A sign zip-tied onto the fence around the parking lot at 1836 Polk St. is currently announcing an application by FreeRange Concepts to sell mixed drinks at the spot.  Up in Dallas, the company operates bar-slash-bowling alley Bowl & Barrel, bar-slash-dogpark Mutts Canine Cantina, restaurant-slash-music-venue The Rustic, and slashless restaurant The General Public. Houston locations of Bowl & Barrel and The General Public are currently under construction in CityCentre.
It’s unclear whether FreeRange has cast the Polk location for a sequel to one of its existing brands, or for something new. The TABC notice is posted on the full-block parking lot bounded by Jackson, Hamilton, and Bell streets just east of 59 and just south of the George R. Brown Convention Center. That block has previously appeared in the convention center’s 2025 Master Plan, as a site of possible future expansion:
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- The General Public Now Under Construction at CITYCENTRE Houston [RestaurantNews.com]
- Houston Native Brings Luxe Bowling Center and Restaurant to CityCentre [CultureMap]
- 2025 Plan [Houston First]
Images: Swamplot inbox (photo), Houston First (GRB Master Plan excerpt)
I hate to be that guy, Swamplot, but the word is spelled “restaurateurs.”
Oops! Thanks for catching that, Houstonreader!
Posted at the wrong location? These guys would seem more likely to be a potential operator in one of the restaurant/bar spaces being currently carved out of the GRB.