![]() ![]() ![]() "Kroger is the largest grocery retailer in the world with over 2,500 locations among its many iconic brands, and we are elated to partner with them on this project," Nguyen added. Overall, Zalat has opened six Houston-area locations since late 2021. In addition, the restaurant makes all of its own dough and sauces - including its trademarked Srirancha, a combination of Sriracha and ranch - and bakes them in a traditional deck oven. “We believe that offering customers convenient pickup and on-demand delivery access to Zalat’s delicious, handmade, New York-style pizza creations will be a much-welcomed addition to our local Kroger communities.”įounded in 2015 by University of Houston alum Khanh Nguyen, Zalat puts its own spin on familiar pizzas with creatively topped pies like the Nashville hot chicken with pickles, Elote (Srirancha, corn, lemon pepper), or the Pepperoni Masterclass (all-beef pepperoni, oregano, cracked black pepper, chopped garlic). "As we continue to promote Kroger as a destination for superior food offerings, the opportunity to collaborate with Zalat Pizza, one of the hottest rising stars in the restaurant industry, was very appealing to us,” Kroger executive Garret Fairchild said in a statement. A second restaurant will open in December at the Conroe Marketplace. The first Zalat-in-a-Kroger will open this Friday, October 21 at Kroger’s Cypress Towne Lake Marketplace supermarket. Zalat Pizza will begin opening pizzerias inside Kroger stores, and Houston has been selected as the pilot market. It promises to transform Montrose with over 100,000 square feet of office space, more than 50,000 square feet of retail space, and the relocated branch of the Houston Public Library currently housed on Montrose Boulevard.Ī rapidly expanding, Dallas-based pizza chain has partnered with one of America's largest grocery chains to continue growing as quickly as possible. The Montrose Collective, a new project from Heights Mercantile developer Radom Capital, constitutes five buildings on Westheimer along Grant and Crocker. The news comes as Montrose is in the midst of revitalization (or, as some locals grumble, gentrification). With Skanska hinting at a possible multi-family, retail, and office tower, the future of the beloved bookstore was up in the air. Half Price continues to operate seven outposts across the Greater Houston area.Īs CultureMap previously reported, Skanska USA Commercial Development purchased a nearly three-acre tract at the southwest corner of Westheimer Road and Montrose Boulevard, which includes the strip center housing Half Price Books and a Spec’s liquor store, for $27 million in August. The popular Rice Village location shuttered early last year after a nearly 40-year run. That would be welcome news for loyal local customers, as the Montrose store, which opened in 2002, is the chain’s last Inner Loop location. “We still hope to find one in the area at some point.” “We’ve been looking for another location in the neighborhood, but were unable to find one before our lease ends,” Emily Bruce, a representative for the Dallas-based company, tells CultureMap. Half Price Books, located at 1011 Westheimer Rd., will close on January 17, the company confirmed. A Montrose mainstay will soon close the book on a nearly 20-year run.
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