It's just a tiny slice of a store, true, but this is the first one in downtown Houston to be visible from the street. A sign on the exterior would help, but at the time I visited, they were unsure of whether they would be allowed to put one up.
Starbucks in Houston
| OPENED: ?, PHOTO: ? It's just a tiny slice of a store, true, but this is the first one in downtown Houston to be visible from the street. A sign on the exterior would help, but at the time I visited, they were unsure of whether they would be allowed to put one up. |
 | OPENED: ?, PHOTO: 25 December 2005, ORIGINAL VISIT: ? |
 | OPENED: ?, PHOTO: 25 December 1999 |
 | OPENED: 22 October 2008, PHOTO: 20 May 2009 |
 | OPENED: ?, PHOTO: ? This store opened on the same day as the nearby Nasa Road store, and I visited both a couple of weeks after they opened, one right after the other. I noticed that, although they both used standard corporate design elements, they had strikingly differently looks, which makes me wonder if this is not intentional, that differnet designs are chosen for nearby stores to lessen the impression that all Starbucks have cookie-cutter designs. |
 | OPENED: ?, PHOTO: 25 December 2005, ORIGINAL VISIT: ? I am told this store is really in the city of Southside Place, a city I'd never heard of. But it has a web site: http://www.ci.southside-place.tx.us/ |
 | OPENED: 10 April 2008, PHOTO: 25 June 2008 According to a barista, this is the second Houston-area store to share space with a bank. I cannot find a notation for the first one in my database--anybody got any info? |
 | OPENED: 02 March 2007, PHOTO: 30 March 2007 |
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 | OPENED: ?, PHOTO: 25 December 1999 Westeimer again, another few miles down, and a fairly nifty and popular |
 | OPENED: ?, PHOTO: 25 December 1999 This was the only location where I had to deal with a car in my view, on Christmas Day. Who knows what the offender was--perhaps the store manager, or just a partner who really needed a fix. I waited a while, and then just decided to put the shrubbery to good use. |
 | OPENED: ?, PHOTO: 25 December 2005, ORIGINAL VISIT: 06 April 2003 |
 | OPENED: 08 May 2008, PHOTO: 24 June 2008 |
 | OPENED: ?, PHOTO: 25 December 2005, ORIGINAL VISIT: ? Good luck finding parking at this store in Houston's ultra-busy Medical Center, the largest such complex in the world. And curse my bones!!! I overslept and missed being the first customer at this location by a couple of hours. |
 | OPENED: 14 September 2007, PHOTO: 22 November 2007 Actual visit 3-6-2008. |
 | OPENED: ?, PHOTO: 25 December 2005 |
 | OPENED: ?, PHOTO: 04 October 2003 The unusual round wall in those store is actually an accident, but I think it's a happy accident. On a subsequent visit to this store I found something interesting. Because the store only has one table near a power outlet, the manager bought a pair of small plastic tables that can be used by customers who have laptops and are sitting on the comfy chairs. |
 | OPENED: 01 December 1994, PHOTO: ? December 1999 Another one of the first stores in Houston, and just down a ways from the Galleria (and less than a minute to several minutes away, depending on your the time of day and the weather in Kuala Lampur). This store has the distinction of being the first Starbucks I ever visited, back in March of 1995. And the tables are still to small for a good-sized chessboard. |
 | OPENED: ?, PHOTO: 25 December 2005, ORIGINAL VISIT: ? |
 | OPENED: ?, PHOTO: 25 December 1999 |
 | OPENED: 24 March 2006, PHOTO: 16 April 2006, ORIGINAL VISIT: 29 March 2006 |
