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300 Main Houston, TX 77002

713-229-9500

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Cuisine(s): Eclectic, Mexican

Hours: Mon-Thu 11am-11pm, Fri-Sat 11am-12am

Price: $, $$

Payment Types: All Major Credit Cards
Features: Patio/Sidewalk Dining, Takeout, Delivery

Serving: Dinner, Lunch

Entertainment: Live Entertainment

Alcohol: Full bar
Reservations: Accepted, Not Necessary

Parking: Meters, Street

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CLOSED - This elegant yet casual bistro on Main Street serves Mexican food with an upscale twist. Cielo serves up sweet and spicy versions of traditional Tex- Mex and more. You can't beat the selection of tapas during weekday happy hour. The chicken wings and calamari are among the many winners.

Downtown Mexican Food: Cielo Mexican Bistro

By Geri Maria Harris | Mon, June 7, 2010

Although I'm often skeptical of Mexican food that bills itself as "modern," I recently found myself downtown, hungry and craving fajitas. It was late enough on a Saturday that many of the restaurants... More »
Cielo High

By Chris Vogel | Thu, April 30, 2009

If the sign of a good happy hour is strong cocktails and delicious chicken wings, all for a rock-bottom price, then Cielo Mexican Bistro may have the best happy hour in town. Served four at a time, the mini chicken drumsticks, coated in an ancho... More »
Cielo Mexican Bistro and Collin's Chop House & Whiskey Bar

By Paul Galvani | Thu, January 08, 2009

Youssef Nafaa just opened two new restaurants on Main Street. In the space that used to house St. Pete's Dancing Marlin, 300 Main, there's now Cielo Mexican Bistro (713-229-9500) and Collin's Chop House & Whiskey Bar (713-229-9504). This puts Nafa... More »

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juan.rojas | Houston, TX | 41 Reviews

| Thu, June 18, 2009

Awesome food, great prices. Get the roasted chicken. At $11 you will be floored.

Main Menu

Starters

$8.95

Cielo's Chile Con Queso
served with warm tortilla chips.

$8.95

Avocado Rolls
served with a maple chile sauce.

$9.95

Cielo's Ceviche
fresh seafood marinated in the lime juice. served with warm tortilla chips.

$7.95

Cielo's Lettuce Wrap
a marinated chicken medley served with fresh iceberg lettuce wrappers.

$6.95

Beef Empanadas
served with choice of chipotle or chocolate mole dipping sauce.

$6.95

Chicken Empanadas
served with coconut chile dipping sauce.

$7.95

Shrimp Empanadas
served with a spicy tomato sauce.

$7.95

Guacamole
chunky-style guacamole served with warm tortilla chips.

$9.95

Pan-seared Ahi Tuna With Poblano Mango Compote
thinly sliced ahi tuna topped with a fresh mango salsa.

$5.95

Potato Fritters
served with a sweet onion chutney aioli.

$8.95

Calamari
fresh hand-battered calamari lightly fried and served with avocado tomatillo sauce.

$9.95

Shrimp Scampi Al Cielo With Fennel
gulf shrimp sauteed in a white wine butter scampi sauce.

$7.95

Sweet Potato Tart
sweet tart shell filled with sweet potato puree. topped with caramelized goat cheese.

$9.95

Poblano-glazed Sea Scallops
glazed in a poblano balsamic reduction.

$8.95

Mussels
black mediterranean mussels sauteed in a white wine and roasted tomato broth.

$7.95
Add Chicken $3.00
Steak $3.00
Shrimp $4.00

Cheese Quesadillas Al Cielo
choice of fajita beef, chicken, or grilled shrimp.

$7.95

Brie And Spinach Quesadilla
with sauteed baby spinach, brie cheese and caramelized onion chutney.

$9.95

Roasted Stuffed Quail
drizzled with coconut sauce and served over a grilled napa greens salad.

$8.95

Roasted Duck Spring Rolls
served with an orange dipping sauce.

Soups

$3.95

Black Bean Soup

$4.95

Butternut Squash Bisque

$4.95

Cielo's Tortilla Soup

Salads

$5.95

Cielo House Salad
baby greens tossed in cilantro citrus vinaigrette.

$7.95

Bistro Cobb Salad
tossed in a jalapeno ranch dressing with a black bean and corn salsa and boiled eggs.

$6.95
Add Chicken $3.00
Steak $3.00

Cielo's Spicy Caesar Salad
romaine lettuce and fresh tortilla strips tossed in our cielo spicy caesar dressing.

