It’s one of the more recognizable restaurant properties in Houston, and soon, that restaurant won’t be there anymore. Perry’s Steakhouse & Grille is officially leaving its primo location at 1997 W. Gray St. in the Houston neighborhood of River Oaks, according to a statement Friday.
According to Perry’s management in a Facebook post on Friday evening, “a contractual dispute” with their landlord at the River Oaks shopping center it anchors has led to the imminent closing of the restaurant. It’ll close its doors Jan. 24.
“We are incredibly grateful for the memories that our guests and team memebrs have made and are offering every single member of the restaurant’s staff an equivalent position at one of our seven other Perry’s locations in the greater Houston area.”
Perry’s started in 1979 in Houston as Perry’s Butcher Shop and Deli. The Perry family’s first full restaurant opened in 1986, and Perry’s Steakhouse & Grille was officially launched in 1993 with a location on Bay Area Boulevard in Clear Lake. The River Oaks location opened its doors in 2019, seating about 300 with large windows overlooking West Gray Street.
Not only does Perry’s do plenty of steaks including prime ribeye and New York strip, plus filet mignon and a 32 oz. bone-in tomahawk, but it also features one of the more famous pork chops in the country, carved tableside for dinner and served on a hot cast-iron plate…