 | OPENED: 01 December 1994, PHOTO: ? December 2005, ORIGINAL VISIT: ? One of the three original Houston stores. |
 | OPENED: 15 April 2005, PHOTO: 04 July 2005 |
 | OPENED: ?, PHOTO: 15 March 2005 |
 | OPENED: ?, PHOTO: ? Visible from the skylight is the nearby Williams Tower, the sight of which has probably kept many a Starbucks visitor distracted while waiting in the perpetually long lines that are to be expected of this well-known Houston shopping center. |
 | OPENED: 19 October 2006, PHOTO: 31 December 2006 |
 | OPENED: 18 January 2008, PHOTO: 06 March 2008 |
 | OPENED: ?, PHOTO: 10 February 2006 |
 | OPENED: ?, PHOTO: 25 December 2005, ORIGINAL VISIT: 13 December 2002 This location brings to ten the number of stores along Highway 6/FM 1960, a primary highway/road that loops around the western half of the Houston metroplex. I would have been the first customer the day the store opened, having arrived before 5:00 AM, over thirty minutes early, to wait. But they served a drive-thru customer before they unlocked the front door, thus tainting my #1 position. Click 'More' to see my #2 receipt. |
 | OPENED: 31 March 2006, PHOTO: 16 April 2006 |
 | OPENED: 01 March 2007, PHOTO: ? March 2007 Obscenely large mega-church, anybody? |
 | OPENED: 16 September 2006, PHOTO: 31 December 2006 Big up to my Input/Output homies (except for the homophobic ones, of course). |
 | OPENED: 20 December 2006, PHOTO: 31 December 2006 |
 | OPENED: 29 June 2007, PHOTO: 30 June 2007 |
 | OPENED: ?, PHOTO: 18 December 2005 The 100th store in Houston! But only according to Starbucks. According to my database, there are no more than 98. So who you gonna trust--Starbucks or me? |
 | OPENED: ?, PHOTO: 25 December 2005 |
 | OPENED: ?, PHOTO: ? This location is larger than the typical strip center location, and it also has an unusual shape, which is really trapezoidal, but almost looks curved because of the curved partition and curved tile pattern. |
 | OPENED: 16 May 2008, PHOTO: 25 June 2008 |
 | OPENED: 27 May 2006, PHOTO: 12 June 2006 I'm not sure if this is considered 'The Heights', but it as close as as Starbucks has gotten yet. |
 | OPENED: 16 September 2005, PHOTO: 25 December 2005 |
 | OPENED: ?, PHOTO: 25 December 2005 |
 | OPENED: 05 October 2007, PHOTO: 21 November 2007 |
 | OPENED: 26 August 2005, PHOTO: 19 December 2005 |
 | OPENED: ?, PHOTO: 18 September 2004 |
 | OPENED: 23 April 2007, PHOTO: 30 June 2007 |
 | OPENED: 10 November 2006, PHOTO: 01 January 2007 |
 | OPENED: 30 June 2006, PHOTO: 01 January 2007 |
 | OPENED: ?, PHOTO: 25 December 1999 Downtown, downtown. You've seen a couple of views from afar, but let's get closer. This is the latest of the four downtown stores, inside the Park Shops. Plenty of photographic opportunities here--I just need to return earlier in the morning (yuck!). |
 | OPENED: ?, PHOTO: 25 December 2005 |
 | OPENED: ?, PHOTO: 25 December 2005, ORIGINAL VISIT: ? |
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 | OPENED: ?, PHOTO: 05 September 2003 This location, one of three mall stores to open in the Houston area in as many days, sports a nifty new kiosk design, the first of its kind. |
 | OPENED: ?, PHOTO: 25 December 2005, ORIGINAL VISIT: ? |
 | OPENED: ?, PHOTO: 25 December 2005, ORIGINAL VISIT: ? |
 | OPENED: ?, PHOTO: 25 December 1999 If you peek in between the columns and the trees you can catch a glimpse of the buildings downtown. |
 | OPENED: ?, PHOTO: ? Houston's downtown is neat because of the tunnel system that, when free of construction, connects a large number of the buildings, and all four Starbucks locations. This store is dedicated to Charles Ward. |
