Northern guests wanting to experience Dallas nightlife will love Y.O. Ranch, which opened in the historic downtown warehouse district in 1996. This restaurant named for a 60-square-mile ranch near Kerrville offers succulent steaks as well as a popular repertoire of Tex-Mex foods. A reasonably priced lunch menu is served in a very casual atmosphere, while the dinner setting is upscale with servers in formal attire. Menu items include grilled quail, 12-ounce pork chops and top sirloin. The food is billed as frontier fare with a light health-conscious touch. Lunch offerings are more along the Tex-Mex line with Prairie Fire Nachos, Chicken-Fried Steak (in five versions) and the foot-long enchilada.
• Hours: Lunch: 11a-3p, Dinner: 5p-10p M-Sat