Café J will close after Texas Tech’s graduation weekend December 12-13 and will be torn down to be replaced by a student housing project, restaurant owner Chris Bourne told LubbockLights.com.
Café J has to vacate the property at 2605 19th Street by the end of the year. Much of the property – most recently known as the Godbold Center – was demolished in February of 2024.
In the near term, the restaurant’s fate is sealed. But there are future options, said Bourne.
The student housing project is proposed to have some retail space…