 | OPENED: ?, PHOTO: 25 December 1999 I was reviewing this shot of the Pennzoil Place store to figure out the best way to reshoot it, when I wondered how well a digital photograph of a digital photograph would come out. Hard to tell it's second generation, I'd say. |
 | OPENED: ?, PHOTO: 25 December 1999 This is one of the larger stores in Houston, and perhaps one of the most comfortable. It is located in Uptown Plaza, one of those new large, outdoor, town-style shopping centers that seem to be popping up all over the country. |
 | OPENED: ?, PHOTO: 25 December 1999 And almost right across from the Galleria is a store that, while not much to speak of for its tiny size, affords the clearest view of the Transco Tower (our featured theme). |
 | OPENED: ?, PHOTO: 25 December 2005, ORIGINAL VISIT: 16 March 2005 |
 | OPENED: 01 January 1995, PHOTO: ? ? 2005, ORIGINAL VISIT: ? While this store might be overshadowed by its big brother across the street, it takes comfort in the knowledge that IT WAS FIRST! |
 | OPENED: 01 January 2000, PHOTO: ? This store is distinctive not only because it is right across the street from another Starbucks, the only such instance in Houston, but also because of the striking exterior design and, inside, non-standard design elements, such as the Navy-style chairs, and a fish tank embedded in the wall. And be sure to check out the wall next to the part for a photo of the dying frog adopted by the store. Article |
 | OPENED: ?, PHOTO: 25 December 1999 The next major street up from Westheimer is its little sidekick San Felipe. Like the Lone Ranger and Tonto, these two streets boast over a quarter of the Starbucks location in the Houston metroplex. I like this store--the assistant manager's been to Nashville. The store's downside, as with the other Galleria-area stores (most of them) is the traffic. Nowhere to run to, nowhere to hide. |
 | OPENED: ?, PHOTO: 25 December 1999 Head down Augusta and hang a left at ol' San Felipe and you will pass T. H. Rogers, the elementary and intermediate school that I attended for two years. Oh, yeah, you will also read this tiny Starbucks, almost invisibly tucked into the side of the Randalls. And once again, the Transco Tower peeks out in the background. It's like it's following me around. Spooooky. |
 | OPENED: ?, PHOTO: 25 December 2005, ORIGINAL VISIT: ? |
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 | OPENED: ?, PHOTO: 25 December 2005, ORIGINAL VISIT: ? |
 | OPENED: ?, PHOTO: ? The building housing this store is now named the JP Morgan Chase Tower, and is still the tallest building in Houston, and one of the tallest in the nation. Click 'More' to see some shots from the Sky Lobby, a must-see if you visit Houston and like views, and also to see a rare photo of me. |
 | OPENED: ?, PHOTO: 25 December 2005, ORIGINAL VISIT: ? |
 | OPENED: ?, PHOTO: 25 December 2005 When I was growing up, West Oaks used to be a really posh part of town. Apparently not any longer. It must be turning into the ghetto--that's the only reason I can think of why this shopping center would have a freakin' security guard patrolling on CHRISTMAS DAY!!! Thankfully, my D50's powerful zoom lens allowed me to get up close and personal even while standing just off the property. |
 | OPENED: ?, PHOTO: 25 December 2005, ORIGINAL VISIT: ? |
 | OPENED: 19 September 2007, PHOTO: 22 November 2007 This location turns an old Long John Silvers into one of the most interestesting Starbucks in Houston. |
 | OPENED: ?, PHOTO: 26 November 2002 |
