HOUSTON, Texas -- A fire damaged the kitchen of two luxurious Galleria-area restaurants. Both The Annie Café & Bar and Turner's will be closed for approximately three weeks due to a fire that occurred in the exhaust hoods on Wednesday, May 18.
No one was hurt by the blaze, and neither restaurant suffered fire or smoke damage, according to a release. However, both properties, which are located on the first and second floor of the same space at 1800 Post Oak Blvd., suffered extensive water damage.
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"We are extremely grateful for the Houston Fire Department staff and their promptness and professionalism in handling this situation," proprietor Ben Berg said in a statement. "We now have some remediation work to do in order to pass specific codes, but we hope to reopen within two to three weeks. As soon as we have a more concrete reopening date, we will let you know."
Berg purchased Café Annie in 2019 and reopened it later that year as The Annie Café & Bar after an extensive remodel. Turner's, a decadent supper club styled after New York's Polo Bar, opened last year in a downstairs space created by The Annie's renovations. James Beard Award winner Robert Del Grande serves as chef-partner for both restaurants.
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