The San Antonio Couple behind Little Em’s Oyster Bar and Up Scale is opening their third restaurant in Government Hill near the Pearl.
The menu includes Southern comfort food classics with a French twist. Sweet tea brine pork chops, chargrilled oysters, frog legs, and gumbo are a few options for which guests can opt.Owner’s Emily and Houston Carpenter have breathed new life into the once forgotten 2,000-square-foot historic building located at 517 East Grayson Street.
“The house originally belonged to a brewery worker from Switzerland, August Filleman, and his wife Mary,” according to. “They purchased the land in 1910 for $150. Since then, the house has been home to multiple families and then left empty in 2013.” Now that renovations are complete, Emily and Houston Carpenter are excited to share their newest venture with the San Antonio community.