 | OPENED: ?, PHOTO: ? This is Houston's flagship store, and it's pretty sweet. Even though it is not two stories tall, appearance to the contrary, the extra high ceiling gives the already large interior a great sense of ampleness. I suppose the first thing to notice is the circular section in the center containing both chairs for the loafers and counters (with nearby modem lines) for the studious set. As I understand it, live musicians will be allowed to play in that center section. The track lighting will probably come in handing for this. Outside the center there are plenty of tables, couches, and sofas. The conference/study tables are of a new style, with a thinner slab of wood that is lighter. I like it! One feature I've seen nowhere else are the bathroom doors made partially of frosted glass. In fact, the entire bathroom is cool, with this whole metallic motif going on. One downside would be the ugly vinyl couches. |
 | OPENED: ?, PHOTO: 23 June 2002 I hate to say it, but just because a Starbucks looks different from all the others doesn't mean it looks pretty. |
 | OPENED: ?, PHOTO: 25 December 2005, ORIGINAL VISIT: ? |
 | OPENED: ?, PHOTO: 25 December 1999 Continuing along Highway 6 until it intersects US 290, splitting off to the northwest and leaving us on FM 1960, we come across this drive-thru location, actually across from the mall. |
 | OPENED: ?, PHOTO: 04 September 2003 With the opening of this location at 8:00 AM on September 4, 2003, which I, as the first customer, personally witnessed, the mall residents no longer have to venture out onto the heavily trafficked FM 1960 or across Highway 249 for a Starbucks fix. |
 | OPENED: ?, PHOTO: 25 December 1999 Up a couple of exits off the West Loop (I-610), just before Memorial Park, hang a left at Woodway and wind a ways to find this location, fairly non-descript, but still affording a tiny peek at the Tower. |
 | OPENED: ?, PHOTO: ? The addition of this store makes it now three successive major intersections on Voss that have Starbucks (Westheimer and San Felipe are the other two). This newest store definitely has more charm than the other three, especially in the little cubbyhole-like room at the back of the store. The oddly-shaped enclosure (with four walls at queer angles) is separated from the rest of the store by a gab in the wall so small that your average football player would have to turn sideways to squeeze through. One other interesting element I noticed is a pair of triangular cushioned footrests in a earthy-toned polka dot pattern machine that of the couches. |
Garth Rd & West Baker, Baytown | ||
 | OPENED: ?, PHOTO: 02 October 2004 |
I 10 & Garth, Baytown | ||
 | OPENED: 14 April 2006, PHOTO: 19 May 2006 |
Bissonet & Rice, Bellaire | ||
 | OPENED: ?, PHOTO: 25 December 1999 |
I-45 & Hwy. 242, Conroe | ||
 | OPENED: ?, PHOTO: 22 October 2001 The debate continues... partners at this store weren't sure of whether it was in Conroe or The Woodlands, but they thought the southern edge of Conroe. But a visitor to my site says The Woodlands. Let the battle begin! |
I-45 & SH 105, Conroe | ||
 | OPENED: ?, PHOTO: 24 June 2002 |
Hwy 90 & FM 2100, Crosby | ||
 | OPENED: 02 June 2006, PHOTO: 22 June 2006 |
Houston Premium Outlets, Cypress | ||
 | OPENED: 27 March 2008, PHOTO: 25 June 2008 |
 | OPENED: 16 November 2007, PHOTO: 22 November 2007 |
Center & Pasadena, Deer Park | ||
 | OPENED: 05 October 2007, PHOTO: 21 November 2007 |
Bay Area & FM 528, Friendswood | ||
 | OPENED: ?, PHOTO: ? |
Baybrook Mall, Friendswood | ||
 | OPENED: ?, PHOTO: 06 September 2003 |
FM 518 & FM 528, Friendswood | ||
 | OPENED: ?, PHOTO: 04 July 2005 |
61st & Avenue T 1/2, Galveston | ||
 | OPENED: 02 June 2006, PHOTO: 02 July 2006 |
