Let’s go, girls — it’s Rodeo Houston time. If this isn’t your first rodeo, then you know the entire city gets in on the festivities, including restaurants with special food and drink offerings to boot. We’ve lassoed up details on deals we think you won't want to miss. Unless otherwise noted, all menu items and discounts apply through March 23.
Auden
Skip the long lines at the Rodeo and head to Auden for the Fried Oreo Funnel Cake. The crispy fried Oreo dough is topped with Oreo cookie bites, cream cheese Chantilly, fresh strawberries, blueberries, and a chocolate drizzle. This decadent dessert is available until March 17 during Sunday brunch from 11 am to 5 pm.
Dandelion Cafe
Dandelion Cafe has collaborated with Blood Bros BBQ on a Breakfast Brisket Hash. Served in a cast-iron skillet, this dish features smoked brisket, two eggs, bell peppers, onions, and country potatoes.
Emma Jane
Dress up in your Western best for Emma Jane’s Country Time Tea, offered every Thursday during Rodeo season. Highlights include fried chicken and caviar, with other surprises promised. Tea service is $75 per person and is available from 11 am to 4 pm.
Goode Co. Barbeque
Order the 1977 Sandwich, a hearty handheld stuffed with sliced brisket, ham, mac ‘n cheese, jalapeno, bacon, and onion. It's available at all three locations.
Hungry’s
Hungry’s Boots and Brunch menu is available at all locations. Sip on a Cowboy Margarita ($12) or a BBQ Bloody Mary ($11) and dig into entrees such as the Rodeo Burger with fries ($17) or a Cinnamon Churro Waffle ($14).
Local Table
Try the slow-braised short rib burger served with hickory-smoked barbecue slaw and pickles.
Molina’s Cantina
Go for the Jalapeño Chicken Fried Steak ($17), a top-round steak seasoned with the restaurant’s taco blend and double-dredged in flour and egg. It’s smothered in spicy gravy and comes with crispy fries and charro beans.
The Original Ninfa’s
To honor three Rodeo concert performers, Ninfa’s has created several unique cocktails. On Friday, March 7 (for Bun B’s Birthday Bonanza), try the zero-proof Purple Drank ($15), featuring Ocho Verde Cannabis Spirit, Cut Above Blanco, and 4mg of THC. On March 17, sip the Calle de la Frontera ($13) — with mezcal, pineapple juice, guava juice, lime juice, and a salted rim — in celebration of Grupo Frontera. And on March 22, toast Brooks & Dunn with the Chilly Billy Deluxe ($12), a blend of vodka, lemon juice, and Topo Chico in a salted-rim glass.
Puttshack
Tee off at Puttshack with the Texas Tailpipes: spring rolls filled with smoked brisket, mac ‘n cheese, and chipotle barbecue sauce.
Relish Restaurant and Bar
Relish is dishing out 44 Farms mini corn dogs ($10), a pulled pork sandwich ($18) with smoked pork shoulder, and a Rodeo burger ($20) made with house-ground beef. Pair these entrees with the Space City Cowboy ($14) — a bourbon, blackberry, mint, lemon, and maple cocktail — or the Rodeo Rita ($14), featuring mezcal, tequila, lime, blood orange, and bitters. All Rodeo-themed fare is available from 11 am to 5:30 pm.
Santé
The recently-opened cocktail lounge in Upper Kirby is hosting a nightly pop-up from 4 pm to 2 am with charcuterie, live music, $10 specialty shots, and $17 signature cocktails such as the Smokey Old Fashioned and Cowboy Lemonade. The Rodeo Reverse Happy Hour (Sunday through Wednesday, 10 pm to 2 am) offers discounted prices, including $12 signature cocktails, $7 specialty shots, and bottle deals like Cristal Brut for $700.
Winnie’s
Chow down on Winnie’s Rodeo Burger ($14), a classic all-beef patty topped with smoked cheddar, housemade sauce, pickles, fried jalapeños, and fried onion strings — all on a sesame seed bun.
Zanti Cucina Italiana
Check out Zanti’s braised beef slider, featuring chipotle aioli, fontina cheese, and crispy potato strings on a house-made brioche bun.
Other restaurants are offering discounts on their entire menu:
David Rodriguez and Lung Ly are teaming up.Photo by Jordan Smith
