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1212 Waugh Houston, TX 77019

713-528-3474

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Critics'
Pick
Best Gin Cocktail
Award Winner 2009

Cuisine(s): Cajun, Creole, Seafood, Southern

Hours: Sun 5pm-9pm, Mon-Thu 11am-10pm, Fri-Sat 11am-11pm

Price: $$, $$$

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

Features: Smoking, Patio/Sidewalk Dining, Takeout, Delivery, Private Party, Catering, Banquet Facilities, Order Online

Serving: Dinner, Lunch

Alcohol: Full bar
Reservations: Accepted, Recommended

Parking: Lot Available, Valet

Description

Tony Mandola's - like most restaurants run or owned by members of the Mandola family - has become a Houston institution in the years since it first opened in 1982 as Tony Mandola's Blue Oyster Bar. These days, the swanky seafood palace has an immense standalone building - it moved from its longtime West Gray location in 2010 - to accommodate the crowds that pack it each night. They're coming for classic cocktails and Gulf seafood standards, like the blackened snapper and the Linguini Tony. No meal is complete without a slice of its famous banana key lime pie, either, so save room for dessert.

2009 | Best Gin Cocktail

Although a Louisiana seafood restaurant in River Oaks might seem a strange place to house the best gin cocktail in Houston, that doesn't stop it from being true. Tony Mandola's is serious about its gin, from the house-infused jalapeño gin that's used to make the famous Cajun martinis to the bitterly refreshing Negroni made with gin and Campari. The boys behind the bar make their cocktails like old pros, and the fact that they serve a Ramos Gin Fizz is a testament to their old-school... More »

The Rest of the Best: Houston's Top 10 Seafood Restaurants

By Katharine Shilcutt | Wed, January 4, 2012
Happy Hour Scene: Tony Mandola's Gulf Coast Kitchen

By Paul Knight | Fri, July 30, 2010

The Place: Tony Mandola's Gulf Coast Kitchen1962 West Gray St. 713-528-3474www.tonymandolas.comThe Hours: Monday through Friday 2-6 p.m.The Deals: Domestic bottles are $2, pints of Bud Light are $2.75... More »
TONY MANDOLA'S ITALIANTINI

By W. Healy | Thu, July 16, 2009

When you start with one of my favorite drinks, the vodka martini, and you introduce a little creativity from a savvy bartender at my favorite restaurant in the city, Tony Mandola's Gulf Coast Kitchen (1962 W. Gray, 713-528-3474), the result is a c... More »

Main Menu

Appetizers - Hot Appetizers

$12.00

Shrimp Stuffed Jalapenos
jalapenos stuffed with jumbo shrimp and muenster cheese. served with pico de gallo.

$11.00

Shrimp & Crab Quesadillas
flour tortillas filled with shrimp, crabmeat, muenster cheese and pico de gallo.

$13.00

Fried Calamari
breaded with seasoned flour and served with our homemade marinara sauce.

$17.00

Crab Cakes
mixture of jumbo lump crabmeat, sweet bell pepper and breadcrumbs breaded with panko.

$8.00

Crab Balls
crab cakes rolled, gulf coast style. served with remoulade and tartar sauce.

Soups

$24.00

Ciopino
the italian version of bouillabaisse. a meal in itself. (served with a sicilian salad)

Cup $6.00
Bowl $9.00

Mama's Gumbo
mama mandola's creole style seafood gumbo.

Cup $6.00
Bowl $9.00

Bisque
choice of crawfish or crab

Cup $5.00
Bowl $8.00

Red Beans And Rice With Smoked Sausage
red kidney beans, smoked sausage, onions, celery and bell pepper served over white rice.

Cup $6.00
Bowl $9.00

Sopa Tomas
mexican style soup with spicy shrimp, pico de gallo, avocado and white rice. served with tortilla chips.

Salads

$18.00

Blackened Crawfish Salad
mixed baby greens topped with blackened crawfish tails and grilled vegetables, tossed in our honey basil dressing.

$20.00

Lump Crab Salad
jumbo lump crabmeat with mixed baby greens, grilled vegetable ribbons, chopped tomato and egg.

$20.00

Shrimp Salad
boiled shrimp with mixed baby greens, grilled vegetable ribbons, chopped tomato and egg.

$11.00

Ceviche On Hearts Of Palm And Avocado Salad
homemade ceviche served with hearts of palm, tomato, avocado and tortilla chips.

$6.00

Caesar Salad
traditional caesar

Seafood - Fish

$16.00

Whole Fried Catfish
mississippi farm bred and corn fed.

$18.00

Blackened Catfish Etouffée
blackened catfish filet topped with crawfish etouffée.

$34.00

Champagne Sea Bass
grilled chilean sea bass topped with grilled jumbo shrimp in a champagne citrus butter sauce. (upon availability)

$34.00

Sea Bass Bebe
grilled chilean sea bass w/ grilled shrimp, jumbo lump crabmeat and tri-color peppers in basil wine butter.(upon availability)

$30.00

Salmon Sophia
grilled wild atlantic salmon with jumbo lump crabmeat, topped with avocado dill relish. (upon availability)

Desserts

$6.00

Banana Key Lime Pie
philly mandola's famous key lime custard on a graham cracker crust lined with fresh banana slices and topped with homemade whipped cream.

$6.00

New Orleans Style Bread Puddin'
loaded with cinnamon, apples and golden raisins. topped with our new orleans bourbon sauce.

$6.00

Chocolate Cake
old-fashioned chocolate cake with chocolate icing.

$7.00

Molten Chocolate Cake
molten dark chocolate center topped with vanilla bean ice cream. topped with chocolate and praline sauce.

$7.00

Lemon Crepes
homemade crepes filled with lemon cream cheese and topped with lemon and raspberry sauce.

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Tony Mandola's Gulf Coast Kitchen

1212 Waugh Houston, TX 77019

713-528-3474

Description

2009 | Best Gin Cocktail

By Katharine Shilcutt | Wed, January 4, 2012

By Paul Knight | Fri, July 30, 2010

By W. Healy | Thu, July 16, 2009