{"id":39603,"date":"2025-04-21T23:49:08","date_gmt":"2025-04-21T23:49:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/39603\/"},"modified":"2025-04-21T23:49:08","modified_gmt":"2025-04-21T23:49:08","slug":"houstons-genesis-houston-steakhouse-wine-bar-to-close-in-april-after-kosher-certification-loss","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/39603\/","title":{"rendered":"Houston\u2019s Genesis Houston Steakhouse & Wine Bar to Close in April After Kosher Certification Loss"},"content":{"rendered":"

Genesis Steakhouse & Wine Bar<\/a>, the Meyerland restaurant known for its diverse kosher menu and Jewish holiday-friendly spreads, is officially closing its doors this April, following the loss of its kosher certification earlier this year<\/a>.<\/p>\n

The Genesis team announced the closure in a message on Facebook<\/a>, stating that the steakhouse would close its doors on Wednesday, April 30, after 12 years in business. \u201cThis journey has been about so much more than food,\u201d they wrote. \u201cIt\u2019s been about community, connection, tradition, and heart. We\u2019ve had the honor of serving you not just meals, but memories \u2014 celebrating your birthdays, anniversaries, simchas, and milestones together.\u201d<\/p>\n

The closure follows the steakhouse\u2019s controversial battle against the Houston Kashruth Association (HKA), which revoked Genesis\u2019s kosher certification in January 2025<\/a> after Rabbi Nosson Dubin, a member of HKA, visited the steakhouse on Monday, January 20. Owner Jason Goldstein told Culturemap that he was unable to provide Dubin the requested invoice for a package of fish found in the restaurant\u2019s freezer, and the next day, HKA took the certification away. Goldstein says he typically relies on the restaurant\u2019s chef and kosher supervisor to maintain the documentation, but the experts were unavailable. Still, he asserts that all the restaurant\u2019s whole fish and filets were from a certified kosher vendor and were reviewed by the restaurant\u2019s onsite kosher supervisor.<\/p>\n

After losing the certification, Goldstein says the steakhouse lost out on $500,000 worth of private events and catering contracts. Goldstein later accused HKA in a now-deleted Facebook post of \u201cbullying\u201d and having a personal vendetta against Genesis<\/a>, according to a Chron.com report<\/a>. \u201cGenesis was never just a steakhouse\u2014it was a place of spirit, soul, and shared experience, and that legacy will always live on,\u201d the team wrote in its post about the closure.<\/p>\n

The restaurant\u2019s Facebook post did not explicitly explain the reasoning behind the closure, but alluded to \u201crecent unanticipated events\u201d that \u201cultimately forced\u201d them to decide to close. \u201cWe had hoped for a quicker resolution, but at this time, closing our doors is the unfortunate\ufffc path we must take,\u201d they wrote.<\/p>\n

Genesis\u2019s closing is a part of a trend of steakhouse closures in the Houston area. Tris in The Woodlands closed in late December<\/a> after the chef resigned. Killen\u2019s, also in The Woodlands<\/a>, and Houston\u2019s Korean steakhouse Karne closed in February<\/a>, followed by Andiron Grille & Patio and Brazilian steakhouse Avenida Brazil in March<\/a>.<\/p>\n


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