"A young Greek immigrant, Theodore Christie, found work as a lawyer in New York City before trading legal documents for a frying pan. He moved to Galveston, a gambling-fueled tourism hub where he started selling fried fish sandwiches with immediate success. A move to Houston followed in 1934, where Christie ended up opening a series of full-service restaurants over the next few years."
"Christie's Seafood & Steakhouse has clearly come a long way from its humble beginnings to one of the absolute best seafood restaurants in Houston. Their extensive menu today includes everything from crabcakes to oysters, an entire section dedicated to lobsters, sirloins, and ribeyes, as well as an entire Greek menu. But the "1917 Famous Fish Sandwich," which headlines the Po-Boys & Sandwiches se"
Christie's Seafood & Steaks began in 1917 as a fried-fish sandwich stall on Galveston's waterfront and expanded to Houston in 1934. Founder Theodore Christie, a Greek immigrant and former lawyer, opened a series of full-service restaurants and established a lasting legacy. In the 1960s Christie sold the restaurant to employee James Priovolos on the condition he adopt the Christie name. The restaurant grew into a prominent Houston seafood house with an extensive menu featuring crabcakes, oysters, lobsters, steaks, and a dedicated Greek menu, maintaining popularity for over a century.
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