Chef Lance Fegen’s Namesake Restaurant in the Heights Closes After One Year

Chef-owner Lance Fegen and his F.E.E.D TX restaurant group partners announced this morning that the chef’s namesake restaurant, Fegen’s at 1050 Studewood, has closed after only a year in business. While an announcement was made on the restaurant’s Facebook page, there is no information on exactly why it’s closing.

 

The location was formerly the original Liberty Kitchen, and the last vestige of F.E.E.D. TX’s previously formidable restaurant holdings. One Liberty Kitchen in Garden Oaks closed in 2017. Other restaurants, such as State Fare and two other Liberty Kitchens — Liberty Kitchen & Oysterette and Liberty Kitchen at The Treehouse — were sold to Houston-based group Culinary Khancepts, which also owns Star Cinema Grill.

Fegen’s focused on Southern-Italian and American-Italian fare, such as The Meatball with tomato gravy, pecorino and crusted bread, Linguine & Clam Sauce in red or white and Sicilian pizza. There was a cocktail program, with a visually impressive martini service.

The restaurant was among Houston Food Finder’s Best New Restaurants of 2021. It was applauded for its “mature atmosphere that compliments a kitchen that is serving up standards from the Great American Songbook of nationally loved dishes,” as well as for bringing forward old favorites from prior F.E.E.D TX restaurants, such as 40oz. to Freedom All-Star Gumbo from Liberty Kitchen and BRC’s Pub Burger and multiple styles of macaroni and cheese.

There’s no additional information at this time regarding Fegen or F.E.E.D. TX’s plans, or about what’s going to happen with the building, but we have contacted a representative for comment. This article will be updated should we receive additional information.

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