HO2007 - Magnolia Bar and Grill

Good south Louisiana Cajun-Creole cooking.

By David J. LeMaster
Photography by Jim Caldwell

A GuestLife Houston Great Restaurant

Magnolia Bar and Grill was rated as one of the top 10 restaurants by readers of the Houston Chronicle, and named one of America’s Top 50 by GQ. This Houston hotspot specializes in the "preservation of good south Louisiana Cajun-Creole cooking!" Co-owners Jody Larriviere and Jim Gossen have created a lively atmosphere, and guests can easily sense the energetic buzz.

Magnolia offers live music on Tuesdays, Fridays, Saturdays, and Sundays from local rhythm and blues bands, and an elaborate Sunday Buffet Brunch with a 40-foot spread that includes catfish, shrimp, and stuffed snapper as well as Louisiana fried chicken, fruit, salad, and breakfast items.

The relaxed restaurant also offers an oyster bar and a broad array of the freshest seafood, including speckled trout and crawfish. The mouthwatering menu of crab dishes includes crab cakes, soft-shelled crab, and the crab finger dinner. Seafood's not the only thing they do well. Magnolia also offers prime Chicago rib and great steaks, and the specialties of the house include Opelousas Duck and Crab Maison.

A stunning bar from turn-of-last-century San Francisco dominates the interior. Diners can admire original artwork by Jaime Dimaggio Bayroid as well as Gossen's oyster plate collection. Magnolia also boasts a humidor and offers premium cigars, plus a wine list that features West Coast wines and French champagnes complement the Louisiana-style cuisine. The exciting dessert list includes bread pudding and rum sauce with a bananas foster-flavored topping, New York-style cheesecake, and fresh pecan pie made in house.

MENU HIGHLIGHTS

Appetizers

Fried Calamari

Fried Louisiana Crab Fingers

Crisp Oyster Toasts

Freshly Shucked Oysters on the half shell

Gumbo

Gulf Shrimp Gumbo

Turtle Soup

Traditional Crawfish Bisque

Gulf Seafood Classics

Rainbow Trout

Crab Cakes

Frog Legs

Stuffed Shrimp with Seasoned Crabmeat Dressing

Crawfish Specialties

Crawfish Etouffee

Fried Crawfish Tails

Prime Chicago Beef

Filet Mignon
10 oz select Prime Chicago beef served with stuffed potato and vegetables

Ribeye
14 oz of prime center cut Chicago beef served with stuffed potato and vegetables

Favorite Pastas

Fettuccini Alfredo
Traditional spinach and egg noodles in a rich and creamy sauce Crab and crawfish tortellini with sun-dried tomato, sweet corn, and red peppers

Big on the Bayou
Fried tender catfish filets Served with classic potato fries

Fowl and Game
Opelousas baked duck Slow-roasted and served with sweet yams and rice dressing

Magnolia Bar and Grill
Open Monday through Thursday 11 a.m. to 10 p.m.;
Friday and Saturday 11 a.m. to 11 p.m.;
and Sunday 10:30 a.m. to 10 p.m.

6000 Richmond Ave. at Fountainview Houston, Texas 77057
(713) 781-6207
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