The Hartz Chicken Buffet on Pinemont Road in Northside Houston will serve its last plates on Dec. 31, the restaurant’s general manager announced this week. The landlord is pulling the plug on the lease after more than a decade at the corner of Pinemont and Ella, and fresh marketing for a nearby parcel is already teasing a future that could swap out fried chicken for a supermarket and new apartments. For regulars, that means a familiar counter and buffet line is on its way out just as the block gears up for a major shakeup.
Manager Says Lease Won’t Be Renewed
Naro Mak, who has managed the Pinemont Hartz for about 12 years, told staff and customers on social media that the store must vacate by the end of the year. As reported by the Houston Chronicle,…..