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Tacos a Go Go unwraps its most 'experimental' location in Houston

Tacos A Go Go has opened near Greenway Plaza.

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Houston’s newest Tacos A Go Go has opened near Greenway Plaza at 3773 Richmond Ave. Touted as the company’s most experimental location, the restaurant will build on the success of the four other locations.

“We’re excited to try new things at this location,” founder Sharon Haynes said in a statement. “We’re calling this our ‘taco lab.' We’ll be experimenting with new drinks, new Happy Hour specials, and new monthly tacos, along with fresh tortillas and a big patio space.”

As Haynes notes, the first new Tacos A Go Go since 2017 features a massive, 2,200-square-foot patio that seats more than 100 people. In addition, the restaurant will make all of its own corn and flour tortillas daily.

Chef Maribel Gomez’s menu starts with street-style tacos with fillings such as carne guisada, pastor, picadillo, and barbacoa. In addition, the restaurant serves breakfast tacos all day and more elevated options such as grilled shrimp and smoked brisket. Non-taco options include burritos, quesadillas, and salads.

The new location also offers an expanded bar program alongside a coffee bar with coffee cocktails. Drinks include the Perfect Patron Margarita, Rum-Chata, and Pineapple Serrano Margarita. In addition to espresso and lattes, drinkers will find coffee cocktails such as a Carajillo and the TAGG Horchata Latte that’s made with Abasalo Mexican whiskey.

Diners can use their smartphones to order, which simplifies getting another round of drinks in the fast casual environment. Dedicated curbside parking spots make it easy to pickup a to-go order.

In addition to Tacos A Go Go, the restaurant is the new home of its sister concepts Fajitas A Go Go. Previously a brick and mortar on Kirby Drive, the to-go and delivery concept now operates as a ghost kitchen.

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Award-winning Houston brewery will soon shutter in EaDo

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True Anomaly has outgrown its current facility.

An award-winning Houston brewery will soon tap its last keg.

True Anomaly Brewing Co. will close its doors permanently on April 30, the brewery announced on Instagram. The news surprised many Houston craft beer enthusiasts, as it marks a major reversal of the company’s planned moved to the East End that was first announced in 2024.

Founded by four NASA employees who spent decades homebrewing, True Anomaly opened in 2019 and quickly became one of Houston’s most respected breweries. Known for its artisanally crafted farmhouse, Belgian, and foeder‑aged beers, it earned major accolades in just a few years, including a GABF medal and back‑to‑back Brewery of the Year honors at the Texas Craft Brewers Cup in 2023 and 2024.

“When we opened True Anomaly, the dream was never just to start a brewery. We wanted to create a place where people could gather, share ideas, celebrate milestones, and build something together around great beer,” the post states.

“While this chapter of True Anomaly is coming to an end, what we built here will always be bigger than a building. It lives in the friendships formed at the bar, the events that filled the room, the beers shared across tables, and the community that made this place come alive each day,⁠” it continues.

The statement goes on to describe a host of challenges, including the I‑45 expansion near the brewery’s doorstep and ongoing delays that ultimately sunk the goal of moving to a new location.

Before the brewery closes its doors at the end of next month, True Anomaly will hold a “Celebration of Life” event on April 26 to coincide with the anniversary of its original opening. It will remain open for regular service until April 30.

The closure leaves Houston’s craft beer community in mourning over the loss of yet another brewery. Over the past few years, the number of breweries has continued to shrink with closures such as Buffalo Bayou Brewing Co., Black Page Brewing Co., Ingenious Brewing Company, the Houston location of New Orleans-based Urban South Brewery, and others.

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