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2521 Bagby Houston, TX 77006

713-521-7231

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Recommended
Best Loroco Dishes
Award Winner 2005

Cuisine(s): European, German, Polish, Russian

Hours: Mon-Fri 11am-11pm, Sat 5pm-11pm

Price: $$, $$$
Payment Types: All Major Credit Cards, Diners Club, cash

Attire: Business casual

Features: Smoking, Patio/Sidewalk Dining, Takeout, Private Party, Catering, Banquet Facilities, Wheelchair Accessible
Serving: Dinner, Lunch

Reservations: Accepted, Recommended

Parking: Free, Valet

Description

Charivari is the little German restaurant that fell to Midtown. If you went to Germany, you probably wouldn't order the Italian food. And that's the secret of eating here. Romanian-born chef John Schuster is a master of the dishes of the European Borscht Belt. If you order blini and caviar, "Budapest-style" foie gras, Wiener schnitzel, filet mignon in cognac-green pepper-cream sauce, choucroute, or anything else from the former Austro-Hungarian empire, odds are you are in for an incredible treat.

2005 | Best <I>Loroco</i> Dishes

We first tasted the Central American green flower bud called loroco a couple of years ago. It's picked wild in El Salvador and has an intriguing flavor that's something of a cross between asparagus and chocolate. Up until now, at Houston pupuserias, we could sample only the frozen variety. Evidently, importing the fresh plant is now approved by the USDA, because suddenly, in the summer of 2005, Houston was flooded with fresh loroco. We ate it with scrambled eggs and in the traditional... More »
2003 | Best Transylvanian Restaurant

An intense-looking man with very short dark hair and a Bela Lugosi accent, Charivari chef and co-owner John Schuster grew up in the Transylvanian region of Romania. He worked as a chef in Vienna and Budapest before opening his first restaurant in the Black Forest of Germany. So as you might expect, Schuster's shredded veal "Zurich-style," as well as all the rest of the Austrian, Russian and German cooking at Charivari, is stunning. Particularly spectacular is the Alsatian seafood choucroute,... More »

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By Katharine Shilcutt | Fri, April 13, 2012

If last week's cafe review of Shepherd Park Draught House piqued your interest, then head over to Garden Oaks tomorrow for its Spring Fest Parking Lot Party. The party runs from noon to 9 p.m. and wil... More »
Upcoming Events: Getting in the Carnival Spirit Before Lent

By Katharine Shilcutt | Fri, February 10, 2012

It's not too late to get your Greek on this weekend at Memorial Wine Cellar as sommelier Evan Turner celebrates Apokries -- Greek carnival -- with an enormous Greek food and wine tasting. The festivit... More »
Charivari Is Old-School Dining - In a Good Way

By Amber Ambrose | Thu, January 20, 2011

Located in a strip center directly behind the Spec's Warehouse on Smith in Midtown, Charivari serves a mix of European food that runs the gamut from Russia, to France, to every cuisine in between (inc... More »
A Taste of Peru at Spec's and Charivari

By Amber Ambrose | Wed, October 13, 2010

Perhaps it's because we've never been there, but images of alpacas, Pisco and Machu Picchu account for much of our knowledge of Peru. We're hoping that changes this month with a grand showing of Peruv... More »
Albino Asparagus

By Robb Walsh | Thu, May 09, 2002

White asparagus is a national obsession in Germany this time of year. Many restaurants there offer special dinner menus with asparagus in every course. Chef John Schuster of Houston's Charivari Restaurant (2521 Bagby, 713-521-7231) once owned an e... More »
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Dinner Menu

Appetizers

$15.95

Antipasto "charivari"
prosciutto di parma with cantaloupe melon, roasted bell peppers, anchovies, pesto marinated mozzarella

$24.95

Beluga Blinis
buckwheat crepinettes, russian caviar, dash of sour cream

$15.50

Beef Carpaccio
fresh beef filet tenderloin slices, caper berries, herbs, parmegiano

$11.95

Escargot "black Forest"
marinated in burgundy wine, homemade seven herb butter au gratin

$10.95

Portobello-transylvania
portobello mushroom stuffed with apple wood smoked bacon, spring onions, parsley

$25.50

"budapest Style" Foie Gras
pan fried foie gras (goose liver), marsala reduction, brown sugar glazed apple slices

Soups & Salads

$7.50

House Salad
mixed greens, balsamic extra virgin olive oil vinaigrette

$8.50

Consommé Of Beef
with homemade strips of herb pancakes

$9.95

Bouillon Of Atlantic
seasonal atlantic fish, spanish saffron, julienne vegetables

$8.50

Dracula's Garlic Cream Soup
garlic cream soup a la "transylvania", herb-roasted croutons, dash of whipped cream

$13.50

Vegetarian Salad Bouquet
tomato cubes, avocado slices, fried tofu dumplings, homemade yogurt dressing

Entrées

$16.95

Risotto A La Piemonteze
risotto with wild mushrooms, arugula, parmegiano

$15.95

Vegetable Potpourri
marinated seasonal grilled vegetables

$26.50

Scampi Provencale
grilled shrimps with a fresh herb saffron wine sauce, basmati rice

$29.95

Red Snapper A La Calabreze
chargrilled with a caper beurre blanc sauce, side of fettuccini

$35.00

Seafood-choucroute
red fish, lobster and salmon filets served on a bed of riesling sauerkraut, reduction of riesling wine sauce, steamed parsley potatoes

For Two $70.00

Seafood Platter "mediterraneo"
grilled, mediterranean style, with rice pilaf, tagliatelli, julienne vegetables, garlic herb vinaigrette, provencale sauce, beurre blanc

$19.95

Chicken Breast "carpatin"
stuffed with dried prunes, baked, rice pilaf vegetables brunoise, cranberry cream sauce

$26.50

Veal "zurich"
strips of veal sautéed in a reduction of sherry wine, fresh mushrooms and herbs, "rosti"

$25.00

Wiener Schnitzel
breaded veal cutlet with mashed potatoes, steamed vegetables

$32.50

Lamb Chops "sierra Nevada"
marinated, grilled lamb chops, spanish sauce, roasted herb potatoes

$38.50

Filet Mignon Madagascar
grilled to the point, cognac-madagascar green pepper sauce, potato au gratin

Dry Aged Over 20 Days $38.50

Rib Eye "café De Paris"
chargrilled, roasted herb potatoes

Desserts

$8.50

Variety of homemade Sorbets
on a bed of exotic fruits

$7.50

Mousse au Chocolate

$8.50

Crepes Flambé al Orange

$8.50

Wiener Apple Strudel

$8.50

Dobos Cake

$7.50

Lemon Créme Brulee Tart

$8.50

Swiss Chocolatte Hazelnut Tart

$7.50

Linzer Torte

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Charivari Restaurant

2521 Bagby Houston, TX 77006

713-521-7231

Description

2005 | Best <I>Loroco</i> Dishes

2003 | Best Transylvanian Restaurant

By Katharine Shilcutt | Fri, April 13, 2012

By Katharine Shilcutt | Fri, February 10, 2012

By Amber Ambrose | Thu, January 20, 2011

By Amber Ambrose | Wed, October 13, 2010

By Robb Walsh | Thu, May 09, 2002