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History of
Christie's
In 1917, Mr. Theodore Christie moved to Galveston, Texas and opened a small food and
drink stand on the waterfront. Many customers asked why he did not
make some sort of fish sandwich. After countless experiments, he
came up with the Fish Sandwich which met with instant approval by
his customers. It became a nationally popular product in various
forms. The most popular of this was the "fish stick". In 1939, he
moved his business to the Medical Center location in Houston.
Word-of-mouth and popularity of the Fish Sandwich put Christie's on
the map. He was selling up to 10,000 weekly. His next invention was
a dish that included an assortment of seafood. This seafood platter
came to be known as Christie's Fisherman's Platter. It was another
first and instantly copied nationwide.
Mr. Christie was serving fried shrimp as well, but had heard of a
method used in Louisiana that split the body of the shrimp for
better seasoning. He worked on this for a few days and came up with
French Fried Shrimp with the tails left on. Properly seasoned, the
correct breading, and our famous Remoulade Sauce made this dish
wildly popular. Once again, every restaurant in the Gulf Coast area
imitated Mr. Christie's idea and began selling fried shrimp. Thus
came the phrase "Always Imitated: Never Equaled!"
James Christie and his family moved the restaurant from the original
Medical Center location to the present Westheimer location in 1979.
Three generations have insured the existence of the Gulf Coast
Institution. Using the same recipes, we make all soups, salad
dressings and sauces on the premises every day. We are not
affiliated with any other Christie's anywhere.
We are the ORIGINAL. Today, we still pride ourselves in purchasing the freshest
and highest quality seafood and steaks available. Our Menus continue
to evolve with the culinary and dietary needs of our guests. We look
forward to continue serving the past, present and future generations
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