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Believe it or not Houston-area Kroger locations have special nicknames.
This phenomenon has been covered in the past but this week's talk about Houston-area grocery store history brought it back out.
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Most every Kroger in the area has an additional moniker, a playful name developed by shoppers that describes its place in the local fabric and its basic clientele. There is a Hot Mom and Hot Dad Kroger, known by younger shoppers for its handsome customers.
Disco Kroger, in Montrose, is named as such for its soundtrack and attitude near some of the area's most popular clubs and bars. Just two miles north sits another Kroger, dubbed "Bro-ger" by some for its male post-collegiate shoppers. It can also be referred to as Party Kroger for the run on party supplies most every weekend.
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Those without names, well they just might not have a personality to speak of. Apparently H-E-B locations also have nicknames but that movement hasn't quite coalesced yet.
If your Kroger has a nickname we don't know about, drop us a line and let us know what it is.
Craig Hlavaty covers Houston history and pop-culture. Read him on our breaking news site, Chron.com, and on our subscriber site, HoustonChronicle.com. | craig.hlavaty@chron.com | Text CHRON to 77453 to receive breaking news alerts by text message
