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Rioja

11920 Westheimer
Houston, TX 77077

281-531-5569 | Website

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Category: Restaurants | Spanish

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World-class paella made with housemade chorizo is the main attraction here. At dinnertime, they turn out another giant pan of fresh paella every 40 minutes. But there’s also a great selection of hot and cold tapas and some interesting Spanish wines on hand. Live entertainment is offered on weekends.

  • Cuisine(s): Spanish

    Hours: Fri 11am-12am, Sun 11am-9pm, Tue-Thu 11am-11pm, Sat 5:30pm-12am

    Price: $$

    Payment Types: All Major Credit Cards, cash

  • Attire: Casual

    Features: Patio/Sidewalk Dining, Takeout, Delivery, Private Party, Catering, Fireplace

    Serving: Brunch, Dinner, Late Night, Lunch

    Entertainment: Live Entertainment

  • Reservations: Accepted, Recommended

    Parking: Lot Available

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  • 2008 | Best Tapas

    Serving classic tapas and sangria, Rioja is a standard among Spanish restaurants in Houston. It is pretty much a no-brainer that when you go to Rioja, you're going to get some pretty badass tapas, like the house-made chorizo or the fried shrimp... More >

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  • Robb Walsh's 100 Favorite Houston Dishes: #71 Paella at Rioja on Kirkwood

    By Robb Walsh | Fri, April 2, 2010

    ​Over the course of the next few months, I'm counting down 100 of my favorite Houston dishes. I chose some because they are such quintessential Houston creations, others for their cultural or hi More >

  • Paella Paydirt

    Paella Paydirt

    By Robb Walsh | Thu, January 06, 2005

    You can taste the flavor of shrimp, chicken, Spanish chorizo, calamari and saffron in each grain of rice in the paella. Rioja, the new Spanish restaurant on Westheimer at Kirkwood, calls itself a tapas restaurant, but the main attraction here is r... More >

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    houstonpressbestof

    | Wed, May 06, 2009

    Serving classic tapas and sangria, Rioja is a standard among Spanish restaurants in Houston. It is pretty much a no-brainer that when you go to Rioja, you're going to get some pretty badass tapas, like the house-made chorizo or the fried shrimp with smoked paprika. Rioja serves good-size proportions of authentic, well-made tapas, reasonably priced and made with fresh ingredients. But the kicker is you can wash them down with an amazing sangria. In a nutshell, this place is perfect for getting borracho and having some handy snacks to take care of you.

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Main Menu
Starters
$9.00
white miso soup
with steamed mussels, prince edward island mussels, miso broth, honshimeji mushrooms, sweet chili, cilantro
$12.50
prosciutto cannoli
crispy speck shell filled with mascarpone, ricotta, honey, thyme. compote of: poached quince, medjool dates, hazelnuts. quince reduction, micro olive leaf arugula
$9.50
roasted fall squash
roasted delicata and spaghetti squash, preserved lemon brown butter vinaigrette, warm matsutake mushrooms, micro lemon balm, crispy delicata squash chips
$9.50
fresh bacon
cardamom spiced kurobuta pork belly, madras curry scented garbanzo bean purée
$13.50
Thai scallops
lemongrass panna cotta, compressed pineapple, plantain tuille, coconut kaffir lime purée, thai red curry vinaigrette
$14.50
puttanesca flatbread
baby heirloom tomatoes, piquillo peppers, picholine olives, green onions, la quercia iowa white, parmesan, brillat-savarin cheese, basil
$12.50
tuna sashimi and tuna tartare
marinated apple and fennel, anise vinaigrette, crispy apple chips
$16.50
rioja “picnic”
a trio of artisan meats, warm pine nut crusted goat cheese, italian mountain gorgonzola, olives, truffle fennel salad, orange confit, almonds
$14.50
quartet of artisan cheese
torta peghera: apple chips, fior di noce: walnuts and castelvetrano olive, blu di lanzo: orange marmalade, buche du poitou: pear jam
Salads
$8.00
rioja house salad
baby arugula, medjool dates, gorgonzola, toasted almond vinaigrette
$6.00
hand selected young greens
extra virgin olive oil, 25 year old balsamic vinegar
$9.50
greek salad
cucumber carpaccio, tomato gelée, valbreso feta mousse, kalamata olives, roasted red peppers, dehydrated onion, oregano vinaigrette
$9.50
roasted candy striped beet salad
cucumber mint vinaigrette, snow drop goat cheese, crispy beet chips, pickled red onion, micro beets, mint syrup
Chef Jen's Hands Pastas
Pastas Are Available As An Entrée Or An Appetizer Course
$19.50
$10.00
chestnut fettuccine
brussels sprouts, pancetta, red wine poached cipollini onions, sage, matsutake mushrooms, pistachios
$27.00
$14.00
pansoti and butter poached Maine lobster
stuffed “pot bellied” pasta: vanilla bean-coconut scented red lentil purée.grapefruit vinaigrette, grapefruit supremes, basil, almonds
$18.50
$11.50
artichoke tortelloni
goat cheese and artichoke mousse stuffed pasta, artichoke broth, truffle essence, queso de mano cheese, chervil
$22.00
butternut squash duck risotto
five spice lacquered duck leg confit, butternut squash-walnut risotto, organic bok choy, chai vinaigrette
Entrees
$22.00
pan roasted Petaluma chiken
house made chicken liver and quince ravioli, pomegranate brown butter sauce, roasted quince-golden raisin-watercress salad
$24.00
grilled Tasman king salmon
loaded baked potato gnocchi; crisp pancetta, cheddar curds, broccoli di cicco, sour cream nage, pickled green onions
$18.50
vegetarian four squares
a tasting of four seasonal dishes
$28.00
seared Big eye tuna
sunchokes two ways: roasted and velouté, sautéed green apples, green apple olive oil emulsion, parsley coulis
$26.00
Colorado lamb two ways
grilled t-bone, house made lamb merguez sausage, crisp couscous pillows, caramelized fennel, tomato coulis, preserved lemon yogurt
$26.00
grilled bone in Kurobuta pork chop
dubliner cheddar tater tots, grilled bacon wrapped beans, applewood smoked bacon vinaigrette, black truffle crème fraîche
$27.00
pan seared sea bass
wilted bok choy, sautéed gingered mushrooms, carrot coriander nage, lotus root chips
$32.00
braised Wagyu boneless short rib
short rib consommé, caramelized brussels sprouts, chestnut fregola croquettes, horseradish crème fraîche
Desserts
Desserts - 8.00, Cheese Plate - 14.50
 
orange and tamarind cheesecake
olive oil sponge cake, fresh oranges, brown sugar tuile, orange gastrique
 
PB&J
chilled peanut butter crème squares, white grape jelly, peanut tuile, grape sorbet
 
beignets
sweet goat cheese and black mission fig filled pastries, ruby port wine reduction
 
hazelnut tortamisu
chocolate cake, hazelnut mascarpone cream, espresso dipped lady fingers, gianduja chocolate, espresso crème anglaise
 
lemon-yuzu sabayon tart
pine nut cornmeal crust, lemon confit, pine nut brittle ice cream, lemoncello granita
 
“whopper” torte
crispy malted shortbread crust, chocolate flan, caramel mousse, malted anglaise
 
hand made ice creams and sorbets
lace cookie “plate” choose three ice creams or sorbets
 
quartet of artisan cheese
torta peghera: apple chips, fior di noce: walnuts and castelvetrano olive, blu di lanzo: orange marmalade, buche du poitou: pear jam

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