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933A Studewood Houston, TX 77008

713-868-7930

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Best New Restaurant
Award Winner 2006

Cuisine(s): American, Bistro, New American

Hours: Tue-Thu 5:30pm-9pm, Fri-Sat 5:30pm-10pm

Price: $$$

Payment Types: All Major Credit Cards
Attire: Upscale Casual

Features: Catering, Private Party, Takeout

Serving: Dinner

Alcohol: Full bar
Reservations: Accepted, Recommended

Parking: Free, Valet

Description

This is one of the best new restaurants that's opened in Houston in years. Call it a "New American Surfer Bistro" if you're looking for a category. But don't get too fixated on anything in particular, because the menu changes monthly. You can only hope they have some slow-cooked short ribs and hand-cut French fries when you show up.

2006 | Best New Restaurant

Glass Wall is a great new American bistro just where we needed it most: in the restaurant-deprived Heights. Predictably, the eatery has been packed since it opened in early April. Lance Fegen, former co-owner of Zula and chef at Trev'sio, has left behind the overwrought designs and menus of his previous ventures and found his own cleaner, simpler style. Fegen is a surfer, and "glass wall" is surfer slang for a big wave -- it's also the name of a 1965 Jim Freeman surfing movie. Th... More »

5 Things Not to Do If a Food Critic Is Eating at Your Restaurant

By Katharine Shilcutt | Wed, May 16, 2012

In this week's cafe review of Liberty Kitchen, I had a difficult time pegging the restaurant and what it's trying to be. Oyster bar with killer burgers and cocktails? Upscale dinner destination? Casua... More »
Digging a German Red Quaffer from Pfalz

By Jeremy Parzen | Mon, May 14, 2012

Generally, when wine nerds like me think of fine wines from Germany, we think white: Mosel Riesling, with its enormous capacity for longevity and nuance, its bright acidity and vibrant minerality, is ... More »
Catch the Wave

By Robb Walsh | Thu, September 28, 2006

It was a long time since I had a trout. Like most of the seafood on the menu at Glass Wall on Studewood, it's a fish that's not from around here. I forgot how much I loved it. The one I had for dinner at Glass Wall was served whole with the bones ... More »

Main Menu

Start

$7.50

Winter Sweet Corn & Blue Crab Chowder
alois lageder, müller thurgau, sudtirol, alto adige, italy …wine pairing/add $8.

$8.50

Glass Wall Salad
mixed greens, cardamom candied fuji apples, tomatoes, goat cheese, fuji apple vinaigrette. colome, torrentes, valle calchiqui, argentina…wine pairing/add $7.

$9.00

B & B Salad
bibb, baby spinach, honeyed walnuts, roasted cranberry/bacon vinaigrette/blue cheese crema. madcat cellars, blanc du bois, brenham, tx...wine pairing/add $7.

$13.00

Blue Crab Tower
raspberry vinaigrette, avocado, mango/papaya pico de gallo, blood orange jam. sumarroca, cava, brut, reserva, penèdes, spain…wine pairing/add $8.

$13.00

Deviled Chesapeake Crab Cake
old bay/mustard seasoned, jicama/radish slaw, grain mustard aioli. mercer estates, pinot gris, columbia valley, washington…wine pairing/add $8

$12.00

Ghost Pumpkin Ravioli
candied pumpkin seeds, fall spiced brown butter/pumpkin seed oil. hoopes, hooplah, chardonnay, yountville, napa…wine pairing/add $12.

$13.00

Venison Pot Pie
nz venison, andouille sausage, potatoes, carrots, pearl onions, cheddar / texas ale crust. barboursville, viognier, reserve, virginia...wine pairing/add $13.

$12.00

Pan Fried Oysters
cornmeal/parmesan dusted, sweet corn/green onion/tomato/asparagus, bianco sauce. madcat cellars, sauvignon blanc, dry creek, sonoma…wine pairing/add $7.

