I came to visit 2/8/2025 and was serviced by a waitress named Saja She was absolutely great not only was she very familiar with the food menu and cocktails her service was amazing she was very attentive. the music was a great vibe as well she suggested for us to visit for brunch and i definitely will be back! Saja was amazing

Food,service and atmosphere was great! I had the fried chicken and was so good will return, also it's part of 5 Central which has a cigar bar, lounge and hookah

We were looking for soul food spots around the area and decided to trust social media . We landed on Upper Kirby Bistro. It was in the middle of a rainy Saturday afternoon. The place wasn't packed and we were seated right away. Waitress was pleasant not pushy and professional. The food came out at a normal time, they had a live DJ entertaining guests and he played good old R&B from the 2000s. The food was great. I had the soul food dish all was great, but would have preferred more than 1 lonely piece of a bit rubbery oxtail. He had catfish and grits. I shun grits. I tasted his, my goodness the explosion of flavor in my mouth was unbelievable. This place nailed it! Compliments to the chef! Drink of choice? A carafe of elevated mimosa. Ran to the ladies room came back to a surprise. DJ giving me a shootout for my birthday and the whole restaurant clapping for me. Honey bunny made me . Was offered a great strong shot on the house and a shot glass as birthday gift. The place seems smalls but it's not. It has a bunch of different rooms to accommodate big groups as well as intimate events. I would love to go back there in the evening it must be simply beautiful. Upper Kirby Bistro is such a vibe, subtle class, my type of spot. Will 100% return. Reason I didn't give 5 stars? Parking is a bit tricky. They have valet but...that's a whole other story.

All food items from the lunch menu were delectable! No complaints! I was hoping to enjoy their brunch I heard so many raves about but that's only offered on the weekend! Not hard to assume, I will be back for that too! The atmosphere is moody and the instrumental jazz and r&b was a nice vibe!

Second time at upper Kirby was for restaurant weeks lunch special. They offered a four course dining experience. To start I had the gumbo and my friend opted for coconut curry wings. Second were the crispy Asian shrimp; so large crispy but still juicy. For our entree we went with the chicken with mashed potatoes. I had broccolini as my side and she chose spinach. Final round was dessert, molten chocolate cake & peach cobbler. The kitchen brought our dessert out like 2 mins after our entrees arrived. That was odd considering they were both warm desserts served with ice cream. After our server came by to check on us he gladly replaced them with no issue. EVERYTHING WAS GOOD!! AMAZING CUSTOMER SERVICE Side note the server made me a custom mock-tail that was both delicious and beautiful.

It's unfortunate the review is so low. We hosted a HNOMA (National Organization of Minority Architects - Houston) event here a few years ago. It was my first time and really enjoyed the fellowship. Since then, I've come for a couple of work lunches and it's always been a pleasant dining experience. Our office frequently orders here for lunch-n-learns and it's always a big hit! Today we wanted to support a black-owned business for Juneteenth and ordered food to-go. Alicia was sweet, attentive (greeted us right when we came in), and made an expresso martini while we waited for our order. Yummy! Thank youuu!

Wow, wow, wow! We were all truly impressed with this restaurant, the food and the amazing service by Victoria is top shelf! It is a Black-owned restaurant. The R&B music was great. I love how the restaurant looks. We were looking for a good restaurant to dine at after a long day of airline delays and long lines at the car rental company. We decided to stop by and try out this place. We were happy with our choice to dine here. Everything that came out of the kitchen was delicious and piping hot. My sisters and friends decided to order all of the appetizers from the happy hour menu to try them all. I opted to order a meal from the dinner menu. I ordered the Fannie Mae chicken dinner which came with 4 pieces of buttermilk fried chicken, garlic mashed potatoes, collard greens, Texas toast and a pickled pepper. Oh my goodness, I didn't want my dining experience to end at Upper Kirby Bistro. This was the perfect way to jumpstart our weekend! Shoutout to the chef/chefs that are definitely on point in the kitchen! Thank you to the owners for amazing food and service. I will definitely be back when I visit Houston again.