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For Starters

Construction on Texas' first White Castle set to begin

The popular burger chain is finally making its Lone Star State debut.

A coffee chain shuttered its Katy location after nearly five years in business.

Houston-area cafe announces sudden closure after 5 years

Only one location is left in the Houston area.

French fries cooking in beef tallow. A popular fast-food restaurant is testing beef tallow for fries in six Corpus Christi, Texas, stores, per a report.

Want beef tallow french fries? Visit this fast-food joint in Texas.

If an experiment works, it could be rolled out to far more stores.

Customers waiting in line for a table at Turkey Leg Hut, a restaurant located in the Third Ward on Friday, Dec. 6, 2019, in Houston.

Is Turkey Leg Hut coming back? Its owner sure is hinting at it.

The restaurant had plenty of celebrity fans.

H-E-B released three new Japanese-style sandos.

H-E-B's new sando is an upgrade worth the wait

Here's what to expect from the grocer's second take on the viral sandos.

Upstart coffee shop opening soon in Montrose's old Starbucks

Get ready for late night lattes.

Texas barbecue restaurant to be rebuilt after fire

The estimated cost is expected to be $300,000.

Last Bite

For a decent portion of Houston area folks, next week means Spring Break week. Hopefully you have something lined up to keep the kids invested and excited, whether it's a camp, a family trip or a playground or three. And if you need tips on where to take the kids for some grub, here you go.

Here are some of the other stories you may have missed from us this week:

Our new-ish food reporter Chyna Blackmon is discovering Houston for the first time. Those discoveries took her to old favorite The Flat, which has coffee, pizza and lounge vibes.
A longtime Tex-Mex restaurant in Austin closed last week after 40 years of business. To mark the closing, the restaurant hosted some live music and had a "last dance."

If you're a parent experiencing Spring Break, good luck and godspeed.

— Timothy Malcolm, Chron Deputy Managing Editor of Texas Lifestyle