Essential Services
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Banks
Near the Medical Center
PNC
7390 Fannin St.
McGovern Commons Building
Houston, TX 77030
+1.713.867.2128
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Chase
6560 Fannin St.
Scurlock Tower, 1st Floor
Houston, TX 77030
+1.713.795.7312
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Near the Galleria
Bank of America
5348 Westheimer Rd.
Houston, TX 77056
+1.713.993.1620
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Regions Bank
2517 River Oaks Blvd.
Houston, TX 77019
+1.346.237.5120
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Wells Fargo
4906 San Felipe St.
Houston, TX 77056
+1.713.871.9967
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Near Rice/West University
Frost Bank
5925 Kirby Drive
Houston, TX 77005
+1.713.388.7600
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Rice Military
Chase Bank
5510 Memorial Drive
Houston, TX 77007
+1.713.426.1677
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Wells Fargo
5650 Memorial Drive
Houston, TX 77007
+1.713.863.0451
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Grocery Stores
Near the Medical Center
Fiesta Mart (Latin American)
8130 Kirby Drive
Houston, TX 77054
+1.713.666.9260
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Kroger (supermarket)
7747 Kirby Drive
Houston, TX 77030
+1.713.661.7175
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Target (supermarket)
8500 Main St.
Houston, TX 77025
+1.713.666.0967
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Near the Galleria
Central Market (organic)
3815 Westheimer Rd.
Houston, TX 77027
+1.713.386.1700
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Jerusalem Halal Meats (Middle Eastern)
3330 Hillcroft St.
Houston, TX 77057
+1.713.784.2525
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Randall’s (supermarket)
5161 San Felipe St.
Houston, TX 77056
+1.713.964.3150
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Near Rice/West University
H-E-B (supermarket)
1701 West Alabama St.
Houston, TX 77098
+1.713.529.2475
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Kroger (supermarket)
5150 Buffalo Speedway
Houston, TX 77005
+1.713.661.8305
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Whole Foods Market (organic)
4004 Bellaire Blvd.
Houston, TX 77025
+1.713.667.4090
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Near Memorial
Phoenicia Specialty Foods (Middle Eastern)
12141 Westheimer Rd.
Houston, TX 77077
+1.281.558.8225
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Near Chinatown
Cho Thanh Binh Supermarket (Vietnamese & Chinese)
11810 Bellaire Blvd., Suite B
Houston, TX 77072
+1.281.495.9709
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Laundry/Dry Cleaning Services
Near the Medical Center
Fine Cleaners
3116 Telge St.
Houston, TX 77054
+1.713.382.5539
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Fannin Dry Cleaners
7135 Fannin St.
Houston, TX 77030
+1.713.790.1774
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Near the Galleria
Twin Oaks Cleaners
5750 Woodway Dr. #116, Houston, TX 77057
+1.713.789.8871
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Tide Dry Cleaners
5795 Woodway Drive
Houston, TX 77057
+1.713.266.2547
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Near Rice/West University
Clean Smart
4808 Washington Ave.
Houston, TX 77007
+1.832.581.2250
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Custom Cleaners
2446 Bissonnet St.
Houston, TX 77005
+1.713.529.2990
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Pharmacies
Near the Medical Center
Campbell’s Compounding Pharmacy
This pharmacy offers compounding.
6603 Kirby Drive
Houston, TX 77005
+1.713.668.4833
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CVS Pharmacy
9838 Buffalo Speedway
Houston, TX 77025
+1.713.218.4491
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Walgreens
6560 Fannin St.
Scurlock Tower, 2nd Floor
Houston, TX 77030
+1.713.797.1410
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Near the Galleria
Briargrove Pharmacy
This pharmacy offers compounding.
6435 San Felipe St.
Houston, TX 77057
+1.713.783.5704
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CVS Pharmacy
5204 Richmond Ave.
Houston, TX 77056
+1.713.961.0874
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Walgreens
5200 Westheimer Rd.
Houston, TX 77056
+1.713.623.0643
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Near Rice/West University
Doyle’s Pharmacy
This pharmacy offers compounding.
2425 Sunset Blvd.
Houston TX 77005
+1.713.526.1771
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CVS Pharmacy
4700 Kirby Drive
Houston, TX 77098
+1.713.533.2200
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Walgreens
This pharmacy is open 24 hours.
5280 Buffalo Speedway
Houston, TX 77005
+1.713.838.7704
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Near Rice Military
Walgreens
415 Shepherd Drive
Houston, TX 77007
+1.713.868.1520
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Near Montrose
Walgreens
This pharmacy is open 24 hours.
3317 Montrose Blvd.
Houston, TX 77006
+1.713.520.7777
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Places of Worship
Near the Medical Center
Almeda Masjid (Muslim)
6923 Almeda Rd.
Houston, TX 77021
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Annunciation Greek Orthodox Cathedral (Greek Orthodox)
3511 Yoakum Blvd.
Houston, TX 77006
+1.713.526.5377
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Church in the Center (nondenominational)
6580 Fannin St.
Houston, TX 77030
+1.281.213.0110
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New Almeda Mishkah (Muslim)
2222 Mansard St.
Houston TX, 77054
+1.713.799.9904
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Muslim Prayer Center at Houston Methodist Hospital (Muslim)
Fondren Building, 1st Floor
The Prayer Center is open 24 hours a day. Prayer times are posted on the Center doors.
The Wiess Memorial Chapel at Houston Methodist Hospital (multidenominational)
Dunn Tower, Suite 102
Wiess Memorial Chapel is open 24 hours a day. Services are offered at the following times:
- First Sunday of each month, 10 a.m.: interdenominational worship service
- Sunday, 11 a.m.: Roman Catholic mass
- Monday through Friday, 8:30 a.m.: morning prayer service
- Monday, Wednesday and Friday, noon: Roman Catholic mass
- Thursday, 8:30 a.m.: Holy Communion service
Near the Galleria
Bellaire United Methodist Church (Methodist)
4417 Bellaire Blvd.
Bellaire, TX 77401
+1.713.666.2167
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Berachah Church (nondenominational)
2815 Sage Rd.
Houston, TX 77056
+1.713.622.6922
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Chabad of Uptown (Jewish)
4311 Bettis Drive
Houston, TX 77027
+1.713.419.3960
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Madrasah Islamiah (Muslim)
6665 Bintliff Drive
Houston, TX 77074
+1.713.772.7000
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St. Michael the Archangel Catholic Church (Roman Catholic)
1801 Sage Rd.
Houston, TX 77056
+1.713.621.4370
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Near Rice/West University
Congregation Emanu El (Jewish)
1500 Sunset Blvd.
Houston, TX 77005
+1.713.529.5771
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Iglesia Crosspoint Español (Spanish; nondenominational)
4601 Bellaire Blvd.
Houston, TX 77401
+1.713.270.9434
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ISGH Islamic Society of Greater Houston (Muslim)
3110 Eastside St.
Houston, TX 77098
+1.713.524.6615
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Lakewood Church (nondenominational)
3700 Southwest Freeway
Houston, TX 77027
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St. Vincent De Paul Catholic Church (Roman Catholic)
6800 Buffalo Speedway
Houston, TX 77025
+1.713.667.9111
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West U Baptist Church (Baptist; English and Chinese)
6218 Auden St.
Houston, TX 77005
+1.713.668.2319
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West University United Methodist Church (Methodist)
3611 University Blvd.
Houston, TX 77005
+1.713.664.8111
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