I was in the neighborhood so decided to my hubby for a quick lunch. It barely had anyone considering it was a direct lunch time. I was honestly shocked about that with the location. I had the shrimp diabola. It had a bit of a Smokey flavor but nice level of heat. Nothing over powering. The salad was a joke I felt with the orange. The fried rice wasn't as good as some other places with similar menus. But overall I'd still do the shrimp again. The fried platter my husband had looked good with the cornmeal batter. The waitress was polite and always made sure the cups were full. The restaurant was over all clean with plenty of seating. read more

Ostioneria Michoacan - Shrimp Camarones a la Diabla - Mexican Near Me - Houston, Texas

The food and service is really amazing. I prefer this one over the one on nearby Richie Road cause this one. They're airline has better taste and food and cooks. And the place is clean. Even though it's a bit smaller, but the bar is really spacious and clean. I would recommend coming here. read more

I took one bite and could not take another. If you grew up with good mexican food i don't recommend this place to you! Ok for people who are not familiar with good mexican food. basics like salsa, rice, beans it's just meh shrimp was overcooked enchiladas were to seasoned it killed the flavors Horchata drink 3/10 just meh nothing special at all waiter was very nice Ambience was good read more

Ostioneria Michoacan - Mexican Near Me - Houston, Texas

Yesterday we went to this place with some friends, it's my first time going, I liked the pasta, but the quesadilla was quite cold, and the tortilla was badly heated. Of the service talking that the waitress who served us I don't know her name but if I see her I would ask for a change of waitress since she saw my friend and me talking peacefully and continued to ask if everything was okay and she took the things off the table, my friend was eating and she put what she peeled from the shrimp on the plate, she still didn't finish and the badly educated waitress didn't even ask anything and took out the plate. There is another waitress named Milka, the girl came up to greet my friends apparently she knew them however after a while my friend's husband called her, So the girl told a friend of my friend's husband that my friend was in that restaurant, despite the fact that her husband knew where she was in bad taste to know that the employees of this place also serve as people to spy on you or gossip about what you are doing, so if they go to this Place and someone from this place knows you, be careful because you can cause problems for yourself by this type of people. read more

Ostioneria Michoacan - Fajita Quesadilla - Mexican Near Me - Houston, Texas

Late-night gas stop and I needed some authentic tacos. Loved the tacos and the authentic atmosphere at OP. I appreciated the security in the parking lot, and the drinks were exceptional. A top-notch experience! read more

Ostioneria Michoacan - a handicapped parking space - Mexican Near Me - Houston, Texas

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Spacious restaurant and always packed. Food is good but service is a bit slow. When served they didn't bring all the food at once but brought out a couple items each time. The weird thing is they brought the soup last instead of 1st. There was mariachi band playing when we were there on Wednesday. Don't know if they play everyday or not. read more

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First time here with my husband and we enjoyed it so much ! Cristy was our waiter and she was so nice & very attentive the whole time. If you come here ask for her! I ordered fried fish & shrimp and the plate was huge!! Definitely worth for what you're paying. My husband also ordered a Coctel de camaron & ordered the parrillada mixta for one which was also soooo good, and also so much food! This place and mambos are literally the only good seafood/ mariscos places around the area. We came around 5pm and stayed till almost 7 and the place started to get pretty busy for being a Tuesday I was super surprised, but anytime we pass by the parking lot is super full on the weekends ! Will be back soon. They also have I think a dj, Bandas , mariachis If I'm not mistaken which I love all three. And they're open everyday until 2 am which is insane but nice if you work super late and want a place with good food to eat that late. read more

Ostioneria Michoacan - Mexican Near Me - Houston, Texas

Our server Maggie was awesome!!! We came for drink! Were so impressed with the ambiance that we'll have to come back and try the food. Drinks were great! They had a live ban, great music. Will be coming bac! Definitely recommend this place!, ask for Maggie. read more

