Da Marco Restaurant Review
1520 Westheimer Rd. (Winsor St.) 
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Houston, TX 77006
713-807-8857 | Make Restaurant Reservations | Menu
Da Marco Restaurant is one of our 2012
| Top 10 Houston Food Rating Restaurants
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Cuisine
Open
Lunch Tues.-Fri., Dinner Tues.-Sat.Features
- Heart-healthy dishes
- Romantic setting
- Full bar
- Reservations suggested
- Outdoor dining
- Valet parking
- Business casual
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 Born in Italy but raised in the United States, chef-owner Marco Wiles spent summers at the elbow of an aunt who taught him the ropes of northeastern Italian cuisine. After he earned his chef stripes in some of Houston’s most celebrated restaurants, he opened his own sunny trattoria with butter-yellow walls, blonde hardwood floors and splashes of red to stimulate the appetite. He often re-creates juicy pork shanks with polenta, one of his aunt's specialties. Other signature dishes are the sea bass with grilled grapefruit; the lamb chops; and the artichoke alla giudea starter. Known to use no cream and just a little butter, Wiles makes smart use of pancetta to give depth to Brussels sprouts, and as a wrap for guinea hens that are then baked and served with a grape sauce. For a light entrée, we like the scallops with radicchio and mustard. Big spenders should consider the 48-ounce porterhouse for two. Certainly do not overlook the tightly focused, all-Italian wine list or the almond cream cake with gianduia fudge.
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