After a year of quite a few major Houston restaurant closures, 2025 appears to be moving in the same direction. The closure of Elro, the endearing Midtown pizza restaurant, and Tris, The Woodlands’ top-tier steakhouse, took us by surprise. Restaurants close for many reasons, but in recent years owners have been pointing to the pandemic, tumultuous weather events, higher costs of food and labor. As Ninja Ramen owner Christopher Huang put it, “If…