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1658 Westheimer Houston, TX 77006

713-523-3800 

http://www.marks1658.com  

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1658 Westheimer Houston TX 77006

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  • New American
    Sun 5pm-10pm, Mon-Thu 11am-11pm, Fri 11am-12am, Sat 5pm-12am
    $$$$ $$$$
    All Major Credit Cards, Diners Club, cash
  • Dressy casual
    Banquet Facilities, Business Dining, Private Party, Takeout
    Dinner, Late Night, Lunch
    Full bar
  • Accepted, Recommended
    Lot Available, Valet
Description

Chef Mark Cox lays out a nouveau American smorgasbord in a nicely rehabbed church in Montrose. Entrées follow a theme of light (or no) sauces and eye-catching combinations, and the kitchen's timing on everything from duck to pasta can't be beat. Keep an eye on Mark's American Cuisine's ever-shifting menu.








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  • 2004 | Best Place for a Last Date

    Mark's American Cuisine You're getting the brush-off, but you're getting it in style. Mark's has the proper solemnity for the most bittersweet of partings: It used to be a church, for God's sake. Mark's has tables perched high in the choir loft, vaulted ceilings and a communion rail-turned-bar. Confessions come easy in a place like this, and you can feel comfortable letting a tear drip down your cheek and into your raspberry tart. You can also slip to the bathroom, emit a few desperate sobs,... More »

  • 2002 | Best Expense-Account Restaurant

    There's something magically peculiar about this space. It began as a church, then became the Dream Merchant, a freaky little clothing store. Now completely transformed into a restaurant, the former vestibule houses a dramatic, attractive wine cellar. The comfortably sedate furnishings flank a small glowing bar. But chef Mark Cox's cuisine outshines even these beautiful surroundings. He is an expert at balancing Houston's taste for comfort food (Mississippi-style grits served with chicken... More »

  • 2000 | Best Restaurant

    If ever there was a "temple of cuisine," this cutting-edge American restaurant located in a former church must be it. There are stars painted above the former altar, and the bar runs where the communion rail used to be. Here, in this Montrose church-turned-restaurant, an un-solemn congregation of convivialists meets nightly to enjoy the culinary inspirations of chef-owner Mark Cox. Cox, a former chef at Tony's, has paid his dues. Now, at the peak of his career, he has his own restaurant and... More »

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Dinner Menu
Appetizers
$23.95
Trio Of Salmon
oak smoked salmon, salmon pastrami, & salmon mousse with avruga caviar, salad of cucumber and a potato chive cake
$24.95
Duck & Quail
duck ravioli & foie gras with peach and cherry preserves, tequila radishes, prosciutto crusted texas quail and toasted brioche served with a madeira sauce
$24.95
Tourchon
serrano ham & foie gras tourchon with carmellini beans, petite mushrooms, serrano ham and pear butter
$25.95
Oysters
hearth roasted pleasant bay oysters topped with a ragout of jumbo crab meat, shrimp and roasted leeks in a truffle aioli vinaigrette
Soup
$11.95
Soup Du Jour
maine shrimp chowder
$10.95
Corn Chowder
roasted corn chowder with smoked apple wood bacon, potatoes and thyme
$10.95
Gazpacho
chilled strawberry gazpacho with crispy guanciale, strawberry preserves, and opal basil
Salads
$13.95
Pear Salad
trio of saffron caramelized and scarlet comice pear with arugula, goat cheese, herb mousse, & spiced pecans with goat cheese in a summer herb vinaigrette
$13.95
Tomatoes
sliced vine ripened tomato and roasted pepper with two mozzarellas, aged balsamic and a honey basil vinaigrette
$12.95
Romaine
tossed with belgium endives, lemon anchovy vinaigrette, manchego tulle crisp and apple smoked bacon
$14.95
Stone Fruit Salad
tossed with belgium endives, lemon anchovy vinaigrette, manchego tulle crisp and apple smoked bacon
Entrees - Seafood
$41.95
Salmon
grilled scottish salmon served with coconut risotto, yuzo citrus carrots, stir-fried asparation, peppers, mushrooms, aged balsamic vinaigrette & crispy shrimp
$42.95
Trio of Seafood
crispy soft shell crab, sea scallop and grilled panama shrimp over spinach succotash with louisiana grit cake chile spiked sauce and cilantro coulis
$37.95
Tuna
sesame crusted ahi tuna with citrus jasmine risotto, asian garden stir fry, with sambal & ponzu sauce
$41.95
Escolar
roasted hawaiian escolor, multi grain, vegetable risotto, asparagus, sugar snap peas and crab meat with a piquillo pepper sauce
Entrees - Meat
$42.95
Veal
grilled medallions of veal served over madeira forester mushroom risotto with white asparagus, spinach flan and mushrooms in a marsala sauce
$34.95
Pork
maple sugar, ginger and coffee roasted kurobuta pork loin with bourbon short ribs, petite fingerlings, apple smoked bacon, crispy sweet potatoes & jewel fruit compote
$42.95
Lamb
walnut crusted colorado rack of lamb & loin, three colored layered potatoes, thyme roasted delicata squash and zucchini ribbons with a madeira sauce
$29.95
Chicken
hearth roasted bryan farms chicken, house made chicken sausage, mississippi style grits and ratatouille with grilled portabella and baby arugula with chicken glace
$36.95
Duck
fire roasted breast of muscovy and slow roasted duck, red mountain rice & golden jewel rice, chilean cherries, blackberries, & forelle pear
$49.95
Beef Tenderloin
seared tenderloin of beef with field mushrooms, roasted carrots & winter beans, crispy "tater tots", served with a spiced cabernet sauvignon sauce
Dessert - Trio Of Ice Creams
 
Piedmont Pistachio
 
Belgium Dark Chocolate
 
Mexican Vanilla
 
Cinnamon Cherry
 
Turkish Coffee
 
Blueberry Muffin
Dessert - Trio Of Gelatos
 
Honey Lavender
 
Dulce De Leche
 
Mascarpone Berry
Dessert - Trio Of Sorbets
 
Mango
 
Raspberry
 
Cassis
 
Lemon
 
Blood Orange
Desserts
 
Coffee Toffee
espresso mousse and bittersweet chocolate fudge filling over a toasted pecan crust, finished with kaluha mascarpone and housemade toffee
 
Coconut Banana Cream Pie
crispy coconut cookies, coconut pastry cream, caramel sauce with sliced bananas
 
Lemon Pudding Cake
soft lemon cake served warm with strawberry and raspberry soup, blueberry panna cotta, candied lemon and basil scented meringue
 
Blueberry Mascarpone Tart
blueberry & huckleberry compote with mascarpone cheesecake filling in a graham cracker shell and blueberry muffin ice cream
 
Tahitian Vanilla Bean Creme Brulee
snickerdoodle cookie & assorted berries
 
White Chocolate Bread Pudding
french bread and white chocolate custard, browned butter macerated fruit compote, mango sorbet and grand marnier spiked white chocolate sauce
 
Raspberry Shortbread Tart
a buttery, flaky, tender crust, fresh raspberries and piedmont pistachio ice cream
 
Warm Chocolate Cake
served with a german coconut pecan icing pecan brittle ice cream and chocolate fudge sauce
 
Artisan Cheese Plate
hoja santa, shropshire blue, drunken goat, barely buzzed, & blanca bianca

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