winter storm closings

These Houston restaurants have closed due to the winter storm

Restaurants across Houston are closed due to the storm.

Photo by Al Torres Photography

The Bayou City finds itself in the grip of a tenacious winter storm that's plugged the city into freezing temps and snow-covered roads. With authorities advising people to hunker down, restaurants and bars across the city have closed until travel conditions improve.

All of the restaurants and bars listed below have either contacted CultureMap or posted to social media with information that they will be closed Monday, February 15; Tuesday, February 16; and/or Wednesday, February 17. Please note this list is not comprehensive; the vast majority of establishments are closed.

We will update this list periodically throughout the day. Please email eric@culturemap.com to be added.

Currently closed as of Tuesday, February 16

Montrose/Midtown/Museum District

Anvil
Axelrad
Blacksmith
Bludorn (Monday and Tuesday)
Common Bond (all locations closed Monday and Tuesday)
The Creek Group (all locations)
Grand Prize
La Grange (Monday and Tuesday)
Love Buzz
Luby’s (all locations)
Lucille’s (Monday-Wednesday)
The Kirby Group (Wooster’s Garden, Heights Bier Garten, Holman Draft Hall, Pitch 25)
Ono Poke
Paulie's
Ramen Tatsu-ya
Revelry on Richmond
Riel
Roost
Rudyard’s
Tacos A Go Go
13 Celsius
The Toasted Coconut
Traveler’s Table
Tres Tacos (Monday and Tuesday)
Uchi
Underbelly Hospitality (Monday and Tuesday)
Weights + Measures

The Heights and surrounding neighborhoods

Alice Blue
Antone’s (all locations)
B&B Butchers
B.B. Lemon
Better Luck Tomorrow
Bobcat Teddy's
Buffalo Bayou Brewing Company
Cantina Barba
Click Virtual Food Hall
Common Bond (all locations closed Monday and Tuesday)
The Creek Group (all locations except Onion Creek)
Dak & Bop
Dish Society (all locations)
Fat Cat Creamery (both locations)
Feast Urban Eats
Field & Tides
Good Dog Houston
The Halal Guys (all locations)
Hando and the Kanpai Club
Henderson Heights
Jax Grill
Jenni’s Noodle House (all locations)
The Kirby Group (Wooster’s Garden, Heights Bier Garten, Holman Draft Hall, Pitch 25)
Kolache Shoppe
Local Foods (all locations)
Mastrantos
Monkey’s Tail
Mutiny Wine Room (Monday and Tuesday)
Pizzitola’s BBQ
Savoir
Sticky's Chicken
Tacos A Go Go
The Union Kitchen (all locations)
The Waffle Bus
Xin Chao

Downtown/EaDo/East End

Brasserie du Parc
Common Bond (all locations closed Monday and Tuesday)
East End Backyard
8th Wonder Brewery and Eatsie Boys (Monday and Tuesday)
Flying Saucer Downtown
The Halal Guys (all locations)
The Kirby Group (Wooster’s Garden, Heights Bier Garten, Holman Draft Hall, Pitch 25)
La Fisheria (Monday and Tuesday)
Littlefoot
The Nash
The Original Ninfa’s (both locations)
Reserve 101
Rodeo Goat
Roots
The Rustic
Saint Arnold Brewing Company
Street to Kitchen
Treebeards (all locations)
Underground Hall (Monday and Tuesday)

Upper Kirby/West University/River Oaks

a'Bouzy
Churrascos (all locations closed Monday and Tuesday)
Cleburne Cafeteria
Common Bond (all locations closed Monday and Tuesday)
Dessert Gallery
Dish Society (all locations)
El Topo (Monday and Tuesday)
Fajitas A Go Go
Feges BBQ
Frank's Americana
Goode Company (all locations)
The Halal Guys (all locations)
Jenni’s Noodle House (all locations)
Kata Robata (Monday and Tuesday)
Kirby Ice House
Kolache Shoppe
Local Foods (all locations)
Ouisie’s Table (Monday and lunch on Tuesday)
Picos
Relish Restaurant & Bar

The Galleria and surrounding neighborhoods

Antone’s (all locations)
The Brisket House (all locations)
Cabo Bob’s Burritos
Craft Pita (Monday and Tuesday)
Dish Society (all locations)
El Patio
Etoile Cuisine et Bar
Kenny & Ziggy’s
Le Colonial (Monday and Tuesday)
Liberty Kitchen (both locations)
Local Foods (all locations)
MAD
Musaafer (Monday and Tuesday)
The Original Ninfa’s (both locations)
Pappas Bros. Steakhouse (Monday and Tuesday)
Roegels Barbecue (Monday and Tuesday)
The Rustic
Steak 48 (Monday and Tuesday)
Sylvia’s Enchilada Kitchen (both locations)

