BLU - Restaurant & Lounge

4 (104)

$50 and over

Global, International

2248 Texas Dr, Sugar Land, TX 77479

About this restaurant

BLU Restaurant & Lounge is located in Sugar Land, Texas and offers an eclectic atmosphere where its patrons can enjoy a variety of cuisine influenced by the tastes of Asia. The pot stickers are always a popular way to begin the evening. Combine this appetizer plate with a few cocktails or glasses of wine and the mood at BLU Restaurant & Lounge is complete. Brunch is also a nice addition to your Sunday routine. At BLU Restaurant & Lounge, a main delight is the mushroom quiche. It comes with a savory sauce and more than enough onions to boot. Combine that with a nice fruit salad and you are well on your way to an enjoyable feast.

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Dining style
Casual Elegant
Price
$50 and over
Cuisines
Global, International, Thai, Tapas / Small Plates
Hours of operation
Sunday Brunch: 11:00am - 4:00pm Dinner: Tuesday-Saturday 4:00pm-10:00pm
Website
http://www.blusugarland.com/
Payment options
AMEX, Discover, Mastercard, Visa
Dress code
Smart Casual
Executive chef
Junnajet Hurapan
Catering
We do cater private parties and events. Chef Jett creates a customized menu based on your vision and budget. Please call our restaurant for more information.
Private party facilities
We have a VIP area that accommodates up to 65 people. It’s elevated from the rest of the restaurant and is great for a happy hour, cocktail & appetizer semi-private party. We have another semi-private space which accommodates up to 45 people sit-down dinner and includes a full bar that services the party. We are closed on Mondays and offer the restaurant as a great private event venue.

Location
2248 Texas Dr, Sugar Land, TX 77479
Neighborhood
Sugar Land
Cross street
Town Center Blvd.
Parking details
Valet parking is offered right next to BLU at the covered parking lot on Thurs/Fri/Sat evenings. Free parking is available at the covered parking lot attached to building where BLU is located. There is also outside street parking available.
Additional
Banquet, Bar Dining, Bar/Lounge, Beer, Counter Seating, Dancing, Delivery, Full Bar, Gluten-free Options, Happy Hour, Late Night, Non-Smoking, Outdoor Smoking Area, Patio/Outdoor Dining, Private Room, Takeout, Weekend Brunch, Wine

Steamed Shrimp Dumpling*$7.00
garlic oil, chili ponzu
Seared Wild Chive & Spinach Purse$6.00
ginger chili soy sauce
Chicken-Ginger Potsticker*$6.00
chili-ponzu sauce
Crispy Shrimp Roll$7.00
chicken-shrimp roll, plum dip
Veggie Spring Roll$6.00
plum dipping sauce
Sweet Potato Samosa$6.00
spicy tamarind sauce
Lamb Samosa*$8.00
crispy wrap w. herb & spices
Kaya Beef*$10.00
marinated dried beef w. red chili sauce
Crispy Bacon Wrapped Shrimp*$10.00
crispy fried shrimp mousse wrapped with bacon & thai chili tamarind glaze
Meatball Lollipops$6.00
grilled, sweet chili glazed
Grilled Chicken Satay$7.00
gourmet thai peanut sauce

Tasting Plate

Tasting Plate$22.00
Select 4 items from dim sum-tapas (max 1 seafood)
- Seafood$26.00

Starter

Fried Calamari$10.00
sweet pepper-garlic dipping sauce
Steamed Mussel's$12.00
sake, ginger, lime-basil broth, crostini
Firecracker Wings$12.00
crispy hot & spicy traditional bone in chicken wings & creamy dip
Chicken Nachos$14.00
crispy tortilla chips, queso, black bean, jalapeno, pico de gallo, sour cream, guacamole and roasted tomatillo salsa
Spicy Larb Chicken*$10.00
ground chicken w. mint, scallion, red onion, cilantro, toasted ground rice, dried chili & spicy lime dressing
Bang-Bang Beef*$12.00
grilled spicy steak slice w. cilantro, mint, tomato, red onion, toasted chili and lime juice
Salt & Pepper Popcorn Shrimp$12.00
crispy tempura shrimp w. chipotle-chili aioli dipping

