In the spirit of Texans helping Texans, H-E-B has launched a foodie-inspired pilot program to help restaurants throughout Texas during the coronavirus crisis.
Through the partnerships, select H-E-B stores will sell ready-made meals from restaurant partners. All proceeds from the sales of these chef-prepared meals will go directly to the restaurants.
H-E-B has teamed with some well-know establishments know for their culinary chops. In San Antonio, H-E-B launched the program, partnering with Max & Louie’s New York Diner, a Jewish deli that’s offering a range of meals such as its popular matzo ball soup. In about a handful of H-E-B stores in San Antonio, the restaurant told the San Antonio Express-News that the move into stores has allowed ownership to hire back nearly a dozen of its furloughed employees.
“They’ve been an unbelievable partner,” the restaurant’s owner, Drew Glick, told the Express-News.
See coverage from the San Antonio Express-News here.
“We are a family of foodies, and we have a deep relationship with lots of restaurants and chefs, so this is something we wanted to do to help in these difficult times,” Dya Campos, H-E-B Director of Government and Public Affairs, told the San Antonio Express-News.
In Houston, H-E-B stores will sell dishes from Cherry Block, a downtown Houston steakhouse, and James Beard Award-winning chef Chris Shepherd’s Underbelly Hospitality.
As the program develops, Campos told the Express-News that other potential restaurant partners include San Antonio chef Johnny Hernandez, Rosario’s Mexican Cafe Y Cantina in San Antonio, Fresa’s and Ramen Tatsu-ya in Austin.
See photo gallery for menu items available from each restaurant.
Our restaurant partners and locations where their meals are sold (updated 5/26):
Tre Trattoria/ Two Bros. (San Antonio):
- Boerne- Hwy46
- Leon Springs
- 281/Evans
- I-35/3009
- Olmos/ San Pedro
- Wilderness Oak/Hardy Oak
- Alamo Ranch/Alamo Pkwy
- Wurzbach/I10
- I10/Dezavala
- Blanco/ Loop 1604
Max and Louie’s New York Diner (San Antonio):
- Bandera & Loop 1604 H-E-B
- Wurzbach/NW Military Hwy H-E-B
- San Pedro/Brookhollow H-E-B
- Blanco/Loop 1604 H-E-B
- Alamo Ranch/Alamo Pkwy
- Hwy281/Evans Rd
- IH35/FM 3009
- Leon Springs-W IH10
- Basse/Broadway
- Wilderness Oak/Hardy Oak
- Bulverde Road/Loop 1604
Rosario’s (San Antonio):
- Basse/Broadway H-E-B
- Wurzbach/NW Military Hwy H-E-B
- Wurzbach/IH10 H-E-B
- IH10/Dezavala H-E-B
- South Flores Market H-E-B
- Aus Hwy/Harry Wurzbach
- Bandera Rd/Loop 1604
- Blanco/ Loop 1604
La Gloria (San Antonio):
- Olmos Park H-E-B
- Austin Hwy/Harry Wurzbach H-E-B
- Basse/Broadway H-E-B
- Wurzbach/NW Military Hwy H-E-B
- IH10/Dezavala H-E-B
- Leon Springs-W IH10 H-E-B
- Boerne-Hwy46/Wanda H-E-B
- South Flores Market H-E-B
Los Barrios (San Antonio):
- 281/Evans H-E-B
- 1604/Bulverde H-E-B
- 1604/Bandera H-E-B
- Alamo Ranch H-E-B
- IH35/FM 3009 H-E-B
- 1604/281 H-E-B
Boiler House (San Antonio):
Whisky Bacon Caramel popcorn
- Lincoln Heights H-E-B
Kiran’s (Houston):
- Bissonnet/Buffalo Spdwy H-E-B
- Bunker Hill H-E-B
- Sugar Land – Hwy 6/ University
- Hwy 6/ Sienna Parkway
- 288/MacGregor H-E-B
Hugo’s (Houston):
- Bissonnet/Buffalo Spdwy H-E-B
- Alabama/Dunlavy H-E-B
- Bunker Hill H-E-B
- 23rd St/Shepherd H-E-B
- Bissonnet/Rice H-E-B
- Washington/Heights H-E-B
- 288/MacGregor H-E-B
Coltivare (Houston):
- Alabama/Dunlavy H-E-B
- 23rd St/Shepherd H-E-B
- Washington/Heights H-E-B
- BUNKER HILL/1-10
- BISSONNET/BUFFALO SPEEDWY
- 288/MacGregor H-E-B
Underbelly (Houston)
- Alabama/Dunlavy H-E-B
- Buffalo Spdwy H-E-B
- Bissonnet/Rice H-E-B
- Beechnut H-E-B
- San Felipe H-E-B
- Bunker Hill H-E-B
- 23rd St/Shepherd H-E-B
- Washington/Heights H-E-B
- Kempwood/Gessner H-E-B
- Pearland-FM 518/Hwy 288 H-E-B
Cherry Block (Houston)
- 23rd St/Shepherd H-E-B
- Washington/Heights H-E-B
- Alabama/Dunlavy H-E-B
- Buffalo Spdwy H-E-B
- League City-Hwy 96/S Shore H-E-B
- Bissonnet/Rice
- San Felipe H-E-B
- Sugar Land-530 Hwy6/University
- Pearland-FM 518/Hwy 288
- Loop 610/Beechnut
Brennan’s (Houston)
- Bunker Hill/IH10 H-E-B
- Bissonnet/Buffalo Spdwy H-E-B
- Alabama/Dunlavy H-E-B
- San Felipe H-E-B
- 23rd St/Shepherd H-E-B
- Washington/Heights H-E-B
- 288/MacGregor
- Bissonnet/Rice
Fresa’s Chicken (Austin)
- Beecaves/Loop 360 H-E-B
- Congress/Oltorf H-E-B
- Village Ctr/Farwest H-E-B
- 51st St/Berkman H-E-B
- 41st/Red River H-E-B
- Slaughter/Escarpment H-E-B
Picnik Austin (Austin)
- Beecaves/Loop 360 H-E-B
- Hwy 183/Lakeline Blvd
Tatsu-Ya (Austin)
- 41st/Red River H-E-B
- Parmer/IH35 H-E-B
- Hwy 183/Braker H-E-B
- 7th/Pleasant Valley H-E-B
- 51st St/Berkmann Dr H-E-B
- Hwy 183/Lakeline Blvd H-E-B
- Parmer/McNeil H-E-B
- Riverside/Pleasant Valley H-E-B
- Beecaves/Hwy 360
- Slaughter/Escarpment
Salt New American Table/ Salomé, house. wine. & bistro. (Border region):
- McAllen 2 Trenton/10th H-E-B
- Mission 3 Shary/Expressway 83 H-E-B
- Pharr-US Hwy 281/Ridge Rd H-E-B
- Edinburg 2 H-E-B
- Weslaco 2-Westage/3rd
- Harlingen 02-Hwy 83/Lincoln
Koko’s Mexican Restaurant and Catering:
- MCA03 US83/South 2nd Steet
- San Juan w US Hwy 83/N I Road
- Palmhurts Hwy 107/E Mile 3 Rd
Vela Farms – TBD
- Victoria H-E-B Plus!
- Victoria 59 & Lauren H-E-B
