Lunch Menus Under $11
BlackFinn American Grille: 1910 Bagby / 713.651.9550
Next lunch break stop into the new BlackFinn American Grille and choose from a $7.99 and under lunch menu. If it’s a pasta kind of day, try Blackened Chicken Alfredo Pasta or Sausage and Peppers Pasta. For a lighter lunch have the Pick 2 with your choice of: soup of the day, an appetizer salad or half any signature flatbread. BlackFinn also boasts daily Monday – Friday lunch specials.
Freebirds
For a fast and customizable lunch fly into any of Freebirds World Burrito's 15 locations. Mix and match ingredients for the perfect burrito. Build a Hybrid or Freebird sized burrito with your choice of steak, carnitas, chicken or veggie for less than $7. Choose from flour, cayenne, wheat or spinach tortillas, add rice, choice of beans, spice it up with habenero sauce or cool it down with ranch, plus pile on the freebies. Add queso, guacamole or sour cream for $0.79 and a side of chips and salsa for$1.99. Some assembly required for a meal all wrapped up for less than $11. There are 15 Freebirds locations in Houston from The Woodlands to Beaumont and more opening soon.
TQLA: 4601 Washington Ave. / 281.501.3237
Stick a fork into the fresh fiesta flavors at TQLA for your mid-day meal. Try the TQLA signature Chile Lime Shrimp Salad adorned with chile lime fried shrimp served over a crisp romaine and spinach mix, tossed in tequila mango vinaigrette or a cup of tortilla soup and a field green salad for $11. For a hardier appetite, sink your teeth into Crispy Shredded Chicken Tacos or Beef Picadillo Enchiladas for just $9 each.
New Prix Fixe Lunch Menus under $20
Samba Grille / $19
Samba Grille: 530 Texas / 713.343.1180
Take business out of the office and into the dining room at Samba Grille. The new Samba Prix Fixe Lunch menu has many choices to satisfy everyone’s taste. For $19 per person the bold South African and French flavors will add flair and fun to any meeting.
Choice of soup or salad:
Gazpacho Black bean soup – cilantro, manchego crouton, crème fresh
Cesar’s salad
Samba salad – mesclun, tomatoes, sweet red onions and hearts of palm with tamarind dressing
Choice of entrée:
Panko glazed grilled chicken – chicken breast with papaya relish and black quinoa
Shrimp-n-grits – jumbo shrimp and coconut grits in a rocoto pepper sauce
Sunfish – sunfish, maracuya buerre blanc, roasted potatoes, sautéed spinach and crispy bacon bites
Steak-n-frites – chimichurri flank steak, yucca or French fries
Choice of dessert:
Tres leches
Cappuccino tres leches
Apple empanadas
Philippe Restaurant + Lounge Introduces a $20 three-course menu
1800 Post Oak Blvd. / 713.439.1000
First Course - Choice of:
Buttermilk Fried Calamari – with espellette mayo
Carrot Soup –with ginger and cumin
Second Course – Choice of:
Coq Au Vin –braised chicken with lardons, oyster mushrooms and foie gras mashed potatoes
Tuna Confit Sliders – with egg and tomato on olive oil brioche with a spring mix salad and fries
Third Course – Choice of:
French Cowboy Churros – cinnamon churros with a spicy chocolate sauce
Apple Tart – ‘ala mode’ with a house made vanilla ice cream
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