Houston restaurateur Lee Ellis, who died Monday, was a colorful and sometimes controversial figure on the Houston dining scene. He once famously banned Chronicle restaurant critic Alison Cook from Liberty Kitchen & Oyster Bar when it first opened.
, Ellis had a hand in opening a variety of restaurant concepts in Houston, working with partners, well-known chefs and restaurant professionals.
Lee Ellis, founder of Cherry Pie Hospitality restaurant group, holds an cookie ice cream sandwich made with Lee's Creamery ice cream and cookies from Petite Sweets.After separating from Cherry Pie in 2018, he moved to Round Top where he rebooted his hospitality passions with Ellis Motel lounge and Round Top Smokehouse. But in Houston, his legacy was felt far and wide.
The Everyday Breafast Kolaches of sausage and cheese and ham and cheese are shown at Lee's Fried Chicken and Donuts, 601 Heights, is shown Thursday, Oct. 8, 2015, in Houston.Fried chicken with side dishes from Lee's Fried Chicken & Donuts, 601 Heights.Raised donuts with birthday cake icing and sprinkles from Lee's Fried Chicken & Donuts, 601 Heights.
In 2016, Ellis, working under the new Cherry Pie Hospitality, opened a restaurant offering Texas-inspired comfort foods in the former Pour Society space in Memorial City. The State Fare site was one of three former Ogden Hospitality Group concepts that Cherry Pie took over and retooled.
Fried East Bay oysters sit on creamed spinach with pickled jalape–os and red onions are on the Snack menu at State Fare on Monday, Dec. 12, 2016, in Houston. Dishes from State Fare Kitchen & Bar. Cherry Pie took over the former Bradley’s Fine Diner at 191 Heights and transformed it into a charming seafood-centric restaurant which opened in 2017.
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