{"id":668426,"date":"2026-03-20T05:15:13","date_gmt":"2026-03-20T05:15:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/668426\/"},"modified":"2026-03-20T05:15:13","modified_gmt":"2026-03-20T05:15:13","slug":"popular-houston-coffee-franchise-opens-eighth-location","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/668426\/","title":{"rendered":"Popular Houston coffee franchise opens eighth location"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Slowpokes, a locally owned coffee shop, has opened its eighth location at Silver Street Studios, according to a March 16 news release from company representatives.<\/p>\n<p><b>What we know<\/b><\/p>\n<p>The new location in Sawyer Yards can accommodate 126 guests and features a large patio, which can be used for neighborhood gatherings, such as pop-up fitness events and birthday parties, the release stated.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWhen a good opportunity presents itself, sometimes things just end up working out how they\u2019re supposed to,\u201d said owner and operator Mazen Baltagi. \u201cWe strive to create environments where people can gather over great coffee or wine, and we look forward to meeting all our new neighbors.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><b>On the menu<\/b><\/p>\n<p>The coffee shop is known for its in-house roasted coffee and all-day breakfast items, as <a href=\"https:\/\/communityimpact.com\/houston\/heights-river-oaks-montrose\/dining\/2026\/01\/15\/slowpokes-expected-to-open-eighth-coffee-shop-in-houston\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">previously reported<\/a> by Community Impact.<\/p>\n<p>The menu includes options such as biscuits, croissants and bagels as well as sandwiches and flatbreads. In addition to coffee, Slowpokes serves teas, specialty lattes, refreshers, craft beer and wine.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;&gt;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Slowpokes, a locally owned coffee shop, has opened its eighth location at Silver Street Studios, according to a&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":668427,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":"","_share_on_mastodon":"0"},"categories":[5130],"tags":[36155,28577,74207,990,57023,4345,66821,18293,235453,282401,282400,282403,358,3187,153179,282402],"class_list":["post-668426","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-houston","tag-coffee-shop","tag-community-impact","tag-eatery","tag-food","tag-franchise","tag-houston","tag-locally-owned","tag-near-me","tag-opening-soon","tag-roasted-in-house","tag-slowpokes","tag-study-spots","tag-texas","tag-tx","tag-where-to-go","tag-work-spots"],"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"https:\/\/pubeurope.com\/@us\/116259804142715522","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/668426","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=668426"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/668426\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/668427"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=668426"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=668426"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=668426"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}