Agricole Hospitality’s regular march eastward continues. The hospitality group from trade veterans Morgan Weber, Ryan Pera, and Vincent Huynh has introduced that in late fall they’ll open a second location of their immensely well-liked Heights ice home, Eight Row Flint, in Second Ward. The group already has three institutions—Indianola, Miss Carousel, and Vinny’s—situated in EaDo, however this shall be their first foray into Second Ward, which is changing into fairly an eat-and-drink vacation spot of late as a result of burgeoning scorching spots like The Plant, which homes buzzy ideas similar to Café Louie, How to Survive on Land and Sea, and Popston.
The new location of Eight Row Flint shall be housed within the former digs of now-defunct Night Shift Bar (3502 Harrisburg Blvd), which is conveniently situated alongside METRORail’s Green Line, permitting patrons quick access from Downtown to the bar. One famous advantage of the brand new constructing is that it comes with a full kitchen, which is able to allow this second location of Eight Row Flint to supply company expanded meals choices. The authentic location has gained a loyal following as a result of its progressive cocktail record, which incorporates Texas-centric thrives like 5 completely different iterations of Ranch Water, and it’ll proceed that legacy at its new Second Ward location, which is able to provide the identical drink menu.
The new location shall be led by a group of longtime Eight Row Flint crew members. Current normal supervisor Christina Ramey, who has been with the ice home because it launched over eight years in the past, will now oversee each places as the brand new Eight Row Flint idea supervisor. The present assistant supervisor of the Heights location, Christian Garza, will switch to the Second Ward location because the idea’s normal supervisor. Meanwhile, chef Marcelo Garcia, who has been with Agricole Hospitality since 2013, will step into the function of government chef of Eight Row Flint and can oversee meals operations for each places.
“We’re so proud of what we’ve built at Eight Row Flint over the last eight years. With this being our first concept expansion, it’s a really exciting moment for us,” mentioned house owners Weber, Pera, and Huynh in an announcement. “Nurturing our staff and watching them develop is one of the most rewarding elements of being business owners. We couldn’t be happier for these three key team members—Christina, Christian, and Marcelo—to grow alongside the Eight Row Flint concept as they increase their responsibilities and take on these new roles.”
While that is the group’s first idea enlargement, it isn’t the one mission they’re engaged on proper now. As lined by Houstonia earlier this summer time, Agricole Hospitality plans to open laid-back dive bar EZ’s Liquor Lounge, situated subsequent door to their rustic Italian restaurant, Coltivare, on White Oak Drive later this summer time—which actually means nearly any day now.