CNN Burger List: Quintessential old-school drive-in rest serves a thin, flat, wonderfully flavorful patty on a poppy seed white bun. This burger would be a great in a Trailways bus bathroom.
Prepare to be mesmerized by rows of wacky combinations like the Evil Elvis, a plain donut topped with peanut butter, honey, bacon, and banana slices. Snap out of it to order a doughy chicken biscuit.
The museum serves as a symbol of Dallas heritage. Built in 1892, the beautifully restored Old Red Courthouse contains some of Dallas County’s most fascinating historical artifacts.
An amazing bronze sculpture of a lifelike cattle drive graces this 4.2-acre plaza in front of City Hall and the Convention Center. It was originally the site of the Shawnee Cattle Trail, begun in 1854
The site of JFK's murder is marked by an X outside the 6th Floor Museum. While a little touristy, it's a top spot to get your conspiracy theory on.
This shop boasts it has the best hummus in Dallas, but what it really gives you is the option of teleportation to the Mediterranean or New York when you enter under the yellow awning. Read more.
Pros: laid back crowd, friendly people, strong mixed drinks, yummy pizza. Cons: 2 tiny bathroom stalls? Female servers are more friendly with guys, & slow service. It took 45 min for my pizza!
Lakewood Landing, recently anointed to Thrillst's list of 33 best dive bars in 'Merica! opens at 8 p.m. and will stay that way until 2 a.m. (No kitchen, just booze.)
Amazing live music , can get overcrowded on dance floor but club still well worth it . Great great great servers and friendly bartenders and staff .
If you find yourself in Texas you can't leave it without riding a mechanical bull. You think it's stupid playing cowboy? You'll miss so much fun!
A mixture of DJs and some live events make the Double Wide a favorite location of the locals. Take your cowboy hat with you.
Ask for the freshly made tortillas then watch the fun at the machine in the SE corner.
Suadero and pastor (cooked traditionally on a trompo with pineapple) are very solid choices, but the adventurous should try the sesos (brains) or the deliciously fatty cabeza. Read more.
Inside the Dallas Farmer's Market is the unassuming Pecan Lodge. We insist you get the brisket. [Eater 38 Member]
Southern food at its best. If you love BBQ, taters, mac 'n cheese and all that yummy-ness, go check this place out. Typing this right now is making our mouth water!! Don't miss out!
Game on: Twisted Root Burger Co. offers tasty burgers made from game meat like venison, elk, ostrich, emu, boar, antelope and lamb.
Cosmic Cafe specializes in first wave vegetarian cuisine, which surely comes as no surprise to passers-by who've taken note of the Tibetan prayer flags or peace-seekers who show up. Read more.
Jan 2015 - $20.99 for AYCE bbq. Not cheap but a satisfied meal. The service wasn't that bad (or because I already made up my mind for the worst?) Definitely a place for meat-lovers
Rooftop is my favorite spot when the weather's nice. Excellent selection of fairly priced beers. Great for lunch, dinner or late night drinks.
Thrillist Top BBQ List: ...their amazing jalapeño cheese sausages. And some of the best brisket (and its beefier, leaner cousin shoulder clod) coming out of that Bewley smoker.
If deep frying meat wasn't bad enough, these guys cover their steaks with crumbled potato chips before the submerge them in bubbling fat. It's almost obscene. And it's completely delicious.
Smoke Sheet: menu shines w/Tex Mex dishes, including brisket tacos, pork belly burnt ends, brisket stuffed jalapeno poppers, &jaw dropping brisket elote. perhaps 1 of best in all of our travels
These are easily the best breakfast tacos in town, thanks to the soft, fresh flour tortillas. 👍
