1110 Uptown Park Blvd (former Café Express space) Houston, TX 77056 713.726.8273 urbehouston.com
This wonderful new addition to the Hugo Ortega group of restaurants (Hugo’s, Caracol, Backstreet Café, Xochi, etc.) serves ‘Mexican street food’ in a casual, bright and airy space. A long bar graces one wall and it is my guess this will be a new magnet for the single & mingle crowd. The menu is fun and delicious-no surprise! Platos chicos * Masa pancakes stuffed w pork carnitas, chicharron, refried black beans, salsa verde * Masa cake stuffed with chickpea puree, crema, queso fresco, salsa costena, watercress * Crispy chicken tacos, salsa albanil, crema, queso fresco * Quesadilla * Taco w roasted sweet potato, goat cheese, pumpkin seeds, salso macha, requeson, corn tortillas * Papas bravas, potato wedges, guajillo pepper, chipotle aioli, crema, queso fresco * Guacamole y totopos * Campechana estilo D.F., shrimp, oysters, red fish, octopus, tomato, cucumber, avocado, onion, jalapeno * Ensalada mercado, greens, radish, cucumber, avocado, creamy cilantro dressing, pepita, queso fresco..* Platos Fuertes * Barbacoa, beef cheek and chuck on agave leaf, onion, cilantro, adobo consommé, cactus salad * Huarache, large masa cake shaped like a shoe, carnitas, rajas, refried black beans, salsa verde, crema, queso fresco * Pecho de res, sliced brisket, grilled chambray onions, pickled red jalapeno, refried black beans, salsa costena, flour tortillas, cactus salad * Tacos de pescado, battered fish, refried black beans, chipotle aioli, napa cabbage, corn tortillas * Pollo ahumado, smoked half chicken, salsa albanil, papas bravas * Carnitas, slow-cooked pork, salsa albanil, cilantro, onion, refried black beans, Mexican rice, tortillas
