Second Ruggles Green Restaurant Now Open in Houston's New CITYCENTRE

Green Cafe Management and GJR Partners are pleased to announce that the second Ruggles Green, a Certified Green Restaurant™, is now open in Houston's new CITYCENTRE which is located in the Memorial area of West Houston. 

"Our focus is on using locally grown, all-natural and organic menu items whenever possible," said Co-Founder, Chef Bruce Molzan. "The combination of quality food at a reasonable price, fast service, and a relaxed upscale environment has been a winner in our first location and we look forward to bringing the concept to more Houston locations over the next two years."

"At Ruggles Green, we are learning to operate more efficiently with less environmental impact," added Co-Founder, Federico Marques, and the originator of the idea of combining healthier food with a certified green restaurant.  "We recycle about sixty-five percent of our total waste output, we are more energy efficient, and we continue to find new ways to become greener. Our primary goal, however, is to always provide a great dining experience to our customers. The CITYCENTRE location is perfect for our concept as it's located in a rapidly growing development that is designed for causal living with an abundance of green space."  

Jennifer McGehee, Vice President of GJR Partners, a Houston and Calgary-based private equity group, commented, "Our partnership is pleased to be joining forces with Green Cafe Management to rapidly expand this exciting concept.  We are also pleased that our new CITYCENTRE restaurant has captured many of the elements of the first Ruggles Green location including all-natural and organic food, and high quality moderately priced wine. This is all served in a relaxed atmosphere with contemporary pop music, art, and a great outdoor patio space. Opening the partnership's first restaurant is a major milestone and we are already planning the next location with our Green Cafe Management partners."  

The new Ruggles Green location will continue with the same style menu as its original location in River Oaks. Ruggles Green offers a diverse collection of comfort foods like Spicy Fish Tacos, Warm Goat Cheese Salads, Lean Buffalo Burgers, and Wood-fired Pizzas, with an emphasis on all natural and organic ingredients.  Ruggles Green will also continue to deliver the Ruggles famous desserts that have found a large following in the Houston area.

Ruggles Green is a Certified Green Restaurant™ and conforms to guidelines set by the Green Restaurant Association. Guidelines include an extensive recycling program, no use of styrofoam, energy reduction steps, water conservation steps, use of sustainable materials, public education/outreach, and use of local and organic ingredients in food.

Brad Freels, Midway Companies CEO and CITYCENTRE Developer also commented, "CITYCENTRE is a mixed use development that is targeting innovative retailers and restaurants that bring newness, excitement, and original concepts that appeal to the rapidly growing urban oriented consumers.  We are delighted to have Ruggles Green in our development as their concept fits our target customers perfectly and congratulate them on their opening."


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