The food was OK. It was my sisters birthday and she really wanted to meet here for lunch so I was like sure. I wanted to take her somewhere really nice but this is what she wanted so hey this is where we went. I would much rather go to mambo seafood. I think mambos is much better. Food: They have a pretty amazing lunch special I have to admit. Two large pieces of fish with six shrimp half rice half fries for like eight dollars. I mean the portions are very huge. Two people could probably eat off the plate. I mean they definitely do not go cheap when it comes to portions. The trip was pretty good, I really like the food at mambo is just so much better. The rice was OK. The fries were decent. The fish was decent. It's kind of like a poor man's version of mambos. They are definitely trying but they're just not as good. Overall though the value is there. Service:. The waitress comes up and starts to speak Spanish. I start speaking English. She doesn't care. I truly believe that restaurant should have people that speak English. That is one of my biggest pet peeve's. Oh well it is what it is. The service was OK. Nothing great. The restaurant on the inside looks kind of old. Would I go back probably not. Being that mambos so close. read more

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Had 25 minutes before they closed, next to holiday Inn and wouldn't serve me!!! Terrible ass service!!!!

Food was delicious and fresh! Service was friendly and bilingual (Spanish /English). Jaime suggested a Guava margarita! That was great. Music was enjoyable and not to loud. I eat pulpo a la parrilla! Was amazing! read more

Returned for a second night and bringing them up another star. Funny, I ended up with the same waitress. She was very friendly and welcomed me back. She brought my Michelada and shrimp cocktail out promptly. Surprising to see so many people eating this late at night as it was 9 PM when I arrived and 9:35 PM when I left. My waitress brought my check promptly after I finished. I enjoyed my meal and look forward to visiting again in the near future when I return. Oh, and by the way, I didn't have to swish a single fly tonight !!! read more

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Went to get a large to go cup of salsa two weekends in a row. Saturday 10/26/24 the salsa was $5, and yesterday Saturday 11/2/2024 the salsa was $14 for the same size cup and no chips. Please explain what happened. My take away has been speak spanish and get better service and prices, don't speak spanish and good luck on spotty service and up charged prices. read more

We visited this restaurant on 10/21/2024 evening time, we were traveling and staying at the Holiday Inn next door . We both ordered shrimp quesadilla supremes with a side of beans and rice. I took one bite of the quesadilla and it was good. i tried the rice and beans and they were very tasty... until bite #3... In my refried beans, there was a matted grayish black hair ball mixed in!!! I'm not sure if it was a rodents hair ball because it didn't really look like human hair. The staff was very courteous and apologetic about the situation, we then left with out any further dining and no I didn't want the rest of the the food to go . I would not recommend this place because you never know what's going on in the kitchen. read more

Ambiance was authentic. Apparently a local fave as there were a lot of locals, and the place was about 2/3 full during the weekday we visited for dinner. I tried one of their burrittos. It was filling and did not skimp on ingredients. Also reasonably priced. read more

Best Mexican restaurant I've ever been too. The seafood is so fresh and good! Me and the Mrs will definitely be back!

Estaba delicioso!! Wow what a nice and interesting place ! So it's a Mexican seafood restaurant and oyster bar. Its very nice, very classy and they were playing salsa music. Not Norteña or Tejano, but Salsa. That was cool. I had the Tex Mex enchilada plate, and it was delicious! Instead of typical ground beef it was chopped beef and it was served with fajita sauce. Why not seafood ? Well I stopped here after driving 4 straight hrs and wasn't feeling adventurous. And they had Valentina hot sauce, on the table. We all know what that means...it's a sign of a great restaurant. They have live Salsa music on Friday and Saturday nights and during the day on Sunday. read more

Ostioneria Michoacan - Tex Mex Enchiladas - Mexican Near Me - Houston, Texas

el servicio y comida muy bien. pero el manager que le dicen chaparro pide propina de hasta $100 dolar y se enoja si no le das y te lo pide a lo descarado read more

Awesome waitress and bartender very beautiful ladies Oysters. Food very very good thank you for a good service

This place is the bomb on their web site they say they open late . We got off the plane and car rental it would be about 9 getting late after getting lost a few times finally we find the place it's about 930 the place is jumping people still coming in . We found the right place nothing worst than coming in to a place ready to close not this place the band just started the food was amazing pepper lined shrimp bacon wrap their Mexican style empanadas is very different made with a corn taco shell again amazing love everything try this place if you are I. Houston read more

