T ony’s devotees, save your tears. The storied restaurant that has commanded Houston’s discerning palates for some 60 years is not closing, contrary to the rumors that have been beating across the city’s restaurant scene since Chef Kate McLean departed the Greenway Plaza mainstay in September. To the contrary with new investors with deep pockets and an elevated vision, Tony’s is on the path to a resurgence of prominence.

If Saturday night’s standing-room-only crowd is any indication, the tide is already moving in that direction as there was not an empty seat in the main dining room or the bar with the energy palpable.

Say hello to commercial real estate broker David Greenberg, a partner in Tony’s for decades; prominent car dealer and philanthropist Alan Heffman; noted ENT specialist Dr.

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