When you come to Marini's for the first time,
you are a new customer;
when you come for the second time,
you are well-known to us;
when you come for the third time,
you become our friend;
and when you come for the fourth time and thereafter,
you are part of the Marini Family.
Phone
(713) 266-2729
Location
10001 Westheimer # 2570
Houston, Texas 77042
Hours
Tue-Th 11:00a–8:00pm | F-Sa 11:00am–9:00pm
Monday & Sunday Closed
Gift Certificates Available!
We cater! Please email us at catering@theoriginalmarinis.com
Have a question about to-go orders?
Please call (713) 266-2729
Marini's Combos
All combos served with a side choice of: Soup, Salad or Curly Fries + Small Drink
$14.95
#1 (Numero Uno):
Two Savory Empanadas + House Dessert
$14.95
Speciality Empanada: + $1.25
$13.95
#2 (Numero Dos):
One Savory Empanada + One Dessert Empanada
$13.95
Speciality Empanada: + $1.25
$8.95
Kid's Meal:
Two Little Empanaditas + Curly Fries + Small Drink
$8.95
Traditional Argentine Flavors $4.00
Double the size of your empanada for $7.50! • Whole wheat available for $0.50 extra. • Add an additional ingredient from our menu for $0.50/each.
Beef “Gaucho”:
Ground beef, hard-boiled egg, olives, onions and spices
Chicken Diablo:
Diced chicken breast, sautéed onions, bell peppers, tomato sauce & spices
Fugazetta:
Seasoned sautéed onions & mozzarella cheese
Spinach:
Sautéed spinach, garlic, sautéed onions & mozzarella cheese
Humita:
Seasoned cream corn, sautéed onions, spices & mozzarella cheese
Ham and Cheese:
Diced smoked ham & mozzarella cheese
Plain Cheese:
Mozzarella cheese
Tuna:
Tuna sautéed bell peppers, onions, garlic, fresh basil & tomato sauce
Our Savory Creations $4.50
Double the size of your empanada for $7.95! • Whole wheat available for $0.50 extra. • Add an additional ingredient from our menu for $0.50/each.
Texas BBQ:
Slow cooked beef in our own tangy BBQ sauce
Hot Tia Maria:
Slow cooked beef, sautéed onions, poblano & serrano peppers in a spicy tomato sauce
Chuckwagon:
Slow cooked beef marinated in a red wine sauce with mushrooms, onion & tomato
English:
Ground beef, peas, carrots, potatoes, onions, Italian seasoning & Worcestershire sauce
Nacho Macho:
Beef Gaucho with refried beans, serrano peppers, jack & cheddar cheese
Las Pampas:
Beef Gaucho with avocado & mozzarella
Tex-Mex:
Texans BBQ with serrano peppers, jack & cheddar cheese
Chicken a La Queen:
Diced chicken breast marinated in White wine,onion, tomato & mushroom sauce
Chicken BBQ:
Diced chicken breast cooked in our own tangy BBQ sauce
Chicken Poblana:
Diced chicken breast cooked in our mole sauce
Lindas Chicken:
Diced chicken breast in a serrano-chipotle tomato sauce, jack & cheddar cheese
Mama Mia:
Chicken Diablo with serrano peppers & mozzarella cheese
Green Hulk:
Chicken a la Queen with sautéed spinach
Las Adelitas:
Chicken Diablo with refried beans, jack & cheddar cheese
Chicken a La King:
Chicken Diablo with sautéed spinach & mozzarella cheese
Italian Marcello:
Smoked sausage, pizza sauce & mozzarella cheese
Hawaiian Chu-Chu:
Ham & cheese with pineapples
Oinker:
Ground pork, spicy diced tomatoes & potatoes
Hippie:
Diced Genoa salami, sautéed onions, raisins & spices
Pizza:
Diced smoked ham, pizza sauce & mozzarella cheese
Cheese Empanadas $4.00
Double the size of your empanada for $7.25! • Whole wheat available for $0.50 extra • Add an additional ingredient from our menu for $0.50/each.
Pancho Villa:
Serrano peppers, mozzarella, jack & cheddar cheese
Viva Zapata:
Refried beans, serrano peppers, jack & cheddar cheese
Four Cheese:
Mozzarella, jack, cheddar & asiago cheese
Magnificat:
Mozarella, Jack, Cheddar with mushrooms
Vegetable Empanadas $4.00
Double the size of your empanada for $7.25! • Whole wheat available for $0.50 extra. • Add an additional ingredient from our menu for $0.50/each.
