Oporto Food and Wine Bar (www.oporto.us)
I recently heard that Oporto has a happy hour so I went out and checked it out. For those of you who don’t know, Oporto Food and Wine Bar is right across from Costco on Richmond and it specializes in Mediterranean style tapas. They supposedly have the largest Portugese wine collection in the city. The environment is definitely a nice cozy date night kind of place with a pretty intimate setting for atmosphere. The parking sucks during prime time because so many people venture to this strip but the main thing that pulled me here was the $3 tapas from 5-7pm. Here’s a little sample of what I got:
Brie, double cream, soft (France)
Oporto actually has a pretty good selection of meats and cheeses in small servings so if you’re ever just interested in a place for cheese, meats, and crackers with your wine, you should definitely check this out.
Crab and Avocado Crostini
The Crostini was pretty good although I was hoping it had more flavor… just add lots of lemon.
Queso de Cabra
I am a HUGE fan of goat cheese so rolling it in walnuts and baking it into a tomato basil is always a great idea and on top of that it was served with fresh garlic bread. This was probably one of my favorite dishes of the evening.
Empanadas Oporto
These were the empanadas that were spiced ground beef in a puff pastry, served with a marmalade. Not too shabby if you’re looking for something simple.
Empanadas
This empanadas dish was a Mediterranean spiced beef or curry chicken in a light pastry served with green herb aioli. The curry was pretty good and it went well with the aoili but I think it definitely could’ve been much better with a flakier and crisp outside instead of soft.
The slider that they gave us was pretty juicy but it wasn’t the best slider I’ve ever had. The meat was great but everything else adding to it just didn’t seem to seal the deal. I think the most interesting part about it was the potato wedge that was shaped like a pickle. In the dim lighting, most people really thought it was a pickle…. okay that story wasn’t that exciting… but you get the idea.
Overall, I still really enjoy the setting of Oporto and some of the food is pretty good. If you enjoy tapas, $3 tapas for happy hour with drinks like Sangria, Caipirinha and Mojitos, this is a nice place to have a good snack. If you’re in the mood for a movie, Edwards is just right behind Oporto so it can be pretty convenient.
Oporto Food and Wine Bar
3833 Richmond
Houston, TX 77027
www.oporto.us
