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by | October 29, 2026 · 10:38 am

Ramble Room Is the Snider Plaza Brunch You End Up Going Back To

Every neighborhood needs a place you can walk into on a Saturday without a plan. In Snider Plaza, that place is Ramble Room, and brunch is when it feels most like home.

Ramble Room sits on the south end of the plaza at 6565 Hillcrest Ave. It’s Jon Alexis’s restaurant, and if you know his story, it makes sense. He built his name selling fish at TJ’s Seafood, then had a hit with Tex-Mex at Escondido. When he opened Ramble Room in 2023, he went after something simpler: good American food in a room you’d happily visit on a night when you don’t really feel like going out.

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by | October 27, 2026 · 11:10 am

What’s in Season: TJ’s Jon Alexis on Winter Seafood, Stone Crab and Caviar

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Ask Jon Alexis what’s moving at TJ’s Seafood Market & Grill right now and he answers fast. Anything classic. Stone crab claws, caviar, a beautiful piece of king salmon. The trendy items are cooling off, and the old-school luxuries are back in demand.

Alexis has run TJ’s since 2009, when he bought the business from his parents, and the market has been selling fish in Dallas since 1989. CraveDFW checked in with him this week on what’s worth eating as we head into winter and the holidays, what’s fading out, and where the market is tight.

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by | July 29, 2025 · 4:21 pm

Birdie’s Eastside Burger & Chill

Birdie’s Eastside in Dallas isn’t your average fast-casual patio joint—it’s the kind of thoughtfully-built, low-key masterpiece that feels inevitable the minute you’re there. The breeze hits just right under the shade sails. Kids chase each other between picnic tables while their parents sip crisp natural wines. A golden retriever flops next to a frozen Aperol slush. It’s all intentional, and it all works, because behind the easygoing aesthetic is restaurateur Jon Alexis, a man who knows the Dallas dining scene inside and out.

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by | October 24, 2024 · 12:40 pm

Birdies Eastside Featuring Live Music Tuesdays

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Birdie’s Eastside is debuting Live Music Tuesdays, a weekly series spotlighting talented musicians from East Dallas. This exciting addition will kick off on Tuesday, October 29, with performances tailored to create a lively community experience in the heart of the neighborhood.

The series opens with Ryan Berg, a local favorite and contestant from Season 19 of The Voice. Following on November 5, The Party Crowd Duo takes the stage, featuring East Dallas’ own Taylor Young of The O’s fame, delivering a unique set of 80’s country covers.

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by | May 1, 2024 · 11:39 am

Ramble Room Launches Late Spring Menu Additions

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Ramble Room, the classic American restaurant from Dallas restaurateur Jon Alexis is embracing spring with lighter dishes on the menu. The spring menu additions include starters such as the Yellow Curry Mussels with cilantro, coconut, ginger and masala butter baguette; Crab & Corn Beignets; Beets & Fried Brie – blood orange, pistachio, frisee, aged balsamic vin; and Jumbo Shrimp Cocktail.

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by | February 15, 2024 · 9:36 am

Dressing Up Your Fish

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We eat with all 5 of our senses. Here are some easy ways to dress up your fish meals at home that appeal to all our senses. Tips we’ve learned over the years from restaurant chefs to our own customers.     Continue reading →

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by | February 27, 2023 · 1:49 pm

Ramble Room Opens to Public on March 6

Much-anticipated neighborhood restaurant Ramble Room, by Dallas restaurateur Jon Alexis, will open to the public Monday, March 6 in Snider Plaza at 6565 Hillcrest Ave, Suite 150, Dallas, TX 75205. 

The new concept is located on the south end of Snider Plaza. Ramble Room features classic American cuisine with drinks and dinner seven days a week. Happy hour, lunch and brunch will debut later in the Spring.

Ramble Room is Jon Alexis’ 4th concept and the 2nd from his new hospitality group Imperial Fizz. Escondido Tex-Mex opened in November and instantly became a neighborhood hotspot as both a Preston Hollow restaurant and bar scene.  

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by | December 12, 2022 · 10:33 am

Jon Alexis to Open Ramble Room in Snider Plaza

Dallas restaurateur Jon Alexis is opening a new neighborhood restaurant, Ramble Room, in the beloved Snider Plaza at 6565 Hillcrest Ave, Suite 150, Dallas, TX 75205 in early Spring 2023. The concept featuring classic American cuisine will be located in the Hilltop Plaza on the south end of Snider Plaza featuring dinner seven days a week. Ramble Room will open for lunch and brunch later in the year.

Ramble Room is the second restaurant by Imperial Fizz, the new hospitality group formed this past year by Jon Alexis. Escondido Tex-Mex, the first in this new venture, instantly became a neighborhood hotspot for Preston Hollow.

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