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authentic Sichuan cuisine, showcases bold and spicy avors with dishes such as spicy crispy tofu, shredded pork with spicy garlic sauce and the chef’s special black tea and camphor duck. 713-485-6865. www.laoszechuantx.com COMING SOON 8 The Houston-based Tex-Mex chain Cyclone Anaya’s will soon have another location in the River Oaks area at 3736 Westheimer Road, Houston. Expect- ed to open this fall, the eatery will go up in a 6,250-square-foot space where Frank’s Americana Revival formerly op- erated. Menu items will include Tex-Mex classics, jumbo margaritas, enchiladas, fajitas and Mexican beers. A private din- ing room will be able to seat 210 people. www.cycloneanaya.com 9 River Oaks District will welcome its rst Japanese restaurant in late 2023 when Azumi takes over the former lo- cation of Ouzo Bay at 4444 Westheimer Road, Houston. Azumi, a name translating to “safe harbor” in Japanese, is a concept from Atlas Restaurant Group. Drinks will include sakes and signature cocktails. www.azumirestaurant.com 10 Ground broke in May on a new ve-story, 359-unit apartment com- plex by OHT Partners coming to 333 W. 24th St., Houston. Described as an upscale apartment community, Lenox Heights will also feature two resort-style
swimming pools, a co-working studio, a sky deck, a tness center, a clubhouse and a pet spa. Doors are expected to open to residents in early 2025. One- and two-bedroom units will be available, ranging in size from 629-1,247 square feet. Rental price ranges will be an- nounced closer to the project’s opening date. www.ohtpartners.com 11 PostScript HTX , a restaurant by GAP Concepts—founded by members of Dallas’s XOXO Dining Room—is coming to the Shops at Arrive River Oaks, found at 2800 Kirby Drive, Ste. A-104, Houston, in the fall. Marketed as a “female-forward restaurant and lounge,” according to a May 9 news release, PostScript HTX will o er boozy brunches, lunches and din- ners in a 9,300-square-foot space draped in pink. The restaurant will be equipped with doorbells that will read “press for champagne.” CLOSINGS 12 On May 29, Fat Cat Creamery closed its Heights location at 1901 N. Shepherd Drive, Houston. The Heights location was the ice cream shop’s rst, opened by owner Sarah Johnston in 2013. Fat Cat Creamery’s second location in Garden Oaks—at 1225 W. 34th St., Houston—will remain open. The shop will also soon serve up frozen treats at William P. Hobby Airport, 7800 Airport Blvd., Houston, this fall. www.fatcatcreamery.com
Daniel Lee (left) and Patrick Pham (center) will serve as co-owners and co-head chefs at Doko in Autry Park, which they are opening alongside Duckstache Hospitality co-founder Andrew Lin (right).
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FEATURED IMPACT COMING SOON O cials with Duckstache Hospitality have announced plans for two new concepts at Autry Park, including a Japanese-focused sushi eatery and an intimate Japanese cocktail bar. Both projects will be located on the ground oor of the Hanover Park mid-rise, 3737 Cogdell St., Houston. The concepts, called Doko and Bar Doko , are both slated to open in the fall. Doko, the sushi concept, will seek to make creative dishes out of traditional
sushi favorites. The space will seat 50 guests with room for another 12 at a bar that will o er sake-forward cocktails. Meanwhile, Bar Doko will provide 600 square feet for a curated menu of Japanese-inspired cocktails.
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