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1209 Caroline Houston, TX 77002

713-759-9323

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Cuisine(s): Italian, Pizza

Hours: Mon-Thu 11am-9:30pm, Fri 11am-10pm, Sat 5pm-10pm

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

Attire: Casual

Features: Smoking, Patio/Sidewalk Dining, Takeout, Delivery, Private Party, Catering, Banquet Facilities, Order Online, Business Dining
Serving: Dinner, Lunch

Reservations: Accepted, Recommended

Parking: No Parking

Description

CLOSED - At lunchtime, Josephine's serves its dishes cafeteria-style, so if you want to be pampered, it's best to visit this place at night. Josephine's "special" garlic bread will do wonders for your disposition. Don't miss the extraordinary gumbo -- yes, in an Italian restaurant -- which will hold its own against anything in town. Chicken lasagna is the king of comfort food, and here, it's better than Prozac.

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Main Menu

Antipasti

Garlic Bread

Josephine's Special Garlic Bread Our Zesty Garlic Bread
topped with josephine's blend of special melting cheese

Josephine's Special Garlic Bread Our Zesty Garlic Bread
with sauteed mushrooms

Foccacia
italian flatbread with marinated onions

Antipasto Platter
a tempting combination of italian cold cuts, fresh vegetables, peppers and cheeses

Spinach Saltati
fresh spinach sauteed with extra virgin olive oil and garlic

Sausage And Peppers
johnny's famous italian sausage smothered with sweet peppers and onions. delicioso!

Fried Cheese

Fried Calamari

Fried Artichoke Hearts

Eggplant Ghiotta
a sauteed eggplant lightly battered and topped with olives, pine nuts, capers, raisins and marinara sauce

Stuff Artichoke Frances
a fresh whole artichoke stuffed with garlic, romano cheese and spices just like grandma used to make

Bruschetta
homemade bread toasted and topped with olive oil, red onions, tomatoes and romano cheese

Fresh Mozzarella
with tomatoes, olive oil, basil and parmesan cheese

Insalate - Zuppe

Josephine's Mixed Italian Salad
combination of mixed lettuce, assorted vegetables and provolone cheese

Italian Seafood Salad
fresh shrimp and crab meat tossed in extra virgin olive oil, lemon and spices

Dinner Salad

Gumbo
a special gumbo by mama frances cooked to perfection in her unusual way

Soups
capellini, minestrone, lentil, split pea

Pizza
Toppings: Cheese, Mushrooms, Fresh Tomatoes, Pepperoni, Onions, Italian Sausage, Black Olives, Bell Peppers, Italian Peppers, Green Olives, Meatballs (beef), Jalapenos And Ham. Each Topping

Cheese
whole pie

Sicilian Pizza
topped with sauteed artichoke hearts, capers, olives, red onion, mushrooms and fresh tomatoes

Pizza

Pasta

Sicilian Ziti
ziti pasta sauteed in olive oil with artichoke hearts, capers, olives, red onions, fresh tomatoes and mushrooms with chicken, add $3.50 - with shrimp, add $4.50 - with veal, add $6.50

Pasta Primavera
fresh cut vegetables served in pasta with tomato sauce or olive oil, garlic and basil sauce or spicy marinara sauce

Pasta & Eggplant
cubed eggplant cooked to perfection in a fresh tomato sauce served over our choice of pasta

Straw & Hay
green and white fettuccine pasta combined with green peas, italian ham, mushrooms and onions all served under and alfredo sauce

Fettuccine Alfredo
made famous at alfredo's in rome with sauteed mushrooms, add $1.75 - with chicken, add $3.50 - with shrimp, add $4.50

Fettuccine Norman
egg and spinach pasta tossed with mushrooms and shrimp in a savory cream sauce

Eggplant Parmesan
baked eggplant layered with mozzarella, romano and tomato sauce. served with a side of spaghetti

Sauteed Eggplant & Pasta
medallions of sauteed eggplant topped with ricotta served with capellini with garlic, fresh tomatoes and basil

Ravioli
your choice of beef or chicken ravioli served in tomato sauce. to substitute a creamy alfredo sauce, add $2.00

Manicotti
freshly made spinach or semolina pasta wrapped around our special blend of italian cheeses and baked with our own special tomato sauce.

