Plastered on the welcoming page of the Maison Chinoise website are these words: "The art of contemporary Asian cuisine." This is what the new restaurant is known for—dishes that combine a fusion of contemporary and traditional Chinese cuisine inspired by the vast culinary landscape of China.

What's on the menu

The new location is apart of the Lombardi Family Concepts, which opened its first Maison Chinoise restaurant in Dallas in 2023. The Houston menu has not been released yet, but the Dallas menu boasts starters, appetizers, premium housemade dim sum and dumplings, main courses, rice, noodles and dessert.
Premium housemade dumplings are made at Maison Chinoise, with options that include King Prawn, truffle mushroom, pork and hot and sour soup dumplings. (Courtesy Maison Chinoise via Facebook)
Premium housemade dumplings are made at Maison Chinoise, with options that include King Prawn, truffle mushroom, pork and hot and sour soup dumplings. (Courtesy Maison Chinoise via Facebook)
Starters and appetizers include dishes such as coconut milk bread and Sichuan salt and pepper lamb lollipops, while main entrees include Mongolian beef, pan seared Chilean sea bass and tofu eggplant claypot. The menu also showcases an imperial peking duck served with mandarin crepes, cucumber, scallion, honeydew, pickled papaya and sweet bean sauce.

The housemade dim sum and dumplings come in an array of options, such as prawn and pork siu mai, xiao long bao, truffle mushroom dumplings and pan fried wagyu beef pot stickers.

For dessert


On the sweet side, Maison Chinoise offers Texas pecan dumplings, made with caramel pecan xiao lang bao and an apple compote; Ube Nutella bao, with coconut charcoal, strawberry sauce and sea salt; and a banana spring roll, filled with cream cheese, mango lime coulis, coconut sorbet and chocolate soil.
The restaurant's dessert menu features classic Mochi Ice Cream in three-piece seasonal flavors. (Courtesy Maison Chinoise via Facebook)
The restaurant's dessert menu features classic Mochi Ice Cream in three-piece seasonal flavors. (Courtesy Maison Chinoise via Facebook)
The restaurant also offers tea service and an extensive wine list, with a diverse selection of featured cocktails, according to the website.

One more thing

Maison Chinoise will be located in the River Oaks Shopping Center inside The Driscoll at River Oaks.