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Trail's End opened in Kanab in 1945, founded by Merle "Peaches" and Donna Beard. The Houston family bought it in 1975, and the restaurant has stayed in the family across three generations — Bob and Emma, Robert and DayLean, Joe and Molly, and now Robert and DayLean's son Mickey and his wife Kammy. Eighty years of continuous service in a small Utah town puts it in rare company. The menu hasn't drifted far from the diner-and-steakhouse format that built it: chicken-fried steak, prime rib on weekends, hand-cut fries.
For 435 Alliance, Houston's Trail's End is a multigenerational, well-documented Kanab independent — easy register inclusion.
Unresolved Questions
- Operating LLC and Utah Secretary of State filings across the multiple generational transitions.
- Confirm Mickey Houston's full legal name and current role (general manager versus owner of record).
Sources For QA
- http://www.houstons.net/
- http://www.houstons.net/about.html
- https://www.facebook.com/houstonstrailsend1975/
- https://www.yelp.com/biz/houstons-trails-end-restaurant-kanab
- https://www.tripadvisor.com/Restaurant_Review-g57030-d3163607-Reviews-Houston_s_Trail_s_End-Kanab_Utah.html
- https://www.visitsouthernutah.com/houston-s-trails-end-restaurant/