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DO NOT COME HERE. Staff takes forever. Sketchy area. (Car has been broken into TWICE I've been in this area) we got sat and it took 10 minutes for a waitress to come back and give us menus. she left and took 20 minutes to take our drink order. she returned a half hour later with not even half the drinks and most of them wrong. We waited 30 mins+ to order. The music is way too loud, and after 2 hours we asked for our food to go. we hadn't received ANY food and the waitress asked for our cards (Sketch). We then said to cancel everything, it is ridiculous we waited more than 2 hours for food. She then said all of the food was ready and we kindly waited for a couple more minutes. She brought out ONE bag of food, and I asked if all of the food was even ready (I knew this lady kept lying to us or she kept blaming the DJ for the volume of music or the kitchen for her own mistakes) we then asked for all of our food to be cancelled and she said that wasn't possible (I've been a waitress before and I know that you have the right to cancel anything regardless if it's ready or not). she then began asking for credit cards and we said NO WAY. There was no way in hell we were gonna be charged for food we hadn't ate or at the very least even SEEN. In the end the waitresses didn't care for the inconvenience and REFUSED to give back our cards no matter how many times we asked or how polite we tried being. we paid for our drinks and we left. if I could give this place 0 stars I would. 0/10. save your money and time. You're better off getting tacos from a truck or going to Mambo's. One of the most unprofessional places I've been at. DO NOT COME HERE. read more

We stumbled into this restaurant that clearly caters to the local Hispanic community. Still, we were warmly welcomed and seated promptly. Our waitress had some difficulty understanding us, but made the effort. The lunch menu is mostly fried stuff, so we ended up splitting a grilled shrimp plate off the dinner menu. Absolutely delicious. Lots of tea refills along with warm chips & a spicy salsa. All in all, a great find. read more

Ostioneria Michoacan - Grilled Shrimp Dinner - Mexican Near Me - Houston, Texas

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Great place. Very diverse menu. Cold beer and this place is as close to being in Mexico as you can get. I've been here three separate weekends and I drive in from San Antonio for this place. Holiday inn next door is perfect to walk or crawl over to eat and drink. Crab fingers are the best! read more

I come here at least 2/3 times a week to eat lunch. Although the food is ok, today the service was not good at all. Then when the waitress asked "is everything good?" I started explaining the problem but once I finished she asked- " is everything good". Hum- I'll leave it at that! Frustrating, I finally stopped eating and left. read more

Never coming here again, food was disgusting and made me sick to my stomach the whole day

First off this place is hard to get to going north on the 1-45. You have to exit the exit before you even come close to the beltway or you'll overshoot your exit and drive around under the spaghetti looking freeway mess above and out of your way unless there is a secret backstreet I'm unaware of. Upon entering I was pleasantly greeted by a hostess. The interior is very outdated but I didn't care because I was getting my food to go. BTW they are open till 1 am on the weekdays. I was given an extensive menu with some pictures of the food. This is mainly a Mexican seafood restaurant but you don't have to order seafood. I love yummy Mexican seafood especially whole fried fish. I ordered a whole fried fish (forgot what kind-pic attached) which came topped with shrimp, calamari and a couple other fresh chopped types of seafood and fresh green onions. It was late at night so sorry about forgetting all the details. It also came with a rice that complimented the fish and I asked for refried beans. It took about 20 minutes to cook and I left. Well the fresh smelling food overcame my sense of smell and I had to open up my to go platter and immediately dig in. Oh everything was so fresh, hot, seasoned well and absolutely delicious! I ate like a starved person. My taste buds definitely say FAN! I'll be back for sure. They have different kinds of whole fish available also. Just ask them for your preference. If you eat inside I would suggest sitting by the huge aquarium. It's the most attractive decor inside the restaurant and separates the restaurant from the dimly lit bar. read more

