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6000 Richmond Ave. Houston, TX 77057

713-781-6207

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Best Oysters
Award Winner 2009

Cuisine(s): Cajun, Creole

Hours: Sun-Thu 11am-10pm, Fri-Sat 11am-11pm

Price: $$, $$$

Payment Types: All Major Credit Cards, cash
Attire: Casual

Features: Patio/Sidewalk Dining, Private Party, Catering

Serving: Breakfast, Brunch, Dinner, Lunch

Entertainment: Live Entertainment
Reservations: Accepted

Parking: Lot Available

Description

The Magnolia Bar & Grill opened in 1983 during Houston's Cajun restaurant boom. And it's one of the last restaurants of that era that still serves authentic Cajun food. The gumbo has a spicy bite, and the fish is incredibly fresh. It's also a great place for oysters on the half shell and boiled crawfish.

2009 | Best Oysters

This is one of the few restaurants in town with a real dedicated oyster bar, as opposed to a bar that serves oysters. Check out the extensive collection of old-fashioned oyster plates hanging on the walls. Magnolia used to be owned by Jim Gossen of Louisiana Foods, the company that wholesales oysters to most of the other oyster bars in town. Gossen still takes care of his friends at Magnolia -- the restaurant boasts the freshest Gulf oysters in the city. The fresh red snapper, peewee... More »
2006 | Best Cajun Restaurant

Magnolia Bar & Grill opened in 1983 during Houston's Cajun-restaurant frenzy, the same boom that got the Pappas brothers and Tilman Fertitta started. Most of the Cajun restaurants that opened back then compromised on the spicy Cajun flavors to become family-friendly -- but not Magnolia Bar & Grill. The food here tastes exactly the way it did 20 years ago -- rich, spicy and outrageously delicious. Try the fresh red snapper, the pee-wee soft-shell crabs, the roasted duck, the gumbo and the... More »

I Am the Walrus, Part 2

By Robb Walsh | Thu, January 26, 2006

"I weep for you," the Walrus said: "I deeply sympathize." With sobs and tears he sorted out Those of the largest size, Holding his pocket-handkerchief Before his streaming eyes. "O Oysters," said the Carpenter, "You've had... More »
As You Like It

By Paul Galvani | Thu, April 22, 2004

When the waiter delivered the crawfish dinner ($15.95) at the Magnolia Bar & Grill (6000 Richmond, 713-781-6207), he asked with a wry smile, "Do you think that'll hold you for a while?" The massive dinner platter is a crawfish feast. No peeling, n... More »
Stirred and Shaken

By Robb Walsh | Thu, April 19, 2001

The white gin fizz cocktail contrasts sharply with the dark marble bar at Magnolia Bar & Grill [6000 Richmond Ave., (713)781-6207]. The magnificent wooden bar originally was built in 1898 for a saloon in San Francisco, the bartender tells us. Ther... More »
Hot Plate

By Alison Cook | Thu, July 21, 1994

Number One Males Barbecued crabs, those splendid Texas Gulf Coast perversities, usually entail a trip to the raffish Bolivar Peninsula, where they're a civic dish of sorts. But lately, giant Gulf hard-shells given the unlikely but delicious Tex... More »

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dallasobserverbestof | Dallas, TX | 193 Reviews

| Wed, May 6, 2009

So, we've been on this diet since�oh, what's it been now?�1973, seems like. That means nothing but veggies, and hold the bread. It also means we're very, very cranky at mealtime. The kindly staff at Lucky's understands. They gently wave us to our table and fetch a giant Diet Coke before we've even unrolled our napkin. "Still dieting?" they ask sympathetically with a smile as they take our usual order of nothing but veggies, bringing us the one cheating biscuit we request and promising not to bring another one even if we beg. Truth be told, we think they would give us another if we begged, but lucky for us, the service at Lucky's is so kind, welcoming and friendly that one is enough to take the edge off our 'tude. Someday soon, the diet from hell will end, and we'll surprise them by ordering that gooey cheeseburger and fries we crave. When we do, they won't judge. Shoot, they may applaud.
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tdawg07 | Kenner, LA | 183 Reviews

| Mon, May 24, 2010

Great eats, wonderful bar atmosphere
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Mallory19 | Dallas, TX | 451 Reviews

| Fri, May 14, 2010

go for dinner!
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Main Menu

Appetizers

$8.50

Ool 'n Spicy Green Tomato Soup with Lump Crab, Country Ham & Tomato Relish

$6.95

Summer Lettuces Salad In Sourwood Honey & Sherry Vinaigrette with Spicy Pecans

$8.50

Silver Queen Corn Chowder with Shiitake Mushrooms, Apple Bacon & White Truffle Oil

