Dallas -- Where should I eat? What should I do?

No shortage of those in Big D. Yuck.

By way of contrast, there's a cool-as-fuck community radio station.

http://www.knon.org/

The local alt-weekly, like you'd think, has the entertainment low-down.

http://www.dallasobserver.com/

 

the sixth-floor museum is extremely cool.. yet extrememly morbid at the same time. At least that's what I thought the last time I was there. But it's a must-see, even if you're a minor history-dork like myself.

 

Esparza for Mexican.

Highly recommended.

It's out near the airport somewhere, I think off the 114.

 

Better than In and Out Burger?

 

Bobby V's Sports Gallery Cafe.

Woops - that closed 10 years ago.

Drop by and see Jerry's World in Arlington. Amazing pile of concrete.

Strip clubs off the edge of SMU on Central Expressway.

And, go to Fort Worth and check out Joe T. Garcia's Mexican eatery.

 

I always go Ft. Worth. It's physically a shorter distance and has less traffic.

 

You know, you can drive from Houston to Dallas on almost nothing but farm-to-market roads. I mapped out a route sometime during Rita. You start in Spring and come out somewhere around Venus or Alvarado. I bet it's a spectacular, albeit slow as hell, drive.

 

I've taken 281 to I-20 from Austin to FW, which was slow but pleasant.

 

My old roomie wore his DK shirt when I dragged him to the Sixth Floor Museum last time we were in Dallas. An old lady about fell down the steps when she saw it.

 

Wow...I grew up in The Colony as well. I was in the first graduating class at the high school. If you haven't been out there in 25 years you're in for a shock. It's not out in BFE like it used to be. They also no longer export sticks as an industry. And Eastvale was absorbed by The Colony many years back.

If you're a golfer be sure to check out The Tribute course which is in The Colony along Lake Lewisville [the deadliest lake in the state!]. Each hole is a replica of famous holes from Scottish courses. The course is ranked as one of the top 100 public courses in the U.S. and the #1 public course in Dallas by Golf magazine.

As an earlier poster noted Deep Ellum is pretty much a "must-skip" nowadays unless you're into dance clubs. The one notable exception is Adair's, which is still the best hole-in-the-wall honkytonk in the area. Start off next door at Sol's Taco Lounge and have dinner and cervezas/margaritas before heading to Adair's to see whichever Texas country band is playing that night. There's no cover at Adair's. They make a mean burger there as well in case you skip going to Sol's. But be forewarned. The place packs out and seating is scarce. So wear comfortable footwear.

 

When I lived there, my dad went to Eastvale for one reason only -- beer.

The Colony didn't even have a high school when I was there. High school age kids went to Lewisville. Being a city kid at heart, I always feared I'd become a Fighting Farmer, but I'm pretty sure The Colony High would have been open by the time I made it to high school.

I went to Peters Colony school in fourth and fifth grade, then we moved back to Milwaukee when my mom became terminally ill. I cried on the plane ride back "home" -- I enjoyed living in Texas.

 

Bubbler, there would be nothing wrong with being a Fighting Farmer ... but a Papermaker, Cheesemaker or Fighting Pretzel?

That's all up for debate. ;D