I've never covered Tower Point before, partly because it's a sprawling development (separated by a huge detention pond) rather than a cohesive shopping plaza, and mostly, hasn't seen many dramatic changes. Some spaces adjacent to H-E-B have gotten evicted for an expansion (might be worth covering that at some point) but the subject to cover is Bush's Chicken - Tower Point (4344 Highway 6 South). I've enjoyed Bush's Chicken in Waco-Temple-Killeen over the years (still do), but for whatever reason the local locations flopped.
Bush's Chicken operated from January 2016 to October 2017 (around the same time the Texas Avenue location closed).
After sitting vacant for nearly two years, the space was filled in with Conroe-based Pie in the Sky Pie Company, which tried its hand at a second location.1 Unfortunately, PITSPC became another victim of COVID-19, closing permanently in October 2020.
After a more extensive renovation (mostly painting the building black and removing the drive-through), Le Petit Cochon2 opened in November 2022. A French restaurant with decidedly fancier food (though still with a "casual restaurant" vibe), but just before its two-year anniversary (something neither Bush's Chicken nor PITSPC could manage) in August 2024, Le Petit Cochon rebranded itself as Napa Flats Bistro, a "French-inspired American Bistro".3 This French restaurant has some decidedly fancier food than either of the two spaces before it. As of August 2024, it's been open for close to two years, which is already something Pie in the Sky Pie Co. and Bush's Chicken couldn't manage.
When it was approaching its two-year point (something that neither Pie in the Sky or Bush's Chicken could manage), Le Petit Cochon rebranded as Napa Flats Bistro, calling itself a "French-inspired American Bistro".
Nearby: Spice World Market, The Sandstone Center, and Rock Prairie Crossing4
1. This was not PITSPC's first attempt at a second location. One had existed in Houston proper in the early 2010s.
2. Lit. "The Little Pig"
3. I don't remember the exact arrangement but it definitely was connected to Napa Flats' ownership in some way from day one.
4. Much like these footnotes introduced in the Texas Hall of Fame entry, this is a new feature I'm adding to new or significantly updated posts. It is all written manually.
