[Edward]

I've never been to TX before and I'm headed to Dallas for the game with a buddy. We're 26 and 27 year old single dudes. What kinds of things should we look to do there? How is the night life? We'll probably go to all the CBS stuff since it'll be easy, but what about during the day?

[newdadkel]

Man, there will be stuff going on that entire week somewhere. It really depends on what you want to do or see. As far as the nightlife, Deep Ellum is where everyone usually goes so thats your best bet. This is most likely where celebs/athletes will be found during that week as well.

[Tondtar]

Call on Blake if he's around (which is pretty darn possible since we are talking about Super Bowl ) ....He loves to party with all fellow Bimmerpost members.

[Edward]

Ok cool, I'll check that out for sure. I'm sure the whole vibe of the city will be a bit different during that weekend but how are things "done" in Dallas? In LA since we all live here it's very easy for us to navigate the nightlife scene from knowing people and whatnot but in TX we are outsiders. In Dallas do you pretty much have to buy tables to get into the better spots? I don't know yet anyone else who we know that is going so it might be dumb to try and get into places like that if it's very expensive. Last year in Miami during the game weekend so many places tried to gouge the two of us for like $800 tables. For two of us. We're like WTF really? gtfo.

Also, I'm sure the hotel will be central in DT. Is it pretty easy to get around on foot or cab?

[Tondtar]

Also hang around hotel lobbies and bars a lot (any hotels). It will be packed with "working girls" from all around the country.

They love drunk football fans. Within the trade, they affectionately call them the, "5 minute wonders"

[escobar929]

hookers, where ever the superbowl goes, they follow

[NYCGP]

Debbie?

[Blake]

Originally Posted by Edward

Ok cool, I'll check that out for sure. I'm sure the whole vibe of the city will be a bit different during that weekend but how are things "done" in Dallas? In LA since we all live here it's very easy for us to navigate the nightlife scene from knowing people and whatnot but in TX we are outsiders. In Dallas do you pretty much have to buy tables to get into the better spots? I don't know yet anyone else who we know that is going so it might be dumb to try and get into places like that if it's very expensive. Last year in Miami during the game weekend so many places tried to gouge the two of us for like $800 tables. For two of us. We're like WTF really? gtfo.

Also, I'm sure the hotel will be central in DT. Is it pretty easy to get around on foot or cab?

well i'll try to help with my expertise...super bowl weekend, almost anywhere that's not a bar/pub, you can be rest assured you'll have to buy a table if you don't want to stand around with the herd. if you need help finding some good spots, i know the right people to talk to. dallas is very much 'gotta know someone' because you'll get ripped off otherwise. it's not going to be cheap either way, but you'll probably be looking at a 2 bottle minimum, $200+ a piece. and that's hookup prices. you will find that dallas has a club scene similar to LA, though. we're known for restaurants, clubs/bars, and shopping.

what hotel? downtown, except for a couple blocks on main street, is pretty f'ing dead. it is almost impossible to get around on foot in dallas either. if you wind up in downtown, there is the DART light rail train that heads up 75 (major north/south highway out of downtown) and stops close to some of the good nightlife areas, but even still, it's usually a decent walk to those areas. i highly suggest finding a rental car if you can. parking is plentiful all over dallas, so that isn't the issue. dallas/ft. worth, and everywhere in between, is a sprawling area with poor public transport, and cabs are going to be absolutely swamped all weekend...hell, they get bogged down on ordinary friday and saturday nights. we aren't known for having great transport that isn't your own car...the area is just too big (9200 sq mi.)

i'd be happy to answer any questions you might have, and like tondtar said, i have been known to have a cocktail or 12 with BP members before, including tondtar.

[texasmojo]

Go to addison for night life. Much better than deep elum.

[Blake]

also, the best trim in dallas will be in the uptown or henderson ave area. that's where i spend most of my time. mckinney ave, in the uptown area, is probably going to be a good bet if you end up in downtown dallas. the mckinney ave trolley has free trolley ride from ross and st. paul in downtown, if that's where you end up. it goes all the way up mckinney to the end of the 'meat' of mckinney ave. there aren't but a couple nightclubs on mckinney ave (and i don't think either of them are that good IMO), but it's practically the best sports bar tour of dallas (a good dozen plus), as well as some fantastic restaurants.. AND you can just hop on/hop off the trolley free whenever you want. it runs until midnight friday/saturday nights, 10 on sunday's, but not really sure if they'll change it for the super bowl (which i think would make sense).

