Jean-Luc’s French Bistro

705 Colorado, 494-0033

Mon-Fri, 11:30am-2pm; Tue-Thu, 5:30-10pm;

Fri-Sat, 5:30-11pm; full bar opens at 4:30pm

Jean-Luc’s is a fresh, warm French bistro named for its Gallic owner Jean-Luc Salles, who also works magic in the kitchen. The restaurant boasts the city’s most interesting list of lesser-known French wines and turns out sumptuous creations like the Napolean de Riz de Veau (veal sweetbreads and mushrooms in potato tuiles with pepper-infused oil), Salade Jean-Luc (romaine with beets, orange segments, pecans, and red onions with a toasted cumin-Sherry vinaigrette), and bouillabaisse maison (shrimp, sea scallops, salmon, fish of the day, squid, and mussels cooked in a saffron seafood broth with seasonal vegetables and aioli).

This article appears in February 16 • 2001.

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