{"id":12209,"date":"2025-12-25T11:56:14","date_gmt":"2025-12-25T17:56:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/waxahachie360.com\/waxahachie-news\/?p=12209"},"modified":"2026-02-04T12:14:29","modified_gmt":"2026-02-04T18:14:29","slug":"the-emory-bar-and-kitchen-shuts-down","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/waxahachie360.com\/waxahachie-news\/2025\/12\/25\/the-emory-bar-and-kitchen-shuts-down\/","title":{"rendered":"The Emory Bar and Kitchen shuts down"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><em>Update February 3, 2026: Weeks after the Emory closed under its former owners, Heidi Dubose and Alexis West re-opened the restaurant and resumed operations with the same cuisine and menu options as before.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-drop-cap wp-block-paragraph\">Owners of The Emory Bar and Kitchen in Downtown Waxahachie have announced the closing of the restaurant.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">For several years, the American food style establishment has served comfort food made from scratch along with a variety of wines, craft beer and a cocktail inside the Rogers Hotel in the northeast intersection of Main Street and College Street in the downtown square.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img data-dominant-color=\"5b5456\" data-has-transparency=\"false\" style=\"--dominant-color: #5b5456;\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"819\" height=\"1024\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 819px) 100vw, 819px\" src=\"https:\/\/waxahachie360.com\/waxahachie-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/12\/emory-cafe-waxahachie-texas-sign-outdoors-819x1024.avif\" alt=\"Out sign of the Emory Bar and Kitchen in Waxahachie, Texas\" class=\"wp-image-12208 not-transparent\" srcset=\"https:\/\/waxahachie360.com\/waxahachie-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/12\/emory-cafe-waxahachie-texas-sign-outdoors-819x1024.avif 819w, https:\/\/waxahachie360.com\/waxahachie-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/12\/emory-cafe-waxahachie-texas-sign-outdoors-240x300.avif 240w, https:\/\/waxahachie360.com\/waxahachie-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/12\/emory-cafe-waxahachie-texas-sign-outdoors-768x960.avif 768w, https:\/\/waxahachie360.com\/waxahachie-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/12\/emory-cafe-waxahachie-texas-sign-outdoors.avif 960w\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">The Emory Bar and Kitchen was located on the first floor of the Rogers Hotel in Downtown Waxahachie.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Owners Abel and Misty Trevino made the announcement by way of a social media post on December 22, 2025, stating:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">&#8220;Dearest Emory Customers,<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">&#8220;After much thought, we have decided to close the restaurant.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">&#8220;Our last two nights for dinner service will be this Friday 12\/26 and Saturday 12\/27, so make sure you stop by one last time to enjoy your favorite entree and see your favorite servers.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">&#8220;It&#8217;s been a joy and pleasure to be a part of the community for the last few years&#8230; we&#8217;ve had the most amazing customers come through the doors.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">&#8220;Hats off to ALL of our TEAM that always goes above and beyond to make everyone&#8217;s experience exceptional!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">&#8220;For reservations on either of these days, please call (469) 383-1733<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">&#8220;For outstanding gift card balance redemption, please email theemoryco@gmail.com&#8221;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The restaurant also featured live music from local performers on the weekends, therefore its closing marks the end of yet another music venue in Waxahachie.<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"convertkit-form wp-block-convertkit-form\" style=\"\"><script async data-uid=\"6752073b9f\" src=\"https:\/\/waxahachie-360.kit.com\/6752073b9f\/index.js\" data-jetpack-boost=\"ignore\" data-no-defer=\"1\" data-no-optimize=\"1\" nowprocket><\/script><\/div>\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">No reason for the closing was given in the social media post. The restaurant held a 4.4 out of 5 stars Google review.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img data-dominant-color=\"ebebeb\" data-has-transparency=\"false\" style=\"--dominant-color: #ebebeb;\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"559\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" src=\"https:\/\/waxahachie360.com\/waxahachie-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/12\/emory-cafe-waxahachie-texas-facebook-post-1024x559.avif\" alt=\"Facebook post announcing the closing of the Emory Bar and Kitchen in Waxahachie, Texas\" class=\"wp-image-12207 not-transparent\" srcset=\"https:\/\/waxahachie360.com\/waxahachie-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/12\/emory-cafe-waxahachie-texas-facebook-post-1024x559.avif 1024w, https:\/\/waxahachie360.com\/waxahachie-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/12\/emory-cafe-waxahachie-texas-facebook-post-300x164.avif 300w, https:\/\/waxahachie360.com\/waxahachie-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/12\/emory-cafe-waxahachie-texas-facebook-post-768x419.avif 768w, https:\/\/waxahachie360.com\/waxahachie-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/12\/emory-cafe-waxahachie-texas-facebook-post.avif 1200w\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">The Emory Bar and Kitchen in Waxahachie, Texas announced its closing in a social media post on December 22, 2025.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"gb-element-306d1802\">\n<div class=\"gb-element-eb2fa1a9\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full is-resized\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/waxahachie360.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/waxahachie-ellis-county.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-11491\" style=\"aspect-ratio:1;object-fit:cover;width:200px\"\/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"gb-element-178f74f4\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-large-font-size\" style=\"font-style:normal;font-weight:600\">Find Your Place in Waxahachie<\/h2>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"gb-element-4ba9d043\">\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"font-style:normal;font-weight:400\">Enjoy Waxahachie living for $300K or less.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"gb-element-ec42a5ac\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons is-layout-flex wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-button\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/marshall-hinsley.fathomrealty.com\/property-search\/postalcode\/3083_75165_TX\/max-price=300k,status=active,source=Zip%20Code,state-name=Texas\">View Homes<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"gb-element-620d858f\">\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size wp-block-paragraph\">Home Search by Fathom Realty, LLC | Marshall Hinsley, real estate agent<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Update February 3, 2026: Weeks after the Emory closed under its former owners, Heidi Dubose and Alexis West re-opened the restaurant and resumed operations with &#8230; 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