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Opened in 1983, the family diner Brisket Bar-B-Q is permanently closing June 5 after 39 years of operating in Bellaire.

"I worked 18 hours a day at first to make it ... it is very sad for me to close," owner Sion Saghian said.

Bellaire’s Brisket Bar-B-Q to close after nearly 40 years in service Opened in 1983, the family diner Brisket Bar-B-Q is permanently closing June 5.

Established in 1983, Prego has served as a bastion for local Italian food in Rice Village for nearly 40 years.

The restaurant features many Italian mainstays, such as spaghetti carbonara and mozzarella-stuffed ravioli, as well as a uniqueness spurred from its Houstonian roots.

Rice Village restaurant Prego serves up a Houstonian kind of Italian Established in 1983, Prego has served as a bastion for local Italian food in Rice Village for nearly 40 years.