Houston's Michelin-recognized African restaurant confirms Memorial plans

Houston’s award-winning West African restaurant is coming to the Memorial City/Spring Branch area. ChòpnBlọk will open its third location next summer in the Greenside Memorial development.

With a 3,700-square-foot interior and a 1,100-square-foot patio, the Memorial-area location will be about 700 square feet larger than ChòpnBlọk’s Montrose location that opened in 2024. Founder Ope Amosu has once again tapped local firms AMAO Creative and Gin Design Group to design the space. Today’s announcement confirms media reports that ChòpnBlọk had submitted permit applications for a third location.

Begun as a pop-up, Amosu opened ChòpnBlọk’s first location at Post Houston in 2021. Inspired by his Nigerian heritage and influenced by his time working at Chipotle, the restaurant serves bowls that incorporate African flavors such as the Motherland (rice, curry, vegetables, plantains, choice of protein), the Black Star (fried rice, curry, plantains, shrimp), and the Buka (rice and beans, short rib red stew, plantains). The Montrose location expanded Amosu’s vision with a larger menu and a cocktail program.