“We have the honor and privilege to change the world one guest at a time by creating memories that will last a lifetime.”

— Cinda Murphy de Palacios, CEO

A bedroom with wood-paneled walls and ceiling, featuring a large bed with a black and white checkered headboard and patterned bedding, flanked by lamps on side tables, with decorative curtains and rugs.
A woman with dark hair smiling and wearing a cream blouse and statement jewelry converses with others at a bar or restaurant.
Shellfish on white plates with red sauce and yellow flower petals, garnished with green seaweed
A chef preparing plated appetizers with small crackers topped with cream, caviar, and garnishes, arranged on white rectangular plates.
A person using a fork and knife to eat seafood pasta with a lobster tail, served in a white bowl on a dinner table, surrounded by wine glasses, silverware, a small dish of butter, and a basket with a napkin.
A man in a gray suit and black tie speaking at a formal dinner gathering in a restaurant, with guests seated at tables and standing near the entrance, warm lighting, and a chandelier overhead.
A decorated bar with a wooden counter, blue barstools, and shelves of liquor bottles. Wall murals of flowers and birds, with two lamps and a bouquet on a small table in the foreground.
Eclectic interior with patterned wallpaper, velvet furniture, a mirror framed with red piping, decorative wall lighting, and a black cat sculpture on the top of the mirror
People at a party seen through a window at night with a table with glasses and a bag inside.
A man in a brown blazer smiling inside a restaurant, with a woman in a blue apron preparing a table behind him and other diners seated at tables in the background.
An overhead view of a Mexican meal with various dishes on a wooden table, including rice, black beans, avocado, beef, shrimp, grilled chicken, chips, salsa, and lime.
Group of people participating in a ribbon-cutting ceremony outside a building, with the woman in a white sweater cutting the red ribbon. The group includes men in formal and casual attire,, and women, some with glasses. Green trees are visible throug

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  • Palacios Murphy is a hospitality group. We create experiences from the ground up that are rooted in nostalgia but built for the future. Our teams build unique worlds—combining branding, interior design, music, operations, food and genuine hospitality—to transport our guests and allow them to escape for a moment, an afternoon or even a weekend.

  • It is our mission to not only make our guests happy, but to inspire them. We believe that genuine acts of kindness, anticipating the needs of our guests, and working hard to go above and beyond for our guests ultimately spreads happiness throughout our community and beyond. We will stop at nothing to put a smile on our guests faces.

  • With $100, Armando Palacios opened our flagship restaurant, ARMANDOS. A white table cloth Tex-Mex restaurant seemed crazy in town full of taquerias, but 47 years later ARMANDOS has been solidified as a genuine icon in Houston’s vibrant and evolving culinary landscape. Palacios Murphy is still a family-owned business owned and operated by Armando and his wife Cinda Murphy de Palacios who is the CEO of the group and oversees the development and operations of the boutique groups’ brands.

Meet the Team

  • CEO and Owner, Cinda Palacios. A woman with shoulder-length brown hair, wearing a black blazer and turtleneck, posing with arms crossed in front of a fireplace and wooden mantel.

    Cinda murphy de palacios

    FOUNDER & CEO

  • Armando Palacios, founder and owner. A smiling middle-aged man with curly gray hair, wearing a black turtleneck and blazer, standing against a textured wall.

    ARMANDO PALACIOS

    FOUNDER

  • A professional man in a black suit with folded arms standing indoors against a light-colored wall.

    ALEX CURLEY

    COO

  • A young man with short dark hair, wearing a grey plaid blazer over a checkered shirt, standing indoors next to a white wall, with a window in the background.

    donald piludo

    DIRECTOR OF OPERATIONS

  • A young man with dark brown hair, fair skin, wearing a black turtleneck, a gold necklace, and a silver watch, leaning against a concrete wall with his arms crossed.

    MATT JOHNS

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Want to change the world one guest at a time? Click the button below, send us your resume and tell us a little bit about yourself. We are always excited to meet people who want to be leaders and make an impact on our guests.

Two women are sitting at a table inside a casual restaurant or cafe, engaging in a lively conversation. One woman is wearing a pink t-shirt with a graphic design, and the other is wearing a dark-colored top. In the background, the bar area is visible with shelves of bottles and a person with reddish hair wearing a green shirt preparing drinks or food.
A woman with gray hair wearing a sailor collar shirt, floral tie, and dark apron serving drinks at an outdoor event.
A man in a gray suit stands and speaks to a seated group of people in a restaurant during a gathering or event. The restaurant has warm lighting, wine glasses on the tables, and a large window with a glass door in the background.
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