A location of one of Houston’s longer-running steakhouses will be closing after a 25-year run, CultureMap Houston first reported. Fleming’s Prime Steakhouse & Wine Bar has announced that its Upper Kirby restaurant’s last day at 2405 W Alabama St. will be April 18.
“Our lease is expiring. … Team members will have the opportunity to transfer to another restaurant,” a Bloomin’ Brands representative told Chron.
The Houston Chronicle first reported on Fleming’s arrival in 2001 as part of a larger story on the changes happening in the Downtown office market. One of those developments was Ainbinder Co’s 50,000-square-foot project at West Alabama Street and Kirby Drive, the second part of the Centre shopping center. One of the earliest tenants announced was Fleming’s Steakhouse which opened a year later. A notable hire at the restaurant was Maeve O’Gorman Pesquera, a former mentee of legendary Houston restaurateur Tony Vallone…