Houston's Restaurant is part of a group of upscale American casual dining restaurants, owned by Hillstone Restaurant Group, whose main corporate headquarters is in Phoenix, Arizona. There are 39 Hillstone locations in 11 states.[1]
Company profile
The first Houston's restaurant was launched by current owner and CEO George Biel, Joe Ledbetter, and Vic Branstetter in 1977 in Nashville, Tennessee.[2][3] Bransetter sold his shares in 2006, and Ledbetter in 2011, leaving George Biel sole owner of the company. The corporate company, Hillstone Restaurant Group, Inc. (formerly Houston's Restaurants, Inc.), was founded in 1976 and owns the following restaurants: Gulfstream, Bandera, Rutherford Grill, Palm Beach Grill, Cherry Creek Grill, Los Altos Grill, Woodmont Grill, R+D Kitchen, Hillstone, the Honor Bar, Honor Market, South Beverly Grill, East Hampton Grill, White House Tavern, and Houston's.[4] As of 2020, the group owns and operates 44 restaurants under 15 different names in the United States.