Toby Keith’s I Love This Bar opens in Houston

HOUSTON – Country singer Toby Keith has opened a new 28,000-sf restaurant at the West Oaks Mall, which is bounded by Hwy. 6, Westheimer Rd. and Richmond Ave.

The venue will accommodate more than 1,500 guests for concerts and 500 for lunch and dinner, and will feature a 95-foot guitar-shaped bar. It will also employ 150 full- and part-time workers.

The West Oaks Mall location is the chain’s first location in Texas. There are now 16 restaurants across 12 states, with three additional restaurants planned for California, Ohio and Idaho.