I'd like to begin a group project to honor the oldest restaurants in the Houston area, mirroring the one we've maintained for years in Washington, DC. Surrounding areas are included, and since our community was founded on April 15, 2005, anything that was open on that date is included as well. This will be an ongoing project that will start out small, and will grow over time - please feel free to add your entries (with a link to some substantiation, please), and I'll include them in the list.
Please note the third post down, as some of the research for this was done by Natalie Dressman.
... to be continued
1936 - Brenner's Steakhouse (Originally Brenner's Cafe, Memorial District)
1938 - Lankford's Grocery & Market (Fourth Ward)
1941 - Molina's Cantina (Originally "The Old Monterrey" on 1919 W. Gray St., River Oaks)
1946 - Barbecue Inn (Independence Heights) 1949 - Three Brothers Bakery (Originally on Holman Street, Downtown, First Moved 1954-1955) 1976 - Rudi Lechner's
1977 - Gerardo's Drive-In