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Burger masters Shake Shack open new Houston location in Town & Country

Shake Shack is coming to Town & Country Village

Photo by Emily Dorio

Shake Shack may have suffered a setback in Houston last year, but the New York-based burger restaurant remains bullish on the Bayou City.

The company will open its newest outpost this Wednesday, March 19 in Town & Country Village. Located at 700 Town and Country Blvd Suite 2400, the restaurant will be open daily from 11 am until 11 pm.

Founded by legendary New York restaurateur Danny Meyer, Shake Shack is known for its signature Shack Burger, which is a cheeseburger that's cooked on a griddle, topped with both the signature ShackSauce and vegetables, and served on a potato bun. A vegetarian mushroom burger and fried chicken sandwich are also available. Fries, shakes, and frozen custards round out the experience.

The restaurant made its Houston debut in 2016 with a store in the Galleria. A store in Montrose followed in 2018. However, both locations closed last year as two of nine underperforming outposts in California, Ohio, and Texas. At the time, the company said the closures did not affect its plans to open new locations in the markets, which leads to the Town & Country restaurant.

The Town & Country Shack joins siblings in Rice Village and The Woodlands. Shake Shack also operates drive-thru locations in Webster, Katy, and Sugar Land. Overall, Texas is home to 26 Shake Shacks.

Town & Country will celebrate its grand opening with free tote bags for “the first wave of guests,” according to a release. Muralist Eric Junker designed the image that appears on the bags. In addition, the restaurant will donate $1 from every sandwich sold to United Way of Greater Houston.

Town & Country's restaurant options have been steadily improving. Relish Restaurant opened its second location there in December. Last month, Austin-based Ramen Tatsu-ya announced that its second Houston-area store would also open in the area.

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Award-winning ramen shop sets opening date for new Memorial location

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Ramen Tatsu-ya opens in Town & Country Village on Tuesday, December 9.

Memorial-area diners will soon be slurping noodles and chowing down on Sweet & Sour Yodas. Ramen Tatsu-ya is opening its second Houston-area location this Tuesday, December 9.

Located in Town & Country Village (600 West Sam Houston Pkwy North, #605), the new Ramen Tatsu-ya builds on the success of the restaurant’s first Houston location that opened in 2017. It has earned a following for its signature tonkotsu broth, which takes up to three days to prepare.

The menu also includes small plates such as sweet and spicy Brussels sprouts (aka, Yodas), karaage, and gyoza. They can be paired with a full range of drinks, including beer, sake, frozens, and non-alcoholic sips such as lemongrass-cucumber limeade and strawberry-yuzu lemonade.

“Houston has been so good to us since opening our first ramen shop in Montrose in 2017,” Tatsu-ya CEO Todd Coerver said in a statement. “We’re excited to bring our authentic, Japanese-style ramen to Memorial City, and we aren’t stopping there. A third opening in Houston is planned for summer 2026.”

Ramen Tatsu-ya Memorial Briks mural Houston artist Briks painted the restaurant's mural.Courtesy of Ramen Tatsu-ya

The restaurant will open at 2 pm. The first 50 people to dine in will receive a t-shirt that features an image of the location’s mural, which was created by Houston artist Briks.

Founded in 2012 by chefs Tatsu Aikawa and Takuya Matsumoto, Ramen Tatsu-ya took Austin by storm. Fans lined up an hour or more to get a bowl of soup, and the restaurant earned a spot on Bon Appetit’s 2013 list of the country’s best new restaurants. Memorial/Town & Country will be the restaurant’s ninth location, following a to-go window that opened on the Drag near the University of Texas earlier this year. More are coming, as Coerver’s statement makes clear.

Ramen Tatsu-ya joins a dynamic mix of new and new-ish restaurants in Memorial and Town & Country Village, including neighborhood restaurant The Henry, classic American restaurant Relish Restaurant & Bar, Murray’s Pizza & Wine, and Michelin-recognized live-fire concept Credence.

Courtesy of Ramen Tatsu-ya

Ramen Tatsu-ya opens in Town & Country Village on Tuesday, December 9.

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