For more than 16 years, Splendora Café & BBQ has been a household name for diners craving barbecue or a good, old-fashioned home-cooked meal.
It will be the end of an era as Splendora Café will move from its current location in Splendora to a new spot in New Caney near State Highway 242. They are expecting to open the new restaurant in January 2021.
“We took ownership of Splendora Café in November 2004,” said Splendora Café owner Rodrigo Tamayo. “My dad had managed a barbecue restaurant in Houston since 1982 and was finally ready to run his own place, so Splendora Café was the perfect opportunity for us. We continue to be family-owned and operated, employing residents from our community.”
Many in the East Montgomery County area flock to the small restaurant located north of FM 2090 for country staples such as the chicken fried steak and baked potatoes or the fresh salad bar. The original Splendora Café was located more centrally in the city before it moved to a new development on Hwy. 59 where they have served hungry customers for more than a decade.
As the Grand Texas development began to take shape, Tamayo had the opportunity to relocate his popular restaurant. He decided to take that chance to move to a location with more visibility and more centrally located in the East Montgomery County area.
“The new location will help grow our customer base as it’s situated in the Grand Texas development area,” said Rodrigo. “The difference between the two restaurants will be that it is newer/updated with a small bar area and an area for private parties if needed. Our customers can expect the same great food and service, but also we hope to improve on what we have built over the 16 years we have been in business.”
The owners broke ground on the new Splendora Café restaurant location in July and construction has continued to progress.
“We are grateful to have loyal customers that continue to spread good things about our restaurant to others,” said Rodrigo. “Thus, helping us grow from a small 10-table cafe into a much-larger 40 table establishment that still has that small-town cafe feel. We are all excited about this next step and look forward to our customers enjoying the new place with the food and service they have come to love throughout the years.”