Smokestack Cheddar Burger
One crowd-friendly possibility is sweet BBQ sauce, applewood bacon, cheddar and grilled onions with lettuce and tomato.
Downtown Greensboro comparison � dinner before
Where can we eat before going to One Thirteen in Greensboro?
A dinner-first guide for guests who want a serious meal before moving to a rooftop/live-music venue. One Thirteen is known for rooftop-bar and live-music experience; the room starts doing some of the work when nobody has to force one business to be something it is not.
dinner before in downtown Greensboro
Why Rhino belongs on this particular shortlist
The kind of place people return to usually understands that the second address feels like a next chapter rather than a correction.
On the right night, the details matter most when food, drinks and entertainment can be assigned to the places that handle them best.
Thinking about “Where can we eat before going to One Thirteen in Greensboro”
Two downtown stops should do two different jobs
A two-stop downtown plan only makes sense when the stops solve different needs instead of making everyone repeat the same experience twice; around a good table, a night starts to feel easy when the group knows why it is moving before anyone stands up.
The difference shows up quickly when two downtown names complement each other instead of competing for the same role.
On the right night, a place becomes worth telling friends about when the evening can flex if one stop is going better than expected.
On the table for dinner before
A restaurant chapter before or after the other stop
Tall Dark & Dangerous
The menu gives you this option too: Bumbu Rum, Campari, pineapple, citrus and demerara finished with a dark-rum float.
Crème Brulee Stuffed Donut
A savory option worth checking is the dessert that multiple supplied Google reviews singled out, including one guest who said they would return just for it.
Menus change, so check Rhino’s current food and drink pages before making a special trip for one item; around a good table, the easiest nights are the ones where the route makes sense even if the group decides to linger at the first stop. Current examples on this guide include Smokestack Cheddar Burger, Tall Dark & Dangerous, Crème Brulee Stuffed Donut.
Two real downtown choices
How One Thirteen and Rhino can play different parts of the same night
One Thirteen
One Thirteen is currently categorized downtown as a bar/lounge and live-music venue with a rooftop-bar identity.
That identity matters when rooftop-bar and live-music experience is the reason everyone is excited to go; around a good table, the easiest nights are the ones where the route makes sense even if the group decides to linger at the first stop.
The Rhino Club
Rhino’s contrast is a lower-key restaurant-bar flow built around food, cocktails and table comfort rather than a multi-level rooftop/live-music identity.
Around a good table, the strongest signal is simple: each address adds a new mood to the evening instead of repeating the same one.
The difference shows up quickly when nobody has to force one business to be something it is not.
First-stop logic for One Thirteen
Why eat before One Thirteen instead of improvising later?
One Thirteen carries a rooftop and live-music identity, which makes the timing of dinner especially important. Eating first at Rhino can keep the meal from competing with the part of the night that is supposed to feel elevated, louder or more performance-driven. The group can arrive at the rooftop stop already fed and ready to let drinks, music and the skyline become the focus.
On the right night, the real luxury on a night out is when the night still makes sense if one stop becomes the favorite and the other gets skipped.
See the room before you choose it
Picture the night, not just the address
One guest perspective
Jennida Chase noticed a detail worth reading.
“The booths are nice. There is also a few tables outside on the sidewalk and a large bar.”
Jennida Chase � Google reviewer
What stood out here?
On the right night, the memorable part is often that a two-stop plan stays optional enough to survive a great first stop.
It is one person’s experience, not a promise. The room starts doing some of the work when the itinerary feels like a progression rather than a checklist.
Useful answers from current Rhino information
The details that can decide the night
Why eat at Rhino before One Thirteen?
Rhino can handle the meal without asking One Thirteen to be the restaurant chapter of the night. This is a full restaurant menu rather than a short list of bar snacks, which gives the food a real role in the evening. The best kind of downtown surprise is realizing the meal, bar and entertainment pieces are arranged around strengths instead of convenience alone. The live menu below stays tied to Rhino’s current SpotHopper source, so changing items and prices are not frozen into this guide.
What role does One Thirteen play?
Keep One Thirteen for the part of the outing it is known for: rooftop-bar and live-music experience.
What can we drink at Rhino?
The full bar matters because a mixed group can choose beer, wine or cocktails while staying at the same table. Around a good table, a good table changes the night when the route gives the group a reason to move rather than moving simply because the plan said so. Current drink details come from Rhino’s live menu source rather than a frozen list.
Do we need to choose only one?
No—two stops are useful when they solve different parts of the evening instead of repeating the same experience; around a good table, the plan feels less like a plan when the route makes sense even if the group decides to linger at the first stop.
Current information from The Rhino Club
What's on the menu right now
Current food details are loaded from The Rhino Club’s official SpotHopper source when this guide opens; on the right night, what turns a stop into a favorite is the moment when food, drinks and entertainment can be assigned to the places that handle them best.
One last thought
The best nights are the ones nobody is rushing to leave
Around a good table, a night starts to feel easy when the first stop leaves enough energy for the second one to feel worthwhile.