Author: Phaedra Cook

Backstreet Cafe Closed for Repairs Until February 2022

POSTED: January 11, 2022 AT 10:31 am   /   News, Rebrandings & Retoolings, Restaurant Closings

Update: Backstreet Cafe has since reopened. If you’re thinking of heading to Backstreet Cafe for lunch, brunch or dinner, think again — until February, anyway. The restaurant, located in a venerable two-story home built in the 1920s at 1103 South Shepherd, is closed for the month while some much-needed repairs are performed. The restaurant temporarily […]

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Owner of Tobiuo in Katy Plans to Open Money Cat Restaurant in Houston

POSTED: January 5, 2022 AT 11:27 am   /   News, Restaurant Openings

Chef Sherman Yeung, who owns Tobiuo, a Japanese restaurant in Katy, is making plans for his first restaurant in Houston. Called Money Cat (not to be confused with Theodore Rex chef/owner Justin Yu’s popular pop-up brunches and limited-edition menus), it will be located in the Kirby Grove center at 2925 Richmond, next door to upscale […]

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Acclaimed Houston Burger Joint Finally Opens its Brick-and-Mortar Restaurant

POSTED: January 3, 2022 AT 5:40 pm   /   News, Restaurant Openings

It’s been two-and-a-half years in the making, but Willet and Diane Feng are finally opening their first street-level burger joint. burger-chan 2.0 debuted with a soft opening on Monday, January 3 at 5353 West Alabama (between South Rice and Yorktown). It replaces their former spot in the underground food court at Greenway Plaza. That location permanently […]

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