Houston 's Restaurant - Wikipedia Houston 's Restaurant Houston 's Restaurant Type Wholly owned subsidiary Industry Restaurants Genre Casual Fine Dining Founded 1977 ; 41 years ago ( 1977 ) in Nashville, Tennessee Founder George Biel Headquarters Beverly Hills, California, U.S. Number of locations 51 ( under various names ) Area served United States Products American cuisine Parent Hillstone Restaurant Group Website www.hillstone.com Houston 's Restaurant is an upscale American casual dining restaurant chain, owned by Hillstone Restaurant Group, whose main corporate headquarters is in Beverly Hills, California. There are 51 Hillstone locations in 13 states. Contents 1 Company profile 2 Reviews 3 Name change of certain locations 4 References 5 External links Company profile The first Houston 's restaurant was launched by current owner and CEO George Biel, Joe Ledbetter and Vic Branstetter in 1977 in Nashville, Tennessee. Bransetter sold his shares in 2006, and Ledbetter in 2011, leaving George Biel sole owner of the company. The corporate company, Hillstone Restaurant Group was founded in 1976 and owns the following restaurants : Gulfstream, Bandera, Rutherford Grill, Palm Beach Grill, Cherry Cheek Grill, Los Altos Grill, Woodmont Grill, R + D, Hillstone, Honor Bar, South Beverly Grill, East Hampton Grill, White House Tavern, and Houston 's. As of 2016, the group owns and operates 51 restaurants under 13 different brands in the United States. Reviews Zagat gave the restaurant high marks and remarked on its ' `` vibrant '', `` modern '' setting matched with a `` lively bar scene '' ; `` seamless '', `` tag - team '' service ``. ' Accused of discrimination, several locations in Atlanta Georgia were boycotted on October 7, 2017. Local celebrities were present and shared their experiences and treatment. T.I., Tiny, Love and Hip Hop cast members and others. Name change of certain locations Since 2009, several Houston 's locations around the US have changed their names to Hillstone. There is speculation that the change was made to avoid federal menu - labeling requirements on menus for restaurants with 20 locations or more as a part of the Affordable Care Act. The renaming of locations in New York City may suggest wishing to avoid that city 's requirement that chains publish calorie counts on menus. The company maintains the changes are in keeping with a long - term strategy of disassociating from the chain image to remain a niche player in the industry. The practice of changing restaurant names is not a new strategy for the company, which has similarly converted several Banderas to locally named Grills, all predating state and federal regulations. The company states that the name change was based on rebranding with a focus on more regional and less standardized fare. References Jump up ^ Jack Hayes ( 1992 - 07 - 12 ). `` Houston 's breaks found in the ' burbs ''. Nation 's Restaurant News. Retrieved 2012 - 04 - 05. Jump up ^ `` Archived copy ''. Archived from the original on 2013 - 11 - 09. Retrieved 2013 - 11 - 05. Jump up ^ `` Hillstone Restaurant Group ''. Hillstone.com. Retrieved 26 June 2017. Jump up ^ `` Houston 's Los Angeles Information, Menus and Reviews from ''. Zagat.com. Retrieved 2012 - 04 - 05. Jump up ^ `` Hillstone Restaurant Group rebranding Houston 's units Nation 's Restaurant News ''. Nrn.com. 2010 - 06 - 23. Retrieved 2012 - 03 - 15. Jump up ^ `` Houston 's restaurant outsmarts calorie cops Crain 's New York Business ''. Crainsnewyork.com. 2009 - 11 - 08. Retrieved 2013 - 10 - 09. External links Official website Retrieved from `` https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Houston%27s_Restaurant&oldid=811817676 '' Categories : Steakhouses in the United States Restaurants established in 1977 Companies based in Beverly Hills, California Restaurants in California Restaurant chains in the United States Hidden categories : All articles with dead external links Articles with dead external links from November 2017 Official website different in Wikidata and Wikipedia Talk Contents About Wikipedia Add links This page was last edited on 24 November 2017, at 05 : 09. About Wikipedia

Question: who owns the restaurant houston's in atlanta georgia
Answer: Hillstone Restaurant Group