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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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Comfort food chain Cotton Patch Cafe acquired by Dallas restaurant group

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Chicken fried steak at Cotton Patch Cafe.

The Southlake-based Cotton Patch Cafe restaurant chain, known for its Texas-style comfort food, is finding comfort in the form of a new owner from Dallas.

According to a release, Dallas-based Local Favorite Restaurants group purchased Cotton Patch Cafe from Altamont Capital Partners. Financial terms of the deal were not disclosed.

Local Favorite's growing restaurant portfolio includes 99 restaurants spanning 10 brands, including well-known names like El Fenix Mexican Restaurant, Snuffer’s Restaurant & Bar, Meso Maya, Taqueria La Ventana, Wok Star Chinese, Twisted Root Burger Company, Campuzano Mexican Food, and Village Burger Bar.

The Cotton Patch acquisition “is an important step for Local Favorite Restaurants and a natural fit for the kind of brands we want under our roof,” Local Favorite founder Mike Karns says in the release. “Cotton Patch Cafe has loyal guests, a proven track record, and a Texas identity that gives it meaningful room to grow.”

Founded in 1989 in Nacogdoches, Cotton Patch operates 46 restaurants in Texas and New Mexico. The only Houston-area location is in Spring.

The deal also brings changes to the leadership team.

Karns will remain with the company in the role of founder and "Free-Range Creative," overseeing its creative direction and growth strategy. Cotton Patch Cafe CEO Brandon Coleman III will become CEO of Local Favorite Restaurants.

Local Favorite also owns and operates Sunrise Mexican Foods, which produces chips, tortillas, and other Mexican food products for retail and foodservice operators.

Cotton Patch Cafe is known for scratch-made, comfort classics like hand-breaded chicken fried steak, along with $9.99 Texas Value Meals.

Coleman says the acquisition won’t result in changes to the “heart” of Cotton Patch.

“We will continue to bring the small-town spirit, big Texas value, and quality scratch-made food guests count on, with the same focus on hospitality and community that has always made Cotton Patch feel like home,” says Coleman.

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