Meet Touché Harvey | Co-Owner of Doves Restaurant & Lounge

We had the good fortune of connecting with Touché Harvey and we’ve shared our conversation below.

Hi Touché, we’d love to hear more about how you thought about starting your own business?
I’ve been an entrepreneur for years, so starting a business isn’t new to me, I’m always looking for something to invest in and expand my portfolio with. Deciding to open Doves with my business partner, Fred, was something that came naturally to us, we both love to go out and eat and have a great dining experience. To put our ideas together and come up with this concept, specifically, was a lot of fun, and we’re looking forward to everyone coming and checking out this one of a kind spot.

Alright, so for those in our community who might not be familiar with your business, can you tell us more?
My entire career journey essentially led me to wanting to open my own restaurant. I’ve helped others open and run their establishments so I wanted to open a concept that was truly mine. One that I was able to execute with my ideas and the passion that I have been putting into other projects for years. Doves Restaurant & Lounge is that concept and its bringing a posh, distinctive culinary experience with an unmatched vibe to the Galleria Area soon.

I also own other local businesses from my photography studio to the Park 8 Sports Complex, a 55,000 square foot sports and multi purpose use space with basketball courts, gyms, indoor swimming pools and a full event space that holds up to 500 people.

Being an entrepreneur is something I’ve always done, but now, I’m excited to share these projects with everyone and show the world what my team and I have been working on.

Every business has challenges and roadblocks that one must maneuver around and figure out how to work with and move forward in order to reach the finish line.

With the new restaurant, Doves, we have had to overcome challenges like finding the right location to begin, it’s not easy to open and launch a venture of this magnitude. We have had our challenges in getting this new restaurant open, but we know we will be able to produce top notch service and food for our customers.

Honestly, we want everyone to know that we have thought through every detail of Doves from the parking to the food to the vibe you will experience. Being in the restaurant industry for years has helped me pick pieces of different places I’ve worked at and put together something truly special for the city.

If you had a friend visiting you, what are some of the local spots you’d want to take them around to?
Of course my restaurant that’s opening, Doves. The Houston Nightlife is thriving right now, every night of the week there’s somewhere different to go, whether it’s to watch sports or be somewhere, so that’s always a spur of the moment decision for me.

You may end up even heading to a concert while in town, Houston is one city that always has something to do.
Another go-to of mine and my business partners’ is Grace’s on Kirby, along with the food truck scene in Houston is great, there are food truck parks across the city that you can find everything from Vegan to BBQ. Lately, I’ve been trying to try new places each week and I really like Vegan food so that’s always an option.

I’m more of a go with the flow kind of person, so I probably wouldn’t have an exact itinerary planned out. Houston is known for its great food and culture. You really can’t go wrong anywhere from downtown to the Galleria area to the suburbs, there really is something for everyone.

Shoutout is all about shouting out others who you feel deserve additional recognition and exposure. Who would you like to shoutout?
Frederick Wilson of HW Hospitality Group. My business partner, friend, and Co-Owner of Doves, along with the strong women in our lives who inspired us to launch the first fine dining restaurant in Houston with a kitchen led entirely by women.

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