Harborside & 22nd St, Galveston | ||
 | OPENED: ?, PHOTO: 04 October 2003 This first Galveston store is located in the Central Wharf area, and to enhance the seaside experience, baristas spray you with a sea mist and throw fish at you as you walk in the door. |
Beltway 8 & Wilson, Humble | ||
 | OPENED: 20 April 2007, PHOTO: 30 June 2007 |
FM 1960 & Aldine Westfield, Humble | ||
 | OPENED: 26 January 2007, PHOTO: 29 March 2007 |
FM 1960 & Atasca Oaks Blvd, Humble | ||
 | OPENED: ?, PHOTO: 04 October 2003 The first ristretto in Houston! |
FM 1960 & Hwy 59, Humble | ||
 | OPENED: ?, PHOTO: 25 December 1999 Back down south again, where we pick up 1960 again, to visit our last store along what is essentially the third and largest loop around the city. The store is so-so, but there's nothing Humble about the colors on these trees. |
FM 1960 & Wilson Rd, Humble | ||
 | OPENED: ?, PHOTO: 20 December 2005 |
Kingwood Dr & Green Oaks Dr, Humble | ||
 | OPENED: ?? October 2005, PHOTO: ? December 2005 |
Northpark Dr & Glade Valley Dr, Humble | ||
 | OPENED: ?, PHOTO: 20 December 2005 |
Fry & Park, Katy | ||
 | OPENED: ?, PHOTO: ? |
Grand Pkwy & Cinco Ranch, Katy | ||
 | OPENED: 02 March 2007, PHOTO: 30 March 2007 |
I 10 & Katy Mills, Katy | ||
 | OPENED: 05 January 2007, PHOTO: 30 March 2007 Finally, a real Starbucks arrives to balance out the FAKE one inside the mall. |
 | OPENED: ?, PHOTO: 25 December 2005, ORIGINAL VISIT: ? |
 | OPENED: ?, PHOTO: 25 December 1999, ORIGINAL VISIT: ? |
Lake Houston Pkwy & Kingwood Dr, Kingwood | ||
 | OPENED: ?, PHOTO: 25 December 1999 While in the far northeast Houston community of Kingwood, I felt that my photographs of the two stores should somehow reflect the forested nature of the town. When I originally shot this location, I had been in a hurry, so of course I didn't spot the angle. But even the second time around I was at a loss about how to shoot, but as I was leaving I notice the reflection, in which you can see the trees that are the predominant feature of this city's landscape. |
FM 518 & Hwy 3, League City | ||
 | OPENED: 16 June 2006, PHOTO: 02 July 2006 |
Hwy 2094 & S Shore Harbor, League City | ||
 | OPENED: ?, PHOTO: 23 October 2009 |
I 45 & 646, League City | ||
 | OPENED: 14 November 2008, PHOTO: 21 May 2009 |
FM 1488 & FM 2978, Magnolia | ||
 | OPENED: 18 April 2008, PHOTO: 24 June 2008 |
Hwy 6 & Dulles Austin Pkwy, Missouri City | ||
 | OPENED: ?, PHOTO: 25 December 1999 Houston is unusual, in that it has two roads that boast a large number of Starbucks locations. Like Westheimer, State Highway 6 / F.M. 1960 offers a choice of eight Starbucks locations. Unlike Westheimer, these locations are spread out much further than just a few miles from each other. The first, and one of two stores in Sugarland... |
Murphy Rd & Hwy 6, MIssouri City | ||
 | OPENED: ?, PHOTO: 03 October 2003 This location opened about 20 years too late to serve as a hang out for me when attending nearby Quail Valley Middle School. |
SR-105 & Lake Conroe, Montgomery | ||
 | OPENED: 05 April 2008, PHOTO: 24 June 2008 Sweet. A store overlooking the water--these are rare in the world. |
 | OPENED: ?, PHOTO: ? The only new design element that I noticed at this store was a new style of coffee table, oval in shape. However, I might mention that right down the road, Nasa Road 1, from this store is one of Houston's well-known attractions, the Johnson Space Center. |
Beltway 8 & Fairmont Pkwy, Pasadena | ||
 | OPENED: ?, PHOTO: 29 March 2007, ORIGINAL VISIT: ? |
Fairmont & Pansy, Pasadena | ||