Soups/Salad

Tom-Yum Soup$6.00
shrimp, mushroom, grape tomato, green onion, spicy cilantro- lemongrass broth
Black Bean Soup$5.00
w/ pico de gallo, chili garlic crostini
Blu Salad$11.00
frisee, napa, radicchio, crisp wonton, creamy miso dressing, grilled chicken
- Crispy Calamari$13.00

Veggie/Sides

Spicy Green Bean*$7.00
ginger, chili, black bean
Chili Eggplant*$8.00
garlic-chili basil sauce

Entrees: Poultry, Meat, Seafood

Grilled Chili Rack of Lamb$26.00
tomato-jalapeno salsa, smoked chili vinaigrette
Five Spice Braised Duck*$24.00
broccoli, ginger reduction, hot-sour dipping sauce
Char Grilled Ny Cut Steak$25.00
chili-cilantro thai dipping sauce and red onion-cucumber salad
Massaman Beef Short Ribs*$23.00
braised ribs w. spice, sweet potato, peanut, pearl onion, coconut-sweet curry sauce
Crispy Red Snapper*$28.00
3 flavor crispy filet whole fish w. spicy chili, basil, tamarind sauce
Seared Tuna$21.00
spice rubbed charred rare tuna, citrus soy, ginger, and sizzling oil
High Flame Shrimp & Scallop$25.00
wok stir fried seafood w. sake, ginger, black bean, egg, scallion, chill-garlic oil
- Lobster Tail$29.00
Tamarind Orange Chicken$17.00
crispy cubes chicken stir fried w. scallion, roasted chili tamarind glaze
Gai Tod$17.00
pan-roasted garlic chicken w. pepper, cilantro roots, mushroom soy

Wok Off the Street

select your choice and customize your flavor

Choices

Chicken$16.00
Beef$17.00
Scallop$21.00
Shrimp$18.00
Crispy Filet Fish$19.00
Tofu|, Veggies$15.00

Customize

Tamarind Cashew Sauce
stir fried w. roasted chili garlic oil, red onion, bell pepper, scallion, cashew nuts
Coconut Green Curry*
with bamboo shoots, thai basil, eggplant, green bean, spicy coconut green curry sauce
Thai Chili Basil Sauce
high flame w. spicy ground chili, garlic, red onion, tomato, pepper, soy mix, thai basil
Ginger Sake Soy*
stir fried w. sake, ginger, garlic, egg chili salted blk bean, soy sauce

Rice/Noodles

Pad-Thai*$15.00
stir-fried rice noodles w. chicken, shrimp, paprika, tofu, egg, bean sprout, scallion, ground peanuts & lime
Bangkok Fried Rice
wok jasmine rice w. pork sausage, ginger, egg, scallion, cashew nut, garlic-soy
- Chicken$11.00
- Beef$12.00
- Shrimp$13.00
Drunken Noodle*
spicy phat rice noodle stir fried w. ground garlic, chili, bamboo, tomato, red onion, pepper, soy mix & thai basil
- Chicken$14.00
- Beef$16.00
- Shrimp$17.00

What 104 people are saying

BLU - Restaurant & Lounge reviews from people who’ve dined at this restaurant. Based on recent rating.

