Ruggles Black -West Alabama

Name: Ruggles Black -West Alabama
Address: 2245 W Alabama St, Houston, TX, United States, 77098-2436
Telephone: (832) 582-5690
Price range: $31 to $50
Rating: 4.7

4.7 (833)

$31 to $50

American

2245 W Alabama St, Houston, TX 77098-2436

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2 people

Jun 20, 2025

7:00 PM

Booked 23 times today

About this restaurant

Neighborhood gem
Healthy
Good for special occasions

Mixing all these ingredients is so exciting for Houston’s wonder-Chef Bruce Molzan and his partner Neera Patidar! The concept and food at Ruggles Black is modern and fun: a fusion pushing Indian, Asian, and American flavors to whole new boundaries in terms of taste, but keeping it accessible in terms of price. Ruggles Black is THE place to be for conscious eating foodies, as Bruce “The King of Paleo” cooks his amazingly delicious treats with local ingredients from farmers, while embracing the Paleo principles.

Dining areas

Additional information

Dining style
Casual Dining
Price
$31 to $50
Cuisines
American, Seafood, Steak
Hours of operation
Mon–Thu 11:00 am–10:00 pm Fri, Sat 11:00 am–11:00 pm
Phone number
(832) 582-5690
Website
https://rugglesblack.com/
Payment options
AMEX, Discover, Mastercard, Visa
Dress code
Casual Dress

Location
2245 W Alabama St, Houston, TX 77098-2436
Neighborhood
Upper Kirby / Shepherd Corridor
Parking details
None
Additional
Bar/Lounge, Beer, Cocktails, Full Bar, Non-Smoking, Wheelchair Access, Wine

What 833 people are saying

Ruggles Black -West Alabama reviews from people who’ve dined at this restaurant. Based on recent rating.

Overall ratings and reviews

Reviews can only be made by diners who have eaten at this restaurant

4.7

4.7 based on recent ratings

4.7Food
4.6Service
4.6Ambience
4.4Value

Noise • Moderate

Loved For

Houston
Healthy

Review summary

AI-generated from verified diner reviews

Ruggles Black on West Alabama impresses with its "excellent keto and paleo food" and diverse menu catering to various dietary restrictions. Guests rave about the "amazing food and service" and laud Chef Bruce's creativity. The restaurant's "beautiful ambience" complements its "delicious" offerings, though noise levels and service consistency could improve.

833 Reviews

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Patrick VIP
Houston4 reviews
5.0
Dined on June 10, 2025
1. Overall 5
2. Food 5
3. Service 5
4. Ambience 5
Excellent keto and paleo food. Such a treat to have a dedicated menu to keto! Will be coming back soon!
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Rob VIP
Houston4 reviews
5.0
Dined on June 5, 2025
1. Overall 5
2. Food 5
3. Service 5
4. Ambience 5
We love Bruce and love Ruggles. Always great food and fun
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Alika
Houston1 review
3.0
Dined on June 5, 2025
1. Overall 3
2. Food 4
3. Service 4
4. Ambience 2
Food was great, exciting options for sure. Very loud though and even though I made a reservation we were put at a long table that made it difficult to talk to everyone around. Especially because of how loud it was around us. Still a great meal, and I imagine sitting in the booths would be pleasant.
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Kandace
Houston1 review
5.0
Dined on May 30, 2025
1. Overall 5
2. Food 5
3. Service 5
4. Ambience 5
Amazing food and service. Had a large group and the entire staff was unbelievable. Awesome experience.
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Gilbert VIP
Houston22 reviews
4.0
Dined on May 23, 2025
1. Overall 4
2. Food 5
3. Service 4
4. Ambience 4
With so many choices I spent time reviewing the menu before heading to the restaurant in order to plan my meal. Was disappointed that neither of my selections from their website menu were actually available on the menu at the restaurant. Was looking forward to trying the short rib pizza with blueberry compote. Nope. Also, wanted to try the keto carbonara pasta. Also nope. Luckily they had some new menu items that sounded equally interesting and turned out to be quite tasty and a great value. As always, save room for dessert. The choices are mind blowing.
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Dr. Bridget VIP
Houston32 reviews
5.0
Dined on May 21, 2025
1. Overall 5
2. Food 5
3. Service 5
4. Ambience 5
The best short rib pasta ever I have never tasted anything so delicious
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Karen
Houston10 reviews
5.0
Dined on May 16, 2025
1. Overall 5
2. Food 5
3. Service 5
4. Ambience 5
Beautiful restaurant, superb food and service. Amazing variety of food catering to dietary restrictions. Highly recommend Ruggles Black for a delicious meal in an attractive restaurant.
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Abbie
Dallas - Fort Worth1 review
1.0
Dined on May 13, 2025
1. Overall 1
2. Food 1
3. Service 1
4. Ambience 1
This restaurant confirmed my reservation then were closed when we showed up. Several other tables arrived for reservations for the same reason. Very disappointing.
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Jason VIP
Houston1 review
1.0
Dined on May 13, 2025
1. Overall 1
2. Food 1
3. Service 1
4. Ambience 1
We had some folks visiting our business from out of the country, and made a reservation for May 12 at 7 pm to take them to dinner. The reservation was confirmed through the website and Open Table, but when we arrived the restaurant was closed. A sticky-note on the door told us that because the restaurant was open for Mothers' Day the day before, they decided not to be open that Monday. We were embarrassed and had to quickly find another restaurant at that late hour. We will never make a reservation at this restaurant again.
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Jenny VIP
Houston37 reviews
2.0
Dined on May 11, 2025
1. Overall 2
2. Food 2
3. Service 2
4. Ambience 4
Today was not the best at Ruggles black. I’ve been there a handful of times and have very fond memories. I decided I wanted to go here for my Mother’s Day brunch. Unfortunately, they were not on their best day. To start I ordered a bloody Mary after about 10 minutes. Our server came and said they didn’t have any. I’m like you don’t have a bloody Mary on Mother’s Day? And she said no sorry. The restaurant was not full by any means. Ordering took forever, the food took way way too long. We were finished eating and we had to wait an seemingly amount of time to get our check. I had even asked two other waiters and the manager to get us to check that we are ready to go. When my family all got in the car, we said there’s too many restaurants in Houston for us to come back to this one.
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Ruggles Black -West Alabama does offer delivery in partnership with Uber Eats.

Ruggles Black -West Alabama is rated 4.7 stars by 833 OpenTable diners.

Yes, you can generally book this restaurant by choosing the date, time and party size on OpenTable.

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2 people

Jun 20, 2025

7:00 PM

Booked 23 times today

Google Map for Ruggles Black -West Alabama

2245 W Alabama St, Houston, TX 77098-2436

Dining areas

Additional information

Neighborhood
Upper Kirby / Shepherd Corridor
Hours of operation
Mon–Thu 11:00 am–10:00 pm Fri, Sat 11:00 am–11:00 pm
Price
$31 to $50
Cuisines
American, Seafood, Steak
Dining style
Casual Dining
Dress code
Casual Dress
Parking details
None
Payment options
AMEX, Discover, Mastercard, Visa
Additional
Bar/Lounge, Beer, Cocktails, Full Bar, Non-Smoking, Wheelchair Access, Wine

Website
https://rugglesblack.com/
Phone number
(832) 582-5690

Ruggles Black -West Alabama

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