Vegetarian:
Diced tomato, bell peppers, onions, mozzarella & provolone cheese and spices
Spinach:
Cooked spinach, lemon juice, garlic, mozzarella and provolone cheese
Avocado:
Creamy avocado, diced tomato, onions, bell peppers, garlic and spices
Demichelli:
Creamy avocado, diced tomato, onions, bell peppers, garlic, mozzarella cheese, mushrooms, and spices
New Yorker:
Broccoli, cream sauce, onions, mozzarella & provolone cheese
Tomato Basil:
Diced Roma tomato, fresh basil, mozzarella & provolone cheese
Eggplant Parmigiana:
Sautéed eggplant, diced tomatoes, bell peppers & onions in a garlic tomato sauce, mozzarella & asiago cheese
Viva Mexico:
Fresh roasted poblano peppers, sautéed onions and mozzarella cheese
Asparagus King:
Asparagus, sautéed mushrooms and mozzarella cheese
Okie-dokie-artichokie:
Artichoke hearts,chopped spinach, cream and mozzarella cheese with spices.
Our Specialty Sandwiches
(Served on a warm French Baguette with lettuce, tomato & a side of curly fries, soup or salad)
$18.50
Churrasco Sandwich or Salad:
Grilled New York Steak marinated in Chimichurri sauce with lettuce and tomato
$18.50
$16.50
Chicken Sandwich:
Grilled chicken breast marinated in Chimichurri sauce with lettuce and tomato
$16.50
$13.50
Choripan Sandwich:
Grilled Italian sausage marinated in Chimichurri sauce with lettuce and tomato.
$13.50
$13.50
Marcello's Deli:
Fresh Basil, sliced tomato, extra virgin olive oil, mozzarella & asiago cheese
$13.50
$18.50
Beef or Chicken “Milanesa”:
Thin breaded beef or chicken breast w/lettuce and tomatoes and lemon wedge.
$18.50
$19.50
Milanesa a “Caballo”:
Breaded beef or chicken with two over-easy eggs, lettuce and tomato.
$19.50
$17.50
Milanesa a la “Parmigiana”:
Breaded Beef or Chicken topped with eggplant parmigiana
$17.50
$17.50
Rio Bravo:
Chopped brisket in tomato, onion, bell pepper sauce, fresh jalapenos, Monterdey Jack and Cheddar Cheeses.
$17.50
$17.50
South of the Border:
Slow cooked brisket in our BBQ sauce with chopped fresh onions, Monterrey Jack and Cheddar Cheese.
$17.50
Salads
(Served over a fresh spring mix, tomato wedges, carrots & cheese)
$18.00
Churrasco Salad:
Grilled New York Steak marinated in our Chimichurri Sauce
$18.00
$16.00
Chicken Salad:
Grilled chicken breast, marinated in Chimichurri sauce on top of our fresh mixed greens, sliced tomatoes, carrots topped with cheese.
$16.00
$18.00
Beef or Chicken Milanesa Salad:
Thin breaded beef
$18.00
$15.95
Club Salad:
Fresh mixed greens, sliced tomatoes, carrots, onions, salami, ham, mozzarella cheese, green and black olives. House dressing on the side.
$15.95
Dessert Empanadas $4.00
Double the size of your dessert empanada for $7.25! • Whole wheat available for $0.50 extra • Add an additional ingredient from our menu for $0.50/each. • Add cream cheese to any dessert for $0.25/each
Apple:
Fresh diced Granny Smith apples, cinnamon & sugar
Banana:
Fresh sliced bananas, cinnamon & sugar
Dulce de Leche:
Homemade sweetened condensed milk caramel
Strawberry:
Homemade strawberry preserve with a touch of sugar
Raspberry:
Homemade raspberry preserve with a touch of sugar
Blueberry:
Homemade blueberry preserve with a touch of sugar
Cherry:
Homemade cherry preserve with a touch of sugar
Pineapple:
Homemade pineapple preserve with a touch of sugar
Peach:
Homemade peach preserve with a touch of sugar
Pumpkin:
Homemade pumpkin with a touch of cinnamon & sugar
Sweet Potato:
Homemade sweet potato with a touch of vanilla & sugar
Guava:
Diced guava (tropical fruit) paste
Chocolate:
Milk chocolate chips
Specialty Dessert Empanadas $4.25
Double the size of your dessert empanada for $7.50! • Whole wheat available for $0.50 extra • Add an additional ingredient from our menu for $0.50/each. • Add cream cheese to any dessert for $0.75/each
Apple Gabriella:
Fresh diced Granny Smith apples, dulce de leche & cream cheese
Apple w/ Everything:
Fresh diced Granny’s Smith apples, mozzarella cheese, cinnamon, sugar & raisins
Apple Carnival:
Fresh diced Granny Smith apples with dulce de leche & walnuts
Banana w/ Everything:
Fresh sliced bananas, Mozzarella cheese, cinnamon, sugar & raisins
Banana Dulce de Leche:
Fresh sliced bananas & dulce de leche
Banana Carillon
Fresh sliced bananas, strawberries, and cream cheese.