Overall ratings and reviews

4.0

4.0 based on all time ratings

4.1Food
3.9Service
3.9Ambience

Noise • Moderate

104 Reviews

MB
MsBear
Houston15 reviews
3.0
Dined on June 13, 2015
1. Overall 3
2. Food 2
3. Service 2
4. Ambience 1
Definitely not what it used to be. And that's very disappointing. I made reservations for 7 and there wasn't even a hostess stand. I had to go to the bar and she told me I could seat myself. Lovely. I hate that it's gone downhill. It's a great location, but they just haven't taken much care of it.
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AmandaS Gold
Chicago3 reviews
1.0
Dined on May 2, 2015
1. Overall 1
2. Food 1
3. Service 1
4. Ambience 1
The menu was very disappointing. Very few choices and they didn't seem to fit together. Almost nothing to order from appetizers even though they other reviews talked about "tapas." The waiter was awkward and took our dumpling tray while we were still eating so we couldn't use the sauces, but they were pretty pathetic tasteless sauces anyway so it wasn't much of a loss. He also took our drinks before we finished them. Overall, very disappointed. We decided not to order dinner since there were such limited options and left after appetizers and half of our drinks.
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Oro1 Gold
Atlanta291 reviews
4.0
Dined on February 14, 2015
1. Overall 4
2. Food 4
3. Service 5
4. Ambience 5
At $39 per person, the Valentine's prix fix provided a good value. Not only was the price right but the food was good as a well. The meatball lollipop appetizer was our favorite. The baked lobster tail tree was great as well. Fried coconut ice cream dessert was just okay ---won't have that again next time.
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RobertC
Houston1 review
2.0
Dined on February 8, 2015
1. Overall 2
2. Food 2
3. Service 2
4. Ambience 3
Host staff had very poor knowledge of restaurant operation. Because of bad planning had to be seated outside when the reservation had been for inside. Because of delays in seating our food order put in at 9:34 PM was returned saying the kitchen closes at 9:30 PM. After discussing with the manager (or assistant manager?) who had a very bad attitude the food order was finally accepted. No specialty cocktails (a Martini) served after 10 PM. Server was professional and polite, but overall quite poorly managed with poor focus on customer service.
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MsBear
Houston15 reviews
3.0
Dined on November 23, 2014
1. Overall 3
2. Food 3
3. Service 2
4. Ambience 4
Our server must have been new because she was ot very knowledgeable of the menu at all. No biggie. Food was ok. It used to be so much better. Perhaps a change in chefs or owners? Always a great spot to grab a drink at. Day or night. The view, accompanied with a nice breeze makes this place enjoyable on a warm day. Beware of cigarette smokers if you enjoy sitting outside. The City of Sugar Land hasn't banned smoking, so bear in mind if you choose to eat on the patio. When the band is there, it's even better. Hopefully the food gets back to being as good as it used to be.
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TotallyPhuct
Houston1 review
2.0
Dined on November 23, 2014
1. Overall 2
2. Food 4
3. Service 2
4. Ambience 2
Arrived on a rainy Saturday evening at 7pm. Restaurant was barren. In spite of this the hostess seated us smack-dab in the centre of the restaurant. Considering it was evening dinner hour, the music was blaring to the point we had difficulty hearing each other across our table (no, we're not old either). We asked for the music to be turned down a bit, it barely was reduced. The night had a chill in it because of the rain and wind, yet the roll doors were fully open making it occasionally uncomfortable. It was so cold even our waitress was wearing a heavy winter jacket while working! Our waitress was obviously very inexperienced and timid and could barely be heard over the music. Though she was very sweet, she clearly was not confident on what to do or when. Having waited tables all through university I had no problem with her service (and I tipped her very well as a result), since she was clearly trying. We ordered our drinks, which seemed to take a very long time considering we were the only patrons. Our drinks arrived and we ordered appetizers (chicken pot stickers). The pot stickers were excellent, however the waitress didn't solicit our entree orders when she brought the appetizer (as she should have). My wife ordered a Jack the Ripper, which was very weak. Our main meal arrived and it was hot and well presented. Again, the waitress didn't know that the appetizer dishes should have been cleared beforehand and simply placed our plates on top of our appetizer dishes. The main courses were excellent, and portions were of a good size (not too much, not too little). We ordered margaritas, which were also weak. After finishing our main, we decided to leave and our cheque arrived quickly. Overall, the food was good, but not worth what I paid (total bill was ~$120 before tip). The staff didn't seem to be aware of the customers' needs based on the windows being open on a cold night, and the music blaring during the dinner hour. There are better restaurants,Won't return.
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saint
Houston13 reviews
4.0
Dined on August 28, 2014
1. Overall 4
2. Food 5
3. Service 5
4. Ambience 5
Thai - Fusion. If you like Thai-favorite, then it will be a great choice for you. Valuable and delicious appetizer & entrees. reason for 4 stars instead 5 stars is the cocktail, they can do better . You can't taste the favor at all, for mojito, you can't taste the mint at all.
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DiningMom
Houston4 reviews
2.0
Dined on August 14, 2014
1. Overall 2
2. Food 4
3. Service 2
4. Ambience 1
There were 4 of us reserved for an early hour seat-down dinner at a best Asian American restaurant in Sugar Land, that's what we thought. Unexpectedly, there was a crowd of standing guests at the bar that kept growing larger to over 70 people. Our table was knocked over twice and was moved twice when they spilled drinks on it. We wanted to leave but it's too late to reserve for other fine dining restaurant to fit our plan. We decided to stay for their great food. The crispy fish was great, but it was small, half size of what we had, for $28. The manager kept saying sorry to us due to the long wait and the disrespectful and bad manner crowd. Though it was nice of him to compensate us with free desert. It was fair enough!
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OpenTable Diner
Houston12 reviews
2.0
Dined on August 10, 2014
1. Overall 2
2. Food 3
3. Service 5
4. Ambience 5
The 3 cheese omelette's presentation was good but the cheese were all clumped up inside. I picked this restaurant among the ones that were available for the Restaurant Week lunch and the website didn't say that Blu doesn't offer it on Sundays and so we were blindsided by that trick.
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WineDine69
Houston28 reviews
3.0
Dined on August 10, 2014
1. Overall 3
2. Food 3
3. Service 3
4. Ambience 3
It was nice and easy place to have Brunch - food was pretty good, service a bit slow but overall nice especially due to the live music that they offer.
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Additional information