Lasagna
made from scratch in your choice of vegetable, chicken or beef and served in tomato sauce. to substitute a creamy alfredo sauce, add $2.00.

Pasta-spaghetti, Rigatoni, Ziti, Shell, Linguine, Capellini With

Olive Oil, Garlic & Basil

Tomato Sauce Or Marinara Sauce

Meat Sauce

Meatballs

Talian Sausage

Pollo - Chicken

Josephine's Oven Fried Chicken
skinless, boneless chicken breast breaded and oven baked to a crispy perfection. served with pasta and italian green beans.

Grilled Chicken Italiano
grilled skinless, boneless chicken breast served in an olive oil, basil and garlic sauce. served with pasta and italian green beans

Sampler
three side orders of pasta spaghetti with tomato sauce, rigatoni with marinara sauce and ziti with alfredo sauce. served with a chicken breast sauteed in white wine and olive oil topped with mushrooms and black olives.

Chicken Capellini
angel-hair pasta sauteed in white wine with mushrooms, tossed with parsley, garlic and olive oil. served with a marinated chicken breast sliced over the top.

Chicken Parmesan
breast of chicken coated with our spicy bread crumbs, topped with tomato sauce and melted provolone cheese. served with a side of spaghetti.

Chicken Damian
breast of chicken sauteed in wine, garlic and olive oil. topped with josephine's special sauce (tomatoes, onions, and sweet peppers ) and sliced italian sausage. served with a side of fettuccine alfredo.

Lemon Chicken
oven roasted italian style lemon chicken with ziti in olive oil, garlic and basil sauce with tomatoes and mushrooms.

Chicken Cappelletti
pasta stuffed with chicken, spinach, proscuitto and spices all served in a tomato and cream sauce.

Di Mare - Seafood

Josephine's Oven Fried Fish
a succulent fish filet breaded and oven baked to a crispy delight served with pasta and italian green beans.

Grilled Fish Italiano
a fresh fish filet grilled and served in an olive oil, garlic and basil sauce. served with pasta and italian green beans.

Pasta & Shrimp
sauteed shrimp marinated in a garlic and wine sauce served over pasta with fresh tomatoes and capers.

Shrimp Linguine Marinara
shrimp simmered in our zesty marinara sauce and served on a bed of linguine.

Dieter's Delight
grilled trout on a bed of sauteed spinach, surrounded by a medley of fresh steamed vegetables.

Seafood Capellini
angel- hair pasta sauteed in white wine with mushrooms then tossed with garlic, olive oil, shrimp, crab, fresh tomato, basil and artichoke hearts.

Shrimp Josephine
grilled shrimp tossed with italian-style bread crumbs served with a side of fettuccine alfredo and italian-style green beans.

Trout Special
a filet of trout lightly egg battered and sauteed in extra virgin olive oil. topped with a lemon butter cream sauce. served with fettuccine alfredo.

Fettuccine Storenski
fettuccine pasta topped with fresh shrimp and crab simmered in a rich josephine's special shrimp cream sauce.

Carne - Meat

Veal Special
baby veal lightly egg battered and sauteed in extra virgin olive oil. topped with a lemon-butter cream sauce, served with a side of linguine and lemon-butter cream sauce

Veal Marsala
two veal medallions sauteed in marsala wine and olive oil with garlic and mush- rooms. served in a bed of fettuccine and covered in a marsala wine sauce.

Veal Parmesan
lightly breaded veal topped with tomato sauce and melted provolone cheese. served with a side of linguine.

Veal Scallopine Marsala
tender veal slices topped with proscuitto, eggplant, and melted provolone cheese with ziti alfredo and italian style green beans.

Dolci-desserts-bevande (beverages)
Make Your Selection From Our Dessert Tray

Wine

Beer

Lemonade

Soft Drinks

Cappuccino

Espresso

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Josephine's Italian Ristorante - CLOSED

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713-759-9323

Description

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