Brassica Houston: Inside the Mediterranean Chain's First Texas Location
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Brassica Houston is open. The Columbus-born fast-casual Eastern Mediterranean chain held its grand opening on March 31, 2026 at 1413 S Voss Rd, Suite A, in the Memorial Villages, making this the brand's first restaurant outside Ohio. The Houston location runs the same format that won Brassica a cult following in Columbus: counter-service pita-and-bowl ordering, fresh house-baked pita, slow-roasted meats, and a tight, vegetable-forward menu that lands somewhere between Cava and a neighborhood Levantine deli.
Founded in 2015 by the Northstar Restaurant Group, the same Columbus operator behind Northstar Cafe and Third & Hollywood, Brassica spent a decade refining its menu across seven Ohio locations before picking Houston for the jump south. A second Houston-area Brassica is on the way in Sugar Land. Here's what to know about Brassica's first Texas store, what's on the menu, and how it slots into the city's crowded Mediterranean and fast-casual scene.
Where Brassica Houston is and when it's open
The address is 1413 S Voss Rd, Suite A, Houston, TX 77057, in Hunters Creek Village inside the Memorial Villages cluster just off the Sam Houston Tollway. The restaurant sits in a freestanding building with surface parking and a small patio. It's a short drive from City Centre, Memorial City Mall, and the Galleria, and pulls from West University and the Energy Corridor commuter set.
Hours are 11 a.m. to 9 p.m. daily. The dining room seats roughly 50, with line-of-sight to the open kitchen and the wood-burning pita oven that the brand bakes fresh in throughout the day. Brassica also offers online ordering through brassicas.com and DoorDash, plus catering trays for office lunches. For more on the surrounding neighborhood, see our Memorial area guide.
What's on the Brassica menu
The Brassica menu centers on pitas and bowls. Choose a base (warm pita, rice bowl, or salad), a protein (slow-roasted lamb, chicken shawarma, steak, falafel, or roasted vegetables), then layered toppings like cucumber salad, pickled red onions, herbed Greek yogurt, tahini, harissa, and the house red and green schug sauces. Pita bread is baked in-house all day. House-made hummus, baba ghanouj, and crispy chickpeas round out the sides.
Pricing in 2026 runs $13 to $16 for most pitas and bowls, with drinks and sides extra. Brassica also pours a short list of beer and wine, including Texas brewers and Mediterranean varietals. Vegan and gluten-free diners have multiple full-meal options; falafel pitas with tahini and a side of crispy chickpeas are the obvious play, and they hold up well as takeout. If plant-based dining is your default, our best vegan restaurants in Houston guide covers other strong options across the city.
How Brassica fits Houston's Mediterranean scene
Houston already has a deep Mediterranean and Middle Eastern bench. Aladdin, Phoenicia, Fadi's, Mary'z, and Helen Greek on Westheimer all have strong followings, and the Hillcroft corridor is one of the best halal grocery and shawarma stretches in the South. Brassica is positioned a tick more polished than the average shawarma counter, a tick faster and more vegetable-driven than the white-tablecloth Greek options, and competitively priced against Cava (which has 11 Houston-area locations as of 2026).
Local reviews from PaperCity and CultureMap have praised the fresh pita, the green schug, and the slow-roasted lamb in particular. The crispy chickpeas and the cabbage-salad side have built early word-of-mouth on local food Reddit and Instagram. Lines have been steady at lunch, especially on Tuesdays through Thursdays. For broader recommendations, our editor's pick guide to Houston's best restaurants lists more cross-cuisine winners.
What's next for Brassica in Texas
Brassica announced a second Houston-area location in Sugar Land in April 2026, scheduled to open later in the year inside a retail development at the corner of Sweetwater Boulevard and US 59. The Sugar Land store will run the same menu as the Voss Road flagship. The Northstar Restaurant Group has hinted at additional Texas markets including Austin and Dallas, but those have not been formally announced as of May 2026.
The Houston debut also fits a broader trend; multiple national fast-casual brands have made Texas-first plays in Houston rather than Dallas or Austin, drawn by the city's logistics, lower commercial rents in pockets like Voss and Sugar Land, and a dense lunchtime office market. Houstonians comparing Brassica against other recent openings should also look at our date-night restaurants in Houston guide for higher-tilt options when a quick pita won't do.
Reporting on the Brassica Houston opening originally covered by WhatNow Houston, CultureMap Houston, and PaperCity.
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