55 Degreez Wine Bar opens in Spring TX
Without any fanfare and only a large Now OPEN banner, 55 Degreez Wine Bar has quietly opened in Spring TX. I was immediately curious about what was behind the darkened windows of its mysterious store front.
After I walked in and was able to adjust my eyes from the bright sunshine to the darkened bar I was amazed. I thought for sure that I had just been transported from Spring TX to a hip, cool wine bar in downtown Houston and the lack of a TV told me that this was NO sports bar.
The interior is decorated in a Moroccan theme with plush fabric draped on the ceiling, red chairs, and a L shaped granite counter top. The bar’s lighting of pendants, glittery chandeliers, and tea lights sets the mood for an evening of casual conversation while enjoying the nuances of wine.
My husband and I sat down at the bar and perused the extensive selections of wine by the glass. Unable to make a decision on an individual glass, we both opted to have a wine flight. A wine flight is a 2 ounce pour of 3 different wines of the same style for $15.
My husband chose a Merlot and I chose a Pinot Noir flight. I was served a pinot noir from Oregon, Napa Valley, and France. The mixture of tannins and blackberries in the Napa Valley Pinot made it my favorite of the three.
55 Degreez has a nice selection of what they call “Small Plates”. The Small Plates range in price from $7 to $15. Cheese plate with house artisan cheeses with olive oil bread, grits and shrimp, mac & cheese, and crab cake are just a few of the selections.
My husband decided on the Sliders for $9 which were described as sirloin mini burgers with smoked tomato and confit truffle cheese and apple smoked bacon. I on the other hand chose the Pizza for $11 which was described as a sausage, shaved garlic, smoked tomato sauce and red pepper pizza.
Upon the arrival of our food selections, I instantly knew that my husband had made a better choice than me. On a stainless rectangular plate, he was served two small sirloin burgers on fluffy buns with a side of crispy golden fries wrapped in a white cone and placed in a stainless vase. In between bites, I asked him to describe the food and he simply said “Yummy”.
My sausage pizza on the other hand was less than memorable. The crust had the distinct taste of cardboard and I was more than disappointed because this was no gourmet pizza. The $0.99 frozen grocery store pizzas tasted better.
Would I be back again to visit? Absolutely. But next time I will be ordering the Sliders.
55 Degreez Wine Bar is located between Starbucks and Fuji Hana in the HEB Shopping Plaza at 7316 Louetta in Spring TX. Their hours of operation are Tuesday - Thursday 2 - 10 pm, Friday 2 - midnight, and Saturday 1 - midnight.
Stop in on Friday or Saturday for their Happy Hour from 5 - 7 pm and then stick around for the live Jazz that performs from 8 - 11 pm.
The Wine Bar is located within 5 minutes of the heavy wooded and established Spring Texas neighborhoods of Memorial Northwest, Champion Forest, and Wimbledon.
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