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1658 Westheimer Houston, TX 77006

713-523-3800

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Best Place for a Last Date
Award Winner 2004

Cuisine(s): New American

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

Price: $$$$

Payment Types: All Major Credit Cards, Diners Club, cash
Attire: Dressy casual

Features: Takeout, Private Party, Banquet Facilities, Business Dining

Serving: Dinner, Late Night, Lunch

Alcohol: Full bar
Reservations: Accepted, Recommended

Parking: Lot Available, Valet

Description

Chef Mark Cox lays out a nouveau American smorgasbord in a nicely rehabbed church. 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 the ever-shifting menu.

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 »

Mother's Day 2012: Where to Eat on the Mother of All Dining Holidays

By Lauren Marmaduke | Tue, May 8, 2012

She changed diapers, bandaged scraped knees, drove to and from a million extra-curricular activities, cooked, cleaned and still managed to love you as a teenager -- taking your mom out for a nice meal... More »
Dining Out on Easter, a.k.a. Brunchapalooza

By Lauren Marmaduke | Fri, March 30, 2012

It's a little bit breakfast, a little bit lunch, and it's socially acceptable to drink before noon in public. Yes, my friends: Brunch is a beautiful thing. And Easter Sunday is the mother of all brunc... More »
Bootsie's Heritage Cafe to Close, Leaving Tomball for Houston

By Katharine Shilcutt | Thu, July 21, 2011

In a move that should surprise absolutely no one, given chef Randy Rucker's notoriously short attention span, Bootsie's Cafe is closing at the end of the month. Rucker and company are packing up their... More »
The 5 Best Dessert Menus

By Katharine Shilcutt | Tue, April 26, 2011

Toward the end of Lent, one faithful observer emailed me with a plaintive request: I am a native Houston who has been displaced to Texas A&M in College Station (read: total dearth of anything approac... More »
A Study in Corn

By Paul Galvani | Thu, May 04, 2006

The "pyramid of corn" souffle appetizer ($8.95) at Mark's (1658 Westheimer, 713-523-3800) showcases the versatility of corn. The soufflé is velvety smooth, and the addition of shallots gives it a wonderful taste. Sprinkled around the base of the p... More »
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Main 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
prosciutto crusted local quail & duck ravioli with foie gras, chilean peaches, grilled radicchio, doubloon shiitake mushrooms and a truffle madeira sauce

$24.95

Duo Foie Gras
spiced torchon & seared hudson valley foie gras with hidden rose apple & pear butter with pear & squash compote and a cranberry & blood orange chutney

$25.95

Oysters
hearth roasted powder point 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

Salads

$11.95

Winter Salad
watercress, buratta, tomato, beets and roasted walnuts in an herb vinaigrette

$13.95

Tomatoes
sliced vine ripened tomato and roasted pepper with two mozzarellas, aged balsamic and a honey basil vinaigrette

$11.95

Romaine
tossed with belgium endives, lemon anchovy vinaigrette, manchego tulle crisp and apple smoked bacon

Entrees - Seafood

$40.95

Salmon
grilled scottish salmon served with coconut risotto, yuzo citrus carrots, stir-fried asparation, peppers, mushrooms, aged balsamic vinaigrette & crispy shrimp

$40.95

Shrimp
grilled panama shrimp with a ragout of jumbo lump crab meat atop a southern carolina succotash & grit cake with a chili spiked lime sauce & roasted green chile, cilantro coulis

$36.95

Tuna
sesame crusted ahi tuna with citrus jasmine risotto, asian garden stir fry, with sambal & ponzu sauce

$40.95

Escolar
roasted hawaiian escolor, multi grain, vegetable risotto, asparagus, sugar snap peas and crab meat with a piquillo pepper sauce

Entrees - Meat

$39.95

Veal
grilled medallions of veal served over madeira forester mushroom risotto with white asparagus, spinach flan and mushrooms in a marsala sauce

$33.95

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

$40.95

Lamb
walnut crusted colorado rack of lamb & loin, three colored layered potatoes, thyme roasted delicata squash and zucchini ribbons with a madeira sauce

$29.94

Chicken
hearth roasted bryan farms chicken, house made chicken sausage, mississippi style grits and ratatouille with grilled portabella and baby arugula with chicken glace

$34.95

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

$55.95

Prime Sirloin Of Beef
prime sirloin of beef and chicken fried bacon with roasted potatoes, mushrooms & pepper with aged balsamic vinegar and a "1658" steak sauce

Desserts

$25.00

Coffee Toffee
espresso mousse and bittersweet chocolate fudge filling over a toasted pecan crust, finished with kaluha mascarpone and housemade toffee

$15.00

Coconut Banana Cream Pie
crispy coconut cookies, coconut pastry cream, caramel sauce with sliced bananas

$22.00

Lemon Pudding Cake
soft lemon cake served warm with strawberry and raspberry soup, blueberry panna cotta, candied lemon and basil scented meringue

$22.00

Blueberry Mascarpone Tart
blueberry & huckleberry compote with mascarpone cheesecake filling in a graham cracker shell and blueberry muffin ice cream

$22.00

Tahitian Vanilla Bean Crème Brûlèe
snickerdoodle cookie & assorted berries

$17.00

White Chocolate Bread Pudding
french bread and white chocolate custard, browned butter macerated fruit compote, mango sorbet and grand marnier spiked white chocolate sauce

$29.00

Raspberry Shortbread Tart
a buttery, flaky, tender crust, fresh raspberries and piedmont pistachio ice cream

Trio Of Ice Creams
piedmont pistachio, belgium dark chocolate, mexican vanilla, cinnamon cherry, turkish coffee, blueberry muffin

$15.00

Trio Of Gelatos
honey lavender, dulce de leche, mascarpone berry.

$14.00

Trio Of Sorbets
mango, raspberry, cassis, lemon, blood orange.

$11.00

Warm Chocolate Cake
served with a german coconut pecan icing pecan brittle ice cream and chocolate fudge sauce

$12.95

Artisan Cheese Plate
hoja santa, shropshire blue, drunken goat, barely buzzed, & blanca bianca

$20.00

Milkshake
zaya 12 anos trinidad rum blended with vanilla bean ice cream, topped with whipped cream and a don p/x 1982 floater

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Mark's American Cuisine

1658 Westheimer Houston, TX 77006

713-523-3800

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2004 | Best Place for a Last Date

2002 | Best Expense-Account Restaurant

2000 | Best Restaurant

By Lauren Marmaduke | Tue, May 8, 2012

By Lauren Marmaduke | Fri, March 30, 2012

By Katharine Shilcutt | Thu, July 21, 2011

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By Paul Galvani | Thu, May 04, 2006