Broken Water Main Is Causing Some Houston Restaurants & Bars To Close Early
This article is being continually updated as more reports come in.
An major water main break at the 610 East Loop at Clinton Drive is likely to prevent several Houston restaurants and bars from opening tonight due to low or no water pressure. Miya Shay of ABC-13 news reports that it was a 96-inch pipe that burst. Currently, the area is experiencing high water and KHOU reports that inbound traffic is backed up to the Ship Channel and at least one water rescue is underway.
We are tracking Houston restaurant and bar closures and will update this article as more are reported. So far, we’ve heard the downtown, Montrose, Museum District, Medical Center and Heights areas are affected. However, Rice Village appears to be a mixed bag, as neighborhood restaurants ROMA and Hungry’s report having water and open as usual, but a reader reports that food hall Politan Row is closed. KHOU reports that all H-E-B grocery stores are open.
Both University of Houston’s main campus and Texas State University report there is no water, so it’s a good bet that none of the on-campus restaurants are open right now. In addition, readers tell us that the Houston Zoo is closed and M.D. Anderson is also affected by the outage.
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Downtown/Midtown
Brennan’s of Houston, 3300 Smith: According to the restaurant’s Facebook page, there is currently no running water there.
Jackson Street Barbecue, 209 Jackson: General manager Bryce Gilbert writes, “Jackson St BBQ is closing now. Low water pressure and toilets won’t flush.”
Montrose
Cuchara, 214 Fairview: Owner Ana Beaven says, “We are serving in disposables and no bathroom is available.”
Griff’s Irish Pub, 3416 Roseland: A reader onsite reports “open as of now, but water pressure is low.”
Hugo’s, 1600 Westheimer: A representative says there is currently no water at chef Hugo Ortega’s namesake restaurant.
Ramen Tatsu-ya, 1722 California: According to a representative, “Ramen Tatsu-ya is closing for the day due to very low water pressure, effective immediately.”
Underbelly Hospitality (includes One Fifth, Georgia James, UB Preserv and The Hay Merchant): According to a representative for chef Chris Shepherd’s restaurants, they are “monitoring the situation and hoping it will be resolved before dinner service. If not, will contact all guests with reservations directly and post on social.”
River Oaks
Backstreet Cafe, 1103 North Shepherd: According to a representative, the restaurant currently has no water.
Relish Restaurant & Bar, 2810 Westheimer: The breakfast, lunch and dinner spot posted on Facebook that it had to close early today due to the water outage.
Multiple Locations
Good Dog Houston, 903 Studewood and 1312 West Alabama: Owner Daniel Caballero says his gourmet hot dog locations in The Heights and Montrose were open for lunch but he’s waiting to make a determination about dinner service.
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