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Houston's restaurant scene is an ever revolving door of openings and closings. This year, the Bayou City welcomed its share of newcomers but nothing lasts forever. While 2014 was a record year for new restaurant openings, the city also saw a slew of closures. As we countdown to our Year in Eater 2014 coverage — which includes the most notable closings and openings of 2014 — take a look back at restaurants and bars that opened and closed in January.
Openings in January 2014
Cypress
Baker St. Pub & Grill 25618 Northwest Fwy Cypress 77429
Houston
Andes Cafe - 2311 Canal St, Ste 104
Another Broken Egg - 118 Vintage Park Blvd, Bldg G, Ste A
Bambu Desserts & Drinks - 9820 Gulf Fwy, Ste C-3C
Black Walnut Café - 2971 Hawthorne Dr
Coco Crepes Waffles & Coffee - 650 W Bough Ln
Coltivare Pizza & Garden - 3320 White Oak Dr
Cook & Collins - 2416 Brazos, Ste C
Crawfish House Seafood Restaurant - 8200 Wilcrest, Ste 27
Crazy Alan’s Swamp Shack - 12008 East Fwy
Detox Truck - Food Truck
Dish Society - 5740 San Felipe, Ste 100
Down The Street - 5746 Larkin
Green Vegetarian Cuisine - 6720 Chimney Rock, Ste Y
Happy's Pizza - 7903 Beechnut St
Kirbside Bar (inside Whole Foods Market) - 2955 Kirby Dr
LA Crawfish - 3957 Richmond Ave
La Olla Restaurant - 2111 Spring Cypress, Ste 10
Luigi's Ristorante Italiano - 3030 Audley St
Max's Wine Dive - 214 Fairview St, Ste 2
Moon Rooster - Food Truck
Nirvana Indian Restaurant - 14545 Memorial Dr
New Nurani BBQ - 13238 Bellaire Blvd
Pink's Pizza - 4701 Calhoun, Ste 140
Pho Hai - 9820 Gulf Fwy, Ste B1
Sur Latin Peruvian Cuisine - 19901 Kingsland Blvd, Ste A
Texas Taco Co. - 6166 Hwy 6
The Brunch @ OST - 4331 Old Spanish Trail
The Toasted - Food Truck
WanFu Cafe 1441 - Wirt Rd
Wasfi's Grill and Hookah - 6110 Richmond Ave
Way Good Food Truck - Food Truck
Zydeco Kitchen - 1856 Barker Cypress Rd.
Pearland
Pizza Lounge Express - 10555 Pearland Pkwy, Ste J
Richmond
Carl’s Jr. - 5410 W. Grand Pkwy S
Shenandoah
Bob's Steak & Chop House - 1700 Research Forest Dr
Paparrucho's Mexican Restaurant and Bar - 1620 Research Forest Dr, Ste 100
Spring
Frenchy's Chicken - 2111 Spring Cypress, Ste 10
Texas City
Chicken Plus - 8030 FM 1765 Rd, Ste C100
Tomball
Carl’s Jr. - 28455 State Hwy 249
Closings in January 2014
Cypress
Snowflake Donut - 15201 Mason Rd
Galveston
Luigi's Ristorante Italiano - 2328 Strand
Houston
Bennigan's - 8401 Westheimer, Ste 190
Brown Bag Deli - 3435 Kirby Dr
Cafe Rita - 2352 S Dairy Ashford St
Chopping Block Gourmet Burgers - 5317 Washington Ave
Mo Mong - 1201 Westheimer, Ste B
Parivartan @ Nosh - 3963 Kirby Dr
Philippe - 1800 Post Oak Blvd, Ste 6110
Skeeter's Mesquite Grill - 700 Town & Country Blvd, Ste 2500
Sultan Turkish Grill and Restaurant - 8050 N Sam Houston Pkwy W
Tan Tien – 12320 Bellaire Blvd, Ste A6
Teahouse 101 - 4720 Washington Ave, Ste B1
The End Zone Sports Bar & Grill - 15209 Westheimer Rd
Katy
Cornbread and Collin's Greens - 471 S Fry Rd
El Rancho Seafood & Oyster Bar - 2323 N Fry Rd
Sammy's Mexican Kitchen - 22756 Westheimer Pkwy
Missouri City
Carino's Italian Grill - 5750 Hwy 6
Carol Ann's Fried Chicken - 1737 Texas Pkwy
Spring
Koya Asian Kitchen - 2111 Spring Cypress Rd, Ste 900
Sugar Land
Sasu Sushi Bar & Grill - 5858 New Territory Blvd
The Woodlands
Woodlands Wine Company - 6700 Woodlands Pkwy, Ste 210