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Last Concert Cafe

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Twelve feet from an exit ramp off Interstate 10, in the urban hodgepodge of Texas' largest city, rests a hardy survivor of the havoc a major highway project can inflict upon a neighborhood.

The Last Concert Cafe, spared from the wrecking ball when I-10 blew through Houston in the late 1960's,may be the most anonymous-looking Mexican restaurant in Texas, if not the United States. The nondescript red-and-white building has a small courtyard, no sign and a red front door that remains locked.

To gain entrance, patrons must knock - not once, but twice - for owner Dawn Fudge or one of the regulars to let them in.

Once inside, however, you begin to understand why, after 40 years, the Last Concert remains Houston's most eclectic eating spot. The decor is watermelon red and green, the booths and chairs are spare and rickety, and the tables on the patio are adorned with plastic tablecloths and spray cans of insect repellent.

Banana trees flourish, and stray cats wander about, hoping for a random fajita morsel. The clientele is just as bric-a-brac, with artists from the surrounding warehouse district, students, construction workers and the well-to-do all numbered among the faithful. The Texas rock band ZZ Top has been known to dine and drink here.

At-a-
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- Contact Info
  
  Last Concert Cafe
  
  1403 Nance Street
  Houston, TX 77002
  
  Phone: (713) 226-8563 | Official Website
- Map
  
  Full map and directions
- Parking Info
  
  On street parking available.
- Accessibility Services
- Technical Specs
  
  From I-10 West:
  I-10 East towards town, after you near town and I-10 bears to the left exit (Hardy St., McKee St.), go down the exit ramp to first exit turn right on McKee, immediately turn right again on Nance and we are about 1/2 block down on the right. White Building with red trim, X-mas lights and no sign. Knock on the door to get in.
  
  From 59 South:
  59 North towards town, 45 North, I-10 East, exit (Hardy St., McKee St.), go down the exit ramp to first exit turn right on McKee, immediately turn right again on Nance and we are about 1/2 block down on the right. White Building with red trim, X-mas lights and no sign. Knock on the door to get in.
  
  From 45 North:
  45 South towards town, I-10 East, exit (Hardy St., McKee St.), go down the exit ramp to first exit turn right on McKee, immediately turn right again on Nance and we are about 1/2 block down on the right. White Building with red trim, X-mas lights and no sign. Knock on the door to get in.
  
  From 59 North:
  59 South towards town, I-10 West, exit (North Main, Jan Jacinto, UH Downtown Campus), U-Turn under freeway turn left on feeder, a quick 2nd right (bear off at a 45 degree angle), we are about 1/2 block down on the left. White Building with red trim, X-mas lights and no sign. Knock on the door to get in.
  
  From I-10 East:
  I-10 West towards town, exit (North Main, Jan Jacinto, UH Downtown Campus), U-Turn under freeway turn left on feeder, a quick 2nd right (bear off at a 45 degree angle), we are about 1/2 block down on the left. White Building with red trim, X-mas lights and no sign. Knock on the door to get in.
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Past
Events

Past Events

05/30/13	Bayou City Outdoors Meet & Greet Happy Hour! Last Concert Cafe
04/27/13	It Was Twenty Years Ago Today Last Concert Cafe
02/01/13	North Mississippi Allstars Last Concert Cafe
01/04/13	Earphunk Last Concert Cafe
12/22/12	Cedric Burnside Project Last Concert Cafe
12/21/12	End of the World Dance and Winter Solstice Social Last Concert Cafe
12/18/12	Robin Kirby & Friends Last Concert Cafe
12/15/12	The New Orleans Suspects Last Concert Cafe
12/14/12	The Stooges Brass Band Last Concert Cafe
11/09/12	Flow Tribe Last Concert Cafe
10/31/12	A Ghoul's Halloween (featuring Mama's Love & Electric Attitude) Last Concert Cafe
10/27/12	Chase Hamblin & The Roustabouts (plus Kiki's Sordid Sideshow: Halloween peek-a-BOO! edition) Last Concert Cafe
10/19/12- 10/20/12	GaryFest: New Monsoon Reunion - A Musical Tribute to Gary Hartman Last Concert Cafe
07/28/12	26th Annual Watermelon Dance and Summer Social Last Concert Cafe
04/28/12	Carolyn Wonderland Last Concert Cafe
04/20/12	Bicycle Day with Flounders Without Eyes Last Concert Cafe
04/14/12	Spring Fandango: A Street Dance Last Concert Cafe
03/09/12	KiKi's Sordid Sideshow! A burlesque circus extravaganza! Last Concert Cafe
02/12/12	Houston Blues Museum Legends Concert, Fashion Show and Sale Fundraiser Last Concert Cafe
02/11/12	Ryan Scroggins & the Trenchtown Texans Last Concert Cafe
02/04/12	Milkdrive Last Concert Cafe
12/10/11	Reggae Inna Winter Wonderland Last Concert Cafe
11/25/11	Moses Guest Last Concert Cafe
08/20/11	Second Annual Oyster Reef Restoration Benefit Last Concert Cafe
07/30/11	25th Annual Watermelon Dance & Summer Social Last Concert Cafe
07/16/11	Opie Hendrix Last Concert Cafe
07/31/10	24th Annual Watermelon Dance & Summer Social Last Concert Cafe
09/18/09	Plump Last Concert Cafe
09/17/09	BCO (Bayou City Outdoors) Meet Nâ€™ Greet Last Concert Cafe
09/05/09	Shinyribs (Kevin Russell) Last Concert Cafe
08/29/09	Flounders Without Eyes Last Concert Cafe
08/21/09	Hamilton Loomis Last Concert Cafe
08/07/09	Plump Last Concert Cafe
06/05/09	Plump Last Concert Cafe
05/29/09	Little Brother Project Last Concert Cafe
05/23/09	Marshall Ford Swing Band Last Concert Cafe
05/15/09- 05/16/09	New Monsoon Last Concert Cafe
05/09/09	My Life with the Thrill Kill Kult Last Concert Cafe
05/08/09	Rattletree Marimba Last Concert Cafe
04/25/09	Catastrophic Theatreâ€™s Clown Town Last Concert Cafe
04/24/09	Green Mountain Grass Last Concert Cafe
04/18/09	Jah Roots Last Concert Cafe
04/17/09	Carolyn Wonderland Last Concert Cafe
04/11/09	Railroad Earth (with Splitlip Rayfield) Last Concert Cafe
04/10/09	Plump Last Concert Cafe
03/28/09	Hamilton Loomis Last Concert Cafe
03/27/09	John Elliot Last Concert Cafe
03/20/09	Zoogma Last Concert Cafe
03/13/09	L.L. Cooper Last Concert Cafe
03/07/09	Wounded Rabbit Birthday Bash Last Concert Cafe
02/28/09	Lil Joe Washington's 70th Birthday Bash Last Concert Cafe
02/27/09	Fulton Read Last Concert Cafe