[Edward]

Originally Posted by Blake

well i'll try to help with my expertise...super bowl weekend, almost anywhere that's not a bar/pub, you can be rest assured you'll have to buy a table if you don't want to stand around with the herd. if you need help finding some good spots, i know the right people to talk to. dallas is very much 'gotta know someone' because you'll get ripped off otherwise. it's not going to be cheap either way, but you'll probably be looking at a 2 bottle minimum, $200+ a piece. and that's hookup prices. you will find that dallas has a club scene similar to LA, though. we're known for restaurants, clubs/bars, and shopping.

what hotel? downtown, except for a couple blocks on main street, is pretty f'ing dead. it is almost impossible to get around on foot in dallas either. if you wind up in downtown, there is the DART light rail train that heads up 75 (major north/south highway out of downtown) and stops close to some of the good nightlife areas, but even still, it's usually a decent walk to those areas. i highly suggest finding a rental car if you can. parking is plentiful all over dallas, so that isn't the issue. dallas/ft. worth, and everywhere in between, is a sprawling area with poor public transport, and cabs are going to be absolutely swamped all weekend...hell, they get bogged down on ordinary friday and saturday nights. we aren't known for having great transport that isn't your own car...the area is just too big (9200 sq mi.)

i'd be happy to answer any questions you might have, and like tondtar said, i have been known to have a cocktail or 12 with BP members before, including tondtar.

Haha, we may have to hit you up when we are there for some guidance. I don't know the hotel yet.....I'll find out soon though. It's wherever CBS decides to host their weekend so it will probably be legit enough. That sucks that it's not easy to get around the nightlife. I don't think we'll rent a car though since we plan on drinking all weekend. A car does not mix well with that at all. How far is Deep Ellum from downtown? And also, is Addison an establishment or a district?

oh, and werd on the superbowl working girls. I don't know how many times I was approached last year in Miami. no thanks bye.

[Blake]

Originally Posted by texasmojo

Go to addison for night life. Much better than deep elum.

meh...smoke-filled chain bars packed with sausage and fat chicks.

[Blake]

Originally Posted by Edward

Haha, we may have to hit you up when we are there for some guidance. I don't know the hotel yet.....I'll find out soon though. It's wherever CBS decides to host their weekend so it will probably be legit enough. That sucks that it's not easy to get around the nightlife. I don't think we'll rent a car though since we plan on drinking all weekend. A car does not mix well with that at all. How far is Deep Ellum from downtown? And also, is Addison an establishment or a district?

oh, and werd on the superbowl working girls. I don't know how many times I was approached last year in Miami. no thanks bye.

sure, man. i'll pm you my cell. shoot me a text and i'll save it. i'll be around that weekend. i get back from china on the 3rd...right in time! wouldn't miss a super bowl on my home turf.

deep ellum is close to downtown, but is a fucking dump. crime, homeless, and freakshows. i haven't been down there in years because of it. most locals don't. it's sorta a niche area for the punk crowd. it's just not a safe area with cool places, unless you like loud, punk rock clubs, or teens on ecstasy.

addison is a town/suburb to the north. it's a good 15-20 minutes by car from downtown in no traffic. super bowl weekend, with no car, it'll be near a $40-50 cab ride. if you want to experience dallas, don't go to addison. like i previously mentioned, it's mostly chain bars and restuarants, they're all smoke-filled (addison is the only town in the dallas county area that still allows indoor smoking), usually 2-1 guy/girl ratio, and any good looking dallas woman will NOT be there. they'll all be in uptown/mckinney ave/henderson ave area.

[Tondtar]

I see you are from LA so ....Avoid any "Tex Mex" food like your life depends on it. Otherwise, you'll be disappointed and feeling betrayed

[Blake]

Originally Posted by Tondtar

I see you are from LA so ....Avoid any "Tex Mex" food like your life depends on it. Otherwise, you'll be disappointed and feeling betrayed

that's a god damn lie

[bolinp78]

Originally Posted by Blake

sure, man. i'll pm you my cell. shoot me a text and i'll save it. i'll be around that weekend. i get back from china on the 3rd...right in time! wouldn't miss a super bowl on my home turf.

deep ellum is close to downtown, but is a fucking dump. crime, homeless, and freakshows. i haven't been down there in years because of it. most locals don't. it's sorta a niche area for the punk crowd. it's just not a safe area with cool places, unless you like loud, punk rock clubs, or teens on ecstasy.

addison is a town/suburb to the north. it's a good 15-20 minutes by car from downtown in no traffic. super bowl weekend, with no car, it'll be near a $40-50 cab ride. if you want to experience dallas, don't go to addison. like i previously mentioned, it's mostly chain bars and restuarants, they're all smoke-filled (addison is the only town in the dallas county area that still allows indoor smoking), usually 2-1 guy/girl ratio, and any good looking dallas woman will NOT be there. they'll all be in uptown/mckinney ave/henderson ave area.

