RJ Mexican Cuisine

The West End is packed with tourist-trapping restaurants; this isn’t one of them. Executive chef Ronald Von Hatten’s menu focuses on tweaked regional Mexican food, including gordita and queso fundido appetizers, with a little Tex-Mex (e.g., chimichangas and fajitas) thrown in to appease the natives. Make no mistake, however, the latter truly is lip service. […]

RL’s Blues Palace II

This storied institution has live blues music every Friday, Saturday and Sunday. It’s come and gone a few times over, but remains Dallas staple for blues music. “Pure grown folks fun,” per their Facebook page, best describes it. The venue offers offers a genuine blue shows with a lively crowd. They sell beer, but it’s […]

Rockfish Seafood Grill

This sibling to Shell’s seafood restaurants represents the best of the bunch. Great peel-and-eat shrimp and steamed crab. Terrific casual family dining.

Rockin Rodeo

Since 2005, the Rockin Rodeo has been drawing anyone with a taste for cheap beer, country music and square dancing. Thursday’s are live performance nights, and plenty of signed guitars hang on the wall to let you know who’s come by in the past. Anyone 18 and up is welcome, and cover charges take effect […]

The Rodeo Bar

This bar in the bottom of the historic Adolphus Hotel was recently refurbished and reopened. It sits just across the street from the buzzing AT&T Discovery District, which makes for great window watching. They serve smashed burgers, chili and the type of bar food that was more popular some 20 years ago. In some spaces […]

Rodeo Cold

East Dallas newcomer Rodeo Cold heralds a new generation of dive bars. The Western-themed spot glows on Ross Avenue, but if you miss it, just look for the cowboy-hat-wearing doorman posted on a barstool out front. Inside its red glow, the essentials are all covered: a pool table, bartenders who’ll soon enough know your usual […]