Red O

Red O is loud, precise and glossy, a Mexican restaurant that dresses up for a night out. The room hums with a resident DJ and clinking cocktail tins while servers ferry plates of flaky sea bass and steaming bowls of consommé. You will hear laughter, the crunch of tortilla chips and the low rumble of groups comparing bites. The kitchen plays confident, slightly elevated versions of familiar dishes: birria tacos with a rich dunking consomme, carnitas empanadas with a light, brittle pastry and a tres leches that pays attention to texture. The patio softens the interior’s energy, the fireplace offers a refuge on chilly evenings, and the bar draws crowds long after dinner service. Come with a reservation for a Friday night, or slide in late for happy hour and order the chips and salsas, spicy enough to make you honest. The birria arrives with a bowl of consommé that demands dunking.