Dallas recommendations for eats and drinks?

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I like Blue Mesa Grill...

GO BIG RED!

We're staying at my sister in law's in Frisco Thursday and Friday.

Yes the game is in Arlington. I am trying to figure out where I should get a hotel room for Saturday night. I don't think I want to be out in Arlington, but maybe I am wrong on that. I am inclined to stay downtown, possibly at the Fairmount. I was also looking at a couple of places in Market Center, but I don't have a good sense of whther that may be too far removed from the action.

Don't stay in Arlington. There are several good hotels downtown Dallas. There is also the Belmont Hotel in Oak Cliff about a 5 minute drive from DT..and Oak Cliff is very hip now. The Bishops Arts area of OC is very cool......and the Palomar at Mockingbird and Central Expwy (75) is close to everything.....Frisco is full of chain restaurants....its a typical boring suburban shithole. Addison and Plano have some decent restaurants and some bars. But nothing I would recommend. Its strictly a suburban crowd up there....but maybe thats what you like. What type of food you looking for?

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I saw the Belmont House. I'll look at Palomar. What else do you recommend downtown for hotels?

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There is a new BBQ place next door to the Belmont Hotel. It's more of a concept BBQ place rather than a traditional place. But the atmosphere is very good....it's in an old building with a enclosed courtyard in the back. My brother said the food is pretty good....not great though. The Belmont is about a 5-7 minute drive to Downtown and is right off I-30, which is the freeway to Arlington. Other Hotels Downtown are the Magnolia which is in a good location near some nightlife. Then there is The W and Hotel Zaza in Victory Park.

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A good steak; a rustic/down home bbq; mexican; and/or anything else people recommend.

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Steak: Del Friscos,Bob's (on Lemmon in Dallas, not the one in the burbs)...Pappa's Brothers, Al Biernet's ....I am not a steak expert though.

BBQ: Dallas doesn't have great BBQ. But Baker's Ribs on Commerce and Peggy Sue's in Snider Plaza (Highland Park).

Mexican: Mia's (not Mia Coccina) on Lemmon in Dallas (my fav), Avilla's on Maple (Hole in the wall but a foodie favorite), Chuy's on Knox in Dallas. Lots of other good ones but those are my top 3.

Other: Bolsa in Oak Cliff Bolsa is a very good "local/ Seasonal" restaurant. Very nice atmosphere if the weather is decent. Either way you're going to wait an hour or more for a table.

Louie's Pizza on Henderson. (CASH OR AMEX only) My fav pizza in Dallas and a great "old bar" atmosphere. Used to be more of a bar years ago but has become a very good pizza joint. I saw Louie yell at some customers complaining about the slow service....gave them a "frick YOU" and this gesture a few months ago. Pure awesomeness.

Bars:
Main bars areas:
1. Uptown- more douchebags per sq. ft. than any place in Dallas except West Village. But lots of bars and hot women. Gingerman is about the only place I go regularly in Uptown. A lot of people like The Loon but its not my cup of tea. I prefer more laid back bars where you can get a table and have conversation.

2. Lower Greenville- A lot of stuff has shut down recently but Libertine is good (next to Dodies...the cajun restaurant...I went to LSU with the owners son.) The Dubliner, Stan's.

3. Deep Ellum- This area was killed off by a couple of hip hop clubs that were down there a few years ago. But they are gone and the area is slowly returning. Angry Dog and Twisted Root are 2 of the best burgers in Dallas. Adair's is a good Texas Country bar. Just east of Deep Ellum is Sons of Herman Hall which is a great Texas bar and music venue. Its in an Old wood frame "house" with a bar downstairs and a giant room with hardwoods upstairs where I've seen Robert Earle Keen, Junior Brown, Dave Alvin, Alejandro Escovedo, The Gourds, Fred Eaglesmith and tons of other people. You can have a beer at the bar and take a look upstairs even if nobody is playing.

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the stockyards in Fort Worth. I haven't been. I like the sound of a burger at Tim Love's Love Shack and a few cold ones at the White Elephant Saloon. Any thoughts on those places?

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Those are good places. I would also recommend Fred's. Its funky Texas cowboy goodness.

El Asadero on Main St. near the Stockyards is a great hole in the wall mexican restaurant.

Those are some highlights. I can also point you to some good dive bars if you are interested. And the good thing about Dallas bars.....NO SMOKING! So you don't stink when you leave.

ETA: Ignore the people recommending Blue Mesa. It's a chain. It has decent food but....it's a chain.

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Javier's.

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Dallas isn't much of a food town

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Ignore the people recommending Blue Mesa. It's a chain. It has decent food but....it's a chain.

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Blue Mesa has 4 or 5 locations, all in the Dallas area... I'd hardly call that a chain.

Didn't you recommend Del Frisco's? That's more of a chain than Blue Mesa.

Bottom line is, if the food's good, who cares if it's a chain?

Come to Fort Worth. Fock Dallas.

Babe's Fried Chicken.....best chicken in the south IMHO.