In-N-Out Burger Finally Lands In Houston This Fall

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In-N-Out Burger plots its Houston debut

The first Houston-area outpost of California burger chain In-N-Out will officially arrive this fall. According to Community Impact, construction on the location currently in the works at the Grid development in Stafford will begin in June. That work is expected to be completed in November, and DFW export Whiskey Cake Kitchen & Bar and chicken wing chain Pluckers will also open at the Grid in November.

Ali Wong extolls the healing virtues of Pho Binh

While in Houston on her Milk and Money tour, comedian Ali Wong and her husband stopped in at the Pho Binh location on Southwest Freeway and found that the broth here has healing powers. “We were way cranky after a grueling flight with both kids and then finding out that two of our crucial bags did not make it onto the plane,” Wong wrote on Instagram. “But Pho Binh has the power to heal marital tension! Their broth is the best I’ve had in the past couple of years.”

Shark Tank-backed waffle chain heads Downtown

Press Waffle Company, a Dallas-based Belgian waffle chain that just scored a $300,000 investment on Shark Tank, will open its first location in Houston proper at forthcoming food hall Lyric Market. According to the Houston Business Journal, the now-growing chain will make its debut alongside the rest of the as-yet-unannounced restaurants inside Lyric Market in the “second quarter of 2019.”