Restaurant Equipment and Supply for Houston, Sugar Land, Pearland and the Houston Metro
Houston eats Tex-Mex, barbecue and Gulf seafood, often in the same week. Fajitas took off from a taco shop on Navigation in the East End in 1973, Asiatown stretches for more than six square miles along Bellaire Boulevard, and the World's Championship Bar-B-Que Contest fires up every late February, just ahead of RodeoHouston.
Around the city, Sugar Land grew up as the Imperial Sugar company town, Pasadena has thrown its Strawberry Festival every May since 1974, and down on the Gulf, Gaido's, opened in 1911, still serves seafood on Galveston's Seawall. North, we deliver up to Conroe and Huntsville.
Since 2015, The Restaurant Warehouse has shipped to thousands of commercial kitchens in every state. Houston-area orders ship from our Houston warehouse, so Houston-area restaurants get the same low prices and freight delivery right to Houston, Sugar Land, Pearland, Pasadena, League City, and Galveston. The most common orders here are reach-in refrigerators, freezers, fryers, ice machines, griddles, charbroilers, and food truck equipment.
Fajitas, Tex-Mex and Ninfa's on Navigation
Tex-Mex is everywhere in Houston, and fajitas have a Houston origin story. In 1973 Maria "Ninfa" Rodriguez Laurenzo, a widow raising five children with a struggling tortilla factory, opened a small taco shop on Navigation. On the first day she sold 250 tacos al carbon, made with chargrilled skirt steak, and The Original Ninfa's is credited with popularizing fajitas across Texas and then the country. It is still open on Navigation, and a second location opened in Uptown in 2019.
Fajitas live and die on the grill. Tex-Mex kitchens and taquerias need charbroilers and griddles for skirt steak and tortillas, ranges for rice and beans, prep tables for salsas and toppings, and ice machines for margaritas.
Viet-Cajun Crawfish and Asiatown on Bellaire
Vietnamese immigrants began arriving on the Gulf Coast around 1974 to work in shrimping, and Houston now has one of the largest Vietnamese-American communities in the country. The Viet-Cajun crawfish style took root in the early 2000s at Cajun Corner on Beamer Road. Crawfish & Beignets opened in Hong Kong City Mall in 2000, and Asiatown, rebuilt along Bellaire Boulevard between Gessner Road and Highway 6 starting in 1983, now has the highest concentration of these restaurants. Crawfish season runs roughly January through July.
Boiling crawfish by the sack takes serious cold storage and lots of ice. Seafood and noodle kitchens need ice machines, two-door reach-in refrigerators and freezers for seafood, high-output ranges for big stockpots, and stainless work tables for sorting and bagging orders.
RodeoHouston Barbecue and Galveston Seafood
Barbecue is just as serious here. Writer J.C. Reid counted more than 100 barbecue places inside Beltway 8, and the city's craft barbecue wave started inside the 610 Loop in 2011. RodeoHouston dates to 1932, and every late February its World's Championship Bar-B-Que Contest brings pitmasters from across Texas, just ahead of the Rodeo in March. On the coast, Gaido's has served Gulf seafood since 1911 and still sits on Seawall Boulevard, and "you buy, we fry" shops across Houston sell Gulf seafood fried to order.
Pits and fry lines run all day. Barbecue joints need reach-in refrigerators and freezers for brisket and sausage and work tables for slicing. Seafood houses and fry shops need fryers with fast recovery, ice machines for fresh catch, and countertop display cases for desserts like Gaido's pecan pie.
Restaurant Supply Store in Houston
We ship straight to your Houston restaurant. Most Houston-area orders arrive in 1 to 3 business days from our Houston warehouse, with free freight and free lift gate service. Will-call pickup in Houston is available for verified restaurant businesses, but most kitchens skip the trip across town and let us ship it. Most Houston-area calls are for a fast replacement, like a reach-in refrigerator or ice machine that quit in the middle of a humid Gulf Coast summer, or for a full equipment package for a new taqueria, crawfish spot, barbecue joint, or food truck. Tell us what you are cooking and how much space you have, and we will help you size the line.
Why Houston Restaurants Buy From The Restaurant Warehouse
Every piece of new Atosa equipment we sell is run-tested for 24 hours at the factory before it ships. It carries Intertek's ETL Sanitation and cETLus listings, which certify it to the NSF/ANSI food equipment standards and US and Canadian safety standards that inspectors from the Houston Health Department, the Galveston County Health District, and city and county health departments across the metro look for. Refrigeration comes with a 3-year parts and labor warranty and a 5-year compressor warranty, gas cooking equipment comes with a 1-year parts and labor warranty, and extended warranties are available.
