Convenience Big Store: 🐟 Historic Kemah restaurant shutters

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A landmark restaurant in Kemah has closed its doors. The Flying Dutchman served the area for nearly 50 years.

Tilman Fertitta's company shutters historic Kemah restaurant after 48 years

Quietly, one of the most iconic restaurants in Southeast Texas shut its doors for good, leaving many longtime guests melancholy.

Last Bite

Here are some things you might have missed:

-- Another Houston restaurant has announced its closure just as the year is starting. Japanese steakhouse Roka Akor in Greenway and Upper Kirby has shuttered effective immediately.

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