Houston restaurants remain closed after Hurricane Beryl

Once again, Houston is dealing with the aftermath of another powerful tropical storm. Hurricane Beryl has hit the Houston area, leaving millions without power and several neighborhoods flooded and littered with debris.

Local officials urged residents to stay home, and many local restaurants remained closed as they braced for Beryl’s effects. Some, however, like Houston cocktail bar Poison Girl, are biding their time in true Houston fashion. “As soon as it’s dry enough outside, we’ll start pouring water inside,” the bar’s owners announced on their Instagram.

By 11 a.m. Monday, Fox meteorologists said conditions were improving and that Beryl, which had strengthened into a tropical storm, could be behind the city by late afternoon. Still, Houston Mayor John Whitmire held a news conference around 11:10 a.m., urging and “pleading” with Houstonians to shelter in place and stay off the road so as not to endanger first responders. There were more than 30 rescues in the city and more than 400 911 calls in an hour, authorities said. “All we have to worry about right now is protecting lives,” Whitmire said, adding that many of Houston’s traffic lights were damaged and not functioning properly. Officials said the city would likely be in recovery mode for hours, if not days, after Beryl passes.

Houston authorities and police warned residents of the impending storm Beryl Sunday night, urging residents to stay off the roads. Many restaurants immediately began preparing for the storm, with establishments like Daily Gather and Dish Society closing early at 7:30 p.m. Sunday and announcing they would “wait and see” if they would open at 1 p.m. Monday.

At 4 a.m. Monday, Beryl made landfall on the Texas coast as a Category 1 hurricane, with peak winds of 90 mph (145 km/h), according to Fox 26, Houston’s local Fox network. More than 2 million homes and businesses lost power, according to PowerOutage.us, and several neighborhoods and highways experienced flash flooding. At least two people in the Houston area, including a 53-year-old man in Humble and a 74-year-old woman in Houston, died after being struck by falling trees.

Beryl, which killed at least 11 people as it swept across the Caribbean to Texas, comes just months after severe thunderstorms swept through southeast Texas and Louisiana in May, packing winds of up to 78 mph (125 kph). The storm, which hit the Houston area, killed at least four people and left more than 800,000 residents without power for days.

As residents wait for power to be restored and the lockdown to be lifted, Eater Houston will be tracking restaurants that are closed and open this week, as well as those that have sustained significant damage from the storm. We’ll also be updating this post with information on catering services and donations to support those in need of hot food and services. Check back for more information as it becomes available.

Who is closed

The following restaurants have announced their closures due to local storms and associated power outages

• The blind goat is closed on Mondays.
• Brasserie 19 is closed on Mondays.
• Caracol is closed on Mondays.
• Daily gathering and all Dish Society Locations closed early on Sunday at 7:30pm and waiting to see if they will reopen at 1pm on Monday.
• Duck N Bao is closed on Mondays.
• Guard and Grace is closed on Mondays.
• Hongdae 33 closed on Mondays.
• June is closed on Mondays.
• Kolache Shop waiting to see if it opens on Monday.
• The Fight is closed on Mondays.
• Lyrical Market is closed on Mondays.
• All locations of Molina’s Canteen are closed on Mondays.
• Katy from Phat Eatery And Woodlands locations are closed on Mondays.
• From the street to the kitchen is closed on Mondays.
• Theodore Rex is closed on Mondays.
• Xochi is closed on Mondays.