For all Texans, help out a fellow first-timer in Dallas

[NextGenBoys]

So my dad and I are going to be at the game come Thursday. We're from Iowa and have drove all day, and now we're at a motel in Gainsville, and will be checking out the city tomorrow looking for good spots to hit and what not.

I need your help Texans. What are some good places to go to? Eat, shop, see, etc. Where exactly is Valley Ranch, and could we go and check that out?

As far as the game, what are your recommendations? Tailgating, pregame, etc??? I'm 21 and my dad is 53 incase that matters haha. Anyways, any input is appreciated.

 

[Pick6TerenceNewman]

So my dad and I are going to be at the game come Thursday. We're from Iowa and have drove all day, and now we're at a motel in Gainsville, and will be checking out the city tomorrow looking for good spots to hit and what not.

I need your help Texans. What are some good places to go to? Eat, shop, see, etc. Where exactly is Valley Ranch, and could we go and check that out?

As far as the game, what are your recommendations? Tailgating, pregame, etc??? I'm 21 and my dad is 53 incase that matters haha. Anyways, any input is appreciated.

Not from Dallas but been there several times. LasColinas, is a cool place to hang. Good food and cool bars.

 

[NextGenBoys]

Not from Dallas but been there several times. LasColinas, is a cool place to hang. Good food and cool bars.

Thx for the reply

 

[yimyammer]

Last time I checked Los Colinas is primary a business district and there is not much going on around there, so I wouldn’t recommend making a trip out there.

Here’s what I’d recommend:

Dallas has great Tex Mex food and there are tons of great places to go eat & drink margaritas, here’s my list:

http://www.primosdallas.com/ this is a happening place in a good area near victory park (http://www.victorypark.com/ ), so you could eat here and then head down the road to see Victory Park and the American Airlines Center (http://www.americanairlinescenter.com/ )

If you want to try some Mexican food with some good Cowboy history go to Mia's http://www.miastexmex.com/ Legend has it this is where Jerry and Jimmy met when Jerry hired him as head coach:

http://img210.*************/img210/470/jimjermiasni3.jpg

http://www.***BANNED-URL***/sharedcontent/dws/spe/2004/feb25football/kegans.html

Another outstanding restaurant that isn’t quite Tex Mex is Veracruz (http://www.cafeveracruzdallas.com/ ) . It’s FANTASTIC!! I recommend trying the Pescado Almendrada. Be sure to have a frozen margarita, but be careful, they taste so good; they’ll sneak up on you and knock you on your ***.

After eating at Veracruz drive down the road to the Belmont hotel (http://www.belmontdallas.com/ ) and have a drink at their bar that overlooks the skyline of downtown Dallas. I’d highly recommend you stay in the hotel as well. It’s in a great location near downtown Dallas and the freeway that takes you to Texas stadium and it’s a really cool old hotel that was recently restored

Lower Greenville (http://w3t.org/u/84vo) is a great place for lots of night life and once again there are a couple of good Mexican food restaurants to eat and drink at. Gloria’s (https://gloriasrestaurants.com/home.php ) at 3715 Greenville Ave. and the Blue Goose Cantina (http://www.bluegoosecantina.com ) at 2905 Greenville Ave are my favorite. You can drive up and down Greenville Avenue to find other cool bars and nightlife.

The Taco Diner (http://www.mcrowd.com/tacodiner.shtm ) at the West Village is also a great place to eat and there is plenty of cool stuff to do in the West Village (http://www.westvil.com/ )

Mi Cocina (http://www.mcrowd.com/micocina.shtm ) in Highland Park Village also has great food and drinks and Highland Park Village (http://www.hpvillage.com/ ) is a great place to hang out

In case you can't tell, I like Tex-Mex and margaritas. This should give you plenty of options and keep you busy, but feel free to ask me any other questions you have.

I’ve never been to Valley Ranch so I can’t help you much there. My dad tailgates all the time, I think you need to get a blue parking pass and get there early and ask where the best place to park is in order to join in on the pre-game fun.

