Closings proceed to plague Houston.
Houston, we’ve an issue—extra eating places have introduced closures. It’s been a troublesome yr for the business. From ongoing financial pressures weighing on house owners to those that are nonetheless working to get better from final yr’s weather-related setbacks, our native restaurateurs can’t catch a break. Under, Houstonia rounds up this month’s bittersweet farewells.
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Kim Son Restaurant
east downtown
The dreaded I-45 growth challenge has formally taken the Downtown location of Kim Son Restaurant with it. The enduring constructing that housed the restaurant is ready to be demolished to make method for extra freeway lanes—yay, extra concrete jungle.
Kim Son Restaurant first opened on Pease Avenue in 1982, earlier than shifting to Jefferson Avenue a few decade later—an space referred to as Houston’s OG Chinatown. Whereas the restaurant will now not serve Houstonians day by day, the placement’s catering and marriage ceremony providers will proceed till the tip of 2025. The excellent news? It isn’t fully gone. Followers of the restaurant can nonetheless take pleasure in Kim Son’s outpost in Asiatown.
“Our restaurant has been a spot for households, celebrations, and numerous shared meals.
From cheering on the Rockets, Astros, and Texans to gathering for holidays and particular events, each second with you has meant a lot,” a Fb put up from the restaurant reads. “We’re deeply grateful to our loyal visitors, workers, and neighbors who made each go to really feel like residence. Your help and love have meant the world to us. Although our doorways might shut, the recollections and flavors will dwell on in our hearts.”
PattyCakes Bakery
galveston
The restaurant closures are hitting Galveston Island laborious, too. PattyCakes Bakery introduced its October closure in a social media put up. Whereas the specifics of why the bakery closed its doorways weren’t disclosed, the information comes simply months after its house owners additionally shut down their different restaurant, Mosquito Café, which was throughout the road.
“This has been a very tough determination, nevertheless it comes with deep gratitude for the unimaginable help we’ve obtained from all of you,” the put up says. “PattyCakes has all the time been greater than a bakery—it’s been a gathering place, part of household traditions, and a house for candy recollections. That has solely been attainable due to you, our loyal prospects, and pals.”
third ward
After over 66 years of serving up finger-licking-good meals to Houstonians, together with Future’s Youngster members, This Is It Soul Meals closed its Third Ward location for good on Sunday, October 12.
“As we shut this chapter, we stock with us the recollections of shared meals, celebrations, and the enduring spirit of household,” an Instagram put up from the restaurant says. “From the center of Fourth Ward to the historic third Ward, we now say goodbye and we look ahead to specializing in progress, re-branding, and innovation at our Humble location.”
Simply final yr, Kelly Rowland returned to the restaurant to make use of it as a launchpad for her marketing campaign for the Native Eats Higher with Pepsi Program. For a restricted time, This Is It served a $15 Kelly Rowland particular, which got here with gravy-covered peppered steak, rice, inexperienced beans, peach cobbler, and a Pepsi. (An autographed photograph of Future’s Youngster members, together with Beyoncé, was displayed within the former house, too.) Followers of the restaurant, fear not—you’ll be able to nonetheless get your repair on the Humble location.
