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Salsa Showdown 2011:
Rojo’s Tomatillo Salsa–Best Specialty Dip Winner

Rojo listed in B-Metro Magazine’s 10 Spots:
The Best Breakfast and Brunch Spots in Birmingham, May 2010

The Black and White Readers Poll 2010:
“Your top 10 favorite restaurants (in order of votes received)” ranked #3
and “One of Birmingham’s best kept secrets” Runner-up

Birmingham Weekly Menu of Menus 2010-2011:
Best Patio Winner
Best Veggie Burger Runner-up
Best Mexican Meal Runner-up
Best Burritos Winner
Best Salsa Runner-up
Best Overall Staff Runner-up

Birmingham News: Birmingham’s Best 2010
Best Brunch Spot Winner
Best Bar Runner-up
Best Bartender (Berkley Seay) Runner-up
Best Mexican Restaurant Runner-up
Best Outdoor Dining Runner-up
Best Margarita Runner-up

Birmingham Weekly Menu of Menus 2009-2010
Best Ambiance Runner-up
Best Patio Hall of Fame
Best Brunch Top Ten
Best Value Lunch Runner-up
Best Veggie Burger Hall of Fame
Best Mexican Meal Top Ten
Best Tacos Runner-up
Best Burritos Winner

Birmingham News Best 2009:
Best Outdoor Dining Runner-up
Best Margarita Runner-up
Best Mexican Restaurant Runner-up
Best Brunch Spot Runner-up
Best Inexpensive Restaurant Runner-up

Birmingham News Best 2008:
Best Outdoor Dining Runner-up
Best Inexpensive Restaurant Runner-up
Best Brunch Spot Runner-up
Best Margarita Runner-up

Birmingham News – May 2008
10 great places to eat outside in Birmingham

Birmingham News – Dining Alfresco in Birmingham May 2008
10 of the best places to take it outside

Birmingham Weekly Menu of Menus 2007-2008:
Best Veggie Burger (Hall of Fame)
Best Patio
Best Sunday Brunch Runner-up
Best Tacos
Best Burritos Runner-up
Best Salsa Runner-up

Birmingham News Readers’ Choice Awards 2007:
Runner-up Best Late-Night Dining
Runner-up Best Take-Out
Runner-up Best Sunday Brunch
Runner-up Best Outdoor Dining

Birmingham Weekly “Menu of Menus” 2006:
Best Patio
Best Vegetarian Meal
Best Veggie Burger
Best Nachos
Best Burritos
Best View

Birmingham Weekly “Menu of Menus” 2005:
Best Patio
Best Veggie Burger
Best Burritos
Best Nachos

About Town Magazine “Birmingham’s Best Patios” 2010
Whether your from Birmingham or a recent resident, there’s a good chance you will see a familiar face at Rojo. Nestled along shady Highland Avenue the bustling patio is never dull. You may even catch the ever popular trivia night or an opening in the side room.

B-Metro “Cafés, Picnics & Outdoor Dining” 2010
Some of my very favorite outdoor dining experiences are located along beautiful Highland Avenue on Southside. After strolling along the sidewalks there, or before heading to catch a show at the lovely, historic Virginia Samford Theatre, stop into Rojo for a wonderful lunch or dinner out on the sidewalk under the old trees, across from Rushton Park.

B-Metro “The best breakfast and brunch spots in Birmingham.” 2010
Rojo is a great bar, cheap spot for a quick dinner or to lounge and people-watch, a quick and tasty workday lunch, and on weekends, their brunch is great too. They’ve got overstuffed breakfast burritos, mimosas and Bloody Marys by the glass or pitcher, and (as far as I know), they’re the only place in town serving migas, a Tex-Mex mixture of scrambled eggs, veggies, and flour tortillas.2921 Highland Ave. S.; 205-328-4733;

B-Metro “10 Spots Open on Sunday.” 2010
Rojo Rojo’s large patio is perhaps the best place in town to see and be seen when the weather’s nice. And it’s open all day on Sunday; between 11 and 3, you can get breakfast burritos, migas, and other brunch specials, and then the regular half-Tex-Mex/half-American menu takes over until 10. Standouts include the chorizo tacos, any of the quesadillas, and a surprisingly good barbecue sandwich.2921 Highland Ave. S.; 205-328-4733;

B-Metro “10 Spots – Great Romantic Desserts” 2010
Chango at RojoRojo’s generous portions mean most people don’t order dessert, and the Highland Avenue hipster hotspot might not be the quiet, intimate type of joint you think of for Valentine’s Day. But stop by after dinner for drinks and this cheesecake–fried–in–a–tortilla dish, with two forks of course. It’s rich, decadent and affordable at $3.95. (And you can add ice cream for a buck—go for it!)2921 Highland Ave. S., 205-328-4733,

About Town Magazine “Birmingham’s Best Sit-Outside Restaurants” 2009
Rojo. Known for its pineapple salsa and eclectic crowd, Rojo is a very popular summer spot to stop by for a quick beer or sit outside and stay for hours. Having been a few times in the past couple weeks, I can tell you that the food there is delicious, and its location on Highland Avenue makes for an excellent place to people watch and sip on some margaritas. Like a little kick to your food? Try the spicy habanero puree sauce. An avid lover of extra spicy foods, not even I can handle that heat. If you’re up for the challenge, give it a try!

Esquire Magazine “Best Bars in America” 2007
Rojo is technically a restaurant. But it’s the kind of restaurant where you order at the cash register, the table turnover time runs about four to five hours, and there’s an enormous covered patio overlooking Highland Avenue and Rushton Park. That’s when a restaurant becomes a bar — when nobody thinks about leaving. Passing joggers stop to chat, everybody seems to have a dog in tow, giant multicolored Christmas lights hang from the awning, the condiments sit in six-pack beer containers on the tables, and one of the bathrooms is wallpapered in National Geographic covers. Even if it were just a restaurant, you’d still go there, because, god, that’s a good quesadilla.

Birmingham City Guide 2006
Listed as one of 365 People, Places and Things you should know
“A very diverse crowd and a diverse menu, both American and Mexican, make Rojo, a restaurant on Highland Ave., an always interesting choice.

The Birmingham News “Powder Rooms with Pizazz,” July 2003:
Listed as one of their five favorite bathrooms in Birmingham.

Birmingham Weekly “Menu of Menus” 2003:
Rojo is red hot and their margarita business bustles after work as people gather to watch the sun set over Rushton Park. The patio, complete with ceiling fans and Christmas lights, provides a nice place to watch dog walkers wind along Highland Avenue. Inside, you’ll find a casual order-at-the-register system for both Latin and American cuisine. Regardless of where you sit, you can’t escape Paul Wilm’s painting of a gun-slinging, bandana-wearing amigo that rests against the wall of wine shelves. And a trip to the bathroom is like a trip around the world, what with the dozens of National Geographic magazine covers that paper the walls. Paella, chorizo tacos, chipotle pork and mushroom burritos, barbecue burritos and fried chicken soft tacos are just a few menu choices that keep the locals coming back.

The Birmingham News “As Good as it Gets Readers’ Poll,” 2003:
Best Outdoor Dining

“A casual, friendly, neighborhood bar and restaurant”
The Birmingham News

“Rojo (Pronounced ‘Ro-ho.’ It’s Spanish for ‘red’)”
The Southsider

“Rojo is the color of Love, Baby!”
The Southsider

“A warm-and-fuzzy-feeling kind of place. Not to mention good eats and drinks.”
Birmingham Weekly

“Why you’ll want to go: The friendly service and the funky atmosphere.”
The Birmingham News