{"id":419471,"date":"2026-08-28T18:30:10","date_gmt":"2026-08-28T18:30:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/419471\/"},"modified":"2026-08-28T18:30:10","modified_gmt":"2026-08-28T18:30:10","slug":"how-do-some-houston-restaurants-last-for-decades-when-others-come-and-go-houston-public-media","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/419471\/","title":{"rendered":"How do some Houston restaurants last for decades when others come and go? \u2013 Houston Public Media"},"content":{"rendered":"

\t\t\t\t\t\"TheThree of Houston\u2019s longest-enduring restaurants (L-R): Christie\u2019s Seafood & Steaks, Molina\u2019s Cantina, and Brennan\u2019s of Houston.<\/p>\n

The profit margins for restaurants are always thin. The competition can be fierce. The hours are long, and the work is hard. Is it any wonder, then, that many Houston-area restaurants come and go, lasting five, maybe ten years before someone or something else moves in?<\/p>\n

And then there are the remarkable exceptions. Dining institutions that last multiple generations, that thrive decade after decade, surviving fifty years, 80 years \u2014 or even a century!<\/p>\n

Sign up for the Hello, Houston!<\/a> daily newsletter to get local reports like this delivered directly to your inbox.<\/p>\n

Such is the case for longtime spots, like Christie’s Seafood & Steaks<\/a>, which dates back to 1917 \u2014 making it the oldest still-operating restaurant in Houston. Or Molina’s Cantina<\/a>, which was established in 1941, and Brennan’s of Houston<\/a>, which was founded in 1967.<\/p>\n

To find out how those restaurants have endured, Houston Matters producer Michael Hagerty<\/a> visisted all three to learn about the families involved in running them and their histories.<\/p>\n

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