Feb 6, 2026 | 3:43 pm
A promising Houston restaurant has closed after less than a year. Succulent Fine Dining served its last meal on Thursday, February 5.
Located at the Regent Square mixed-use development, Succulent Fine Dining opened in May 2025. It was a new concept from from Houston restaurateur Shawn Virene, the mastermind behind champagne-fueled River Oaks restaurant a’Bouzy.
In a lengthy statement, Virene cited “ongoing site-related access, parking, and valet limitations that have significantly impacted our guests’ ability to access the restaurant and, ultimately, the overall guest experience” as the reason for the closure. It states that the City of Houston restricted levels two and three of the development’s parking garage to residents of its apartment building, even thought they were supposed to be available to employees and customers…