Acme Oyster House
Acme Oyster House is a seafood restaurant in the French Quarter of New Orleans. Their food is served cajun and creole style and they have locations in Florida, Alabama and Texas.[1]
History
Acme was founded in 1910 as the Acme Café.[2]
In 2010 the company began pursuing opening a location in Houston.[3] The location in Montrose, Houston opened in April 2021, and closed in December 2023.[4] It was in the former Tower Theatre, which was established in 1936 and later housed a theatre, a nightclub, a movie rental business, a Tex-Mex restaurant before becoming an Acme location.[5] This was the first Acme location that has stopped operations.[6]
-
Location in Montrose, Houston
In popular culture
Acme appeared in Man v. Food (season 1). Adam Richman’s challenge was to join the 15 Dozen Club.[7] They also appeared on Food Paradise (season 2).
References
- ^ McCarthy, Amy (May 11, 2020). "Iconic New Orleans Restaurant Acme Oyster House Is Coming to Houston". Eater Houston. Retrieved 13 January 2023.
- ^ "Some Of The Best Crispy Fried Seafood In New Orleans Can Be Found At Acme Oyster House". Only in Your State. Retrieved 13 January 2023.
- ^ Morago, Greg (2021-04-12). "First look: Houston's Acme Oyster House opening day". Houston Chronicle. Retrieved 2023-12-08.
- ^ Alexander, Chloe (2023-12-07). "Acme Oyster House abruptly shuts down Houston location". KHOU. Retrieved 2023-12-07.
- ^ Balter, Emma (2021-04-10). "Raze. Reinvent. Repeat: How an iconic Westheimer block has changed in booming Montrose". Houston Chronicle. Retrieved 2023-12-08.
- ^ Garcia, Sonia (2023-12-07). "Acme Oyster House abruptly closes Houston location in iconic Montrose movie theater". Houston Chronicle. Retrieved 2023-12-08.
- ^ "New Orleans". Cooking Channel. Retrieved 13 January 2023.
External links
29°57′15″N 90°04′08″W / 29.95429°N 90.06894°W
 | This US-based restaurant or restaurant chain article is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it. |