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Old address

"Business calendar." Houston Chronicle. Sunday September 28, 2008.
- "Galleria Professional Speakers Toastmasters Meeting — 7:30 p.m., Maggie Rita's, 2800 Sage. " - Reveals address of old Maggie Rita's

The Galveston one, according to the Wollam article, was "Maggie Rita’s, at 111 23rd Street between Strand Street and Harborside Drive, occupies the three-story Armour & Co. building, a part of Mitchell Historic Properties in The Strand National Landmark District."

http://www.neworleansnightout.com/dining/94241/maggie-ritas-suave-latino-bar-and-grill says it was at 200 Magazine Street in New Orleans

WhisperToMe (talk) 01:57, 23 August 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Additional notes

Shilcutt, Katharine. "Openings & Closings: Guess What Women Don't Care About? Food." Houston Press. Friday July 13, 2012. p. 2. -- "The last and worst news of the week was reported by Eater Houston, which got the scoop that Maggie Rita's -- [...] And here I thought that women cared more about shoes."
Rentería, Melissa. "Comic Mencia starts tour." San Antonio Express-News. Thursday October 6, 2011. -- says "In the kitchen at his Maggie Rita's Tex-Mex Grill & Bar, it's all about the charro beans for Carlos Mencia." - but nothing more than that
Sandler, Eric. "Maggie Rita's is a Total Shitshow, Solea Confuses and Ray's BBQ Shack is Solid." Houston Eater. Thursday August 16, 2012 -- paraphrases Shilcutt's negative review

WhisperToMe (talk) 02:38, 23 August 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Gray, John Seaborn. "This Week in Deliciousness: Lousy the Leprechaun Drinks to Forget." Houston Press. Friday August 17, 2012. says "We started the week off right with the news that three Houston restaurants are included in Bon Appétit's list of Best New Restaurants. And guess what? All three were the new Maggie Rita's Tex-Mex restaurants! Ha-ha, just kidding, those are all terrible. As terrible as restaurant owner Carlos Mencia's comedy? Quite possibly, and about as authentic."

WhisperToMe (talk) 02:57, 23 August 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Shilcutt, Katharine. "This Week In Food Blogs: There's Someone Out There for Everyone, Maggie Rita's." Houston Press. Wednesday December 19, 2012. - "Arbitrary Criticism: Finally, we have found the one person in Houston who truly, unironically likes Maggie Rita's. This does not in any way diminish the affection I have for the terrifically funny and talented Catherine Martin, although you'd think that it would." - Refers to http://www.arbitrarycriticism.com/2012/12/maggie-ritas.html - http://www.webcitation.org/6FS02zmnG

WhisperToMe (talk) 07:22, 28 March 2013 (UTC)[reply]

On closings

Shilcutt, Katharine. "Openings & Closings: Barcadia Burns Bridges." Houston Press. Friday January 20, 2012. - Closing of Galveston location
Shilcutt, Katharine. "Openings & Closings: Goodbye, Goldfish and Hello, Caballo." Houston Press. Friday December 7, 2012. - Closing of Upper Kirby location
Shilcutt, Katharine. "January 2013 in Openings & Closings: The Heights Heats Up." Houston Press. Friday February 1, 2013. - Mentions additional closings after closing of Galleria area
Rudick, Tyler. "Tex-Mex restaurant empire that claimed women only care about margaritas goes out of business." Culture Map. January 23, 2013.

WhisperToMe (talk) 01:59, 28 March 2013 (UTC)[reply]

Info on source on health violations

AFAIK run of the mill health inspector violations aren't notable to be included in Wikipedia articles, but for the sake of the editors I will make notes about this article so some aspects aren't misunderstood.

Whitaker, Blake. "Health Department Roundup: 888 Chinese, Maggie Rita's & more." Houston Press. Friday November 2, 2012.

The description "high-end chef-driven local-oriented interior-style authentic Mexican restaurant" is highly sarcastic and mocking... it is not to be taken seriously/at face value. Read the articles by Katharine Shilcutt about the restaurant.
It says there were eight violations. Read it carefully: it lists seven real violations. The eighth, Carlos Mencia, is a joke referring to the co-owner of the restaurant.

If this source is used please annotate the info here, so that editors who are not aware of sarcasm (maybe due to lack of English skills) don't inadvertently include false information. WhisperToMe (talk) 18:43, 28 March 2013 (UTC)[reply]