Memorial, West Houston, and Katy

Bowl & Barrel
Churrascos (all locations closed Monday and Tuesday)
Craft Burger
Dish Society (all locations)
Ember and Greens
The General Public
Goode Company (all locations)
The Halal Guys (all locations)
Jax Grill
Kirby Ice House
Liberty Kitchen (both locations)
Local Foods (all locations)
Molina’s Cantina
Orleans Seafood Kitchen
Phat Eatery
Roostar Vietnamese Grill (Spring Branch)
State Fare (both locations)
Sylvia’s Enchilada Kitchen (both locations)
Tacos A Go Go
Tobiuo Sushi
Treebeards (all locations)
The Union Kitchen (all locations)

Southwest Houston and Chinatown

Blood Bros. BBQ (Monday-Wednesday)
Jax Grill
Luby’s (all locations)
Molina’s Cantina
State Fare (both locations)
Watershed

Cypress/Spring/The Woodlands

Alicia’s Mexican Grille
Common Bond (all locations closed Monday and Tuesday)
Darios Steakhouse & Seafood
Fielding's Local
Fielding's Wood Grill
Galiana’s Tex Mex & Agave Bar
The Kitchen
Marvino’s Italian Kitchen

Clear Lake/Webster

Luby’s (all locations)
Pappas Delta Blues

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perfectly paired

2 Michelin-rated Houston restaurants teamed up for taco-fueled fundraiser

Big Brothers Big Sisters Houston Perfect Pairing Pit Room Tatemo

Courtesy of Big Brothers Big Sisters Houston

Michael Sambrooks, Emmanuel Chavez, Humberto Celis, Alexia Ramirez, Matt Harris, and Amber Kelusky.

A chef who leads a Michelin-starred restaurant teamed up with a Michelin-rated Houston barbecue joint to raise money for a local nonprofit that helps young people reach their potential.

Held Sunday, August 30, the Perfect Pairing event united Tatemó chef-owner Emmanuel Chavez with The Pit Room’s Memorial location for an epic evening of tacos, margaritas, and community. Both restaurants are included in the Michelin Guide, with Tatemó holding one star and The Pit Room holding a Bib Gourmand desgination. Michael Sambrooks, founder of The Pit Room’s parent company Sambrooks Hospitality, credits BBBS volunteer and event chair Matt Harris for the original idea behind the event.

“The idea is to have guest chefs, do something lowkey that’s more like a fun party than a big gala,” Sambrooks says. “All the proceeds go to Big Brothers Big Sisters — 100 percent of the ticket sales. We donate all the costs of the space, food, and drinks.”

Harris proposed two styles of ribeye tacos to Chavez that have become trendy in both Texas and Mexico — gaoneras and cachetadas — both wrapped in Tatemó’s signature nixtamalized corn tortillas. The Pit Room’s staff served them to diners alongside papas fritas and smoked corn elotes. Chavez’s signature tuna tostada and huitlacoche quesadilla kicked off the meal, while jackfruit tres leches with Altima caviar ended the night on a sweet note.

“Part of the event is we want people to have fun. We don’t want it to be too fussy, but the food has to be good,” Harris says. “Talking to people in the crowd last night, a lot of people were intrigued and excited because it’s a pretty high level taco. To be able to present them tableside, it just felt right.”

“We were just there with a flat top trying to bust out tacos as fast as we could,” Chavez says. “I felt like I was on Top Chef. There were 30 minutes, you have x amount of people, go.”

Harris credits Sambrooks for providing the organization with such generous support.

“What people saw on the plate was great, but the number of moving parts that it took to make that happen was not small. None of that would be possible without Michael,” Harris says. “It’s very humbling to have someone be that generous and not just open the doors but provide service, provide product, open his relationships with vendors — it doesn’t stop.”

Sambrooks explains that he’s decided to support both Communities in School and Big Brothers Big Sisters with larger events, which allows his company to have a greater impact than if it spread its contributions around more broadly.

“Restaurants always get asked for donations. You’ve got to pick who you want to work with,” Sambrooks says.

Overall, the sold-out crowd of 120 people raised over $12,000 to support Big Brothers Big Sisters mentorship programs. Seen in the crowd were Burger Bodega chef-owner Abbas Dhanani and his wife Nida; Craft Pita chef-owner Raffi Nasr and his wife Brittney, commercial real estate developer John Andell, Leaf & Grain founder Deets Hoffman, former Masterchef contestant Cesar Cano, Houston Business Journal 40 under 40 recipient Chassidy Deckhard, and Houston Chronicle food critic Bao Ong.

Courtesy of Big Brothers Big Sisters Houston

Michael Sambrooks, Emmanuel Chavez, Humberto Celis, Alexia Ramirez, Matt Harris, and Amber Kelusky.

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