Join Chef Hugo for the - Mexican Riviera Crystal Cruise on November 28th Leaving From LA & stopping in Cabo San Lucas, Mazatlan and Puerto Vallarta!

For more information, contact Janna Schulze at 713-590-8226 janna.schulze@ frosch.com

For a couple of years, we have been thinking of doing Comida Corrida at Hugo’s but were uncertain what form it should take.  Comida Corrida is a quick, inexpensive daytime meal served all over Mexico for workers.  It can be in the form of a buffet or it can be ordered by menu and the whole meal is offered at one price.  It is simple, satisfying quick and well priced.  You might start with a cup of soup, the entrée might be a guisado (stew) or enchiladas and the dessert might be a flan or rice pudding.  Now, we offer a Comida Corrida at Hugo’s along with our usual menu offerings at lunch.

I want to invite you to come by and try the new bar menu at Hugo's.  It's full of small reasonably priced plates that go well with your favorite wine or cocktail. The piernas de codorniz en tomatillo (quail legs) are terrific and the albondigitas (little meatballs) are quite popular as well as the the Costillas de Puerco (pork ribs).  Hugo loves the tostadas de lengua (beef tongue tostadas) with a cold beer. My favorite is the Cuaresmenos Rellenos. They are large jalapenos, stuffed with chorizo, dipped in egg and sautéed.  Hugo and I ate these unusual tacos in a casual "diner" in Huatulco.  Hugo ate six of them.   Be careful because some can be hot! The happy hour group from 29-95.com blogged about our new bar menu. Read all about it here!

Chef Hugo has prepared special menus for his vegetarian guests. It has plenty of choices with some vegan items too. Just ask at the door for the special menu!

Sean has been working diligently on new specialty drinks and he has really outdone himself!  He is making marmalades, gastriques and fresh juices so you can enjoy some of the freshest and tastiest drinks around.  Check out some of his new creations on your next visit.  My new favorite at Hugo's is the Benediction Margarita made with El Tesoro tequila, yellow grapefruit, and orange marmalade. W. Healy, blogger for the Houston Press online wrote about our Malinche Margarita. To read more about it click here!

A private Dining Room

We are ready to take your reservations for private parties. We will be putting up our traditional poinsettia tree around Thanksgiving to get everyone in the mood to celebrate. To book the room, Contact Fernanda Millan, our Banquet Coordinator, You can reach her directly at 713-294-7175. You can download party menus and contact her online from our website here

Speaking of private parties, all four of our sister restaurants have private party spaces available. Please call the individual restaurants to make arrangements.   

Awards and Accolades

Yahoo™ is featuring notable Hispanics on their webpage and Hugo has been selected from Houston. 

We are excited to announce that both Chef Hugo Ortega and Sommelier Sean Beck received Certificates of Appreciation in recognition of their culinary excellence and outstanding service provided to the Houston Branch of The International Wine & Food Society on April 12, 2007.

Hugo’s has won a Sante award for excellence in the Traditional menu category. Sante is a national magazine for food and wine professionals and winning such award is a great honor!  Hugo and I traveled to the Napa Valley in November to receive the award. Backstreet Cafe also won an award for excellence in Innovative Menu Development.  Our two restaurants were the only two Houston restaurants that won awards.  Backstreet has won several Sante awards but this will be the first for Hugo’s!

Live Music

Located at our family of restaurants
Hugo’s – Viento for Sunday Brunch Buffet
Backstreet – Bob Chadwick Trio on Sunday Brunch
Prego – Mickey Mosely and Ray Wilson Sunday evenings