In 1996, Reata opened its second location[5] in Fort Worth, Texas, on the 35th floor of the Bank One Tower.

In January 2001, the restaurant was once again forced to close and re-opened in May 2002 in the building previously known as the Caravan of Dreams.

In the fall of 2008, a cookbook authored by Mike Micallef was released called "Reata: Legendary Texas Cooking".

In January 2010, Reata opened a Mexican cuisine-based restaurant at the Fort Worth Stock Show, and Rodeo called La Espuela.

[9] Notable chefs that started their careers at the Reata include Grady Spears,[10] Tim Love, Brian Olenjack,[11] and Tod Phillips.