$9.95

Twice-Baked Grits Souffle with Wild & Exotic Mushroom Ragôut, Aged Sherry-Mushroom Emulsion & Shaved Confit Foie Gras

$10.75

Olive Oil-Poached Carolina Shrimp with Baby Butterbeans, French Feta, House-Cured Pancetta, Shaved Fennel & Radicchio

$10.50

Local Farm Egg "Sunny Side Up" On Wild Chanterelle & New Potato Hash with Lemon-Sherry Aioli, English Peas & Wilted Frisee In Hot Bacon Vinaigrette

$10.50

Crisp Confit Berkshire Pork Belly In Cider Essence with Lemon-Sherry Aioli, English Peas & Wilted Frisee In Hot Bacon Vinaigrette

$11.50

Pan-Fried Lump Crab & Shrimp Cake with Texas Pete Remoulade Sauce, Crunchy Iceberg, Candy Cane Sweet Onion & Fennel Salad

$10.95

Farmer's Market Heirloom Tomato Sampler with Chevre Cream, Balsamic Syrup, Marinated Cucumbers, Shaved Torpedo Onions & Evoo

$11.50

Wild Alaskan Sitka River Sockeye Salmon "Carpaccio" with Local Cantalope, Chilies, Mint & Serrano Ham, Warm White Port-Mirin Vinaigrette

Entrees

$24.50

Grilled Eden Farm Berkshire Pork Rib Chop In Heaven Hill Jus On Apple-Potato Hash with Country Ham, Sweet Onions, Local Turnips & Creamy Cider Vinaigrette

$25.95

Potato-Crusted Alaskan Halibut In Arugula-Basil Sauce On Market Succotash with Blue Lake, Wax & Fava Beans, New Potatoes & Pickled Onions

$26.95

Grilled Southport Trigger Fish On Creamed Corn with Apple Bacon, Tomato Gumbo, Creole Mustard, Fried Okra Croutons & Green Tomato Sauce

$25.95

Pan-Roasted Muscovy Duck Breast In Sauce Carol with Lyon Farm Blackberries, Corolla Gold Potatoes, Arrowhead Spinach & Roasted Beets

$24.95

Cornmeal-Crusted Sunburst Farm Red Trout In Brown Butter Shrimp Ravigote Sauce with Creamy Lemon Grits & Arugula Slaw

$27.50

Grilled Prime N.y. Strip In Port-Red Wine Jus On Summer Vegetable Chopped Salad with Smoked Bacon, Buttermilk Blue Cheese, Tomatoes & Chives

$23.95

Confit Rabbit In Amontillado Sherry & Country Mustard Jus with Goat Cheese Ricotta Gnocchi, Guanciale, Swiss Chard, Turnips & Yellow Wax Beans

$25.95

Grilled Beef Shortribs On Slow Cooked Molasses Baked Cannelini Beans, Corn Relish, Zephyr Squash, Blue Lake Beans, Espresso-Spice Jus

Desserts

$8.95

Coconut Lime Sorbet with Watermelon & a Limeade Sugar Cookie

$8.95

Celebrity Dairy Goat Cheese Panna Cotta with Cherry Compote & Rosemary Shortbreads

$8.95

Doughnut Popover with Summer Berries & Vanilla-Cardamom Ice Cream

$8.95

Flourless Chocolate Pecan "Brownie" with Mint Chocolate Chip Ice Cream

$8.95

Lemon Souffle Tart with Local Blueberries & Whipped Cream

$8.95

Brown Sugar Sour Cream Cheesecake with Poached Lyon Farm Peaches

$8.95

Toasted Cornmeal Apricot Poundcake with Maple Bacon Ice Cream

$8.95

Dark Chocolate Mocha Pudding Cake with Espresso Sauce & Whipped Cream

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Magnolia Bar & Grill - CLOSED

6000 Richmond Ave. Houston, TX 77057

713-781-6207

Description

2009 | Best Oysters

2006 | Best Cajun Restaurant

I Am the Walrus, Part 2

By Robb Walsh | Thu, January 26, 2006

As You Like It

By Paul Galvani | Thu, April 22, 2004

Stirred and Shaken

By Robb Walsh | Thu, April 19, 2001

Hot Plate

By Alison Cook | Thu, July 21, 1994

dallasobserverbestof | Dallas, TX | 193 Reviews

tdawg07 | Kenner, LA | 183 Reviews

Mallory19 | Dallas, TX | 451 Reviews

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