Conroe’s restaurant landscape is ever evolving with new eateries opening and closed establishments fading away.Â
This summer has seen the closure of two downtown Conroe restaurants with one morphing into another restaurant in a quick transition.Â
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On the city’s north side, several new restaurants are now open or will open soon.Â
Here’s a roundup of what is opening and closing around Conroe:
MoCo Food Hall closes
In mid July, downtown Conroe’s MoCo Food Hall abruptly closed after being open since August 2022.Â
The food hall was in a renovated building that has been a part of Sparkle Ice House, a glass factory and a place to store money coming off of trains that stopped on the nearby tracks in early Conroe.
As MoCo Food Hall, multiple vendors had booths with different food types all under one roof with a common gathering area in the middle.Â
Building owner Janese Sokulski said a new concept will be coming to the space and more details will be announced in roughly 30 days.Â
219 Social House closes
After opening in March in the former Martin’s Hall at 219 Simonton Street, 219 Social House shuttered only a few months after it opened.Â
In its place, Tx- Vintage Bar & Grill opened in early July under new ownership.Â
They currently have several specials including Thirsty Thursdays with 99 cent wings with $18 and $20 buckets of beer.Â
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Food offerings include the Vintage Burger, Conroe Club, Vintage Cheesesteak, fried shrimp, wings, fish and chips and Chicken Caesar Salad. There are also two stages and they have regular entertainment.Â
Benihana now openÂ
Conroe’s Benihana location held its grand opening July 11.Â
The restaurant is in Teas Crossing Shopping Center at 3061 Interstate 45 North, replacing the previous Wild Ginger Japanese Steakhouse.Â
Benihana Conroe spans 7,000 square feet with 17 teppanyaki tables, a full-service sushi bar and a dedicated area for take-out and delivery business.
Gringo’s Tex-Mex coming soonÂ
Gringo’s Tex-Mex is now under construction next to Cheddar’s Scratch Kitchen on Conroe’s north side.Â
The 7,200-square-foot restaurant is at Interstate 45 and Drennan Road.Â
Look for Tex-Mex flavors like fajitas, enchiladas, tamales, seafood and margaritas.Â
The restaurant is scheduled to open in November.Â
Walk-On’s Sports BistreauxÂ
Walk-On’s Sports Bistreaux is complete at 1000 Outpost Drive on Conroe’s north side.Â
The sports-themed restaurant is now hiring and will offer Cajun-style favorites like shrimp and grits, etouffee, gumbo, fried alligator, burgers and poboy sandwiches and is expected to open at the end of August.Â
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Jim Hallers, founder and managing partner of Tailgators Pub and Citizens Grill in Montgomery County opened Good Charlie’s on FM 1488 in July.
Good Charlie’s is at 4900 FM 1488 in Conroe.Â
The restaurant features fresh seafood, including oysters, shrimp and crab, as well as classic dishes like lobster bisque, fish and chips and they continue to add items to the menu every week.Â
The Dairy Queen building at 1980 North Loop 336 West is constructed with finishing touches going on around the property.Â
