14795 Memorial Houston 77079 346.409.2733 maizehouston.com
Located in the Energy Corridor in the former location of BBItalia, Maize is a new and popular venture of a popular chef from the Xochi-Hugo’s-Caracol group. The menu is decidedly NOT Tex-Mex and there is a special section that most of you will have never sampled! This venue is huge, with many small private dining areas, a large friendly bar with adjacent and ample patio seating. Valet parking next to the door and free parking across the street. Maize is definitely worth the little extra drive out Memorial, as you will see from the menu, which follows. Oysters * On the half shell w jalapeno & lime * Grilled w chile de arbol butter, onion, bread crumbs * Appetizers * Ceviche rojo-red snapper, guajillo pepper aguachile, lime cucumber, avocado, onion * Tostado de Atun, sliced tuna, cucumber, habanero mayonnaise, onion * Flautas de Puerco * Huarache de chorizo, homemade chorizo, blue corn masa, cotija cheese, red tomato sauce * Sopa de pollo * Empanadas de camaron * Pulpo negro, octopus, potato, avocado, pickled onion, cauliflower * Maize seafood tower * Maize seafood bowl (both to share 2-4 persons) * Insectos * Grasshopper, beans, pastilla pepper sauce * Ant soup, thick tortilla, black beans, ant salsa, avocado * Tacos de insectos, four corn tortillas, each with a separate insect specialty * Soup & salad * Sopa de tortilla, shredded chicken, fresh tomato soup, avocado, tortilla strips * Roast corn chowder * Ensalada Invierno, red romaine, apple, squash, pumpkin seed, requeson, pomegranate dressing * Chef Fabian Specialties * Pollo al carbon * Bistec a la Mexicana * Pescado, catch of the day * Seared scallops * Cachete de Puerco, confit pork cheeks, yellow pepper adobo, potato, quintonil * Barbacoa de res, slow cooked beef, habanero sauce, pickled onion, cilantro, fresh corn tortillas * Enchiladas de pato, confit duck, green tomatillo salsa, Mexican rice, fresh cheese * Certified Angus beef tenderloin, sauteed mushrooms, roasted potatoes, mole negro, broccolini * Roast ora king salmon, corn dumplings, vegetable broth, wilted leaf spinach
