Corpus Christi Restaurant Menus & Prices
Everyone comes to Corpus Christi for the Gulf — but the food runs far past the seafood cliché. Compare five local menus: a steakhouse above the bay, casual seafood, halal kababs and curries, a blueberry-muffin breakfast diner, and Hi-Ho’s breakfast taquitos on Morgan Avenue.
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Choose by the meal you want: breakfast taquitos, country cooking, seafood, halal dishes or a steakhouse dinner. Open each guide for its menu, prices and ordering details.
Republic of Texas Bar & Grill
A dinner destination on the 20th floor of the Omni Corpus Christi Hotel, with views across Corpus Christi Bay. Start with the steak section if you want a traditional steakhouse meal, or compare the seafood and wild-game choices. This is the evening option in the group; request window seating when making a reservation.
Saltwater Grill
Seafood on Cimarron Boulevard, rather than on the waterfront. Compare shrimp, fish, crab cakes and tacos without planning a downtown dinner. The separate lunch menu runs Tuesday–Saturday from 11 AM to 4 PM; the restaurant is closed Mondays, so keep that in mind when choosing a day.
Ginger Café & Grill
A Staples Street alternative to seafood and steak, with a Zabiha-halal menu covering Mediterranean and South Asian dishes. Compare kababs and rice plates with gyros, hummus, lamb shank and curries. It is a useful choice when your group wants different dishes from the same kitchen.
Andy’s Kitchen
Country breakfasts, Mexican-inspired plates and rotating lunch specials at 5802 S. Staples Street. The complimentary blueberry muffins are part of the appeal, but check the breakfast and lunch sections before choosing. “All-day breakfast” means during its opening hours: Andy’s is open daily from 6 AM to 2:30 PM, not in the evening.
Hi-Ho Restaurant
Hi-Ho adds a different breakfast to this list: flour-tortilla taquitos, migas, carne guisada and the loaded Suicide taquito. Lunch brings enchiladas, tacos and mixed plates. The guide separates individual taquitos, breakfast plates and à la carte orders, so you can compare what comes with each. Plan this as an early meal, rather than a dinner stop.
Can’t Choose? Give It a Spin.
Five menus, one decision. Choose breakfast, lunch or dinner, then spin for a restaurant suited to that meal. This selects a meal type; it does not check live opening hours.
A Starting Order at Each Restaurant
Start with the kind of meal each restaurant does differently, then use its menu guide to choose your order.
Get: a prime ribeye if you want the steakhouse experience, or compare the seafood section.
Why: this is the dinner and bay-view choice, rather than a breakfast or quick-lunch stop.
Get: shrimp tacos or crab cakes from the lunch menu, or browse the fish and seafood mains for dinner.
Why: the separate lunch selection makes it worth comparing the meal format and serving time before ordering.
Get: a kabab plate with rice, or a curry if you prefer a sauced main. Add hummus if you want a shared starter.
Why: these choices show the menu’s Mediterranean and South Asian range without needing several restaurant stops.
Get: a full breakfast plate — and save room after the complimentary blueberry muffins.
Why: it is a sit-down country-breakfast option; arrive before the 2:30 PM closing time.
Get: the Suicide taquito for a loaded breakfast, or a carne guisada lunch plate for a fuller meal.
Why: the taquito combines egg, bacon, chorizo, potato, beans and cheese. A plate is a separate format with its listed sides; the Hi-Ho menu guide explains the difference.
The City Around the Table
Half the appeal of eating in Corpus Christi is what’s waiting outside the restaurant. Keep the location of your meal in mind when planning the rest of the day.
The Sparkling City by the Sea
Corpus Christi’s downtown bayfront and Ocean Drive look across Corpus Christi Bay. That is a different setting from the Gulf beaches on the islands. Choose the bay-view steakhouse for the dining-room view, rather than assuming every seafood restaurant sits beside the water.
The Blue Ghost and the aquarium
North Beach is home to the USS Lexington, the aircraft carrier nicknamed the Blue Ghost, and the Texas State Aquarium. These are separate attractions. Allow time for your visit and the drive to your chosen restaurant instead of treating a Southside lunch as a stop next door.
A beach day needs a meal plan
Mustang Island and Padre Island National Seashore offer a different day from the downtown bayfront. If breakfast is at Hi-Ho or Andy’s, eat before heading out. For a later seafood meal, check the restaurant’s location and opening day before leaving the beach.
Selena’s city, beyond the landmarks
The Mirador de la Flor memorial is on the bayfront, while Hi-Ho’s dining room is on Morgan Avenue. Hi-Ho’s connection to Selena gives visitors another reason to stop, but it is still a breakfast-and-lunch restaurant: plan time for a meal while it is serving.
Eat Corpus Christi, Sunup to Sundown
Choose one breakfast, one lunch and an optional dinner. These are alternatives, rather than a challenge to eat at all five restaurants in one day.
Start at Andy’s Kitchen or Hi-Ho
Choose Andy’s Kitchen for country breakfasts and blueberry muffins, or Hi-Ho for breakfast taquitos and Tex-Mex plates. Both belong in the earlier part of the day.
Lunch at Saltwater Grill or Ginger Café
Go casual seafood at Saltwater Grill, or choose kababs, curries and hummus at Ginger Café. Saltwater’s lunch menu runs Tuesday–Saturday, so choose another option on Monday.
Finish above the bay at Republic of Texas
Request a window table on the 20th floor for a steakhouse dinner overlooking Corpus Christi Bay. Window seating and a sunset view depend on the reservation, table and time of year. See the menu →