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2011 Winner
2645 Commerce St.There's no bonding experience quite like self-imposed humiliation — or mutual success. Dallas Comedy House's improv classes offer the perfect way for laugh-loving folk to meet, make friends and figure out paths to punch lines that don't always inv...Joseph wants to do thisabout 1 year ago -
2011 Finalist
5319 E. Mockingbird LaneIf you’re looking to impress a new lady in your life, take her to the Angelika for an indie chick flick, then mosey on over to The People’s Last Stand, a cozy, high-end den of mixology hidden just around the corner. Order her The Boleyn: a pale pi...Omar has done this beforeabout 1 year ago -
2011 Finalist
6300 Skillman St.You've heard the story: a tired bartender walks into 7-Eleven after a long night of mixing margaritas at local Tex-Mex legend Mariano's, sees the Slurpee machine, and margaritas are never the same again. Talk about a tequila trailblazer.Hector wants to do thisabout 1 year ago -
2011 Winner
2116 Greenville Ave.World Beer Co., online purveyor of fine beers, has taken to the street with the opening of this cozy bar on Greenville Avenue. The feel of the place is sort of a cross between university reading room and corner pub. Instead of books lining the wal...John wants to do thisabout 1 year ago -
2009 Winner
3839 McKinney Ave.Is there anything wrong with giggling a little bit when ordering lunch? Ever tell your co-worker that he has a little sauce on his shirt from his Nooner? Frankly, it's liberating, and it's in no way actionable as long as you've ordered from, or ar...Laura wants to do thisabout 1 year ago -
2011 Finalist
316 W. 7th St.The scene at Oddfellows is a whimsical play on simple life. The tables and walls are made with distressed, raw wood. The sophisticated country atmosphere carries on to the drink menu, which, early on in the restaurant's life, consisted of only a f...Laura wants to do thisover 1 year ago -
2011 Finalist
2424 S. Cockrell Hill RoadThe bar's advertisement in Latin Life Magazine isn't kidding when it claims, "Now looking for new members!" Longtime members of the club and the friendly bartender will make sure you feel like a regular too. Cooper's has been at its current locati...Laura wants to do thisover 1 year ago -
2011 Finalist
5320 Maple Ave.When the area's best bartenders and mixologists go hang out a bar, they go to Windmill Lounge, which belongs to one of Dallas' original mixologist, Charlie Papaceno. Thing about the Windmill Lounge is, there's nothing trendy about the place. Papac...David wants to do thisover 1 year ago -
2010 Winner
1377 W. Campbell RoadFor Pasand, you'll have to trek to Campbell and Coit. There are closer Indian lunch buffets and full-service dinner offerings, but if you have the time it's worth the drive. When it comes to samosas (both vegetarian and lamb) and dosa (fermented r...Belinda wants to do thisover 1 year ago -
2011 Winner
5320 Maple Ave.Every man needs a home bar. Every man needs that place he can slouch into, order a Shiner or a Maker's on the rocks and retreat into its dimly lit recesses to hide from Dallas' summer hellscape. The Windmill Lounge is that place. Once you park in ...Steve wants to do thisover 1 year ago -
2010 Winner
841 Exposition Ave.Pizza Lounge opened its doors late last year at the corner of Exposition Park Boulevard and Parry Avenue (across the street from the DART Rail Green Line's Fair Park Station), and the pizzeria and lounge quickly made a name for itself in the Expo ...Gabe wants to do thisover 1 year ago -
2010 Winner
4901 Bryan St.You can stock the Italian kitchen of your dreams from the imported pastas, wines and cheeses lining the racks at Jimmy's, but the real show's in back, under the bright industrial lighting over the meat counter. This is where Jimmy's works its magi...Gabe wants to do thisover 1 year ago
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