This family-owned restaurant originally began as a Chinese food products import store in the 60s but soon transformed into the restaurant Houstonians still frequent today. Learn how a city eats, and you will learn how it lives. Beautiful people, heavy druggy amorous glamorous and booze-soaked. On Friday and Saturday night, DJ Mike Snow will set the vibes and our '80s Brunch Party on weekends is not to be missed!! 21 Essential Italian Restaurants in Houston. Buzz reader Randy Jennings wrote, "I miss the Strawberry Patch on Westheimer where Pappas Steakhouse is now. Nelsons favorite dining memory is from Elliotts Steakhouse in the Medical Center. 1 most stressful city for U.S. workers, 'This is about profit': Houston leaders condemn HISD takeover, Oops! We were youngish professionals with two kids, so were they. Frizell examines one of two Aldine Independent School District buses which collided at Frick Road and Sundale in northwest Harris County at 3:23 p.m. Thursday,injuring four students and a driver. Where to Get Crawfish in Houston This Season. George Bush - Group - VP of USA. Features Valet parking & parking lot Dress code: Ties suggested Full bar 4055 Highway 6 N. Houston, TX 77084. It's a credit union now. last time i saw one was in beaumont remember Two Pesos? And, if we had cleaned our plate, we got an official-looking certificate to celebrate. Once we got the little problem of babysitters sorted out, we were eager to try all the recommended restaurants within a reasonable radius. The Nichols-Rice-Cherry House sits on its new foundation in the background of the site it formerly occupied in downtown Sam Houston park. Their advertising was enough to get my family to go once & once only. Traffic Accidents - Houston, Texas. Now no reason was needed at all. I went to the one..okay you know.. El Paso had a Furr's right down the street from me. 1982 Having introduced nouvelle cuisine at Ma Maison in Los Angeles, Chef Wolfgang Puck presents California cuisine to patrons of his new chic-casual Sunset Strip restaurant, Spago. The James Coney Island downtown location was a popular lunch spot. I think it's a delivery/carry out only location in an old converted house. 1983 The Food Marketing Institute reports that 2/3 of all fish consumed in the U.S. is eaten in restaurants. The restaurant had an extensive wine list and maintained "private club" status so patrons could store their booze in lockers. Century Development Corp, will build the new project. Touch device users, explore by touch or with swipe gestures. Wasn't too bad. (4) 6.6. Even though it's only been gone a short time, I miss the original Antone's on Taft. Y'all really love Chick-fil-A's waffle fries! Located in . As a native Houstonian, I fondly remember many great local restaurants that were favorites of our family. January 1980: Houston's "Luv Ya Blue" Oilers fans turn out in full force at the Astrodome to welcome the team back from Pittsburgh and express their sentiments about the Oilers' 27-13 loss. This is the decade when I first went to the USA. (Photo: www.bellairebook.com). It was possibly the most influential restaurant in Houston's culinary history. State game warden David Shelton said the shooting of an alligator, an endangered species, is a federal offense. But at lunchtime, the menu always included a few meat-and-potatoes dishes, including chicken-fried steaks, for rough-and-tough wildcatters. Clip ref GW76Late 1. Never ate there, but if nothing else they should have saved the giant shrimp with six-shooters! January 1980: Dressed in a three-piece suit, Johnny L. Turlington, a chairman of Clerical Workers in Oil, Chemical and Atomic Workers Union, Houston, Local 4227, pickets the Crown Central Petroleum Corp. refinery at 111 Red Bluff. Who doesn't remember the sweet treats at Rumpelheimer's in Westbury Square? There was one on Chimney Rock & W. Belfort. I also miss ZuZu, which was on Shepherd near Fairview. It was just one of eight stages in the downtown area that featured jazz, fold music, polka dancers, mariachi players and poetry readers Jan Dewitt by Gail Preit Preisler. Independent restaurateurs, too, found it increasingly attractive to operate more than one restaurant. And last but not least, the short order grill at Mimosa Lanes off the Gulf Freeway near Airport. Open since 1936, Brenners rustic wood interior coupled with white tablecloths creates an upscale, but unpretentious atmosphere. Major buildings shown, from left to right, are Pennzoil Place, Houston Lighting & Power, One Shell Plaza, Allied Bank Plaza, First International Plaza, One Allen Center, Capital Bank Plaza, and the Exxon building. While researching this story, I spoke with many long-timers who shared their favorite dining memories, including Buzz-neighborhood residents Nancy Levinthal, a local volunteer and philanthropist, and Leisa Holland Nelson, local author and business owner. Browse hundreds of best Restaurants & Food winners. I read it somewhere. Some of the baseball Astros drank there. May 1980 - A Houston police officer directs traffic after a collision Wednesday between a police car and van in the 3700 block of the Katy Freeway. Nothing fancy, but some of the best recipes from Mrs. J.B. Dowd, who owned the original Green Parrot in Kansas City. I saw several in San Diego last weekend. One eventually learned to book a room far in advance. And in Houston, Mayor Jim McConn, who died in 2019, served as the president of the Houston Bar Association. Longtime Houston Chronicle food editor Ann Criswell says, Ye Olde College Inn was the first restaurant in the United States to serve baked potatoes with all the toppings. Bopp Health Food Store. The new 71-story, glass-sheathed Allied Bank Plaza will soon dominate the downtown Houston's western skyline. With dinner for two easily totaling $100 [about $228 now], they learn it often means higher prices too. Long gone is Alfreds, since closing in the late 1990s, but never forgotten. Diners have flocked to The Barbecue Inn for more than seven decades to sample the Skrehot familys recipes. Despite an off-and-on economy, the 1980s was a decade in which Americans ate out more often than ever before. The menu recounted Leo's adventures as a revolutionary. Throughout the diner you'll also find 80's nostalgia and memorabilia from yearbook walls, to high school. It was probably around 1969 or so. From Gay bars to the Greek Athens Bar and Grill, ABC13 crews show Houston's bustling night scene HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) -- Houston in 1980 was booming. Hermann Park, Houston, Texas. Tonys has been synonymous with world-class fine-dining in Houston for 50 years, and it continues to impress under the direction of chef de cuisine Austin Waiter. For the second year in a row, the Oilers lost the American Football Conference championship game to the Steelers but still received an enthusiastic welcome from their fans. Farrell's Ice Cream Parlor in Almeda Mall. The sidewalks are always busy, but during the lunch hour they fill up with downtown workers. Shampu. My uncle, Leon Levinthal Jr., had several favorite places for steaks, including the original Brenners Steakhouse on Katy Road and Bud Bigelows way out west location on Westheimer. Sorry to keep posting but I keep remembering! Save. Houstonians can come out both today and next weekend for more festival sights. I am proud to say my family helped start one of Houstons early delis, which evolved into Schwartzbergs. I only got to go there once or twice, but it was a treat to see (and hear) the seemingly 100-ft long organ in there. You cannot paste images directly. In Milwaukee, taverns continue to do brisk business serving deep fried fish on Friday nights. Bell Street Cafe is also a non-traditional cafeteria in the sense that it doesn't cater to the general public (though anyone can eat there). (Photo: www.bellairebook.com), Writer Russell Weils family celebrate Mothers Day 1967 at Looks Sirloin Inn. Signing the petition is Melody Grant, who sometimes employs Miss Cook as a sitter, with her 9-month-old son Jason. Or others I dont mention? or something similar to that, anyways. A paragon of discos. The place had a separate Mood Room with glass partitions and couches. The city's young people stayed busy with singles nights and petition drives, and Houston traffic seems like it was almost as bad as it is now. Onto the auction block go pewter plates, crocks, jugs, and replica muskets, along with a Nacho Cheese Dispenser. Paralleling the growth of the food elite were chefs who became famous as they gave interviews, dashed off cookbooks, and demonstrated cooking techniques on the dais and the small screen. Michelle Iracheta is a digital reporter in Houston. (LogOut/ Was "Checkers" ever in Houston? I dont mean families, I mean couples. For an investment of less than $10,000, the duo would become the founding fathers of Houston and what began as a struggling trading post would in time become the fourth largest city in the nation and a capital of industry. Fast forward 30 years, and all and so much has changed, the USA is producing some wonderful artisanal cheeses which are served in many restaurants. Indulge on tender, melt-in-your-mouth brisket, pork ribs seasoned with a no-frills salt and pepper rub, fall-off-the-bone chicken, and hickory smoked sausage. Reading the tealeaves Is ethnic food aslur? The atmosphere was kind of stale, because I guess people started visiting less but the food was great and the staff very friendly. James Frederick of Humble launches his bait at Lake Houston on 3/05/80 A fisherman casts from a pier on Lake Houston. "From Miami to Seattle and everywhere in between, our crispy-on-the-outside and tender-on-the-inside waffle-cut potatoes were . I know it was already listed above, but Pipe Organ Pizza was one of my all-time faves as a kid. In 1993, the