jax on the tracks done after 3 months (former union kitchen)

https://www.chron.com/food/article/houston-jax-tracks-restaurant-closed-22277490.php

I Am A Critic said:

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Mega Lops said:

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Had no idea what a farce the Michelin program is!

If a place is inoperable due to external factors, apparently the Michelin food snob dorks can revoke the Star lol. What a crock.

Then again, a tire business in the food rating game has always been weird.

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The guide is for restaurants currently in operation. Hidden Omakase is currently not. How is that hard to understand? How far back should they go to include closed restaurants?

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Slight differerence between temporary shutdown due to car accident or something like vandalism, and permanent closure. You democrat incels truly are special. You need to score your first vagina.

jetch17 said:

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Olives are absolute ass

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Agreed. Poboys all day errday over muffalatas. This place went hard in the paint when we tried it a few yrs back.

Hardcore Greg said:

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I Am A Critic said:

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Mega Lops said:

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Had no idea what a farce the Michelin program is!

If a place is inoperable due to external factors, apparently the Michelin food snob dorks can revoke the Star lol. What a crock.

Then again, a tire business in the food rating game has always been weird.

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The guide is for restaurants currently in operation. Hidden Omakase is currently not. How is that hard to understand? How far back should they go to include closed restaurants?

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Slight differerence between temporary shutdown due to car accident or something like vandalism, and permanent closure. You democrat incels truly are special. You need to score your first vagina.

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To be fair...based on what the owner said, he doesn't sound certain if or when it will re-open. That doesn't sound like a temporary shutdown.

https://www.khou.com/article/news/local/michelin-hidden-omakase-suv-crashes-houston-restaurant/285-032ad5e0-2e34-4cef-b6bc-cc989b75fad5

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jax on the tracks done after 3 months (former union kitchen)

https://www.chron.com/food/article/houston-jax-tracks-restaurant-closed-22277490.php

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The same owners recently closed a Union Kitchen in Katy's Stableside shopping center. An Indian restaurant is moving into the space.

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sts7049 said:

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jax on the tracks done after 3 months (former union kitchen)

https://www.chron.com/food/article/houston-jax-tracks-restaurant-closed-22277490.php

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The same owners recently closed a Union Kitchen in Katy's Stableside shopping center. An Indian restaurant is moving into the space.

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I never understood how the Jax Grill in Belaire keeps plugging along but Union Kitchen only seems to have staying power in Kingwood. The Union Kitchen on Belaire was always packed in spite of the building being a bit of a dump. I feel like they would have been fine if they had just moved.

Union Kitchen needs to decide what it wants to be.

Is it somewhat upscale and semi family friendly or family friendly casual neighborhood dining?

Ag_07 said:

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Union Kitchen needs to decide what it wants to be.

Is it somewhat upscale and semi family friendly or family friendly casual neighborhood dining?

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The robot servers in Cypress are pretty annoying, but the kids love em I guess.

EclipseAg said:

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sts7049 said:

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jax on the tracks done after 3 months (former union kitchen)

https://www.chron.com/food/article/houston-jax-tracks-restaurant-closed-22277490.php

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The same owners recently closed a Union Kitchen in Katy's Stableside shopping center. An Indian restaurant is moving into the space.

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The owners live in Katy and their kid goes to school my my kids. Every year they have included a free kids meal coupon to union kitchen/jax grill at the end of school. Felt kind of lame to get that this year considering the closest one is now in wither Towne Lake or Memorial. Appreciate the offer though.

cajunaggie08 said:

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EclipseAg said:

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sts7049 said:

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jax on the tracks done after 3 months (former union kitchen)

https://www.chron.com/food/article/houston-jax-tracks-restaurant-closed-22277490.php

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The same owners recently closed a Union Kitchen in Katy's Stableside shopping center. An Indian restaurant is moving into the space.

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The owners live in Katy and their kid goes to school my my kids. Every year they have included a free kids meal coupon to union kitchen/jax grill at the end of school. Felt kind of lame to get that this year considering the closest one is now in wither Towne Lake or Memorial. Appreciate the offer though.

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Yeah there used to be a Jax in that same shopping center. Can't remember if it coexisted with Union Kitchen or if they closed it and then opened UK in the same space??

Anyway, lots of retrenchment. I imagine the rent in some of these centers is just too high for restaurants to make it.

ETA ... we don't live in Katy but we're out that way because we visit Sonoma Wine Bar often, which was adjacent to the UK at Stableside.

Hardcore Greg said:

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Ag_07 said:

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Union Kitchen needs to decide what it wants to be.

Is it somewhat upscale and semi family friendly or family friendly casual neighborhood dining?

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The robot servers in Cypress are pretty annoying, but the kids love em I guess.

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gut feeling, the Towne lake one closes soon. Walk ons probably takes most of their business.

EclipseAg said:

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cajunaggie08 said:

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EclipseAg said:

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sts7049 said:

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jax on the tracks done after 3 months (former union kitchen)

https://www.chron.com/food/article/houston-jax-tracks-restaurant-closed-22277490.php

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The same owners recently closed a Union Kitchen in Katy's Stableside shopping center. An Indian restaurant is moving into the space.

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The owners live in Katy and their kid goes to school my my kids. Every year they have included a free kids meal coupon to union kitchen/jax grill at the end of school. Felt kind of lame to get that this year considering the closest one is now in wither Towne Lake or Memorial. Appreciate the offer though.

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Yeah there used to be a Jax in that same shopping center. Can't remember if it coexisted with Union Kitchen or if they closed it and then opened UK in the same space??

Anyway, lots of retrenchment. I imagine the rent in some of these centers is just too high for restaurants to make it.

