#38: Yia Yia Mary’s
Opened by Chris and Harris Pappas of the Pappas Restaurants dynasty in 2004, the first Yia Yia Mary’s location in Uptown Houston performed so well. It garnered such praise from critics that the brothers Pappas opened a second location in William P. Hobby Airport in 2015. A location everyone transiting through the airport was sure to come across.
Despite Yia Yia Mary’s positive reception, traditional Greek food, and an authentically Greek atmosphere, both locations closed indefinitely in 2020 and never reopened.