Mac Haik debuts coffee shop in Energy Corridor tower ahead of restaurant opening (PHOTOS)

By Florian Martin – Growth editor, Houston Business Journal

Feb 4, 2026 Ahead of the much-anticipated opening of a full-service restaurant, an Energy Corridor office tower has debuted a coffee shop that also is accessible to the public.

Houston-based Mac Haik Enterprises opened Maggie’s Coffee to the public on Feb. 2 after a soft opening for tenants Jan. 8. The 500-square-foot coffee shop, which is named after company CEO Mac Haik’s dog, is on the first floor of Energy Tower II at 11720 Katy Freeway.

The menu features a variety of coffee drinks, tea and matcha plus pastries and light bites from local bakery partner Kraftsmen Bakery. Maggie’s Coffee offers a rotation of single-origin and blended options with coffee beans sourced from Bastrop-based Independence Coffee Co. specialty roaster.

The coffee shop was developed by Mac Haik Restaurant Group and designed by Gin Braverman of Houston-based Gin Design Group. It features an open-concept layout that flows directly into the building’s marble-walled lobby, Mac Haik said. The café seats up to 50, including in an outside area, and is open Monday through Friday from 7 a.m. to 3 p.m.

“Maggie’s Coffee sets the tone for the hospitality experience we’re building across the campus,” Mac Haik Enterprises COO Joseph Kubicki said in a news release. “We wanted a space that feels warm, modern and accessible, whether someone is grabbing a quick latte or meeting with colleagues. It supports our long-term vision for making Energy Plaza Houston a place people want to spend their day.”

Just like the new restaurant, Kirkwood, which is slated to open in the second quarter on the other side of the building's first floor, Maggie’s Coffee was initially envisioned as a tenant amenity but evolved to cater to the entire community.

"Being open to the public would allow us to serve our community better, not only providing an excellent amenity to our tenants but also to the surrounding areas," Kubicki told the Houston Business Journal in an email. "We want people to know that we are available for catering and hope to become a normal part of the community." 

Both food and beverage concepts are part of an amenity-focused renovation of the 428,831-square-foot, 17-story Energy Tower II that began in December 2024.

Besides the restaurant and coffee shop, the project includes an expanded lobby, a renovated fitness center with an outdoor exercise area, updated outdoor greenspace with covered seating areas connected to the building lounge, and new conference rooms on the first and second floors. The second-floor conference rooms will be connected to the tenant lounge with a new stairway. The parking garage has also been updated with new wayfinding and signage. The architect for the renovation is HOK, which has a Houston office, and the general contractor is Sugar Land-based E.E. Reed Construction LP.

Mac Haik expects renovations to be completed in mid-March.

After losing Technip Energies, which had occupied about 375,000 square feet across 15 stories, in September 2024, the building has gained some new tenants but as of Dec. 31 still has 182,042 square feet of contiguous space on seven floors available, according to Avison Young. Mac Haik declined to provide the tower's occupancy rate.

Energy Tower II is part of Mac Haik’s Energy Plaza, a four-building, 1.3 million-square-foot office campus at Interstate 10 and Kirkwood Drive, which also includes the Embassy Suites Houston Energy Corridor.

While Haik, a former Houston Oilers player, now is widely recognized for his car dealerships — including Mac Haik Chevrolet just across I-10 from Energy Plaza — nearly 80% of his business is in real estate, the company has said.

Besides Kirkwood and Maggie’s Coffee, Mac Haik’s restaurant arm, Mac Haik Restaurant Group, has invested in several concepts.

It invested in the Original ChopShop, a salads and protein bowl restaurant, which opened its first Houston-area locations in 2021. In 2019, Mac Haik Enterprises inked a deal to help expand Huntington Beach, California-based fast-casual seafood chain Slapfish. The company also signed an exclusive franchise deal with First Watch in February 2016 and opened its initial Houston-area location in December of that year. It is First Watch’s largest franchisee and was named Franchisee of the Year in 2024.