katyresident Posted August 6, 2008 Share Posted August 6, 2008 I know I've ripped on Cheeburger Cheeburger a few times, but I haven't actually tried it... Has anyone been? While in this area the other day, we were going to try it, but we saw Potbelly and ate there instead. Really good. Unfortuanately, the center was deserted. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
angtx Posted August 7, 2008 Share Posted August 7, 2008 I know I've ripped on Cheeburger Cheeburger a few times, but I haven't actually tried it... Has anyone been?I have eaten at the original in Sanibel Florida many many times for many years and it is great!! I can't wait to try it here Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
infinite_jim Posted August 28, 2008 Share Posted August 28, 2008 What is status of the leasing picture atm? I plan on making a trip there this holiday weekend, hopefully the pics don't do it justice. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
UrbaNerd Posted August 28, 2008 Share Posted August 28, 2008 Welcome to Hollywood...during the writers' strike! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
musicman Posted August 28, 2008 Share Posted August 28, 2008 On Peli-Peli - It's a new concept and was originally listed as Peri-Peri on the vintage park website. I guess they either had a change of heart on the restaurant name or it was a typo originally.i'll bet it was an asian faux pas. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
citizen4rmptown Posted August 28, 2008 Share Posted August 28, 2008 Thanks for the pics. i don't like palms in Houston. i dont know why some people here dont like palms, i love them Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dmoneybangbang Posted August 29, 2008 Share Posted August 29, 2008 i dont know why some people here dont like palms, i love them I think of Houston as Southern because of its geography and palm trees aren't generally found in the South. Also, Galveston doesn't look too tropical and palm trees only look good there because it's the beach. That's my opinion at least. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
citizen4rmptown Posted August 30, 2008 Share Posted August 30, 2008 I think of Houston as Southern because of its geography and palm trees aren't generally found in the South. Also, Galveston doesn't look too tropical and palm trees only look good there because it's the beach. That's my opinion at least.Well everybodys entitled to their own opinionand with that said, i dont think of houston as Southern, more southeastern Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jc281 Posted August 31, 2008 Share Posted August 31, 2008 for some reason those pics gave me flashbacks of those dead Sealy outlets Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
psilverot Posted November 4, 2008 Share Posted November 4, 2008 Shogun and Fish city grill is open... The westin element hotel is almost complete... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jimcas Posted November 4, 2008 Share Posted November 4, 2008 Shogun and Fish city grill is open... The westin element hotel is almost complete...We went by Brix Wine Cellars a couple of weeks ago and liked it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jimcas Posted November 24, 2008 Share Posted November 24, 2008 Looks like they cleared out some trees right behind the Vintage Park sign right at the corner of 249 and Louetta and look like they are laying some foundation tereh. Anyone have any idea what this might be? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lockmat Posted November 24, 2008 Share Posted November 24, 2008 Looks like they cleared out some trees right behind the Vintage Park sign right at the corner of 249 and Louetta and look like they are laying some foundation tereh. Anyone have any idea what this might be?Isn't it a hospital? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
houstongirl Posted November 24, 2008 Share Posted November 24, 2008 (edited) Isn't it a hospital?No, the area in question is directly behind the Vintage Park sign that is on the corner of 249 & Louetta (facing NW). The lot backs up to the HEB Fuel/Car Wash area, so it surely can't be a gas station. However, the lot doesn't look big enough to hold much else. Maybe a fast food joint? Maybe more pumps for HEB?If you go the site plan online, it would be the space in the far top left corner that is directly behind "sign". http://www.vintageparkhouston.com/siteplan...teplan=siteplan Edited November 24, 2008 by houstongirl Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
slocker Posted December 2, 2008 Share Posted December 2, 2008 I'm hearing the corner lot is a bank and a Chipotle. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
houstongirl Posted December 3, 2008 Share Posted December 3, 2008 I'm hearing the corner lot is a bank and a Chipotle.Maybe, because it looks like Mission Burrito has pulled the plug. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jimcas Posted December 3, 2008 Share Posted December 3, 2008 I'm hearing the corner lot is a bank and a Chipotle.Another Bank? I think there are more banks at Vintage Park than stores and restaurants combined... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jedijake Posted December 4, 2008 Share Posted December 4, 2008 There's something to be said about the success of this place when the big announcement for grand openings on the website are for a dentist office and a place to mail letters.Watch business pour in for those places. Time to celebrate and have a good time! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jimcas Posted December 5, 2008 Share Posted December 5, 2008 There's something to be said about the success of this place when the big announcement for grand openings on the website are for a dentist office and a place to mail letters.Watch business pour in for those places. Time to celebrate and have a good time!There's also highlighted article entitled "Houston We have No Problems" which is not really accurate anymore. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TechnoG Posted December 7, 2008 Share Posted December 7, 2008 All this place seems to be for now is primarily a food court and banking center (and some real estate and construction type offices taking up space). Of course, the timing for the VC could not have been worse with the economy. But then again, this place didn't really have a lot of tenants before the economy started going south. If this place ever takes off, I don't think it will be until late 2009 at the earliest. It's really too bad. Most other areas that have these type of outdoor shopping areas are pretty successful (Woodlands, Sugarland, Pearland, etc). I can't help but think if somehow this place has just not been marketed well or if something else is wrong. I went to the so called "grand opening" and it was pretty pathetic. Why have a grand opening when there are hardly any tenants. The owner from Pizza Fusion we met at the grand opening seemed to be kind of disgruntled about a few things. Not a positive sign. I just hope the existing businesses don't go belly up while waiting for this place to fill up. I really had high hopes for this place being something exciting for this part of town, but so far it's been a big letdown. Hopefully, things will get better on track next year! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
