Grill marks on meat awaken primal hunter instincts in humans, turning mild-mannered nebbishes into potent paw trackers and unassuming omnivores into meat-seeking missiles. Lock in on your prey with today’s Groupon: for $20, you get $40 worth of steakhouse fare and nonalcoholic drinks at RJ’s Bar and Grill.

A casual neighborhood eatery, RJ’s fires up a hearty menu of protein-packed entrees, salads, sandwiches, and pastas strong enough to fend off famishment and pile-drive pangs of hunger.

The prime Midwestern steaks, including the filet mignon ($24.99) and rib eye ($20.99), are expertly aged and cut before traversing the grill to each diner's specifications. Rich pasta dishes, such as the linguini à la broccoli ($11.99) or rosemary chicken ravioli ($12.99), calm carb-cravings, and the signature double-decker Fatboy burger lures rebelliously ravenous mouths back into union with peacekeeping faces by using two burger patties, three slices of cheese, and an arsenal of mushrooms, lettuce, tomatoes, onions, and pickles ($13.99).

Early risers can glimpse RJ’s breakfast menu as it crests the horizon brandishing chili verde omelets—fluffy sheets of eggs and pepper-jack cheese mixed with avocadoes ($8.99)—and plates of buttermilk biscuits and eggs splashed with homemade gravy ($6.99).

Reviews

Bakersfield Magazine featured RJ's Bar and Grill in its article about inexpensive eateries in Bakersfield. Eleven Yelpers give the restaurant three stars and eleven Yahoo! Locals give it an average of 4.5 stars.

• All being said the food is pretty good but that hamburgers are what keep me coming back to eat here. – Casey R., Yelp, 4/16/10
• Great people, great food, & the most fun I've had at a bar in a long time. – kanjjn, Yahoo! Local