Tom Fleming’s Crossroads Diner Set to Open in October

Posted on August 17th, 2010 2:08pm by Nancy Nichols
Filed under Breakfast, Celebrity Chefs, Openings/Closings, Restaurant News

Chef Tom Fleming has just signed a lease on a restaurant space at 8121 Walnut Hill. Hopefully by mid-October his Crossroads Diner will be open for business. Fleming is concentrating on breakfast and lunch—he will only offer dinner service on Thursdays, Fridays, and Saturdays.

Making breakfast runs in the Fleming family—Tom’s brother Robert owns the Magnolia Pancake Huas in San Antonio. “I’ve always wanted to open a breakfast joint,” says Tom. “I don’t want to do fine dining. I want to spend time with my two young daughters.”

Will his brother share his coveted pancake recipe? “No. We’re going to have a pancake war,” says Tom. “My brother is my mentor, godfather, and best friend. He will help me with all of the advice I need. But he won’t give me that pancake recipe.”

9 comments

  1. Excited. I like the Magnolia Pancake Haus in San Antonio.

    @ 2:17 pm on August 17, 2010

  2. Is it where the original Houston’s was?

    @ 2:58 pm on August 17, 2010

  3. No, a little east.

    @ 3:11 pm on August 17, 2010

  4. It’s the old Cantina Laredo (then a Chinese Buffet) space next to the former Houston’s location.

    Amy B – Mazel tof.

    @ 3:39 pm on August 17, 2010

  5. Will it be “BYOB” for dinner those nights?

    @ 3:59 pm on August 17, 2010

  6. That’s a cursed location – I hope it succeeds, especially since I live a few blocks away!

    @ 4:38 pm on August 17, 2010

  7. photo of pancakes = stomach growling

    @ 5:11 pm on August 17, 2010

  8. @Amy S: Mazel (Tov)

    @ 5:12 pm on August 17, 2010

  9. No doubt he will bring some breakfast magic in his knife roll. Location won’t matter. Good luck Tom!

    @ 9:47 pm on August 17, 2010