If you were adventurous enough to trek through a somewhat neglected Market Square in the spring of 1978, you might have come across the original Treebeards on Preston street. Our 30 seat café, tucked in between a peep show arcade and a rowdy bar, opened March 1, 1978, in what had been a pool hall. The menu featured many of the same Southern style dishes that we still serve today.Luckily, people did find us and enjoyed our food enough to recommend us to their friends and co-workers. We soon outgrew the original location and made the move to Travis street in June of 1980. Known to historians as the Baker-Travis Building, circa 1861, our current location facing Market Square Park is the second oldest building in Houston.We have expanded over the years and now operate four restaurants in downtown Houston. The first reincarnation came in November of 1981 when we were approached by the clergy of Christ Church Cathedral to operate the food service in the church's restaurant, The Cloister. Here, in our second location, we began serving Treebeards' menu in the unique setting of the church's social hall and adjoining courtyard.News of a year-long renovation at Christ Church Cathedral in 1990 and, consequently, the need to temporarily close The Cloister, caused us to look for a third location. Our search led us into downtownHouston's tunnel system, where, under 1100 Louisiana, we found a previous tenant's vacant employee cafeteria. The set-up was ideal, and we began remodeling in time to open for business in January of 1990. The Cloister reopened later the same year.A desire for something simpler sparked a take-off on the Treebeards concept, and Treebeards Take-Away opened in September of 1996 in the tunnel system at 700 Rusk (now 801 Louisiana). This concept was designed to serve a limited menu of Treebeards' favorites for take-out only.We are proud of our more than thirty years in business, and we thank you and our many other loyal customers.