Agricole Hospitality’s steady march eastward continues. The hospitality group from industry veterans Morgan Weber, Ryan Pera, and Vincent Huynh announced last summer that they would be opening a second location of their immensely popular Heights ice house, Eight Row Flint, in Second Ward sometime this winter. Flash forward several months, and the new location is now scheduled to officially open its doors on Monday, February 20. The group already has three establishments—Indianola, Miss Carousel, and Vinny’s—located in EaDo, but this is their first foray into Second Ward, which is becoming quite an eat-and-drink destination of late due to burgeoning hot spots like The Plant, which houses buzzy concepts such as Louie's Italian American, How to Survive on Land and Sea, and Popston.

The new location of Eight Row Flint is housed in the former digs of now-defunct Night Shift Bar (3502 Harrisburg Blvd), which is conveniently located along METRORail’s Green Line, allowing patrons easy access from downtown to the bar. One noted benefit of the new building is that it comes with a full kitchen, which enables this second location of Eight Row Flint to offer guests expanded food options. On the menu are Gulf Coast seafood preparations and creative takes on Mexican dishes like empanadas—all alongside some of the bar's signature favorites like their Brussels sprouts tacos. 

The original location has gained a loyal following due to its innovative cocktail list, which includes Texas-centric flourishes like five different iterations of Ranch Water, and it continues that legacy at its new Second Ward location, which offers a more tightly focused cocktail list that highlights whiskey and agave spirits. Patrons will be able to experience those spirits and many more through the bar's entirely new lineup of cocktails, all unique to this location. 

The space has also been completely renovated to make it more inviting and comfortable—an atmosphere similar to its sister bar in the Heights. Design elements include salvaged wood, duck canvas, and art throughout the building—including a new mural painted by the concept's new general manager and his young daughter. While the interior of the bar has space for 200, the highlight of the bar is its expansive rooftop patio with seating for 80 and views of downtown (a spot undoubtedly familiar to regulars of the bar's predecessor). 

The new location is led by a team of longtime Eight Row Flint crew members. Current general manager Christina Ramey, who has been with the ice house since it launched over eight years ago, is now overseeing both locations as the new Eight Row Flint concept manager. The current assistant manager of the Heights location, Christian Garza, has been transferred to the Second Ward location as the concept’s general manager. Meanwhile, chef Marcelo Garcia, who has been with Agricole Hospitality since 2013, has stepped into the role of executive chef of Eight Row Flint and will oversee food operations for both locations. 

Eight Row Flint's new Second Ward location is open from 2 p.m. to 2 a.m. seven days a week.