Just five weeks after Billy Berk’s closed in downtown San Jose, Rookies Sports Lodge reopened in that prime corner at First and San Fernando streets.

Gone is Billy Berk’s collection of rock album covers. Now the walls are covered with 32 big-screen TVs. Beer taps number 42. The private dining room has been rechristened The Luxury Box.

Service began Saturday evening and resumes at 9 a.m. Sunday for NFL watchers.

Rookies, which started on Meridian Avenue with an unusual menu for a sports bar — a chef-designed one — will go more upscale with its food at this location. On the inaugural menu are steaks from Bassian Farms and seafood: Think skirt steak with chimichurri sauce, fettuccine jambalaya, seared salmon or ahi, even a 38-ounce Tomahawk rib-eye, according to owners Mike and Tania Hobson.

Naturally, all the sports bar favorites are available too. New spins on bar bites include green olive aioli with the calamari and meatballs in a chipotle-garlic-Guinness barbecue sauce. On the burger menu is one rarely seen in these parts: the Juicy Lucy, a south Minneapolis creation. It’s a big burger with a core of melted cheese instead of cheese melted on top.

Lighter options include six entree salads, tomato bisque and soup du jour. Dessert moves back into the decadent direction, with house-made tiramisu, creme brulee and bananas Foster.

During Sunday morning football, fans can order breakfast pizzas or burritos, traditional American breakfast, Belgian waffles and fruit bowls with yogurt and granola. Espresso is available too, from a vintage machine.

In the coming months, the Hobsons’ Meridian Avenue tradition of holding quarterly sports memorabilia auctions will start up at this location too. You’ll know the time is near when the amount of memorabilia on the walls reaches critical mass.

Rookies will be open daily from 11 a.m. to midnight, with 9 a.m. openings Sunday during football season. The kitchen will close at 9 p.m. Sunday-Wednesday and 10 p.m. Thursday-Saturday. www.rookieslodge.com.