Update: Despite Swamplot’s earlier report, The Ginger Man’s Rice Village building is not up for lease, says a Braun Enterprises representative. The W. Gray location will be an expansion for The Ginger Man.
A flyer now being passed around by Braun Enterprises shows The Ginger Man’s 1,907-sq.-ft. house and outdoor furnishings in Rice Village up for lease ahead of its planned relocation expansion to a vacant Fourth Ward building. An entity connected to Braun bought the tap house at 5607 Morningside Dr. last December.
Renovations are now underway on a soon-to-be new location of The Ginger Man at the crossroads of W. Gray and Webster — in the building where the Junction Bar & Grill shuttered last year. When it opens, the expansion will be the 7th Ginger Man in Texas. 4 exist in and around Dallas and Fort Worth, and one is located in Austin. The chain also claims a more tenuous connection to a group of restaurants on the East Coast.
The photo below shows the Fourth Ward building with a new green paint job:
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Before 2010, the drinking place at 160 W. Gray went by the name The Wet Spot.
A view from the parking lot on the east side of the building shows its upper-level deck in front of the Dolce Midtown apartments — now in its 48th month of construction:
An entity connected to Braun Enterprises bought The Ginger Man’s current tap house at 5607 Morningside Dr. in Rice Village last December.
- Previously on Swamplot: Is the Ginger Man Poised To Take Over the W. Gray Junction’s Junction?
Photos: Braun Enterprises (The Ginger Man);Â Swamplot inbox (former Junction Bar & Grill)
This is a catastrophe. I’ve been a weekly regular since 1986. I will not be going to the new location.
Meh… the Ginger Man had a certain vibe to it because of the location, trees, outside patio and crowd that just cannot be reproduced. I wonder if the cat who sold hot dogs outside will relocate his cart? The new location is about 1/2 mile from where I currently live, but it does not excite me. I have to admit, it is a lot closer, I can walk to it, and the new digs are updated. The current Ginger Man really needed some attention/upgrades. Still, it is those quirks that give the Ginger Man the unique character. I really hope it does well, but anyway, RIP Ginger Man!
I will miss the old place. Nothing was better in my youth than listening to Trish and Darin and watching rats roam the power lines in the back beer garden.
This is just astounding. The Ginger Man is the heart & soul of the Rice Village area. What will it be when it’s up on W Gray? And is there a timeline for the move yet?
The Ginger Man is not leaving the Rice Village, and the West Gray location will be there 2nd location in Houston, and 8th in Texas.
Oh. Yay. Another bar on West Gray. We don’t have enough of those here.
It’s midtown? Were you expecting a Montessori?
Kind of sad to see them go. They were mostly good, other than the occasional hokey live music that cleared the bar whenever it started. I wonder what restaurant will take over the space? Oporto across the road has been going strong for almost 4 years.