, 2012 Share Posted September 14, 2012 Hope it's a bar. We need a place over that way, since we no longer go to Boom Boom Room. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kylejack Posted September 14, 2012 Share Posted September 14, 2012 I did a DBA search, but the only result was a DBA for Heights General Store from 1982, by a guy named Willard Pratt. Looks like he's a 72 year old artist. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kylejack Posted September 14, 2012 Share Posted September 14, 2012 Allison O. Jarrett owns the LLC, it seems. Created in February. http://www.corporationwiki.com/Unknown/Unknown/the-heights-general-store-llc/101328736.aspx Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
heights_yankee Posted September 17, 2012 Share Posted September 17, 2012 what happened to Torchy's? 19th street could really use an old style general store with all the old school candies and etc. That would be pretty cool.Torchy's is inked. This is a 2nd tenant on the left side of the building. Deal not yet completed so leasing agent isn't giving details. I have a message in to the property owner to try and get more info. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SilverJK Posted September 17, 2012 Share Posted September 17, 2012 I don't think a general store would need a TABC license. I suspect it's a bar/restaurant named The Heights General Store.General Store Themed Bar maybe? Did you see what type of TABC license they were applying for? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Angostura Posted September 17, 2012 Share Posted September 17, 2012 Revival Market owners to open Italian restaurant on White Oak: http://houston.eater.com/archives/2012/09/17/revival-market-owners-ryan-pera-and-morgan-weber-to-open-italian-restaurant-cultivare.php Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kylejack Posted September 17, 2012 Share Posted September 17, 2012 Not really sure how the Down House permit works, but I was able to buy cocktails without signing up for any private club. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SilverJK Posted September 17, 2012 Share Posted September 17, 2012 although not sushi or indian food = ] ... i look forward to it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Angostura Posted September 18, 2012 Share Posted September 18, 2012 Not really sure how the Down House permit works, but I was able to buy cocktails without signing up for any private club.Did they look at your DL? All they do is scan it, and you're in the club. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kylejack Posted September 18, 2012 Share Posted September 18, 2012 Did they look at your DL? All they do is scan it, and you're in the club.Nope. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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