Willhoite's Restaurant

Description

"Willhoite’s is one of the most unique restaurants in Texas, but it is also one of the oldest and most historical buildings in Grapevine! Built in 1914, the building first served as a dry goods store and was used for a time as a theater. In 1919, it was transformed into the first automotive garage in town: Willhoite's Garage. Phil Parker, a Grapevine native, purchased the building in 1981 and renovated it into Willhoite’s Restaurant, restoring it as authentically as possible and keeping many aspects of the automotive shop (notably a 1927 Model T on top of the buffet). Willhoite’s exterior façade was restored in 2017 and in 2019, Willhoite's received the Historic Preservation Award from the Grapevine Heritage Foundation."