Dining style
Casual Elegant
Price
$50 and over
Cuisines
Global, International, Thai, Tapas / Small Plates
Hours of operation
Sunday Brunch: 11:00am - 4:00pm Dinner: Tuesday-Saturday 4:00pm-10:00pm
Website
http://www.blusugarland.com/
Payment options
AMEX, Discover, Mastercard, Visa
Dress code
Smart Casual
Executive chef
Junnajet Hurapan
Catering
We do cater private parties and events. Chef Jett creates a customized menu based on your vision and budget. Please call our restaurant for more information.
Private party facilities
We have a VIP area that accommodates up to 65 people. It’s elevated from the rest of the restaurant and is great for a happy hour, cocktail & appetizer semi-private party. We have another semi-private space which accommodates up to 45 people sit-down dinner and includes a full bar that services the party. We are closed on Mondays and offer the restaurant as a great private event venue.

Location
2248 Texas Dr, Sugar Land, TX 77479
Neighborhood
Sugar Land
Cross street
Town Center Blvd.
Parking details
Valet parking is offered right next to BLU at the covered parking lot on Thurs/Fri/Sat evenings. Free parking is available at the covered parking lot attached to building where BLU is located. There is also outside street parking available.
Additional
Banquet, Bar Dining, Bar/Lounge, Beer, Counter Seating, Dancing, Delivery, Full Bar, Gluten-free Options, Happy Hour, Late Night, Non-Smoking, Outdoor Smoking Area, Patio/Outdoor Dining, Private Room, Takeout, Weekend Brunch, Wine

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BLU - Restaurant & Lounge

About this restaurant

Not available on OpenTable

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Additional information

Steam/Tapas

Steamed Shrimp Dumpling*$7.00

Seared Wild Chive & Spinach Purse$6.00

Chicken-Ginger Potsticker*$6.00

Crispy Shrimp Roll$7.00

Veggie Spring Roll$6.00

Sweet Potato Samosa$6.00

Lamb Samosa*$8.00

Kaya Beef*$10.00

Crispy Bacon Wrapped Shrimp*$10.00

Meatball Lollipops$6.00

Grilled Chicken Satay$7.00

Tasting Plate

Tasting Plate$22.00

Starter

Fried Calamari$10.00

Steamed Mussel's$12.00

Firecracker Wings$12.00

Chicken Nachos$14.00

Spicy Larb Chicken*$10.00

Bang-Bang Beef*$12.00

Salt & Pepper Popcorn Shrimp$12.00

Soups/Salad

Tom-Yum Soup$6.00

Black Bean Soup$5.00

Blu Salad$11.00

Veggie/Sides

Spicy Green Bean*$7.00

Chili Eggplant*$8.00

Entrees: Poultry, Meat, Seafood

Grilled Chili Rack of Lamb$26.00

Five Spice Braised Duck*$24.00

Char Grilled Ny Cut Steak$25.00

Massaman Beef Short Ribs*$23.00

Crispy Red Snapper*$28.00

Seared Tuna$21.00

High Flame Shrimp & Scallop$25.00

Tamarind Orange Chicken$17.00

Gai Tod$17.00

Wok Off the Street

Choices

Chicken$16.00

Beef$17.00

Scallop$21.00

Shrimp$18.00

Crispy Filet Fish$19.00

Tofu|, Veggies$15.00

Customize

Tamarind Cashew Sauce

Coconut Green Curry*

Thai Chili Basil Sauce

Ginger Sake Soy*

Rice/Noodles

Pad-Thai*$15.00

Bangkok Fried Rice

Drunken Noodle*

Overall ratings and reviews

Additional information

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