Rodeo Goat — Restaurant in Denton

Rodeo Goat | Denton, TX 🤠🔥 We showed up for the weird vibes—an offbeat, industrial-cowboy building that somehow perfectly fits in Denton’s quirky heart. But what kept us at the table (and planning a return trip before we even left)? The food. Deliciously strange, wildly inventive food.

🍳 "Steaming Pile" Don’t let the name scare you—it’s jalapeño-cheddar tots covered in melted cheddar, crispy bacon, chive goat cheese, and a sunny-side-up fried egg, all hit with a dash of truffle oil and served with Ranchero dressing that deserves its own award. It’s messy, bold, and ridiculously good. Texas brunch chaos at its finest.

🌶 The Cortez A burger that eats like a dare—only it's the best decision you’ll make all week. Al Pastor pork, chopped onions, cilantro, Rodeo Goat pickles, and spicy lime mayo stacked on a bun that’s rolled in Flamin’ Hot Cheetos. The crunch. The heat. The absurd perfection. It’s not just food—it’s a fire-breathing experience.

🍓 The Sugar Britches Sweet and savory, flirty and fierce. A beef patty paired with bacon, mixed berry jalapeño jam, goat cheese, arugula, and a kiss of balsamic glaze. This burger walks a fine line between elegant and unapologetically extra—and sticks the landing.

🧀 Goat Balls Yes, the name gets a laugh—but these are no joke. Deep-fried brie-filled bites, lightly dusted with powdered sugar, and served with a rich, fruity blackberry dipping sauce. It’s sweet-meets-savory decadence that somehow makes perfect sense in your mouth. Like a cheese plate and a carnival had a delicious baby. We ordered them to "try something different" and ended up emotionally attached.

We sat on the patio, took in the Denton weather, and let Rodeo Goat feed our tastebuds and our inner food weirdos in the best way.

Final Word from Nova: Rodeo Goat isn’t here to be ordinary—and thank goodness for that. The menu is chaotic genius, the food is ridiculous in the most lovable way, and every bite is an adventure.

Rating: 🏚️ Vibe: 10/10 – funky, fun, and weird in the right way 🍳 Steaming Pile: 8/10 – top-tier tot chaos 🔥 The Cortez: 7/10 – spicy crunch legend 🍓 Sugar Britches: 8/10 – jammy bliss 🧀 Goat Balls: 9/10 – dessert, app, life-changer 🌤️ Patio: 10/10 – Denton dream hangout

Bottom line? If you’re not a little confused by what you just ordered, you’re doing Rodeo Goat wrong. Get weird. Get the Goat Balls. And prepare to...

About two years ago I visited the location in Dallas as my first experience and, hands down, had an untouchable experience with service and food, even with an hour wait. So much so, I’ve raved about the place to others and suggested it often. So when I drove by the Denton location, I literally shrieked with excitement and took my daughter two days later. We visited last night. Absolutely no wait during a Dallas game on a Saturday. The hostess looked annoyed we were there. She didn’t even say “hello” when we walked in. Or “how many” or anything…as I approached the counter. She was texting on her phone. I spoke first and waited for her to say “how many” or “this way” or something. So I said “just us” and pointed to my daughter. She grabs menus and walks away from her station so I just followed as I assumed I was supposed to. The energy was not like Dallas. Totally different vibe. Their workers are happy and energetic. The waiter was kind but soft spoken. When ordering, it was awkward as I asked about the kids burger. He said “it’s pretty small” so I gestured the size of the one in Dallas with my hands, he said “yea small”. So when the order comes, I asked was there Mayo on my burger and he shrugs “I don’t know” so I asked for a side. I ordered off the menu he took so I couldn’t recall. But what waiter doesn’t know the menu items. My daughters kids burger was half the size of the kids burger in Dallas. It was served black on the outside and pink on the inside. Literally looked like a hockey puck on bread. My daughter wouldn’t eat one side of it because it was so pink. Cooked very uneven. Mind you, I specified well done for mine, thinking the kid burger would naturally be that like most restaurants. Nope. Not even cooked right. The fries didn’t seem fresh but still as good as I remembered. While I could’ve complained at the restaurant, but when dealing with such nonchalant attitudes, I know the outcome couldn’t be much better. Overall, the food, energy and experience in Denton is not comparable to the Dallas location. I was too excited to have a local one but the drive to Dallas is by...

Went to the Denton location for the first time. Arrived requested to place a to go order was sent to the bar by a very friendly server. Sat there for a minute and a young lady I think her name was Reagan(she was friendly) came by asked us for our order gave us a few minutes to look at the menu after realizing it was our first time and we were ordering to go. We finally placed our order about five minutes later ordered two burgers, 1 order of fries , and the pumpkin goat balls total 46. And some change. I can’t tell you the exact amount because I was never given a receipt she gave me the total verbally and I gave her $50 and said keep the change. I thought I would get a receipt when my order was complete but that didn’t happen. Received my order 15 minutes later walked to the car checked the bag I was missing the pumpkin goat balls, went back and they gave me a fresh order.

Got home and tried the food EVERYTHING WAS A 10/10. We ordered turkey burgers I had the Mckamala my husband created his own turkey burger double patties , fried egg, avocado and all the fixings . THE BEST BURGER IVE EVER HAD IN TEXAS. Everything was soooooo fresh and not processed the texture of the turkey patties were amazing!! The fries PERFECT amount of seasoning but the Pumpkin Goat Balls had my eyes rolling in the back of my head ABSOLUTELY DELICIOUS!! Was this meal a little pricey yes but was it worth it????? HELL YEAH!! Can’t wait to go back it was soooooooo freakin good. The only reason I gave them a 3 for service is because I didn’t receive a receipt and I had to go back to get the desert I paid for. Otherwise they would have received a 5 from me. Go check them out you will not be...