BY COMMUNITY IMPACT STAFF
all Houston locations are closed. The restaurant sold affordable salads and wraps. • Closed Sept. 19 • 3000 N. Durham Drive, Houston • www.saladandgo.com 17 Picos Restaurant Restaurant officials announced in August that the Mexican restaurant would be shutting down after 38 years. The spot sold dishes such as mole, chile relleno and charbroiled octopus. • Closing end of 2025 • 3601 Kirby Drive, Houston • www.picos.net 18 Starbucks In a Sept. 25 news release, Brian Niccol, the chairman and CEO of Starbucks, announced the closure of hundreds of Starbucks locations across the country, including four in Houston. • Closed Sept. 25
What’s next PERMITS FILED WITH THE TEXAS
DEPARTMENT OF LICENSING AND REGULATION
Now open
14 Sandoitchi The Japanese sandwich company is opening its first physical store in Houston in early 2026, selling sandwiches made with Japanese milk bread. • 1603 N. Durham Drive, Houston • www.sandoitchi.com
Relocations
15 Honey Art Cafe The themed cafe offering coffee, pastries and art classes closed its Montrose location in August to open a new location in The Heights near Airline Drive. Its projected opening date is around Halloween. • Relocating in October
19 Kirby Ice House - Heights With the longest bar in Texas, measuring at 146 feet, the new Kirby Ice House in the Heights sits on a 3.5-acre lot and can hold up to 800 guests. The bar includes 40 TVs for game day viewing, daily cocktail specials and rotating food trucks. • Opened Aug. 29
• 3516 S. Shepherd Drive, Houston • https://honeyartcafe.square.site
• A 3407 Montrose Blvd., Houston • B 5535 Memorial Drive, Houston • C 2101 Smith St., Houston • D 1515 Studemont St., Houston • www.starbucks.com
Closings
• 1421 N. Loop W., Houston • www.kirbyicehouse.com
16 Salad and Go The drive-thru salad chain confirmed in an email that
Crafted & Curated Thursday, October 23, 2025 1801 Main Street - Courtyard 6 – 8:30 p.m.
For details, please visit: uhd.edu/craftedcurated
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