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From Georgian bread boats to European baked goods, check out six dining updates across the Greater Houston area, as reported by Community Impact.
Impacts of the week
Locally owned Honor Society Coffee Co. opens Spring-Klein location
Honor Society Coffee Co. has opened its brick-and-mortar location in Spring-Klein, the business announced on its Instagram.
The details
Customers can visit in-store or through the drive-thru. Honor Society Coffee Co. offers a variety of coffee, espresso and specialty drinks. It also sells frappes, teas, pastries and merchandise.
Customers can schedule the coffee cart for private events.
Grand opening Oct. 24
6820 FM 2920, Ste. 100, Spring
Georgian restaurant Bread Boat officially held its soft opening Oct. 16 near the Upper Kirby area, officials confirmed.
From the oven
Khachapuri sits at the center of Bread Boat’s offerings, a dish widely considered one of Georgia’s national dishes, according to the restaurant’s website.
The traditional form features a molded-by-hand boat of blistered dough that is filled with a mix of molten cheese, egg yolk and butter. The boat is baked until golden brown at the crust, perfect for tearing and dipping at the customer’s discretion.
Guests may also enjoy drinks from Bread Boat’s handcrafted lineup of Georgian wines, beers and lemonades.
3835 Richmond Ave., Houston
Houston’s third Ramen Tatsu-Ya location to open on Halloween
Ramen Tatsu-Ya, a popular Japanese ramen concept with roots in Austin, is expanding its presence across the Houston area.
A grand opening celebration for its new Bellaire location will take place Oct. 31 along Beechnut Street, Tatsu-Ya Restaurants officials confirmed in a news release.
Must-try menu items
The Tokyo-inspired shop is known for serving a plethora of traditional bowls, many of which spotlight a broth that takes 60 hours to create.
Ramen Tatsu-Ya’s menu notably features a chicken shoyu broth-based ramen, as well as two vegetarian almond milk tonkotsu ramen options, officials said. Toppings such as beni shoga, goma pork, tofu, nori and Brussels sprouts are also available.
4672 Beechnut St., Houston
National chain PopUp Bagels is opening a second location in Greater Houston, officials announced in an Oct. 19 news release.
Main course
Customers can choose from several types of bagels including plain, everything and poppy seed with a variety of schmear options such as cream cheese and butter spreads, according to its website.
23501 Cinco Ranch Blvd., Katy
Dining Spotlight
European-inspired bakery brings fresh flavors to Friendswood
Bakehouse owner Brian Campbell's day starts at 4 a.m., when he heads to his bakery to make kolaches, muffins, bread pudding and madeleines, and prepare pizza toppings, sides, soups, salads and everything else needed for the day ahead.
"When I’m out traveling, I’m always looking for a food experience and looking for great flavors and really cool things," Campbell said. "I just wanted to bring that to Friendswood."
On the menu
Bakehouse's menu offers European-inspired baked goods, pastries and savory items, with some offerings rotating seasonally.
Pastries include bread pudding, pain au chocolat—a yeasted puff pastry dough wrapped around chocolate—and croissants, with flavors including butter, almond, apple pie, pistachio and ham and Swiss.
Campbell also purchases morning buns—a laminated croissant dough rolled with cinnamon sugar—and Kouign Amann—a Breton pastry with rich croissant dough layered with sugar and European butter—from Common Bond Bistro & Bakery, a Houston-based bakery and cafe.
622 S. Friendswood Drive, Friendswood
Founded in 2024 by husband and wife Chris and Nezi Whiteman, Eat This Fast & Fresh is known for healthy, fast, chef-prepared meals designed for customers with a variety of dietary needs. Owner Nezi Whiteman said the kitchen is completely gluten- and seed-oil-free.
What’s on the menu
Eat This offers dishes such as Southwest Sizzle Steak, Loaded Baked Potato, Loaded Meatloaf and Grilled Chicken Curry & Sweet Potato. The menu also includes salads such as the Better Caesar and Better Cobb.
Eat This also partners with local businesses, including ZoZo Fresh in Tomball for cold-pressed juice and Navarro Bakery near Lake Conroe for gluten-free baked goods.
Eat This uses 90% lean grass-fed ground beef imported from New Zealand, while its steaks are shipped from Australia. All of its dishes are made from scratch in a kitchen behind the counter and served in fully compostable containers.
Quote of note
“We have a little bit for everyone,” said Nezi Whiteman. “So we have a little bit of Italian, a little bit of Asian, so people never get bored with the same flavors.”
442 Sawdust Road, The Woodlands