ETA ... we don't live in Katy but we're out that way because we visit Sonoma Wine Bar often, which was adjacent to the UK at Stableside.

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UK and Jax were across from each other at Stableside. Jax closed first and became Manditos. Then UK closed up earlier this month. They cited an increase in rent as their reason for closing and I dont doubt that played a part in it, but after the first year being open it never looked that crowded. As others have said, I think they need to decided of their concept is nice restaurant that happens to allow kids, or just fully embrace being a family restaurant. I only went in person once and it was with all the in-laws. It was nice, but at that price point I wasn't coming back with the kids but it wasn't nice enough for me to want to make it a spot for date night either.

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Hardcore Greg said:

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Ag_07 said:

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Union Kitchen needs to decide what it wants to be.

Is it somewhat upscale and semi family friendly or family friendly casual neighborhood dining?

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The robot servers in Cypress are pretty annoying, but the kids love em I guess.

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gut feeling, the Towne lake one closes soon. Walk ons probably takes most of their business.

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Yep...we went recently, and while the quality of the food was still good, it was like the portions had been cut in half from the previous time we visited, maybe a yr ago. All we could do was laugh at how small my serving was. Patio was packed at 7:30pm bc the weather was nice, but inside was maybe 20%, on a Friday. Will be surprised if the place is still there a yr from now. Place was always bumping when we moved in a few yrs ago.

Wonder if the average person is just starting to feel the prolonged financial crunch more and more and throwing in the towel on $20-25/meal places like this?

digging tunnels said:

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Went last night for soft opening at Hey Darling Saloon on N. Main.

Cool little new lounge spot. Big open patio, huge TV. Good little getaway from the craziness of 20th st and white oak

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main is turning into a good spot

SIAP:
Anyone try Killer Burger on Sawyer yet?

Ferris Wheel Allstar said:

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digging tunnels said:

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Went last night for soft opening at Hey Darling Saloon on N. Main.

Cool little new lounge spot. Big open patio, huge TV. Good little getaway from the craziness of 20th st and white oak

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main is turning into a good spot

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Shhhhh

Add in Sara's Ice House, what else could you need.

Ferris Wheel Allstar said:

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digging tunnels said:

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Went last night for soft opening at Hey Darling Saloon on N. Main.

Cool little new lounge spot. Big open patio, huge TV. Good little getaway from the craziness of 20th st and white oak

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main is turning into a good spot

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I'm ready to meat up, neighbor!

State Fare in memorial city closing

Texas comfort food restaurant closes at Memorial City after 10 years - CultureMap Houston

Woodlands location staying open though. i do love their frito pie.

I figured there was a Cheesecake Factory/pappadeaux-esque clientele keeping SF afloat … haven't been there in years since Lee Ellis was involved before he croaked

I'm surprised it lasted as long as it did. Back when money was being stupidly thrown around in O&G we had a PM that would take us to BRC semi-regularly. A few years ago I mentioned going to State Fare to the same group of people that used to go to BRC and mentioned that it was tangentially related to BRC and I got a collective "eh."

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I figured there was a Cheesecake Factory/pappadeaux-esque clientele keeping SF afloat … haven't been there in years since Lee Ellis was involved before he croaked

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That was the Sugar Land location's sweet spot before it closed.

same group does Leo's on W. Gray, right? I haven't been but heard it is really good.

Oh yes. That crowd took over SF…. Last time I was there for a work dinner, a group of big girls basically in lingerie with their booty hangin out came in and ordered a frozen flight and shared a bowl of chicken wings. I knew it was only a matter of time before it closed.

Yes. They also own the River Oaks theater next door, Liberty Kitchen, The Audrey, and Star Cinema Grill

Texan_Aggie said:

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Add in Sara's Ice House, what else could you need.

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And Sara's #2 on 11th Street used to be nails. The Heights around 2005-2010 was a fun and intersting place to live as a recent grad.

With just a bit less traffic congestion.

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With just a bit less traffic congestion.

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Yep, virtually zero dense mid-to-high-rise housing...just a few small 2-story garden style apt complexes scattered here and there.

Buddy and I took a couple of mexican gals back to one of those apt complexes after meeting at a shady cantina just north of N Main and Cavalcade called "Anna's Place" (Now called Berwick's Bird of Paradise). We gave them $20 to bring back a gram of weed and they sprinted off with our money. Play stupid games...

Most fun 3 years of my life.

Homestead at MKT is closing. Every time I was there for brunch it was packed but dead all other times.

Thought they were already closed?



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This was Highline Park that it happened at. Brain fart

I used to go there for a bit after they opened. Asked if we could smoke outside and were told yes. Since it was cigars, we tucked ourselves back into an area where no one else was. Others were smoking cigarettes as well. The server was great. The manager came out all pissed off and told us we either have to put out the cigars or leave. Nothing else. Just came out pissed off.

We left. Haven't been back since. This was before MKT went entirely smoke-free.

Looks like Killens in the Heights will be closing soon. I didn't go often, but I never had a bad meal there.

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Looks like Killens in the Heights will be closing soon. I didn't go often, but I never had a bad meal there.

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This is a bummer, but we never put this in our rotation. Like you, we always enjoyed our meal there but just didn't think about it enough.

What's kind of crazy is they have their BBQ that's really good. Two blocks away people are lining up to wait an hour for Truth. Just a different experience.

Saw where Ronnie Killen is selling the property mostly for the money. Apparently it's going to become a gas station.

Not a great trade off for the area, but we're the ones to blame.

So I went Hungry like the Wolf because I like 80s music, very interesting place food wasn't too bad just American fare. If you go there go with an open mind lol.

Went to Tiny Champions for the first time the other night. Very good. Highly recommend.