IMMEDIATE RELEASE–December 28, 2019 –
Calling all Frenchy’s lovers and let’s face it that’s just about everyone living in Houston and beyond, you’ll have to drive a few blocks further to get your chicken fixation starting January 4, 2019. The Third Ward institution is moving to its temporary home
while construction gets underway at its new permanent location on the corner of Alabama and Scott.
The interim location at 4646 Scott is just blocks away from the original Frenchy’s located at 3919 Scott next door to Wheeler Avenue Baptist Church. For 49 years Frenchy’s has been known for its tasty chicken and creole sides. January 1, 2019, is the last day
you’ll be able to purchase food at the original location.
Frenchy’s sold its property to Wheeler in the summer of 2016. The church plans on expanding its sanctuary and complex to include areas for education and recreational ministries. Wheeler’s pastor, Marcus D. Cosby and Percy “King” Creuzot III, president of Frenchy’s worked hand in hand on the transition for both growing institutions. The longtime entrepreneur says, “Moving was an easy decision because I am honoring my father’s commitment to the founding pastor, Reverend William Lawson, that at any point and time the church expanded we would not get in the way.”
The teardown date at the original Frenchy’s, is set for January 7th. The new modern two-story flagship restaurant at Alabama and Scott will open this summer just in time for the 50th-anniversary
on July 3rd.