$9.95

Seafood Cocktail Salad
with shrimp, scallops, calamari, mussels, and razor clams, tossed in a curry vinaigrette.

$7.95
Add Chicken $3.00
Steak $3.00

Spinach Salad
baby spinach, radish, mangos, and roasted veggies in a coconut vinaigrette.

Traditions

Chicken $9.00
Shrimp $12.00
Mushroom $9.00

Tamales
homemade tamales filled with choice of shredded chicken, grilled shrimp, or wild mushrooms. topped with choice of tomatillo poblano sauce or roasted tomato sauce. served with cielo's rice and your choice of charro, refried or black beans. no mixed orders please.

Fish $9.00
Chicken $8.00
Beef $8.00
Shrimp $12.00

Tacos Al Carbon
choice of fajita beef, chicken, shrimp, or grilled or fried tilapia fish. served with cielo's rice and your choice of charro, refried or black beans.

Chicken $9.00
Beef $10.00
Shrimp $12.00
Cheese $8.00

Cielo Enchiladas
choice of cheese, fajita chicken, or shrimp enchiladas. choice of tomatillo poblano sauce, roasted tomato sauce, or chocolate mole sauce. served with cielo's rice and your choice of charo, refried or black beans. no mixed orders please.

Chicken $13.00
Beef $17.00
Shrimp $18.00

Cielo Fajitas
choice of chicken breast, beef skirt steak, or grilled shrimp. served with cielo's rice and your charro, refried or black beans.

$9.00

Spinach And Sweet Potato Enchiladas
fresh spinach, sweet potato puree and chihuahua cheese. topped with your choice of tomatillo poblano sauce, roasted tomato sauce, or chocolate mole sauce. served with cielo's rice and your choice of charro, refried or black beans.

Chicken

$11.95

Ancho Roasted Half Chicken
rubbed in an ancho rub. served with house-cut french fires and seasonal roasted veggies.

$9.95

Tomatillo Chicken
with sauteed mushrooms and a cactus leaf tomatillo poblano sauce. served with steamed rice.

$9.95

Chipotle Chicken
with fresh baby spinach in a tomatillo cilantro reduction. served with steamed rice.

$10.95

Braised Lemon Chicken Casserole
sauteed in a roasted tomato sauce. served with steamed rice.

$9.95

Black Bean And Cilantro Chicken
with chayote squash in a black bean cilantro sauce. served with steamed rice.

$8.95

Roasted Vegetable Casserole
in a curry cilantro poblano cream sauce.

Meat

$9.95

Plantain Pork Tenderloin
sauteed with plantains in a coconut maple chili sauce. served with steamed rice.

$13.95

Chimichurri Steak
skin steak topped with cielo's chimichurri. served over a wild mushroom relish.

$14.95

Pork Ribs
baby back ribs brushed with an ancho chile glaze. served with garlic mashed potatoes and seasonal roasted veggies.

6 Oz. $18.95

Cielo's Filet Mignon
prime filet with an open-faced mushroom tamale and seasonal roasted veggies.

$10.95

Pan-seared Leg Of Lamb
farm-raised lambs strips sauteed in an oven-roasted tomato lime and chili sauce. served with steamed rice.

$11.95

Peppercorn Tenderloin Casserole
beef tenderloin sauteed in a green peppercorn sauce. served with steamed rice.

Seafood

$12.95

Crispy Whole Catfish
lightly fried and topped with a tomatillo and olive caper relish. served with seasonal roasted veggies.

$11.95

Pan-seared Tilapia
served with a mushroom and sun-dried tomato citrus butter. served with cielo's rice.

$13.95

Cielo's Seafood Casserole
fresh black mediterranean mussels, bay scallops, shrimps, and tilapia sauteed in a poblano cream sauce with steamed rice.

$13.95

Jalapeno-balsamic Glazed Salmon
atlantic salmon pan-seared brushed with a jalapeno-balsamic glaze. served with seasonal roasted veggies.

$13.95

Shrimp Jalapeno Fettuccine
gulf shrimp sauteed in olive oil, lemon, and fresh avocado.

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Cielo Mexican Bistro - CLOSED

300 Main Houston, TX 77002

713-229-9500

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By Geri Maria Harris | Mon, June 7, 2010

By Chris Vogel | Thu, April 30, 2009

By Paul Galvani | Thu, January 08, 2009

juan.rojas | Houston, TX | 41 Reviews