After two years of absence in Houston, Texadelphia is coming back. A new location will open on Westheimer in the Galleria by late September.

The Texas-based chain, which fuses Philadelphia cheesesteaks with Tex-Mex flare and a side of chips and queso, has ten storefronts in Austin, Dallas, South Texas and Oklahoma, but the last of its two Houston locations closed in 2015 after an approximately 20-year run.

FROM 2015: Houston's last Texadelphia has closed

"We made a concerted effort to bring the brand back to Houston," said Branch Sheppard, a Houston attorney who, with his wife Haley, bought rights to a new franchise location. "The departure of Texadelphia (from Houston) left a huge hole in the hearts of many, including myself and my wife."

Branch negotiated the new franchise location with the Dallas-based Quintessence restaurant group, which bought the chain from its Austin-based owner.

He said the new location will feature the original "Austin-type feel" with the original menu plus a few expanded offerings, including more salads. It will open by late September at 8383 Westheimer Road, the former site of a Potbelly Sandwich Works.

Houston-based NAI Partners represented both the landlord and the tenant in securing the new space.