restaurant moved to 77 Harvard Street, after the landlord of the Shepherd location tripled the rent. Chaucers an Arts Museum area bar on Bissonett and Montrose in the basement of the old Plaza Hotel. Shanghai Reds Red-hot happy hour with dancing and a free buffet, all with a great view right on the Ship Channel. Kaphans, at 7900 S. Main, was known as the aristocrat of seafood and steaks. Established in 1927, and reportedly one of the first Houston restaurants to fully integrate staff and customers, according to the Houston Architecture Information Forum website, Kaphans was owned and managed by the Tomac brothers from the 1950s until 1997, when the restaurant closed its doors. The stronghold of McDonald's, Pizza Hut , Burger King, and other giants of the '80s made the competition stiff. Levinthal recalls The Green Parrot. Norman Mailers Gospel According to the Son. Just north of 610 South was Looks Sirloin Inn, owned by Sonny Look. Houston Nightspots 1980-1986. Restaurant history quiz (In)famous in its day: the Nixonschain The checkered life of achef Catering to the rich andfamous Famous in its day: London ChopHouse Who invented Caesarsalad? but I practically saw one in every Houston-area mall back in the 1980s . January 1980: Three of the top contenders for the 1980 Houston Marathon women's championship Saturday warm up in Memorial Park. Published on January 4, 2022. The Stella Link location was a gourmet food store in the front, with a counter and full-service restaurant in the back. Meghan Overdeep. Old maps of Houston on Old Maps Online. It was Mexican fast food and I remember a salsa bar or something it was quaint with good food. Now a beloved franchise, Frenchys has humble beginnings as a po boy shop in the Third Ward. Powered by Invision Community. 747 lounge- telegraph rd./ taylor. The 1980s were a pretty cool time to grow up, and Austin was particularly awesome. I know it was in a mall, just can't remember which one). While there are still so many new restaurants to discover, these 16 Houston restaurants have stood the test of time. In 1897 the house was saved from demolition and moved from its original site by Mrs. e. Richardson Cherry. Clary's maintains a private-club feel, although you don't need a membership to get in. A sketch of the planned 71-story Allied Bank Plaza building is superimposed on the downtown skyline. Bermann became famous as the apostle of French cuisine, but he once remarked that it was the chicken-fried steaks that made him rich. Or you may post as a guest. Tea Cup dining restaurant ware Green/White For Sale Vintage 1980\'s Houston Foods Co. --Lumburger or Crumburger (?) January 1980: Houston Oilers coach Bum Phillips shows the emotion that he shared with many of his players as they were welcomed by a crowd of more than 55,000 inside the Astrodome after returning from Pittsburgh. Can you tell we ate at a lot of cafeterias when I was growing up? Our e-newsletter, Morning Buzz, includes buzzworthy stories about neighbors every day, Monday-Friday. NOT SO OLD . June 1980 - Bat heads by Bert. In the 1970s, Houston's first French restaurant lost its River Oaks patrons to a new generation of Italian "Rat Pack" restaurants like Tony's. Attached are photos when my brother visited some years ago Ithink in 2007and him with my father in front of Cardet's Cafe in the 70's. Back in the day, it was called Der Weinerschnitzel. Concern with smoking and drunk driving brought changes too, as restaurants set aside non-smoking sections and saw their liability insurance premiums rise even as drink orders declined. By One of Houstons first vegetarian restaurants, Hobbit Cafe is still serving up fresh veggie-friendly eats almost 50 years later. Great ballroom drunken mix. Brennans, the simbling restaurant to New Orleans world-famous Commanders Palace, is renowned for its unparalleled Creole cuisine and New Orleans-style jazz brunch, available in Houston since 1967. Tom Colburn / Houston Chronicle. I believe that was the name of the place on Fuqua at Sabo. I was on another site and someone started a blog on old 70's and 80's bars and lounges around the Detroit area it was pretty cool. There was a Del Taco on Edgebrook. (Photo: Houston: Then and Now William Dylan Powell), One of Princes Drive-In Restaurant locations was in the 5200 block of Bellaire Blvd. A couple of restaurants which were (apparently) huge in other markets but came here and lasted about 5 minutes: Don't be sorry for posting, we like that! E.E. - Foodservice IP, https://www.etsy.com/shop/MeredithBrittCollage?ref=hdr_shop_menu. So Houston use to have Del Taco? I'm pretty sure there's a Gatti's at the corner of University and Greenbriar across from the southwest corner of the Rice campus. Over the years, I've had a lot of traffic coming to read my article called " A Look Back at Gilley's 1980 .". Also still in Rice near the stadium last I saw. The Katy Prairie begins to be destroyed 8. Ohio + Tahiti =Kahiki Find of the day: the RedwoodRoom Behind the kitchendoor Before Horn & Hardart: Europeanautomats Distinguished dining awards Restaurant as fun house: Shambargers Dressing for dinner Dining on the border:Tijuana Postscript: beefsteak dinners Three hours forlunch Light-fingered diners Mind your manners: restaurantetiquette Celebrity restaurateurs: PatBoone Diary of an unhappyrestaurateur Basic fare: bread Busboys Greek-American restaurants Roadside attractions: TotosZeppelin 2012, a recap Christmas dinner in a restaurant,again? Thats why I still love fried chicken., Food editor Criswell concurred on both of these fried chicken legends. (Austin, 1972) The Fig Pig, pictured, took the former spot for Bryan's 797, at the corner of Fifth Street and Hazel Avenue in Old Town. I had read so much about California and was expecting great things when dining out. I believe that was my first steakhouse. Im confused about the wording of your question and also what restaurant you are referring to. I've always thought of it as a poor man's jack in the Box. The officer who was in the patrol car was treated at Hermann Hospital for head cuts and released. They had the BEST fries!! What now-deceased1960s recording artist lent his name to a 1980s Houston restaurant on Woodway Drive? Northwest. Neil was some guy who came here from New York I think. The minibus driver, Madaline Weber, 32, was in stable condition in Houston Northwest Medical Center. Does anyone remember? Oil bust 1982-1986 2. Cream-Burger Houston Sauce Co. Boogie's Chicago Style BBQ & Homemade Burgers Alfredas soulfood cafe Cupcake Kitchen Houston Crumbville Texas Krab Kingz Seafood Soulfood Vegan Bee Fit Foods. Alongside dishes like The Gandolf, a cheesy mushroom and avocado sandwich, Hobbit now boasts an impressive menu of burgers, including the Fires of Mount Doom, topped with chorizo, hatch chile queso, sliced serrano and cilantro. Something went wrong. I remember going there when I was about 10ish? Atmosphere Taste of a decade: 1840srestaurants Eating Chinese Park and eat Thanksgiving quiz: dinner timesfour Dining sky-side Habenstein of Hartford Back of the house: writing thisblog Image gallery: supperclubs Restaurant cups Truth in Menu Every luxury the marketsafford See it, want it: window fooddisplays Time to sell the doughnuts Who was the mysterydiner? I know of at least five in Louisville. (Photo: www.bellairebook.com), Valians Restaurant, where Houston pizza was born, was in the Medical Center. Feb 09, 2010 #1. Don't be sorry for posting, we like that! Pizza at 25 cents or perhaps falafel at 50 cents, were "reasonable" investments in a blind date. 1. The Molina family has been running Molinas Cantina for three generations, and the warmth of family can still be felt when dining there today. The marchers said that those who flee the communist regime live in fear of being sent back. And I just remembered, Neil's Ice Cream in the 80s. Originally opening on Galveston Island in 1917, Christies Seafood Restaurant opened its first Houston location at 6703 South Main Street, near the Medical Center, in 1934. You could not even move around Alfreds during Passover, as the lines were out the door due to everyone stocking up for their Seder needs. There was a Del Taco on S. Braeswood just west of Hillcroft that opened brand new around 1979. The current building, nautically painted white with blue trim, is easy to spot, and the lighthouse on top guides diners to plates of fresh seafood, including the famous fish sandwich, an original menu item since 1917. What about that crazy fish and chips place? At one time, it sold 10,000 of its famous fish sandwiches a week. After that, he was gone. (Photo: Houston 175: A Pictorial Celebration of Houstons 175-Year History, The Houston Chronicle). Houstons culinary landscape has broadened considerably over the years, but it always had a strong foundation to build upon. Gone were the days when people indulged in a nice restaurant dinner only when traveling or celebrating a birthday or anniversary. Sonny Look himself was known to have loaned customers his own sport coat to meet the restaurant dress code. The mall, located in southeast Houston along I-45, opened in 1968. Paste as plain text instead, Mr. Gatti's is/was all the way down here? The 1950's were the period of the rise of the neighborhood Pizza Parlors. Noted for the knight in armor perched upon a horse, greeting patrons in the parking lot, Looks Sirloin Inn sported a British Castle feel. Does anyone remember this one: a BBQ place on Old Galveston Rd near the South Loop, just a little shack between the road and the railroad tracks. 312007 (Winkler) - Houston. In Roscue, Texas, bottom, Corinne Clark sloshes through floodwaters after taking clothes from her home, which she abandoned to floods. The high Wednesday reached 103 and forecasters predicted more of the same. 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