In 1979, the Perry family opened its first restaurant: a modest meat market in Southeast Houston called Perry's Butcher Shop and Deli. By 1986, Chris Perry persuaded his father Bob to add dining tables, paving the way for an expansion and the opening of a second market. As the markets gained popularity, today operating as Perry & Sons Market & Grille, Chris went on to create Perry's Steakhouse & Grille in 1993.