Austin-based Filipino restaurant to make Houston debut next week

Be More Pacific, an Austin-based Filipino restaurant that started as a food truck in 2011, is set to have its soft opening at its first Houston location as early as March 2, owner Giovan Cuchapin said. 

The 3,000-square-foot restaurant has two karaoke and party rooms, each fitting up to 16 people. The front of the restaurant will have a 20-foot-wide garage door and a patio, which will seat another 20. The restaurant is located at 506 Yale St. in the Heights. 

Last year, plans for the Houston…