MR. GATTI’S PIZZA IN BRENHAM TO CLOSE
Mr. Gatti’s Pizza in Brenham will be closing its doors.
In a social media announcement late this (Tuesday) morning, the restaurant and arcade said its last day of business will be on Sunday, September 8th.
The closure, according to Mr. Gatti’s, is due to TxDOT’s Highway 290 expansion project. The restaurant said as a result of the expansion, “the state will be taking over our parking lot, leaving no parking options for our customers.”
TxDOT is planning to build a new interchange at the intersection of Highway 290 and Highway 36, with construction expected to begin in the summer of 2027. According to information presented during a TxDOT public hearing in January, the project would require approximately 75 acres of right of way and potentially displace 11 residences and 20 non-residential structures.
The business said this decision was made exclusively because of the property situation at this location and does not reflect the success of the store or the support received from the community.
In a separate statement to KWHI, Mr. Gatti’s said, “We want to thank the people of Brenham and Washington County for all their support. We want to thank all of our employees, ‘our Gatti’s family’, who have all worked so hard since we opened in 2022. We think the world of them. We are all sad to see it end.”