A Founder's Story
Meet Max Bozeman, chef, founder, and hospitality lifer. This is the story behind The Greasy Spoon, from his family’s café to his own dining room.
Max Bozeman · On the line
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The seed
Max has been in the restaurant and hospitality industry for over a decade. The initial seed was sown as a preteen, working his family's café on the weekends, watching plates cross the line, learning the rhythm of a kitchen, getting the bug.
He grew up infatuated with business and with the idea of adding value to people. The two would eventually become the same thing.
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The journey
After opening multiple companies outside the restaurant industry in his early twenties, the seed planted in his family's café began to blossom. He returned to hospitality, partnered with operators across the city, and helped build some of Houston's most notable restaurant and bar brands.
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The turn
After years of helping build other people's brands, Max opened one of his own. The Greasy Spoon Soulfood Bistro is his first solo endeavor, his "baby."
In 2021, Max beat colon cancer. That same year, Food Network came calling.
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The vision
Max's vision is to elevate the culture of southern cuisine by curating a five-star experience around traditional southern comfort dishes, the kind loved beyond cultural boundaries.
Where culture and cuisine collide. Where soul food gets the standard it deserves. Welcome to The Greasy Spoon.
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636 Cypress Station Dr Ste A · Houston, TX 77090
Tuesday through Sunday, 11AM to 8PM