- Free freight on qualifying orders, no lift gate fees
- Built for scrappy startups, food trucks and independent kitchens
- Founder Sean Kearney answers calls, texts and email at (206) 419-5801 or therestaurantwarehouse@gmail.com
Serving Houston, Sugar Land, Pearland and the Houston Metro
Houston is our hub for Harris, Fort Bend, Brazoria, Galveston, Montgomery, and Walker counties. Restaurants from Galveston Island north to Huntsville get the same equipment, free lift gate freight, and warranty, and they talk to the same team.
Houston, Pasadena and Baytown
Houston kitchens are inspected by the Houston Health Department, and Pasadena and Baytown each run their own city health departments. Pasadena's strawberry roots trace back to the 1900 hurricane, when Clara Barton of the American Red Cross sent 1.5 million strawberry plants to local farmers, and its Strawberry Festival now draws more than 50,000 visitors every May. Operators searching for a restaurant supply store in Houston, Pasadena, or Baytown usually need a fast replacement, so we ship reach-in refrigerators, freezers, fryers, and sandwich prep tables across Harris County.
Sugar Land, Missouri City and Pearland
Sugar Land became the Imperial Sugar company town in 1908 and incorporated in 1959. With 111,026 residents in 2020, it is the largest city in Fort Bend County, and 38.6% of residents are Asian, with Indian the most-reported ancestry. Sugar Land Town Square in First Colony, home to City Hall, is the city's main dining and entertainment district. Next door, Missouri City's restaurants are inspected by its Code Enforcement and Health Division, and south of Houston in Brazoria County, Pearland now has Viet-Cajun crawfish shops of its own. Kitchens here order undercounter refrigerators, chef bases, griddles, and ice machines.
Galveston, League City, Texas City and Friendswood
The Galveston County Health District inspects restaurants in Galveston, League City, Texas City, and Friendswood. Galveston's Strand, a Victorian district once called the "Wall Street of the West," fills up for Dickens on the Strand every holiday season. Coastal kitchens order ice machines, freezers, fryers, and food truck equipment.
Conroe and Huntsville
North of Houston, we deliver up I-45 to Conroe in Montgomery County and on to Huntsville in Walker County, where the City of Huntsville handles food establishment inspections. Restaurants and cafes there order reach-in refrigerators, charbroilers, work tables, and ranges and ovens.
Houston Restaurant Equipment FAQ
Do you ship restaurant equipment to Houston?
Yes. The Restaurant Warehouse ships commercial restaurant equipment to Houston and the rest of the Houston metro and the upper Texas Gulf Coast by freight, with lift gate delivery to your door.
Do you deliver to Sugar Land, Pearland, Pasadena, League City and Galveston?
Yes. We deliver across the Houston metro, including Sugar Land, Missouri City, Pearland, Pasadena, Baytown, Friendswood, League City, Texas City, Galveston, Conroe, and Huntsville.
How fast is delivery to Houston?
Most Houston-area orders arrive in 1 to 3 business days from our Houston warehouse, depending on item availability and carrier routing. Contact us if you need equipment urgently.
Do you offer free freight?
Yes. Free freight is available on select models and qualifying orders. Contact us to confirm freight options for a specific item.
Do you charge lift gate fees?
No. We do not charge lift gate fees.
What types of restaurant equipment do you sell?
We sell commercial refrigerators, freezers, prep tables, griddles, charbroilers, deep fryers, ovens, ice machines, bar refrigeration, and food truck equipment, plus many other categories for professional kitchens.
Can I get help choosing the right equipment?
Yes. If you can't find what you need, call or email us and we'll help you source the right product for your kitchen.
Can I pick up my order?
Yes. Verified restaurant businesses can arrange will-call pickup at our Houston warehouse. But why lose a day renting a truck, strapping it down and unloading it yourself? With free freight and free lift gate service, most Houston-area orders arrive at your door or curb in 1 to 3 business days. Call (206) 419-5801 to set up either option.
East on I-10, our Beaumont page covers Port Arthur and the Golden Triangle, and northwest on Highway 6 our College Station page covers Bryan and the Brazos Valley.
Restaurant Equipment Across Texas
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