John L.
Yelp
Rhoadside Grill is a neighborhood bar/restaurant that serves a good variety of American dishes, cocktails, and beer. They have many types of beer, including local brews. The decor includes a lot of rustic wood and pictures of Arlington and Washington DC from years ago. They have 13 big-screen televisions broadcasting sports. It was very noisy in there when the dining room was half full. My wife and I ordered a Farmer's Omelet and a Rhodeside Rancheros.
The Farmer's Omelet had 3 eggs, mixed cheese, bacon, sausage, mushrooms, tomato, scallions, and hollandaise sauce. It was served with home fries and plain toast. The omelet was lightly salted, and the eggs were somewhat fluffy. It had plenty of cheese, mostly mozzarella with some cheddar. Their cheese blend did not have much flavor. This is the first place that I have seen mozzarella cheese in an omelet. There wasn't much bacon or sausage, but what was there was very good. The eggs and filling were moist. The vegetables were fine. The hollandaise sauce had a mild flavor of egg and butter. No lemon or peppery flavor. The toast was plain and thin. It came with butter and grape jelly. The home fries were lightly salted and fried well. Overall, this was a good-tasting dish that could use some improvement.
The Rhodeside Rancheros had House-smoked pork, refried black beans, salsa roja, mixed cheese, eggs over medium, and crispy corn tortillas. There was a pureed black bean sauce poured around the tortilla. It needed more seasoning. The pork was smoky, tender, and moist. We asked for the eggs to be cooked over easy. Everything was cooked well. Overall, this was decent tasting. The flavor was predominantly ground black beans and mild salsa with a touch of smoked pork, egg yolk, and cheese. The bean sauce and salsa lacked depth of flavor. They needed more seasoning and savoriness. If you get this, ask for over-easy eggs because the egg yolk helps the flavor.
The dining room was clean. The restrooms were small, especially the space around each toilet. There was a urinal and 2 toilets in the men's room. There were 2 toilets in the lady's room. They were relatively clean. The service was friendly, a little slow, and hard to find. The food here should be considered above-average bar food. It won't impress a connoisseur. This is a good place to hang out if you don't mind a lot of noise. That's why I gave it 4 stars.