I remember Montrose and Westheimer in the 1970's (Houston, Galveston: store, food)

[LizzySWW]

Originally Posted by nwyearsevebaby

At Shepherd and Harold was the Toddle House. This small, bungalow styled café was owned by the same company that had the concession contract at Houston International Airport. There were actually three of them in Montrose (this one, one on Montrose near Alabama and a third on Elgin at Smith). It is now a Chinese restaurant, I think.

Thanks so much for reminding me of The Toddle House! My parents use to take us to the Shepherd location when I was a kiddo!

[SamulePaltan]

I remember the resturant food was great what hppened to the resturants?

[SamulePaltan]

does anyone have a recepi from the Monterray house resturants I know the cheese dip was on Kopy Katz one time but I lost it

[kathyjh]

does anybody remember the Little Hut bar on w.alabama. Don and L.T. were the owners. I practically lived there....moved to austin a while after it was sold and demolished now back in Houston. Loved that place. Would love to find anyone still alive/not in jail. will come back to this site to find out

[chip56]

I knew that there were two KITIRIKS and I have heard KTRK say that they were Orsak and Borah. I like them both but I didn`t cars too much for either Darrins (Bewitched). KTRK now seems to want us to remember only one KITIRIK and that is Orsak.

[TexasGalonHorse]

I'm visiitng from out of state and going down memory lane. Ate at the Hobbitt Hole today. And remembered Marfrelas, Michaelangelo's, Grenouille, and some Empanada House. And I have great memories from a bar/cafe on Hawthorne Street, I think. It was an old house with small tables, kind of dark. All around the seam where the walls meet the ceilings was a verse - some fable painted all around the rooms way up high. Does anyone know the name and verse? Or the empanada house? Those were the days!

[TexasGalonHorse]

I'm visiting home from out of state and going down memory lane. Ate at the Hobbit Hole today (Gandolf sandwich, which was cutting edge back then). And remembered Michaelangelo's for romantic dates, Grenouille, the Marfrelas couches, and some wonderful Empanada House. What was the bar/cafe on Hawthorne that was in an old house. Small rooms, kind of dark,with a verse or fable that was painted all around the place by the seam where the walls meet the ceilings. Do you know the name of the place or the verse? The empanada house? Those were great days!

[cjester]

Originally Posted by TexasGalonHorse

I'm visiting home from out of state and going down memory lane. Ate at the Hobbit Hole today (Gandolf sandwich, which was cutting edge back then). And remembered Michaelangelo's for romantic dates, Grenouille, the Marfrelas couches, and some wonderful Empanada House. What was the bar/cafe on Hawthorne that was in an old house. Small rooms, kind of dark,with a verse or fable that was painted all around the place by the seam where the walls meet the ceilings. Do you know the name of the place or the verse? The empanada house? Those were great days!

You are probably thinking of Marini's Empanada House. There used be one on Lower Westheimer, but now there are two locations.
empanadas-alfajores-yerba mate

[TexasGalonHorse]

That's it! Thanks. We used to think empanadas were health food because you order them without meat. The other place doesn't ring a bell? Gambrini's, Gambrinus, Lambringus....? My siblings all remember the same place but not the name.

[ohmanon]

Originally Posted by TexasGalonHorse

That's it! Thanks. We used to think empanadas were health food because you order them without meat. The other place doesn't ring a bell? Gambrini's, Gambrinus, Lambringus....? My siblings all remember the same place but not the name.

Could it be Prufrock's?

Here's a link to a 1973 Texas Monthly article...an interesting era in Houston, for sure.

Texas Monthly - Google Books