$19.00

Daily Selection Of Tx Artisanal Cheeses
served with tx honeycomb, quince, and marcona almonds

$23.00

Seared Hudson Valley Foie Gras
apple bread pudding, pear/apple compote, cranberry-currant/maple syrup. royal tokaji, 5 puttonyos, red label, hungary …wine pairing/ add $10.

Main

$29.00

Hereford Rib-eye
corn/jalapeno hush puppies, broccolini, holiday grapes, zinfandel jus, hotel butter. collide, tempranillo/cab sauv/graciano/petite sirah, cali…wine pairing/add $15.5

$32.00

Hereford Beef Tenderloin
ossobucco ravioli, garlic spinach, purple smashers, cabernet jus. envy (carter cellars), cabernet sauvignon, calistoga, napa…wine pairing/add $18.

$26.00

Six Point Berkshire Tomahawk Pork Chop
jorge’s dry rub, spinach, cracklin’ mac & cheese, gw bbq sauce. madcat cellars, the convict, zin/cab sauv/petite sirah/syrah, napa/sonoma…wine pairing/add $11.

$23.00

Tex-mex Beef Short Rib
mexican coke/tx railean tequila braised, cheddar grits, grilled asparagus. sparkman cellars, wilderness, cab sauv/syrah/merlot/cab franc/petite verdot …wine pairing/add $14.

$22.00

Corn Flake Crusted Chicken Fried Steak
beef tenderloin, smoked gouda smashers, spicy haricot verts, cream gravy. pali, riviera, pinot noir, sonoma coast ...wine pairing/add $11

$19.00

Parmesan Crusted Chicken Breast
“all the way” smashers, artichoke/roma tomato/caper cream sauce. madcat cellars, blanc du bois, brenham, tx...wine pairing/add $7.

$26.00

Potato Crusted Red Snapper
jumbo blue crab, sautéed mixed veggies, citrus beurre blanc. barr estate, albarino, paso robles…wine pairing/add $10.

$26.00

Stuffed Flounder
shrimp/oyster/andouille sausage/cheddar mash/green onion stuffing, veggie risotto, véronique sauce. hopler, gruner veltliner, burgenland, austria…wine pairing/add $8.

$24.00

Gw Paella
saffron infused valencia rice, shrimp/clams/white fish/andouille sausage, roasted peppers. castillo de jumilla, monastrell, rosé, jumilla, spain…wine pairing/add $7

Sides

$5.00

Spicy Haricot Verts

$5.00

Cheddar Grits

$5.00

Garlic Spinach

$5.00

Veggie Risotto

$5.00

Saffron Infused Valencia Rice

$5.00

Pumpkin Risotto

$5.00

Caramelized Broccolini

$5.00

“all The Way” Smashers

$5.00

Grilled Asparagus

$5.00

Purple Smashers

$5.00

Sautéed Assorted Mushrooms

$5.00

Smoked Gouda Smashers

$5.00

Gw Hand Cut Potato Chips

$5.00

Hand Cut Fries / Green Garlic Aioli

$7.00

Gw Cracklin’ Mac & Cheese

Desserts

$7.50

Pumpkin/pecan Pie
cajeta caramel ~ gw vanilla bean ice cream

$7.50

Washington Fuji Apple Tart
mulled cider syrup ~gw dulce de leche ice cream

$7.50

Black & White Crème Brulée
chocolate/vanilla bean torched custard

$7.50

Drunken Cherry / Chocolate Bread Pudding
bourbon caramel sauce - whipped cream

$7.50

Key Lime Pie
graham cracker crust ~ candied lime ~ whipped double cream

$7.50

Double Chocolate Chambord Cake
ganache icing ~ chocolate/black raspberry sauce

$7.50

Texas Railean Buttered Rum Cake
griddled ~ gw vanilla bean ice cream

$5.00

Gw Ice Cream Or Sorbet
ask your server for daily selection

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Glass Wall, The Restaurant

933A Studewood Houston, TX 77008

713-868-7930

Description

2006 | Best New Restaurant

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