Ranchero King Buffet / 1010 Antoine Drive
Built in the mid-1990s in the IKEA parking lot as SteaKountry Buffet, which offered American and Mexican dishes (always Mexican, even advertising in a Spanish-language section in the Houston Chronicle in 1997) but by 2017 was serving exclusively Mexican dishes. By 2018 it was Ranchero King Buffet, but whether this was a name change or an entirely new restaurant has yet to be determined. The IKEA across the street replaced its old location (which started out as STØR) but replaced an apartment complex (1002 Antoine) which despite extensive research I couldn't find a name for. 1020 Antoine, however, remained until the store was rebuilt in the early 2000s. This was a strip center; one of the old listings has Supercuts as one of the tenants (Suite C).
AutoZone / 5121 Antoine Drive
Former Long John Silver's 1976-1999 and later home to Little Casita Mexican Restaurant (2003-2006). The building was demolished for an AutoZone around 2007. (Little Casita moved to 5137).
5151-5153 Antoine Drive
This was a Kroger ("Superstore" model, store 160) from 1975 to around the mid-2000s (Fallas Paredes leased part of the store in February 2007, so it was closed by then). By April 2008 this was divided between Fallas Paredes and 99 Cent Only Stores (with a "Watermill Express" water kiosk in the parking lot). By 2015, this was now a vacancy on the south end of the store, YouFit Health Clubs, and King Dollar on the north end. This arrangement would be kept until 2020, and by 2022 the entire building was vacant again before Value Village opened a store in the former King Dollar later that year. March 2023 brought the opening of a Gordon Food Service Store (from their distribution center down the street, see further down this page).
It should be noted that Fallas Paredes and YouFit used the 5151 Antoine name, while 99 Cent/King Dollar/Value Village, despite having the smaller store space, used the numbering from Kroger.
House of Fries / 5322 Antoine Drive
This started out as Kentucky Fried Chicken (1973-1998) and was mostly abandoned (except for a few one-offs that may or may not have existed). Around 2009-2010 was La Seafood and Wings and in 2011 assumed its current tenant.
AkzoNobel - Houston Plant / 6001 Antoine Drive
This facility was built in the late 1960s as an annex to Matcote Co. Inc., a Houston-based protective coatings company which had a small facility at 5810 North Houston Rosslyn Road, which soon moved to this location (it is unknown when they closed the North Houston Rosslyn Road facility) and expanded again in the early 1970s.
A 1979 article goes a bit more into detail what Matcote did, which was not make paint but rather protective coatings for industrial use. In 1980, Matcote was purchased by UK-based Courtaulds d/b/a International Paint, but expanded the facility, adding another warehouse in 1982 and in 1985 opening a powder coating facility. During this time the Matcote name disappeared and was replaced with the Courtaulds Coatings name through the 1990s (following a reorganization at Courtaulds that spun off its textile business). In 1998, Courtaulds merged with Dutch-based AkzoNobel and the plant reverted to the International Paint name again, though the plant has been branded as AkzoNobel since at least 2007.
The property also incorporates 5903 Antoine Drive—a former site of Monterey House (later Monterey's Tex-Mex Cafe) from 1981 to 1994 and ultimately torn down for parking for what is now AzkoNobel.
Island Dental / 6206 Antoine Drive
Grandy's (#2061) was here from 1984 to 1997; sometime in the following decade after that it became this dental office.
Foodarama / 7320 Antoine Drive
While it faces Victory Drive, Foodarama #22 has been here since it moved from 8007 Antoine. It used to be Randalls #34 from 1985 to 2005. Houston Historic Retail has this covered in more detail.
dd's Discounts / 8007 Antoine Drive
This started out as an Eagle Discount Supermarket (owned by Lucky Stores) before pulling out in the mid-1980s and later served as Foodarama before it moved in 2006 to the former Randalls at 7320 Antoine.
Flounder / 8831 Antoine Drive
Built ~2008 as Hartz Chicken Buffet, became Fish Place by 2014 (co-branded with Eskimo Hut?) and by 2015, Louisiana Famous Fried Chicken & Seafood. Sometime during 2018 it became MVP Seafood, which soon gave way by October 2019 to Smoken J's BBQ. In 2023 or 2024 it became Flounder, a fried seafood restaurant.
Gordon Food Service - Houston Distribution Center / 11303 Antoine Drive
This was built as the new consolidated home of local company Glazier Food Company in 2005, but in 2014, national company Gordon Food Service acquired the company and rebranded it. In 2023, they opened up their own grocery stores in the Houston area.
Scottish Inns & Suites / 11233 Antoine Drive
Scottish Inns & Suites Houston Willowbrook opened in 2020.
That's all we have right now. Future entries may likely be added as stand-alone entries...
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