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This is my go-to place for reasonably priced, fresh Mex-style seafood on da Northside. Conveniently located, it's a zip around the corner from my office, off a not-too scary section of the of I-45 North feeder (see my Taco Cabana review). The speciality here is seafood. Ostioneria Michoacan offers lunch, dinner, and late night--sometimes with a live band, but no desayunos. So far, my favorite dish to order here has been the Empanadas de Mariscos off the Hot Appetizer menu. For about $5.50, you get three sizable, deep-fried corn tortillas wrapped turnover style around a mixture of crab meat, shrimp, onions and spices. The empanadas are accompanied by shredded lettuce and tomato slices, a lime wedge and an orange slice. I douse the empanadas with limon and salsa verde and gobble them up with the tomato slices. Perfecto. I've tried the enchiladas verdes de camaron (shrimp) and the fried crawfish tails too, but nothing hits the spot like those empanadas. I plan on returning because it's close to work, but it's also a better bargain than the Pappas Seafood just on the other side of the freeway and its atmosphere is more subdued than Mambo's up the street. The only drawback for me so far is the language barrier. I speak functional foodie Espanol. Perhaps my accent is just off the chain bad or we had a jacked up connection, but I could not for the life of me call in a simple order para llevar (to go, por favor). When I arrive and place the order in person, all is bien. Also, you have to ask for salsa, they don't just automatically throw some in with your order. I had to find out the hard way the first time. Very upsetting to eat Mexican food salsa-less. Maybe next time will be mejor. read more

Ostioneria Michoacan - Pretty skylight mural - Mexican Near Me - Houston, Texas

When they said "jalapeno salsa" they meant burn your tongue to your tummy kind of spice!. My favorite dish(s) here is Clams in Jalapeno Salsa (it's really mussels) or Shrimp, or Octopus, all drowning in what I believe is the hottest green peppers on earth blended with lemon and cilantro. The bartender gave me the tip yesterday of eating it with crackers which helped the burn a little bit. It's a perfect appetizer for downing some good cold beer with! The place is very large, with a restaurant and bar section. They usually have live music going on at the bar area. Which is dimly lit and separated from the brighter restaurant section by a big beautiful fish tank. The whole area is usually very well air conditioned, so make sure to bring a jacket if you go here. They have a very extensive menu of seafood including red snapper, talapia, and catfish. I don't eat fish but my friends usually order them and it comes with the whole fish, head and all. They have fried, or grilled so you can kind of be a little bit healthier of you want. The service is very professional and quick. I've always had a good time here but I think they've been out-shined by other well known places close by like Lupe Tortilla and Tokyohana (to name a few). If you're around this area, bypass all the brighter shinier places along the road and give this place a spin. read more

Ostioneria Michoacan - Shrimp in jalapeno salsa - Mexican Near Me - Houston, Texas

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I'd passed this place for years, always saying, "I need to check that place out some time." I wish I'd done so sooner; Ostioneria Michoacan is AWESOME! First off, they have the plumpest, tastiest oysters I've found in Houston in years. At first, I was a little miffed they don't have horseradish, but the quality of the oysters and my discovery that mixing their cocktail sauce with the habanero hot sauce and a squeeze of lime soon had me changing my feelings about the "need" for horseradish. Second, the micheladas are freaking AWESOME! I am officially addicted. Third, the Parrillada de Huachinango was out of this world. The red snapper was perfectly cooked (as was everything else), and the seafood mix of shrimp, mussels, and calamari (they kindly omitted the pulpo at our request) was absolutely delicious. Finally, the portion sizes are very generous. My friend and I were both too full to finish our plates, and we do not have small stomachs. If you live on the north side and like Mex-style seafood, you MUST check Michoacan out! read more

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Food are great the settings and placing are comfortable. Service is good and fast. Love Elizabeth Amaya great customer service and very friendly... I surely recommend this place. If you love seafood you will love it here also... Was the 03/27/2022 a.r.I. read more

This place has probably become my favorite restaurant...in the whole country lol. I had my first Michelada here and I'll never forget it. We opted for the Steak and Shrimp Fajitas. It was delicious and very filling for 2 people. It was actually pretty cheap as well. The decor make you feel like you're in a shack off the beach and the food taste like my friends Mexican grandmother is the chef.There's is a very homey feel and you can tell all of the people in the restaurant are regulars. It's truly authentic food that I've never had anywhere else. read more

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Doesn't deserve a star.... This place is disgusting. I ordered enchiladas and got some form of chicken with lettuce, oranges, cucumbers and tomatoes. Chicken was dry, tough, flavorless and the picture speaks for itself.... after two bites I put it in the trash. If you don't speak Spanish and are a gringo then stay away. I'd recommend Burger King instead. read more

