Greenville Avenue has seen its share of turnover, not the least of which was the recent loss (sniff, sniff) of longstanding Greenville Bar and Grill, which is rumored to soon reopen as a chain restaurant out of Houston. But a few of the old-timers are still surviving the shakeup. The Rose, which claims it is “definitely the first sports bar in Dallas,” is fast approaching its 30th year in business. A recent Saturday night revealed an interesting mix of patrons: fortysomething M Street couples enjoying club sandwiches and burgers for dinner, twentysomethings hanging out in the bar for a Fat Tire or two, and a birthday party for someone whose age fell in between. Clearly not a bar to bend to the trends, the Rose still serves fried mushrooms and potato skins. We chose, instead, to blow it out with a plate of Nick’s Killer Nachos, an acceptable pile of tortilla chips, cheddar and Jack cheeses, and a generous heap of chopped fajita chicken and beef. Next—and please don’t judge me—I tried to enjoy an all-beef frank smothered in chili, cheese, sauerkraut, and sour cream, but the best thing about it, the dog itself, was drowning under a blanket of not-worth-the-calories mess. Better was a burger slathered with guacamole and Jack cheese. But the reality of the Rose is this: the food is designed to go with beer. And that ain’t a bad thing.
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