CHIO Surprise:
Fresh Sliced bananas, rich milk chocolate chips & cream cheese
ELVIS Melbis:
Fresh sliced bananas, creamy peanut butter & dulce de leche
Fig w/ Everything:
Homemade fig preserve (locally grown), mozzarella cheese & walnuts
Kiti-Kiti:
Creamy peanut butter & rich milk chocolate chips
Peter Pan:
Creamy peanut butter & homemade strawberry preserve
Snickers:
Snickers candy bar, dulce de leche and creamy peanut butter
Patty all the Way:
Dulce de leche, rich milky chocolate chips & cream cheese
Evita Peron:
Homemade sweet potato, dulce de leche & walnuts
Elli's Belly:
Dulce de leche, shredded coconut & Cream Cheese
Navidad:
York Peppermint patty
Grandma's Marini:
Dulce de leche & mozzarella cheese
Grandpa's Marini:
Mozzarella cheese with cinnamon & sugar
Cherry Delight:
Rich milk chocolate chips, homemade cherry preserve & cream cheese
Oreo:
Oreo cookie pieces, dulce de leche & cream cheese
Strawberry Holiday:
Rich milk chocolate chips, homemade strawberry preserve & cream cheese
Berries Fairy:
Homemade Raspberry, Blueberry & Strawberry preserve
Smores:
Rich milk chocolate chips, mini marshmallows, & gram cracker crumbs
Mooskey:
Rich milk chocolate chips, shredded coconut & almonds
Pina Colada:
Fresh sliced bananas, shredded coconut & homemade pineapple
Marini's Sides
$6.75
House Salad:
Fresh mixed greens with sliced tomato, cheese and carrots. (Honey lemon (House dressing), Ranch or Blue Cheese)
$6.75
$6.50
Soup of the Day:
Ask us about our soup of the day
$6.50
$3.50 Small
/
$6.50 Large
Marini’s Original Curly Fries:
$3.50 Small
/
$6.50 Large
Non-Alcoholic Beverages
Don't Forget to Take Home a Bag of Our Healthy Yerba Mate Tea!
$2.25
Soft Drinks:
$2.25
$2.25
Iced Tea:
$2.25
$2.25
Bottled Soda:
$2.25
$1.75
Bottled Water:
$1.75
$2.50
Bottled Juice:
$2.50
$2.25
Argentine Green Tea:
$2.25
Alcoholic Beverages
Ask for Our Specialty Malbec Argentine Wine!
$3.00
Domestic Beer:
$3.00
$4.50
Imported Beer:
$4.50
$6.00
Homemade Sangria:
$6.00
$6.00
Wine by the Glass:
$6.00
WE CATER!
We have catering available for your special occasions and private parties, and to serve at your home or office. You can choose from our unique menu of empanadas: cocktail- or regular-sized; baked or fried. We also offer a delicious tray of homemade pastries baked daily. Please call us at 713-789-0350 or email us at catering@theoriginalmarinis.com with your order 48 hours before your event.
The Houston Chronicle Dining Guide
"The lure of these small packets spans age groups and cultures in a way that's almost primal."
The Houston Press: Best Empanada award 2008
"Inside, don't be surprised to see Marcello or his daughter greeting customers new and old like family, welcoming them with warm smiles and lots of friendly conversation."
"I love the fact that the Marini family has never resorted to the icky-sticky commercial fillings that many bakeries use these days. You get a real sense of the fruit from their dessert empanadas, which is all too rare."
