Josephine's
4.8 ★ average from 5 reviews
Josephine’s serves elevated Gulf Coast comfort food in a relaxed, thoughtfully designed space in Midtown. The menu highlights regional classics like raw oysters, shrimp and grits, and po'boys, all prepared with a focus on Southern traditions and fresh, local catches.
Location
Hours
- fri
- 11:00 AM – 3:00 PM, 5:00 – 11:00 PM
- mon
- 11:00 AM – 3:00 PM, 5:00 – 10:00 PM
- sat
- 11:00 AM – 11:00 PM
- sun
- 11:00 AM – 10:00 PM
- thu
- 11:00 AM – 3:00 PM, 5:00 – 10:00 PM
- tue
- 11:00 AM – 3:00 PM, 5:00 – 10:00 PM
- wed
- 11:00 AM – 3:00 PM, 5:00 – 10:00 PM
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Recent reviews
- ★★★★★Ganna Rybalchenko
It was incredible visiting this place for the first time, and I will definitely be back! The best crawfish I’ve ever had, excellent service from Justin, and an overall very cozy and welcoming atmosphere! You can see how delicious it was on a pictures before/after:))
- ★★★★☆Christine Bieda
Brussel sprouts had too much sauce and differing flavor profiles. Just too much going on for me but some may prefer it like that. Boiled shrimp and crawfish were good. Again the sauce was heavy and I'm glad we had it on the side. Paul Prudhomme would have approved. Sausage and mushrooms were also good. Service was good but not superior. Price is good and service and food were on par with the pricing structure. I would come back again and try some other things off the menu.
- ★★★★★Michael Nguyen
My wife and I were visiting from Colorado and were craving some seafood. The seafood, cocktails, and desserts were absolutely amazing! The atmosphere was fun and lively, and we were still able to have good conversation and hear each other. The staff and service were incredible! Will definitely come back next time we are in the Houston area.
- ★★★★★sweeta babeeta
Worth the trip! Stopped by on our way home from IAH looking for some Louisiana style food. Success! The recipes actually are slightly Mississippi influenced, but in Houston it is surprisingly difficult to find seafood which is actually seasoned New Orleans style. Josephine’s does a great job. It was a little early this season for crawfish, so the shells were a bit soft and they tended a little small, and not quite as heavily seasoned as I prefer, but the market price was in line with the area and the flavor was good. They seem to combine the boil and steam methods, which is how I prepare crawfish as well, so you can ask them to add more of the seasoning if you want to. I found the flavor built over time, so I didn’t modify. Most critically, you can get a real po-boy sandwich here. Yes! Leidenheimer bread, THE ONLY LEGITIMATE (remaining in commercial production) PO-BOY BREAD is used for their shrimp po-boy. My boys would only give me a corner of a crust, so it’s possible that I need to be a nicer mom, but it melts on the mouth. For this alone, we would be returning, but happily every item we tried (fresh oysters, hush puppies, the French fries and the above) was very good to excellent. Hope you enjoy it as much.
- ★★★★★Daniel Lee
Food was amazing and there’s tons of parking in the front- get crabs fingers, shrimp and grits a little greasy and salty for me, the chicharrones from the tuna was stale but they fixed it and it was amazing. The chicken skewers had skin so made it tasty, the tuna is out of this world, always try the jerk fish collars it’s out of this world. The oysters have flair but a little dry- worth trying though- all in all an amazing meal. The jambalaya balls we’re not that special for Michelin place but it was good. Total bill for 9 people $400.00