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Hickory Hollow Heights closing

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Texaggie7nine
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8:53a, 1/8/19
Just heard its last day is the 13th. What have you Heights hipsters done?
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9:00a, 1/8/19
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You mean the worst BBQ in Houston?
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Texaggie7nine
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In reply to E • 9:02a, 1/8/19
They serve BBQ?
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9:06a, 1/8/19
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I only ever ordered CFS
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9:17a, 1/8/19
AG
It wasn't THAT bad. The hot tots were good.
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9:22a, 1/8/19
Was definitely a "now I remember why I haven't been here in so long" spot.

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9:24a, 1/8/19
AG
I assume they are closing because the value of their real estate has appreciated greatly in the past 10 years, like Otto's.
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In reply to schmendeler • 9:35a, 1/8/19
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schmendeler said:
I only ever ordered CFS
Kind of like the "Barbeque" Inn on Yale. Yes, it has BBQ, but you go there for fried chicken and CFS.
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9:42a, 1/8/19
AG
You're failing pretty miserably at life if you go to Hickory Hollow and don't order a CFS.

Pretty sad to see them go, but as mentioned earlier I imagine that real estate is too valuable nowadays.

Interesting to see what goes up in that spot.
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9:44a, 1/8/19
One thing I did not know was that the Hickory Hollow up near Sam Houston Race Park is the original location. Looks like they are still going strong.
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9:49a, 1/8/19
AG
Hickory Hollow goes but the hookah bar stays open. Something wrong with that.
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In reply to HtownAg92 • 9:53a, 1/8/19
AG
I used to drive by that hookah bar every day and have never seen more then like 5 people in that place... is it ever busy?
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10:45a, 1/8/19
AG
No. The sign always has their special happy hour of the day, which is some sort of discount on hookah and usually PBR. Never seen a soul in there. But I don't frequent Washington at night, just drive by early evening on the way home.
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In reply to E • 11:01a, 1/8/19
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E said:
I used to drive by that hookah bar every day and have never seen more then like 5 people in that place... is it ever busy?
Nah, probably a Maytag in the back office.
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12:02p, 1/8/19
AG
The CFS sucked balls too.
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12:18p, 1/8/19
AG
Their chicken fried chicken is legit. Too much batter on the CFS.
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In reply to E • 12:26p, 1/8/19
AG
I always just assumed is was a money laundering front.
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1:33p, 1/8/19
AG
Yeah not impressed by their CFS for the last decade or so. Loved the live music and atmosphere in the middle of the city, though.
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2:15p, 1/8/19
AG
OP just found out about this? I feel like this has been a thing for at least a few months.
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In reply to Diggity • 2:37p, 1/8/19
AG
Same. I mean is there really any other possibility?
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In reply to Texaggie7nine • 2:54p, 1/8/19
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Texaggie7nine said:
One thing I did not know was that the Hickory Hollow up near Sam Houston Race Park is the original location. Looks like they are still going strong.
I can remember going to that one not long after we moved out that way in 1977. I now live not to far away and we have gone back once or twice..CFS both times.

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5:43p, 1/8/19
They don't own the property in the Heights. It was a lease. I worked at the Fairbanks location when I was in high school, as did my older brothers and other guys that lived in the neighborhood. I saw enough goin on on the kitchen to make me never eat there.
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1:49p, 1/9/19
AG
Not sad or happy to see it go. Went a couple of times just for the CFS about 12 years ago. Was not the meat to batter/breading ratio that I like so never went back. (FYI - the meat cut was too thin and batter too thick for me to enjoy.)
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8:18p, 1/9/19
AG
Used to enjoy the platter with a CFS and BBQ. I also used to weigh a lot more.
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2:24p, 1/13/19
Truth BBQ opening up across Washington on Heights in the old J Blacks.
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In reply to MAS444 • 1:18p, 1/15/19
MAS444 said:
Same. I mean is there really any other possibility?
Pretty of ballsy of them not to to have closed down and opened as something new by now to shake the LE off their scent. Or they might just be greasing the right palms.

Without a doubt a money laundering place.
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In reply to Ciboag96 • 1:21p, 1/15/19
Ciboag96 said:
Truth BBQ opening up across Washington on Heights in the old J Blacks.
I am almost convinced you could put Franklin BBQ in that building and it would fail. Not that anything worth a damn has gone in there before, but some spots are just cursed.
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1:37p, 3/25/19
AG
Ronnie Killen taking over that space.

http://houston.culturemap.com/news/restaurants-bars/03-25-19-ronnie-killen-new-restaurant-killens-comfort-food-101-heights-hickory-hollow-braun-enterprises/#slide=0
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In reply to Ciboag96 • 3:07p, 3/27/19
Ciboag96 said:
Truth BBQ opening up across Washington on Heights in the old J Blacks.

How many places has that spot been.. J Blacks was only there a couple of years.

Anyone know what's going into the Sammy's Wild Game Grill location?
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In reply to Boo Weekley • 3:20p, 3/27/19
AG
It's been two things since it was a mechanic shop. One was an awful BBQ spot, and J Blacks was there for 5+ years. Hardly seems cursed.
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3:42p, 3/27/19
Hope they get a tennant in there soon.

The dudes that break into cars in that parking lot .. well their kids gotta eat too.
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In reply to Panama Red • 3:56p, 3/27/19
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Panama Red said:
Ronnie Killen taking over that space.

http://houston.culturemap.com/news/restaurants-bars/03-25-19-ronnie-killen-new-restaurant-killens-comfort-food-101-heights-hickory-hollow-braun-enterprises/#slide=0
It will be interesting to see how his great food, not so great service model works where he'll actually have some competition. It's easy to look like a rose amongst weeds in Pearland.
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In reply to Marauder Blue 6 • 4:22p, 3/27/19
AG
STQ is a tiny little spot, but they are operating in town in a very competitive category, and are doing just fine so far.
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In reply to Marauder Blue 6 • 5:02p, 3/27/19
Dude's a name brand now. He could open up "Ronnie Killen's Vietnames Crawfish" in Alief and get rave reviews.
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In reply to Liquid Wrench • 5:14p, 3/27/19
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Or even lend his name to a Pappa John's pizza!
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