Cru Hemp Lounge Announces Opening Date in Downtown Houston | Eater Houston

"Making its Houston debut this week, Cru Hemp Lounge will hold a soft opening and is set to open at 7 p.m. on Friday, March 26; this is the first Texas outpost of Cru, which was founded about a decade ago by club promoter and restaurateur Dennis McKinley (who was previously in a highly publicized relationship with Real Housewives of Atlanta star Porsha Williams). The hemp-centered hookah bar and restaurant is known for over-the-top cocktails and CBD-infused offerings, with a menu of small plates like chicken wings, lollipop lamb chops, and quesadillas, an extensive roster of “Crutails” (super-sweet cocktails such as the Henny Hulk mixed with Hennessy, Hypnotiq, and the bar’s housemade fruit punch), hookahs filled with CBD flower and shisha in flavors like orange-mint, exotic berry, blueberry, and Fruity Pebbles, and CBD gummies and tinctures infused with cannabidiol, a non-psychoactive compound said to induce relaxation and calm." - Amy McCarthy