DINING FEATURE
BY EMILY LINCKE
3 ITEMS TO TRY
Sourdough sirloin burger ($12): A sirloin beef patty is served on sourdough toast with blue cheese crumbles.
From left: Chayn Mousa and Darren Bean opened Mirage 38 in June 2021.
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MIDWEEK FUN Mirage 38 hosts live music on Wednesdays and some weekends with happy hour running from 4-6 p.m.
National martini day, 11 a.m.-midnight Mandi Powell, 7-10:30 p.m. Leo Mendoza Tonight, 7-10:30 p.m. Independence Day, 11 a.m.-10 p.m. Juba Normand Live, 7-10:30 p.m. Mandi Powell, 7-10:30 p.m.
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Clover Club ($9): This raspberry cocktail is topped with whisked egg white u and raspberries.
Ahi tuna ($15): Seared ahi tuna is plated atop a bed of arugula and tomatoes and served with buttered toast.
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COURTESY MIRAGE 38
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Mirage 38 Restaurant provides upscale atmosphere for Spring-area customers M irage 38 is home to a variety of hand-made cocktails, a cigar lounge an espresso martini. According to Mousa, the menu is not extensive because quality is prioritized over quantity. “Everything is made fresh to
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name of his current business. “Mirage is a subdivision back here that I live in, and 38 years ago, I opened Chayn’s,” Mousa said. Even though Mousa and Bean have been involved with other restaurants and bars, Bean said Mirage 38 stands apart. “I think the biggest key to success is not only the quality of the food, the drinks, the service, but we’re here,” Bean said. “I take one night o a week. [Mousa] has taken one night o since we’ve opened.” Mousa said being involved with day-to-day operations is important to Mirage 38’s success. “We care about the customers,” Mousa said. “We’re fully aware of everything going on.”
Mirage 38 13455 Cutten Road, Ste. 2A, Houston 281-836-6039 www.mirage38.com Hours: Mon.-Tue. 4-10 p.m., Wed.-Thu. 4-11 p.m., Fri.-Sat. 4 p.m.- midnight, closed Sun.
and entrees made with fresh ingre- dients—elements that add to the restaurant and bar’s upscale lounge feel, co-owner Chayn Mousa said. According to co-owner Darren Bean, most patrons of Mirage 38 are age 30 or older, so the bar is relaxed, lacking the rowdy behavior one might see with a younger clientele. “It’s like a speakeasy for mature adults,” Bean said. Mirage 38’s menu includes dishes ranging from shrimp cocktail and peppered yellown tuna to let mignon and charcuterie boards. Customers can also enjoy a variety of wine, beer and cocktails, such as
order, including the pico de gallo on the shrimp cocktail,” Mousa said. “The arugula salad, the potatoes— everything is done on the spot.” Mousa and Bean have both been in the restaurant industry for decades. When Mousa moved to Houston in 1982, he opened a bar named Chayn’s, where Bean worked as a bartender. Eventually, Mousa sold Chayn’s, but he and Bean opened a new venture together in June 2021. Mousa said he used details from his personal life to concoct the
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