{"id":1005906,"date":"2026-08-17T05:37:55","date_gmt":"2026-08-17T05:37:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/1005906\/"},"modified":"2026-08-17T05:37:55","modified_gmt":"2026-08-17T05:37:55","slug":"the-spectacular-roman-style-pizzeria-hiding-inside-a-converted-train-car-in-houston","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/1005906\/","title":{"rendered":"The spectacular Roman-style pizzeria hiding inside a converted train car in Houston"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Circle-Photo-Collage-48-1024x683.jpg\" class=\"wp-block-post-featured-image\" alt=\"Image shows the Eastwood Station Italian concept housed inside a converted train car in Houston at night hours.\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\"\/><\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tPhoto credit: @eastwoodstationhtx<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Housed inside a <strong>restored Southern Pacific train caboose<\/strong> at 4109 McKinney Street, Eastwood Station is <strong>a fresh Italian-inspired takeou<\/strong>t concept that debuted in the East End in late July. <\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Eastwood Station is a project by <strong>Chef Chris Zettlemoyer<\/strong> and <strong>Amanda Mendez<\/strong>, the same team behind <strong>Figo Sugo<\/strong> at Bravery Chef Hall. Like Figo Sugo, the concept is built around high\u2011quality, <strong>Italian\u2011style fast\u2011casual food,<\/strong> but with a stronger emphasis on whole pies, pasta, and a neighborhood takeout format.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cWe thought we could bring another option to the table for the community, <strong>for them to be able to walk here and to have an affordable option<\/strong>,\u201d Mendez said. \u201cOur long term goal is to <strong>really embrace the community.<\/strong> They\u2019ve been very kind to us. We went to the Civic Association meeting, and introduced ourselves, and everybody was really excited to have another food option.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The \u201cstation\u201d name and train\u2011car setting are intentional nods to the area\u2019s rail history and to the nearby <strong>Lockwood\/Eastwood METRORail station<\/strong>, reinforcing the East End\u2019s industrial and transit heritage.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Upon opening, Eastwood Station rapidly generated buzz for its <strong>distinctive venue and specialized menu<\/strong>. Its most popular dishes revolve around its <strong>Roman\u2011style pizza al taglio<\/strong>, handmade pastas, standout sandwiches and small plates. <\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Alongside the pizza, the handmade pasta program gets consistent praise, with lumache and mafaldine. The <strong>short rib lasagna bites<\/strong> are highly regarded as are its meatball hoagie, chicken parm, and<strong> AB sandwich<\/strong>. <\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Eastwood Station is now open at <strong>4109 McKinney Street.<\/strong> The restaurant is open from 11 am \u2013\u00a09 pm Wednesday through Sunday. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Photo credit: @eastwoodstationhtx Housed inside a restored Southern Pacific train caboose at 4109 McKinney Street, Eastwood Station is&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":1005907,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":"","_share_on_mastodon":"0"},"categories":[5130],"tags":[4345,11213,16564,358,3187,9963],"class_list":["post-1005906","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-houston","tag-houston","tag-italian-food","tag-pizza","tag-texas","tag-tx","tag-wine"],"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"https:\/\/pubeurope.com\/@us\/117109241473107376","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1005906","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1005906"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1005906\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/1005907"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1005906"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1005906"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1005906"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}