By the way here’s my story:

I’m 43 and have lived in Dallas my whole life. I was even lucky enough to grow up about a half mile from where the cowboys originally held practice and we lived next door to several players. We used to go knock on their doors and get autographed photos. We'd also hang out at the practice field and meet players after practice as well as peeking over the fence and watch practices. My Dad is a Cowboy fanatic and because of his influence and growing up so close to the Cowboys I’m one too. I live and die with this dang team and get depressed when they lose. I always say, I’ll get married the day I find a woman I love as much as the Dallas Cowboys, no luck yet…

 

[NextGenBoys]

Last time I checked Los Colinas is primary a business district and there is not much going on around there, so I wouldn’t recommend making a trip out there.

Here’s what I’d recommend:

Dallas has great Tex Mex food and there are tons of great places to go eat & drink margaritas, here’s my list:

http://www.primosdallas.com/ this is a happening place in a good area near victory park (http://www.victorypark.com/ ), so you could eat here and then head down the road to see Victory Park and the American Airlines Center (http://www.americanairlinescenter.com/ )

If you want to try some Mexican food with some good Cowboy history go to Mia's http://www.miastexmex.com/ Legend has it this is where Jerry and Jimmy met when Jerry hired him as head coach:

http://img210.*************/img210/470/jimjermiasni3.jpg

http://www.***BANNED-URL***/sharedcontent/dws/spe/2004/feb25football/kegans.html

Another outstanding restaurant that isn’t quite Tex Mex is Veracruz (http://www.cafeveracruzdallas.com/ ) . It’s FANTASTIC!! I recommend trying the Pescado Almendrada. Be sure to have a frozen margarita, but be careful, they taste so good; they’ll sneak up on you and knock you on your ***.

After eating at Veracruz drive down the road to the Belmont hotel (http://www.belmontdallas.com/ ) and have a drink at their bar that overlooks the skyline of downtown Dallas. I’d highly recommend you stay in the hotel as well. It’s in a great location near downtown Dallas and the freeway that takes you to Texas stadium and it’s a really cool old hotel that was recently restored

Lower Greenville (http://w3t.org/u/84vo) is a great place for lots of night life and once again there are a couple of good Mexican food restaurants to eat and drink at. Gloria’s (https://gloriasrestaurants.com/home.php ) at 3715 Greenville Ave. and the Blue Goose Cantina (http://www.bluegoosecantina.com ) at 2905 Greenville Ave are my favorite. You can drive up and down Greenville Avenue to find other cool bars and nightlife.

The Taco Diner (http://www.mcrowd.com/tacodiner.shtm ) at the West Village is also a great place to eat and there is plenty of cool stuff to do in the West Village (http://www.westvil.com/ )

Mi Cocina (http://www.mcrowd.com/micocina.shtm ) in Highland Park Village also has great food and drinks and Highland Park Village (http://www.hpvillage.com/ ) is a great place to hang out

In case you can't tell, I like Tex-Mex and margaritas. This should give you plenty of options and keep you busy, but feel free to ask me any other questions you have.

I’ve never been to Valley Ranch so I can’t help you much there. My dad tailgates all the time, I think you need to get a blue parking pass and get there early and ask where the best place to park is in order to join in on the pre-game fun.

By the way here’s my story:

I’m 43 and have lived in Dallas my whole life. I was even lucky enough to grow up about a half mile from where the cowboys originally held practice and we lived next door to several players. We used to go knock on their doors and get autographed photos. We'd also hang out at the practice field and meet players after practice as well as peeking over the fence and watch practices. My Dad is a Cowboy fanatic and because of his influence and growing up so close to the Cowboys I’m one too. I live and die with this dang team and get depressed when they lose. I always say, I’ll get married the day I find a woman I love as much as the Dallas Cowboys, no luck yet…

Thanks so much for the detailed response. I will def. check some of those places out tomorrow!

 

[djtavo]

http://cowboyszone.com/forums/showthread.php?t=122185

check that thread out bro, i got lots of replys when i went to dallas in the pre-season for places to visit.

 

[yimyammer]

Thanks so much for the detailed response. I will def. check some of those places out tomorrow!

Glad to help, I thought of one other thing:

If you want to have a great steak go to Bob's Steak & Chop House ( http://www.bobs-steakandchop.com/ ) at 4300 Lemmon Avenue
(at Wycliff) Dallas, Texas 75219

The “COTE de BOEUF” (22oz.bone-in ribeye steak) is awesome, Get it with
SKILLET POTATOs & Green Peppercorn sauce. Expensive (about $40.00), but worth it.