Rooster's Country Cafe

SALT is a New American restaurant on North Main Street from Chef Larry Delgado and Jessica Delgado, cooking with Rio Grande Valley ingredients and global influences; it's known for its fried chicken, churros and Baked Alaska.

A steakhouse on South 10th Street with a casual cantina and patio and a wine list of more than 600 bottles.

Stefano's Brooklyn Pizza on West Business 83 has made Brooklyn-style brick-oven pizza in Harlingen since 2012, along with calzones, sandwiches and wings. It offers dine-in, takeout, delivery and catering.

Sushi Madre brings its Mexican-style sushi from Laredo to South Jackson Road, with signature rolls, mango fish tostadas, tuna tiradito and teppanyaki.

Thai Red Chili's is a family-owned Thai restaurant on North Ware Road that has served curries, noodle dishes, soups and Thai tea since May 2005.

The Gremlin is a downtown McAllen beer garden and kitchen with about 100 beers, a menu that runs from pork belly tacos and poke bowls to lumpia, live music in the garden, and Sunday brunch.

The Moon Rock is an outdoor food truck park and bar on West Jefferson Avenue with live music and nine local trucks serving everything from birria and Thai food to burgers and shrimp boils, with $1 tacos on Wednesdays and Tejano Thursdays.

Aces BBQ on East Nolana serves brisket, pulled pork, ribs and sausage alongside Mexican plates, tacos and sandwiches like The Ace and a brisket torta. Other Aces locations are in Mission and Edinburg.