Rick’s Anchors Nightlife Scene
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In the mood for some rhythm and blues, or maybe some prime rib after midnight? Check out Rick’s on the Square, which has been serving up both since 1992.
The restaurant, which is open Monday-Saturday for lunch and dinner, offers a full menu featuring everything from choice steaks to fresh seafood.
After dark, Rick’s becomes one of Tyler’s many happening nightspots. The town caters to a wide range of music lovers, from college students looking for the next new sound to country, rock and R&B fans, and Rick’s works to bring in top-name performers to feed that hunger.
“We’ve had music in here since I opened,” says Rick Eltife, owner. “We have bands in on Thursday, Friday and Saturday nights, and bring in national and regional touring bands.”
Performers have included Kenny Wayne Sheppard, Savoy Brown, Kim Simmons and Los Lonely Boys. Live music is hosted on the stage in the main restaurant area or on the full-service patio. There’s also a 6-foot grand piano in the dining room, adding another element to the music offerings.
Hungry for prime rib at midnight or later? Eltife’s not kidding.
“We serve our full menu until midnight or until 1 a.m. on Saturday,” he says. “You want an 18-ounce prime rib at 12:50 a.m. on Saturday? You can get it. We’ll even make lobster tail if you want it.”
The 20,000-square-foot restaurant holds around 700 people between the main dining room, banquet room, lounge and patio, and stays pretty full most nights with diners, music lovers and those who’ve just come in for an appetizer and to watch some sporting events or other telecast on the multiple large-screen televisions.
“We try to offer a lot, and we think of ourselves as the premier live-music venue in East Texas,” Eltife says. “We’ve had all kinds of really hot entertainment come through, and people really like it. And we don’t charge a big cover, just enough to pay the band, so everybody knows we’re not sticking it to anybody.”
For more information on the restaurant or to check out the upcoming performance schedule, visit www.rix.com.
Story by Joe Morris
Photo by Antony Boshier
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