 | OPENED: 26 August 2006, PHOTO: 31 December 2006 This store has an extremely unusual, if not unique, bathroom setup. A door from the lobby leads to a small square room, from which either the male or female bathrooms is accessible. The key detail--no camera! You know what that means--hanky panky time!!! |
Spencer Hwy & Burke Rd.(Pasadena), Pasadena | ||
 | OPENED: ?, PHOTO: 25 December 1999 |
FM 518 & FM 288, Pearland | ||
 | OPENED: ?, PHOTO: ? |
FM 518 & Walnut, Pearland | ||
 | OPENED: 09 February 2007, PHOTO: 29 March 2007 |
FM 2920 & Kuykendahl, Spring | ||
 | OPENED: 08 June 2007, PHOTO: 30 June 2007 |
I-45 & Cypresswood, SPRING | ||
 | OPENED: 21 October 2008, PHOTO: 20 May 2009 |
I-45 & Louetta, Spring | ||
 | OPENED: ?, PHOTO: 16 March 2005 |
Louetta & Stuebner Airline, Spring | ||
 | OPENED: 11 March 2006, PHOTO: 16 April 2006, ORIGINAL VISIT: 12 March 2006 |
 | OPENED: ?, PHOTO: 16 April 2006, ORIGINAL VISIT: ? |
TC- Kuykendahl & Louetta, Spring | ||
 | OPENED: ?, PHOTO: 25 December 1999 We'll continue on along 1960, but deviate northward at Kuykendahl to Louetta, where we'll find the second largest Starbucks location in the southern United States. Man, this place is big. Large enough, in fact, to host one of the 1998 Lilith Fair in-store performances inside the store itself, rather than out on the patio. If only it weren't haunted by the spirit of a former Taco Cabana (yech!!) |
TC-Woodlands, Spring | ||
 | OPENED: ?, PHOTO: 25 December 1999 Yee-haw! We're getting far from the heart of the metroplex now, all the way up to the Woodlands (a good 37 miles from downtown Houston). But if you're traveling down from Dallas, this store makes a nice little oasis for picking up quick burst of energy (how's a doppio grab ya) before making the final push into the city (and possibly molto-stressful traffic). |
I-10 & Wirt, Spring Valley | ||
 | OPENED: 07 September 2007, PHOTO: 22 November 2007 Actual visit 11-212007. |
Sweetwater & Lexington, Sugar Land | ||
 | OPENED: 09 February 2007, PHOTO: 30 March 2007 |
Hwy 59 & Grand Parkway, Sugarland | ||
 | OPENED: ?, PHOTO: 07 May 2006, ORIGINAL VISIT: 27 September 2006 |
Hwy 6 & US Hwy 59, Sugarland | ||
 | OPENED: ?, PHOTO: 28 September 2004 I was surprised to discover that, unlike many other stores connected to hotels, this is the real deal, owned and operated by Starbucks. |
FM 1764 & Hwy 146, Texas City | ||
 | OPENED: 09 May 2008, PHOTO: 25 June 2008 |
Panther Creek & Woodlands Pkwy, The Woodlands | ||
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Pinecroft & Lake Woodlands, The Woodlands | ||
 | OPENED: ?, PHOTO: ? |
Research Forest & New Trails, The Woodlands | ||
 | OPENED: 01 October 2007, PHOTO: 22 November 2007 Actual visit 3-6-2008. |
Woodlands & Kuykendahl, The Woodlands | ||
 | OPENED: 20 October 2006, PHOTO: 31 December 2006 |
Woodlands Pkwy & FM 2978, The Woodlands | ||
 | OPENED: 16 May 2008, PHOTO: 24 June 2008 |
Woodlands Town Center, The Woodlands | ||
 | OPENED: ?, PHOTO: 04 July 2005 |
Hwy 249 & Hirschfield, Tomball | ||
 | OPENED: 17 March 2006, PHOTO: 16 April 2006 |
Baybrook II (B&N), Webster | ||
 | OPENED: ?, PHOTO: 25 December 1999 |
Hwy 3 & Clear Lake City, Webster | ||
 | OPENED: 03 December 2008, PHOTO: 21 May 2009 |
W. Bay Area Blvd. & Glenwest Dr., Webster | ||
 | OPENED: ?, PHOTO: ? This store was larger that I expected for being so far on the outskirts of the metroplex. It offers plenty of seating, a conference table, and, surprise, surprise, at least two phone lines for the Net set. A craftily angled merchandise wall creates a little private corner for more intimate encounters. |
Licensed Stores (not operated by Starbucks)
