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Antidote Gastrobar opens in Katy
Antidote Gastrobar opened in October at 24515 Katy Freeway, Ste. 100, Katy. (Courtesy Antidote Gastrobar)
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Antidote Gastrobar opened in October at 24515 Katy Freeway, Ste. 100, Katy. It specializes in a variety of beers and food, such as wings, pizza, burgers and tacos. 281-688-9994. www.antidotegastrobar.com
By Nola Valente
A native Texan, Nola serves as reporter for the Katy edition of Community Impact Newspaper. She studied print journalism at the University of Houston and French at the University of Paris-Sorbonne in France. Nola was previously a foreign correspondent in Jerusalem, Israel covering Middle East news through an internship with an American news outlet.
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