Ostioneria Michoacan - Mexican Near Me - Houston, Texas

Ordered the Botana Shrimp and it was definitely overpriced for the taste and quantity. $22 for 20 large shrimp over cooked and the spice they cooked it in was apt of lemon flavor 1 potatoe and 1/3 of half an ear of corn. I ordered the fried catfish plate. The fried part was falling off my fish. The fried rice was delicious. The soup was a very small bowl for the price too. But the toast bread is delicious too. Wait staff was very nice and attentive. read more

I love it. Fresh seafood creatively prepared. I was at a business meeting and we enjoyed the food so much, we ate here three times in a week. Good margaritas, fantastic oysters and excellent fried Red Snapper and shrimp (not to mention their signature baby octopus) make this the restaurant of choice for me in the Greenspoint area. Very reasonable prices too. All opposites of my review of Pappa's Seafood which was poorly prepared, tasteless, and expensive. Do yourself a favor and, should you find yourself at Pappa's, just cross the freeway. read more

Despite not getting ostiones (oysters) at Ostioneria Michoacan, I still had a great meal and got in some Spanish practice. Thanks to the waitstaff for humoring the chinito speaking espanol with a bad accent. I know I nailed "hola" and "gracias" but not sure if anything else I said was correct. But I was there with a couple of Spanish speakers who probably told them to just humor me. What I lack in Spanish fluency, I make up for in a knowledge of good food, and this place serves it. Not the fanciest, not gourmet, but good food I could eat on a regular basis. The prices were a tad higher than I expected, because I was envisioning dirt cheap. But it is not expensive either for seafood - reasonable. We started with una botana de camarones. The shrimp were decent sized and fresh. They came in a slightly salty slightly spicy brown sauce that was delicious. Peel the shrimp, dip it in the sauce, and enjoy. It took a little longer than I expected for the entrees to come out, so the sauce made it onto some chips and crackers too and was still tasty. I ordered the blackened Tilapia with a few shrimps on top. It came out flavorful and tender, very good. The rice that came with it was plentiful and tasty. A vegetable medley managed to tag along for the ride too and added some nutrients to my meal after loading up on chips earlier. There was a mariachi band there for evening entertainment as well. The bar area looked fun and open late. It's a little far from my house, but I like this place. Me gusta mucho. read more

Overall the food is ok the wait time is not bad drinks are not the best but better than nothing However the staff omfg! We have one "new" waitress helping us and she wasn't paying attention to what she was doing she confused all of our order and she got mad because we didn't want that and keep it ( I don't give a s""") I just wanted what we ordered not what she thought we ordered. The attitude is what it was killing me read more

NEVER COMING BACK HERE EVER AGAIN! They are very dirty and the food was raw. The cups were very dirty that you can still see they didn't clean it. And then the plates had dirty stains. We asked to get another plate and a cup cause it was dirty. Then she went back and brought some clean ones. But then it was still dirty and the cup had rice floating in it. And there was a hole on the floor which someone can easily fall which is dangerous!!!! I can't even think coming here again. Is disgusting!!!! I give them 1star!!! Poor!! read more

I had the mojarra and it was amazing, the service was veryyyy fast aswell, the beans were good and the fried rice was good but it tasted more like chinese rice but no complaints here. Definitely stop by!!! They also have a free vallet with nice guys. Coming from California this was a great meal before my flight back home. read more

This place is spacious, clean and affordable. They have a wide variety of dishes and beverages to choose from. Its well worth trying if you've never been. read more

Ostioneria Michoacan - #2 Shrimp platter only cost $5.95 - Mexican Near Me - Houston, Texas

So came here like at 12 and the mariachi band was playing by the bar, really enjoyed that part because it was something new. So not being from Houston I was told to go here for their shrimp botana. We ordered the fish ceviche and beef fajita plate which was great. The bad part was when we ordered I made sure to tell our waitress we wanted the shrimp botana peeled, I even asked if they could do that and she said yes. Then when the plate was brought out it wasn't peeled, so that was never corrected. Also when we ordered the beef fajita plate we were missing our rice and refried beans. The food was okaaaaay, but service could have been better. read more