A new family-friendly restaurant has opened near the Heights. Long Weekend boasts a number of amenities, including an expansive menu, plenty of outdoor seating, and Houston’s largest outdoor play area, according to the restaurant.
Located in the former King’s Bierhaus and Egghaus spaces in Lazybrook/Timbergrove, Long Weekend takes its inspiration from owner Andrew Alvis’ family ranch. With 8,000 square feet of interior space and a massive, 20,000-square-foot outdoor dining area and patio, Long Weekend offers a number of amenities, including:
- Long Weekend Café, a breakfast and lunch concept that serves dishes such as tacos, pancakes, and breakfast sandwiches paired with coffee, espresso, matcha, and more
- Creative Canyon, a kids arts-and-crafts area within Long Weekend Café
- The Yard, an outdoor area with a stream, picnic tables, fire pits, and TVs
- Outdoor Play Area, a Western-themed playground with slides, climbing structures, and open greenspace.
Other interior details leather seating, canvas accents, and rustic furniture. A picture from the Aldis family ranch inspired the dining room’s custom hide art installation. Musicians will perform on an outdoor stage.
Turning to food, veteran Houston chef German Mosquera (Wild, Brasil, La Colombe d'Or, etc.) created Long Weekend’s menu. True to its Western theme, many of Long Weekend’s dishes are cooked using wood fire on either the restaurant’s custom-made grill and smoker or its pizza oven. Options include an elk burger, chicken fried wagyu steak, rotisserie chicken, quail and bacon jalapeno poppers, and more. Groups may opt for the Cowboy Cookout, a $240 platter that includes rolls, queso, caviar potatoes, quail poppers, a Texas wagyu tomahawk steak, and two vegetable sides.
“We built Long Weekend around the idea of bringing people together the way the ranching lifestyle always has — great food, drinks, music, and time with family and friends,” owners Paige and Andrew Alvis said in a statement. “Everything is centered around hearty, wood-fired meals, modern cocktails, and a relaxed country-western setting that feels welcoming to everyone.”
Long Weekend (2044 E. TC Jester) opens daily at 11 am for lunch and dinner. Its companion cafe opens at 7 am Monday-Friday and 8 am on Saturday and Sunday.
