KETTLE

CityAddressNotes
Alice820 S US 281Closed in the early 2010s, now Mi Ranchito Mexican Restaurant (thanks Travis G.)
Austin2617 I-35 Southnow Donn's Barbecue
Baytown4915 Interstate 10Later Tuscany Italian Restaurant (permanently closed)
Bryan1607 South Texas Avenueexisted in the 1980s, now Coco Loco
Childress1902 Avenue F NorthwestClosed in the early 2010s, most signage still up but clearly abandoned
College Station1403 University DriveClosed late 1990s, torn down 2012 for Northpoint Crossing. "PANCAKE" sign leftover until demolition.
701 University Drive EastExisted briefly in the center around 1983, now The Republic Steakhouse after a long line of others
Conroe904 W. Davis StreetLater Conroe Café and now El Charrito Restaurant
Copperas Cove1504 East Highway 190Now Black Meg 43 (since at least 2013), with modern address being 1501 Ronald Reagan Highway (despite being the wrong side of the road)
Dallas8111 East RL Thornton FreewayLater JP's Cafe, which moved. In 2015, it was torn down and rebuilt as a Waffle House.
* The "PANCAKE" sign was reused as new Waffle House signage, though only the "ANCAKE" part of the sign became "WAFFLE"
Houston15360 John F. Kennedy Blvd. (Drummet Blvd.)Now "Hot Biscuit". Still a Kettle as of 2011 but closed within a few years. Last Kettle in Houston.
13280 FM 1960 Rd WLater Harris County Smokehouse, moved out as of 2015 and demolished as of early 2016
10333 East FreewayLater Taqueria Arandas, now Don Rey Mexican Restaurant
13247 East FreewayLater Castle Dental, now closed (might have closed after Harvey, build date from Loopnet says 1980)
1212 NASA Road 1 (NASA Pkwy.)now Cuisine India
2701 Mangum Roadlater Taqueria Arandas but now Perico's Mexican Cafe (TA moved)
5545 Southwest FreewayNow Taqueria Tepatitlan.
16822 Northwest FreewayNow Taqueria Arandas. Oddly not listed in phone books, but mentioned at WHA and in ads.
9902-A Gulf FreewayLater La Tapatia, and now Habanera and the Guero. Closed sometime prior to the early 1990s but after Kettle had trimmed down its Houston stores by half in the mid-1980s
7625 Katy FreewayDemolished in early 2000s for a Holiday Inn Express but had not been a Kettle in years by that point (not in mid-1990s listings)
Killeen1301 W. Central Texas ExpresswayClosed September 2016 after 36 years. In March 2017, Shipley Do-Nuts opened there, but it only occupies half of the building.
Pasadena4125 Spencer Hwy.Now a Denny's
3002 Pasadena Fwy.Extant as of 1988, now Grand Prize Barbecue
6926 Spencer Hwy.Now Skillet's Restaurant (co-existed with 4125, but closed much earlier)
Plainview700 I-27Closed at least since 2011, and torn down in the mid-2010s for an expansion of CEFCO and their parking lot.
San Marcos1509 N I-35* Later "Pancake Restaurant" with "PANCAKE" sign leftover.
* After closing, it was eventually torn down for Premier ER & Urgent Care, which replaced the "PANCAKE" sign with "PREMIER".
Seguin1546 Highway 46now Garcia's
Temple1010 North General BruceLater Denny's, torn down for highway widening c. 2013
Uvalde629 East Main StreetClosed
Waco5801 Woodway DriveTorn down c. 2010-2011 for a 7-Eleven

Most of these still existed in the 1990s (with exceptions). The 1988 additions in July 2018 were after Kettle had trimmed down its stores in the Houston by about half. These additions are marked with a *. Additionally, the corporate headquarters were based in Houston at 3131 Argonne in 1988

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