{"id":416168,"date":"2026-08-25T11:18:08","date_gmt":"2026-08-25T11:18:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/416168\/"},"modified":"2026-08-25T11:18:08","modified_gmt":"2026-08-25T11:18:08","slug":"the-turkey-leg-hut-is-back-heres-where-houston-fans-can-get-it","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/416168\/","title":{"rendered":"The Turkey Leg Hut is back: Here\u2019s where Houston fans can get it"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"Box-_wrDxHtU__Box-sc-10sa3ie-0 Text-nO2aZ44r__TextBase-sc-s2hv5x-0 jJNfBD fSvavs article-text\">Turkey Leg Hut is making a comeback in Houston, this time through a new partnership with Harold\u2019s Chicken &amp; Sports Bar on Washington Avenue.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Box-_wrDxHtU__Box-sc-10sa3ie-0 Text-nO2aZ44r__TextBase-sc-s2hv5x-0 jJNfBD fSvavs article-text\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/haroldschickensportsbarhtx\/reel\/Dcca8s4iz79\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" title=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/haroldschickensportsbarhtx\/reel\/Dcca8s4iz79\/\">The Houston food staple will return for a series of Sunday pop-ups<\/a> beginning Sept. 6, with the events planned every Sunday throughout football season.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Box-_wrDxHtU__Box-sc-10sa3ie-0 Text-nO2aZ44r__TextBase-sc-s2hv5x-0 jJNfBD fSvavs article-text\">Turkey Leg Hut will serve its signature loaded turkey legs at Harold\u2019s Chicken, while the Chicago-style restaurant will continue serving its fried chicken. The two businesses are also exploring potential collaborative menu items.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Box-_wrDxHtU__Box-sc-10sa3ie-0 Text-nO2aZ44r__TextBase-sc-s2hv5x-0 jJNfBD fSvavs article-text\">The Sunday events are also expected to feature DJs, entertainment and internet personality Frankie Bleau.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Box-_wrDxHtU__Box-sc-10sa3ie-0 Text-nO2aZ44r__TextBase-sc-s2hv5x-0 jJNfBD fSvavs article-text\">The announcement has sparked plenty of reaction online, with some Houston diners excited to see the brand return while others questioned the partnership because of the controversy surrounding the former restaurant.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Box-_wrDxHtU__Box-sc-10sa3ie-0 Text-nO2aZ44r__TextBase-sc-s2hv5x-0 jJNfBD fSvavs article-text\">Turkey Leg Hut officially ceased operations in 2024 after more than a decade in Houston. The brand became known for its oversized smoked turkey legs and soul food-inspired dishes and developed a large following, including visits from celebrities such as Snoop Dogg, Megan Thee Stallion and James Harden.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Box-_wrDxHtU__Box-sc-10sa3ie-0 Text-nO2aZ44r__TextBase-sc-s2hv5x-0 jJNfBD fSvavs article-text\">Owner Nakia Holmes has since teased a return through pop-ups and other partnerships.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Box-_wrDxHtU__Box-sc-10sa3ie-0 Text-nO2aZ44r__TextBase-sc-s2hv5x-0 jJNfBD fSvavs article-text\">Holmes previously held a Turkey Leg Hut pop-up at the Quad on Almeda this summer, where customers lined up to get the restaurant\u2019s signature food.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Box-_wrDxHtU__Box-sc-10sa3ie-0 Text-nO2aZ44r__TextBase-sc-s2hv5x-0 jJNfBD fSvavs article-text\">The partnership brings together two brands with Chicago connections.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Box-_wrDxHtU__Box-sc-10sa3ie-0 Text-nO2aZ44r__TextBase-sc-s2hv5x-0 jJNfBD fSvavs article-text\">Holmes is from Chicago, while Provare Restaurant Group, which operates Harold\u2019s Chicken &amp; Sports Bar, also got its start in Chicago.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Box-_wrDxHtU__Box-sc-10sa3ie-0 Text-nO2aZ44r__TextBase-sc-s2hv5x-0 jJNfBD fSvavs article-text\">Harold\u2019s opened its Washington Avenue location in March in the former Clutch Bar space.<\/p>\n<p>Breaking News Alerts<\/p>\n<p class=\"Box-_wrDxHtU__Box-sc-10sa3ie-0 Text-nO2aZ44r__TextBase-sc-s2hv5x-0 bTVksG\">More Stories Like This In Our Email Newsletter<\/p>\n<p>Copyright 2026 by KPRC Click2Houston &#8211; All rights reserved.<\/p>\n<p><script async src=\"\/\/www.instagram.com\/embed.js\"><\/script><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Turkey Leg Hut is making a comeback in Houston, this time through a new partnership with Harold\u2019s Chicken&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":416169,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[7],"tags":[49,56,58,57,7910],"class_list":["post-416168","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-houston","tag-food","tag-houston","tag-houston-headlines","tag-houston-news","tag-turkey-leg-hut"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/416168","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=416168"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/416168\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/416169"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=416168"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=416168"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=416168"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}