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Rice VillageMC
Just openedConfirmed

Merit Coffee, - West University

5115 Buffalo Speedway, Ste 100 · Houston, TX 77005

Open now.

  1. Filed
  2. Licensed
  3. Built out
  4. Open
Stage
Just opened
First filing
Feb 10, 2026
Latest update
Oct 23, 2026
Records
4 from 3 sources
Evidence
Confirmed
Neighborhood
Rice Village

Project timeline

  1. Oct 23, 2026 · Verified open
    Coming Soon Project verification
  2. Sep 5, 2026 · Construction finished · accessibility inspection completed
    Construction filing
  3. Jun 30, 2026 · Registered for sales tax · Coffee, snack or dessert shop · started sales Jul 9, 2026
    Tax registration
  4. Feb 10, 2026 · Construction registered · $800,000 · interior remodel for a coffee shop. · est. 3/5/2026–9/5/2026
    Construction filing

Filings are public records. “Verified” lines are our own checks. How we read these records

More around Rice Village

Rice VillageCM
Likely openConfirmed

Chef Marcela's Kitchen

5220 Buffalo Speedway · Houston, TX 77005

Spotted 82 days before opening

Licensed and likely open by now.

Liquor license · Oct 5 · Liquor license issued · wine & beer
Tax registration · Jul 15 · Registered for sales tax · Full-service restaurant · started sales Oct 12, 2026
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Rice VillageTK
Changing handsConfirmed

Los Tacos Kirby

5613 Morningside Dr · Houston, TX 77005

New owners are taking over this Mexican spot.

Coming Soon Project verification · Oct 23 · Verified temporarily closed
Tax registration · Sep 22 · Registered for sales tax · Limited-service restaurant · started sales Oct 1, 2026
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Rice VillageC
Changing handsConfirmed

Caia

2429 Rice Boulevard · Houston, TX 77005

New owners are taking over this restaurant.

Coming Soon Project verification · Oct 23 · Verified open
Liquor tax filing · Aug 31 · First liquor sales reported · August 2026
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Rice VillageSC
Changing handsFiled

Salento Coffee

2407 Rice Boulevard, Ste A · Houston, TX 77005

New owners are taking over this café.

Liquor license · Sep 17 · Liquor license issued · wine & beer
Liquor license · Aug 21 · Liquor license expired · wine & beer
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Rice VillageMF
May have closedConfirmed

Meltwich Food Co

2518 A Rice Blvd · Houston, TX 77005

Records from more than one agency show this restaurant closed.

Coming Soon Project verification · Oct 23 · Verified temporarily closed
Liquor license · Dec 31 · Liquor license expired · wine & beer
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Rice VillageHB
Permit filedFiled

Handies - Bellaire

3908 Bellaire Blvd · Houston, TX 77005

Plans and permits are on file for this restaurant.

Construction filing · Aug 23 · Construction registered · $500,000 · renovation of an existing fast-food restaurant into a new restaurant · est. 11/1/2026–4/1/2027
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  • Confirmedtwo matching records, or a news report
  • Filedone official record
  • Spotted 90 days before openinghow early the first filing came

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