La Rioja 1135 E Washington

 Rioja is a Spanish province where various wines, mostly red, are produced but for our intents and purposes, it's the latest restaurant and bar to open downtown at 1135 E Washington St.  

The back entrance faces Market Square and is well-lit.  There was plenty of parking on a Wednesday night.  Let's hope we see more canopies and double-sided highly visible signage as downtown takes a new look and shape for the future.  Both front and back facades really dress downtown.

Here are a few interior photos for the curious who might want to see for themselves.  For now they have hamburgers, hot wings, hot dogs, tacos and nachos!  Their hours are 3 pm to 12 am Tue -Thurs and 3 pm to 2 am Wed - Fri - Sat.  Closed Sundays and Mondays.

This is across the street from Rutledge Burger and this area is well-lit.  However, my car battery died which left me stranded for a while so I got to observe people wandering the streets.  Brownsville still has too many vagrants bothering people who rather be left alone.  It would be nice if police could confine them to a far side of town during the night for their safety and ours.  They did a good job of that in Salt Lake City.

Bronsbil welcomes Ricardo Mar and congratulates him on the second day of the opening of La Rioja.  The beer was ice-cold and the service was friendly.  A huge thanks to the bartender (who's name I forgot) for jump starting my battery for me.  He can mix your drinks, whisky, rum - you name it.  I'll remember to tip him next time I return for another beer.