Josephine's

318 Gray St, Houston
(713) 527-8988

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Mississippi Hot Catfish Nuggets
Picture of Everything Ordered
Halfshell Grilled Redfish
KeyLime Pie Doughnut
Shrimp Poboy w Fries
Blue Crab Rice Bowl
Chicken on a Stick
Smoked Redfish Dip
Fresh French Bread
Barq's Peanut Pie

Menu

Shareables
Biscuits
Buttermilk BiscuitsSeasonal JamSteens Cane Syrup Butter3 eachAllergies:DairyGluten
Hushpuppies
Hush puppies and Pickled jalapeno-Tartar sauce5pc 1oz eaAllergies:GlutenShellfish alert (fryer)Dairyallium
Chicken on a Stick
Chicken on a StickPickle Brined Chicken, Fried on a stick with pickles and served with Buttermilk DressingAllergies:AlliumDairyGluten Shellfish( fryer alert)
Blue Crab Rice Bowl
Local Carolina gold rice, gulf blue crab, crab fat aioli, scallionsAllergies:ShellfishAllium EggDairy
Calabrian Shrimp
Head on shrimp, calabrian chilis, garlic, white wine, parsley, french bread
Shrimp & Grits
Shrimp and Grits7 Gulf Shrimp (36-40Sauce CreoleButton MushroomsBaconGarlicAllergies:Shellfish DairyAllium NightshadePorkmushroom
Smoked Redfish Dip
Smoked RedfishLemon, Creole Mustard, Horseradish, Chives, Parsley, Scallions, Mayo, Saltines, Ranch PowderAllergies:AlliumGluten
BBQ Blue Crab

Salads
Southern Pea Salad
Mix of Peas, Tossed in a lemon aioli and fresh herbs with diced onions, topped with white cheddar, grated egg, capers, and pea tendrilsAllergies:Allium DairyEgg
Heirloom Tomato Salad
Blue Plate Mayo, dill, chives, shallots, cucumbers, french dressing, maldon
Captain's Salad
Iceberg & spinach blend, Carrots, red onions, tomatoes, boiled egg, bacon bits, cheddar cheese, cucumber, ranch, ranch saltine crumbles.Add blackened chicken +$8Add blackened shrimp +$12Add fried oysters +$14

Boiled Seafood
Half order Shrimp
Full order Shrimp
Tossed in Wet Sauce

Sandwiches
Oyster Poboy w/ Fries
PoBoys: Oysters6-10pc (size dependent)LeidenHeimer Bun Dill pickles Iceberg lettuce tomatoesmayoAllergies:Shellfish Gluten
Shrimp Poboy w/ Fries
PoBoys: Shrimp10-12pcLeidenHeimer Bun Dill pickles Iceberg lettuce tomatoesmayoAllergies:Shellfish Gluten
Sittin Sidewayz Burger w/ Fries
Sittin Sidewayz burger3ea/2-2.5oz pattiesBlackened on the charbroil grill topped with American cheese, bread and butter pickles, fried onions, fifty sauceAllergies:GlutenDairyAllium
Chicken Cutlet Poboy
Calabrian chile aioli, giardiniera, shredded iceberg lettuce, tomato, preserved hot banana pepper, provolone, on leidenheimer
Muffuletta 1/2
Half sandwich, capicola, mortadella, salami, provolone, Swiss, olive salad, Royal Bakery bun. Served with house potato chips.
Mississippi Hot Catfish Sandwich
Collard green slaw, spiced honey, pickles

Sides
Red Beans and Rice (Cup)
Jasmine RiceRed Kidney Beans Andouille, Bacon,Chrystals, Tabasco,Worcestershire,Bay Leaves, Trinity, Garlic, Chicken StockAllergies:PorkAllium
Collard Greens
Collard GreensOnion, Garlic, Bacon, Chrystals, Molasses, Worcestershire, cane vinegarAllergies:Allium, Pork
Crispy Brussels
Crispy Fried BrusselsTabasco Mash-VinaigretteWhipped Chevre Crispy pork skins Allergies:DairyGluten and shellfish(fryer alert)Alliumpork
Gumbo (Cup)
Trinity(green bell pepper, onion, celery) Andouille, chicken thighs, dark roux, Chrystals, Tabasco, Garlic, Bay Leaves, Creole Spice, Scallions, Jasmine Rice, okra Allergies:PorkAllium
Jar O Pickles
Side of Steamed Rice
Fried Okra
Comes with side of comeback sauce.

For the Table
Snapper Collar
Jamaican jerk rub, chili butter
Comeback Chicken
Half chicken, green beans, cornbread
Halfshell Grilled Redfish
Palacios farm-raised redfish, chermoula

Desserts
Thick Mint Cookie Sandwich
chocolate cookie, mint buttercream, chocolate ganache, cocoa nibs
Corn Tres Leches
Cornmeal, candied almonds, amaretto, cheddar crisp
Buttermilk Tart
Gluten Free. Sweet potato crust, toasted meringue, candied sweet potato.

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Recent Reviews

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...
February 2026
Greg was an exceptional server. We ordered crawfish and an entree to split between the two of us and he gave us our crawfish first and then entree later and we loved that he did that for us. Food was delicious, for myself a Colorado girlie I loved that they had coors on draft.
February 2026
First time to the restaurant. Ordered chicken & Gumbo, and jerk rub fish collars for dinner. The food did taste great the atmosphere was great and everything felt great until I started to write a review for it.

When I go over the online photos of these beautiful dishes, I realized that all reviewers ordered the jerk rub fish collars got 3+ pieces over the years even most recently (2 weeks ago), but I was served for only 2 pieces at the same 35 dollars. I...
January 2026

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Josephine's

318 Gray St, Houston, TX 77002
(713) 527-8988