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Avalon Diner, HST

  • Historic Name: Avalon Drug Store
  • Type: Casual Sit Down Restaurant
  • Travel Genus: Eats
  • Eatery Class: Casual Sit Down Restaurant
  • Eatery Service: Table Service

Avalon Diner is a long-standing Houston breakfast and lunch spot located just south of the upscale River Oaks neighborhood. Known for its Classic American Diner menu, it serves full American breakfasts, Tex-Mex plates, burgers, sandwiches, malts, blue-plate specials, fresh-squeezed lemonade, and a handful of healthier options. A neighborhood fixture for generations, the diner comes complete with counter seating and vinyl booths. - AsNotedIn


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Y/M/D Person Association Description Composition Food Event
Y/M/D Person Association Description Composition Food Event
1938/00/00 The Griner family opens the Avalon Drug Store (lost) at Westheimer and Kirby, serving the new Avalon Addition at the edge of River Oaks. A neighborhood fixture for decades, the store is later lost to redevelopment.
1993/00/00 Pharmacist Bill Mores moves his Avalon Drug Company and Diner one block east to their present location, operating side-by-side shops connected by an interior door. The drug store remains popular until its closure in August 2008.

Eat and Drink »
Food Time Breakfast
Eatery Class Casual Sit Down Restaurant
Eater Attribute Counter Seating
Eatery Eatery
Eatery Attribute Indoor Seating
Food Time Lunch
Eatery Service Table Service



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Particulars for Avalon Diner, HST:
Food Culture American Food
Food Attribute Regional Food




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