Hey now, the girls aren't THAT bad . Blake is right, though, much better looking girls in the Uptown area. Addison has some fun original restaurants, but the bar scene isn't that great. There IS a Flying Saucer over there, if you like beer. There are quite a few hotels in Addison, though, especially for it's small size, so you might check those out.

As he said, downtown is usually dead, so this might be a good bet. Super Bowl weekend though, I'm sure all of the high end bars around downtown are going to be ridiculous. I cannot imagine what the cover @ Ghost Bar will be on Friday and Saturday night.

[Red Bread]

Yep, if you're downtown, stick to Uptown for night life. It will be stupid busy that weekend though. JerryWorld is a good 25 miles from downtown and I'm not sure what public transit will exist for it, a car would be nearly a must for that weekend.

I moved here from Laguna Beach and my sister still lives in Silverlake. Dallas is big and as much of a car town as LA. Traffic that weekend will make the 10 look like child's play. It's normally worse than LA and add all the Super Bowl chaos and it's going to be awful.

[Tondtar]

Originally Posted by Blake

that's a god damn lie

Yeah, if you like bland, overcooked, mushy, greasy kinda of Mexican food which is totally a mainstream American creation of a fine cuisine shunned by real Chicano's.


Baja Peninsula cooking is where it's at

[Blake]

Originally Posted by bolinp78

As he said, downtown is usually dead, so this might be a good bet. Super Bowl weekend though, I'm sure all of the high end bars around downtown are going to be ridiculous. I cannot imagine what the cover @ Ghost Bar will be on Friday and Saturday night.

yea but ghost bar is shitty anyway. and a main reason why i try to steer anyone away from downtown is because the two big clubs on main, dolce and mantus (which i'm pretty sure both have been renamed due to dallas' cyclical club scene), are usually packed with affliction $35k millionaire meatwads and spray tanned gold digging succubi. PM is downtown and that's just about the only club i would endorse, although it's pretty small and gets stuffy packed (not to mention their bottle prices are higher than bird pussy).

[Edward]

Originally Posted by Red Bread

Yep, if you're downtown, stick to Uptown for night life. It will be stupid busy that weekend though. JerryWorld is a good 25 miles from downtown and I'm not sure what public transit will exist for it, a car would be nearly a must for that weekend.

I moved here from Laguna Beach and my sister still lives in Silverlake. Dallas is big and as much of a car town as LA. Traffic that weekend will make the 10 look like child's play. It's normally worse than LA and add all the Super Bowl chaos and it's going to be awful.

Ha, that's funny. I grew up in Laguna also and my sister now lives in Silverlake too. stupid hipsters. I need to consider renting a car maybe. I hate bad public transport.

BTW I guess I'm staying at the Hilton Anatole. Says it's just north of Downtown? Good area?

[Quick6EF]

Originally Posted by Edward

Ha, that's funny. I grew up in Laguna also and my sister now lives in Silverlake too. stupid hipsters. I need to consider renting a car maybe. I hate bad public transport.

BTW I guess I'm staying at the Hilton Anatole. Says it's just north of Downtown? Good area?

Maybe you two were separated at birth


Sounds like it's going to be a SICK weekend.

[Blake]

Originally Posted by Edward

BTW I guess I'm staying at the Hilton Anatole. Says it's just north of Downtown? Good area?

that's a good hotel, but near absolutely nothing but medieval times. it's close to downtown, but not walkable. the closest DART rail stop is a good 20 minute walk, but then you'll have to transfer trains or you'll wind up in the 'hood. i'm telling you...consider renting a car. you don't have to drink and drive, naturally, but getting to different restaurants or events will be tough with public transit/getting a cab under an hour wait. plus, you can always go places and leave your car if you get too sauced up. you'll find that most of dallas' nightlife is within walking distance of each other ONCE you get to the areas.