Houston’s restaurant on the Plaza is closing

From the Department of Nothing Gold Can Stay:

After 30 years on the County Club Plaza, Houston’s restaurant (4640 Wornall) is closing, after its owner, the California-based Hillstone Restaurant Group, was unable to reach a lease-extension agreement with its Plaza landlord. Apparently, even chains struggle to make rent on the Plaza these days. 

Here is Houston’s Facebook announcement about the closing: 

Come by for a final margarita with us. [Crying emoji] Houston’s in Kansas City will be closing its doors on or before March 31st, the last day of our lease. Houston’s opened on the Plaza in 1987. Having seen many changes to the Plaza over the years, we have been proud to serve Kansas City with good food and hospitality.

Despite good faith efforts on both sides, an agreement to extend our tenancy at the Plaza could not be reached with the Lessor. Details surrounding infrastructure improvements that sought to temporarily close the restaurant proved to be insurmountable.

Hillstone reps say that, though the future of Houston’s in Kansas City is uncertain, they’ll “be on the lookout for sites with unique characteristics that would suit a new restaurant.”

Houston’s will serve its last plate of upscale, off-menu chicken tenders on March 31.