I saw "El Real" in the tunnels today and thought, whoa, has someone revived one of my favorite restaurants, the old-school tex-mex concept by Bryan Caswell?

The answer is no. It's a tiny taco place that is using the same name and logo as the old Montrose restaurant.

https://www.elrealhouston.com

Searching for articles that might explain what was going on (which turned up nothing about the new restaurant), I then discovered this cute little affront to the restaurant's legacy, using yet again the same name and logo:

https://elrealtexmex.com

This place shares an address with a City Trends next to a Family Dollar on the northwest side.

A quick glance at the USPTO doesn't turn up any relevant trademarks, and of course the original enterprise is long gone, so it's possible this is all fair game. But what a shame.