The former Hollywood Vietnamese and Chinese restaurant building just north of Westheimer at 2409 Montrose Blvd. has been turned into a dog adoption facility run by K-9 Angels Rescue. The restaurant closed down in that space last Thanksgiving after developer Jonathan Farb purchased the property and the surrounding parking lots for a new apartment complex on the block, which is bounded by Hyde Park Blvd., Grant St., and Fairview. This isn’t the first last-occupant stint for the K-9 Angels; the nonprofit organization had been operating out of the former Cat Clinic building at 2100 W. Alabama St., before that building was torn down for a new CVS siding up to S. Shepherd Dr. one block south of the Alabama Theater Shopping Center.
Farb donated use of the space to the K-9 Angels temporarily — until he starts construction on the midrise, currently planned for “late spring or early summer.”
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- K-9 Angels RescueÂ
- Previously on Swamplot: Hollywood Vietnamese Will Be Gone by Black Friday;Â Apartment Block Planned for Montrose and Fairview, Replacing Hollywood Vietnamese and Parking Lots
Photos: Leslie Sharp
Bravo to the Farb guy for doing this!
So these are the leftovers that weren’t cooked yet?
If you know of any permanent buildings for K9 Angels Rescue, please let them know! They’re a quality and responsible non profit that’s had to move 4 times in past 2 years due to not having a space. 100% of donations go towards dogs and their volunteers are unpaid.
Very cool of Mr. Farb to donate that space to a worthy cause in the interim.
I think the real story is that fine looking Grand Wagoneer in the foreground, though.
More importantly, cheap gas has brought a Jeep Grand Wagoneer out of hiding.
Pretty sure the jokes are going to write themselves on this one…….
I got a good chuckle out of pet adoptions taking refuge in the place of a former Vietnamese restaurant.
I thought that was a picture of the kitchen before the restaurant closed.
What a great idea! Anything anyone can do to control the animal crisis we have here in Houston wins my applause.
HAHA! Racism is hilarious! Can you believe that other cultures eat different food than ours?
Uh-oh, Leon has a fresh deck of race cards to fling around.
Great idea and for such a good cause, other developers should take notes.
Remember when Cafe Noche was there. It was awesome and one of the best restaurants in the neighborhood back in the day. Ceviche was the best.