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3722 Main Houston, TX 77002

713-807-0090

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Houston Press
Recommended
Best Neighborhood Spot in Midtown
Award Winner 2004

Cuisine(s): Nuevo Latino

Hours: Thu-Fri 10am-11pm, Sat 5pm-12am, Mon-Wed 10am-10pm

Price: $$$

Payment Types: All Major Credit Cards, cash
Attire: Buisiness casual

Features: Patio/Sidewalk Dining, Takeout, Delivery, Private Party, Catering, Banquet Facilities, Wheelchair Accessible

Serving: Dinner, Lunch

Alcohol: Full bar
Reservations: Accepted, Recommended

Parking: Valet

Description

The modern Latin cooking at this Midtown hangout is a sensible synthesis. The kitchen has harnessed the overexuberance of the Nuevo Latino movement and put it to work in a relaxed fine dining style. And the chic atmosphere is perfectly suited to the food.

2004 | Best Neighborhood Spot in Midtown

Julia's Bistro At Julia's, bistro cooking has gone international. The restaurant's brand-new menu features both down-to-earth Mexican and funky Asian fusion dishes -- creations of Artista's former executive chef. Duck taquitos and lobster quesadillas fire up the appetite for some sensational entrées, like roasted rack of lamb with mango chutney or sea bass topped with a papaya-chipotle sauce that practically tingles on its way down the throat. This area of Main Street is filling up... More »

Bartender Chat: Eddie of Julia's Bistro

By Ginny Braud | Fri, January 27, 2012

After passing by many times on the way to or from Big Top or Continental Club, I finally hopped the Metro to visit Julia's, the Latin-fusion bistro at the corner of Main and West Alabama. It was 5 p.m... More »
Ensemble Dining

By Robb Walsh | Thu, June 02, 2005

A gleaming southbound Metro train suddenly fills the window facing Main Street and then speeds down the rails, its shrinking form visible through another window on Alabama. I'm sitting at a table at Julia's Bistro that faces the corner of the gian... More »
Hooked on Garlic

By Paul Galvani | Thu, March 31, 2005

Garlic aficionados are singing the praises of the grilled jumbo shrimp ($11) at Julia's Bistro (3722 Main, 713-807-0090). Four giant butterflied shrimp swim in a pool of mojo de ajo, an oil-based sauce heavily laced with garlic, tiny cubes of red ... More »

Dinner

Ensaladas
Add To Any Salad: Chicken 5/ Salmon 7/ Softshell Crab 9

$8.00

Chevre
baby spinach/ candied sunflower seeds/ caramelized shallots/ texas goat cheese/ raspberry vinaigrette

$8.00

Mixto Exotica
roasted corn/ tropical fruits/ red bell pepper/ plantain chips/ mixed greens/ vanilla-shallot vinaigrette

$8.00

Ensalada De Sandia
organic spinach/ texas valley watermelon/ queso fresco/ candied almonds/ citrus vinaigrette

$8.00

Chipotle Caesar
chipotle caesar 8 hearts of romaine/ manchego cheese/ chipotle caesar dressing

$6.00

Solo Ensalada
solo ensalada 6 mixed greens/ roasted garlic cilantro dressing

Sopas

$3.00
$5.00

Sopa De Frijoles Negros
black beans/ tomato/ onions/ red peppers/ vegetable stock

$5.00
$7.00

Lobster Bisque
roasted lobster meat/ sherry distillate

$4.00
$6.00

Sopa Del Dia

Bocaditos Y Tapas

$10.00

Ceviche
citrus marinated shrimp/ snapper/ avocado slices/ corn totopos

$10.00

Shrimp Quesadilla
shrimp quesadilla 10 grilled shrimp/ oaxaca cheese/ roasted corn/ red peppers/ toasted pumpkin seeds/ scallions

$8.00

Trio De Empanaditas
chicken/ pork/ refried beans/ cilantro dipping sauce

$10.00

Crepas De Huitlacoche
sauteed mexican truffles / panela cheese/ cream sauce

$10.00

Taquitos De Filete Mignon
grilled beef tenderloin/ petite corn tortilla/ guacamole chutney

$16.00

Tartare De Mar Y Tierra
duo of salmon/ beef tenderloin

$7.00

Taquitos De Cochinita Pibil
achiote marinated pulled pork/ corm tortillas/ pickled onions

$8.00

Taquito De Patito
taquito de patito 8 apricot glazed duck/ red cabbage/ habanero hoisin aioli/ flour tortilla

Platos Fuertes

$22.00

Salmon En Salsa Habanero
seared salmon/ mild habanero beurre-blanc

$26.00

Filete De Pargo En Platanos Verdes
plantain crusted snapper filet/ ginger-mango butter sauce

$19.00

Pollo Poblano
chicken roulade/ portabella mushroom/ panela cheese/ bacon wrapped/ poblano pepper sauce

Callos De Hachas
callos de hachas (market price) pan seared scallops/ chile pequin citrus butter wine reduction

$19.00

Pork Tenderloin
churrasco cut pork/ red chimichurri sauce

$24.00

Trucha
pan fried butterflied rainbow trout/ sauteed mushrooms/ mexican baby shrimp/ passion fruit-madeira sauce

$22.00

Cangrejos A La Plancha
blackened maryland softshell crabs/ guayava-ginger coulis

$32.00

Costillar De Cordero
potato crusted garlic stuffed rack of lamb/ vanilla-merlot reduction

$32.00

Corte De Res
grilled filet mignon/ scotch-bonnet infused sangria reduction

Sides

Starch
chipotle mashed potatoes/ roasted maduros/ tortita de yucca/ pan fried arepas/ grilled potatoes

Veggie
spinach catalan/ ginger snow peas/ grilled nopalitos/ grilled carrots/ sauteed green beans

Desserts

$7.00

Torta De Coco
the original coconut tres leche/ mixed berries

$8.00

Pudin De Pan
warm vanilla rum bread pudding/ creme anglaise/ butterscotch ice cream

$8.00

Pastel De Julia
verona dark chocolate cake/ dark chocolate mousse

$7.00

Tarta De Manzana
granny smith apple tart/ dulce de leche ice cream

$7.00

Cheesecake De Cajeta
dulce de leche infused cheesecake/ galletas maria's crust

$6.00

Trio De Nieves
all housemade/ vanilla/ dulce de leche/ butterscotch

$7.00

Crema De Catalana
butterscotch/ burnt-sugar vanilla creme brule

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Julia's Bistro

3722 Main Houston, TX 77002

713-807-0090

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2004 | Best Neighborhood Spot in Midtown

By Ginny Braud | Fri, January 27, 2012

By Robb Walsh | Thu, June 02, 2005

By Paul Galvani | Thu, March 31, 2005