UrbaNerd Posted December 7, 2008 Share Posted December 7, 2008 Au Contraire, Sugar Land Town Square has been quite slow to lease up, but many factors there are to blame (bad property management/excessively high leases, the economy, etc). To go along with the economical considerations, many of the shops there bit the dust when they closed nationwide (Bombay, Storehouse, Sharper Image, etc). Compared to The Woodlands/Market Street, SLTS's leasing activity has been quite sluggish, since the site itself is seemingly more isolated than Market Street. The completion of the Minute Maid building, the construction of another office building should add to the demand within this odd enclave. Efforts have been made to connect the town square to other points of interests however, with a new crosswalk, promenade, and new shops between the mall and itself. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mrfootball Posted December 7, 2008 Author Share Posted December 7, 2008 Au Contraire, Sugar Land Town Square has been quite slow to lease up, but many factors there are to blame (bad property management/excessively high leases, the economy, etc). To go along with the economical considerations, many of the shops there bit the dust when they closed nationwide (Bombay, Storehouse, Sharper Image, etc). Compared to The Woodlands/Market Street, SLTS's leasing activity has been quite sluggish, since the site itself is seemingly more isolated than Market Street. The completion of the Minute Maid building, the construction of another office building should add to the demand within this odd enclave. Efforts have been made to connect the town square to other points of interests however, with a new crosswalk, promenade, and new shops between the mall and itself.The above post is correct. Everything's slow. Retailers everywhere are struggling to stay alive. The Woodlands has lost a number of national retailers like Bombay, Sharper Image, Toy Store, etc. If things are slow there, you know its rough all over. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TechnoG Posted December 8, 2008 Share Posted December 8, 2008 I agree, of course, that things are slow right now. But SLTS, Woodlands Market Street and Pearland Town Center are still way ahead of Vintage Park. Of course, they had a head start and when times were better. They also had many quality retailers signed up ahead of time. VC has almost nothing to write home about yet. Part of this is about bad timing, but VC was not even making much progress before all the bad news started hitting. Market Street and Pearland TC took off pretty quick, but then they didn't have much competition too close by, so there was not a lot of overlap. I really don't know what VC can offer that is not available anywhere else within 5 miles or so. It would be nice to have a couple of well known anchor stores, but I don't think that is going to happen in the current environment, or maybe ever. I just don't want it to mainly be a food court with a bunch of boring retailers I can already find close by. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jedijake Posted January 5, 2009 Share Posted January 5, 2009 Mia Bella was supposed to have opened in December. Does anyone know what the latest on it is?Also, Peli Peli is supposed to open early 2009. Does anyone have the lasted on that? I am looking forward to trying both of those. Peli Peli particularly sounds interesting. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
psilverot Posted January 6, 2009 Share Posted January 6, 2009 I drove by yesterday. Mia bella has already started building, but it doesn't look like it will be open anytime soon. Pizza fusion is open though.Mia Bella was supposed to have opened in December. Does anyone know what the latest on it is?Also, Peli Peli is supposed to open early 2009. Does anyone have the lasted on that? I am looking forward to trying both of those. Peli Peli particularly sounds interesting. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jimcas Posted February 3, 2009 Share Posted February 3, 2009 Mia Bella is now open.http://www.bizjournals.com/houston/stories...02/daily15.html Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mrfootball Posted February 3, 2009 Author Share Posted February 3, 2009 (edited) Mia Bella is now open.http://www.bizjournals.com/houston/stories...02/daily15.htmlThanks for the heads up.Looking forward to trying this place. Edited February 3, 2009 by mrfootball Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jimcas Posted February 9, 2009 Share Posted February 9, 2009 Thanks for the heads up.Looking forward to trying this place.Actually, despite a press release saying they were opening, there was a note on the door and I guess they aren't actually open quite yet. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
descovy Posted February 10, 2009 Share Posted February 10, 2009 Old post I know, but knowing you are a Katy-ite... Don't you think that The Vintage Center, more closely resembles "The Villagio" in Cinco Ranch? At least there is life (beyond restaurants) in LaCenterra. Both The Vintage Center and Villagio are overdone "upscale" food courts with too few tennants. They seem to share the same problem... low occupancy, fabulous "plans" but little actually to show for it. I think the current economy has taken a blow to the Wanna-bees.You NW folks, will see what I mean if you ever visit a friend in Cinco and drive by The Villagio...Villagio = Vintage, same ****=different locationI think Willowbrook Mall being close by hurt this development maybe. For example, La Centerra in Cinco Ranch is just like The Vintage Center. Only difference is, tenants filled up quick at La Centerra and the second phase already has tenants leased I think. The closest normal mall near La Centerra is West Oaks. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mrfootball Posted February 14, 2009 Author Share Posted February 14, 2009 (edited) Tried out Pizza Fusion this evening. Enjoyed it.Great food, cool atmosphere.If you like natural food, non-GMO and Organics...this is the place. Good quality food. Nice concept. Edited February 14, 2009 by mrfootball Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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