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Fearless Critic restaurant review
Houston
Food
Feel
Price
8.3
8.5
$70
Modern
Upmarket restaurant

Hours
Mon–Fri 11:30am–2:00pm
Mon–Fri 5:30pm–10:00pm
Sat 5:30pm–10:00pm
Sun 11:00am–3:00pm
Sun 5:30pm–10:00pm

Features Date-friendly, good wines, outdoor dining
Bar Beer, wine, liquor
Credit cards Visa, MC, AmEx
Reservations Accepted

www.mockingbirdbistro.com

River Oaks
1985 Welch St.
Houston, TX
(713) 533-0200
Mockingbird Bistro
A great deal and some very good meals (better, if you like truffle oil)

Mockingbird Bistro still rocks the “country-French-meets-American-market” ethos that won it acclaim in the early ’00s. Since then, the fickle young crowd has moved on, but the kitchen tries to re-energize, and often produces some of the best deals in the city. Its bar menu has a wealth of these,…

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