Dinner in Dallas Friday night, suggestions?

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It was actually a test. I was curious as to which site I would get the first response from and which I would get the most helpful responses from. So far VC is kicking WS' ass.

Abacas is phenomenal. If you want prime dry aged beef try Bobs Steak and Chop (my favorite), although there is probably a dozen or so great steak houses in the area.

Cheers

LOLA'S!!!

You'll love the wine list and they usually have a beef and chicken entree on their weekend menu.

Abacus is nice but expensive. IMO it is one of the best restaurants in Dallas. It's for the hip and happening crowd of Dallas.

Preferred, It is now between Lola's and Abacas. I have forwarded the links for both restaurants to my wife, and as ususal she will have the final say.

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Originally posted by seanr7:
Preferred, It is now between Lola's and Abacas. I have forwarded the links for both restaurants to my wife, and as ususal she will have the final say.

You can't go wrong with either.

I've never been to Lola's...but I have heard that it is really romantic, the type of restaurant you propose in

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as ususal she will have the final say

You sure know how to make a marriage work!

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Originally posted by seanr7:
It was actually a test. I was curious as to which site I would get the first response from and which I would get the most helpful responses from. So far VC is kicking WS' ass.

I sit at home most of the summer days and the one busy afternoon I have, you make a post like this. I would have been the first to answer your post if I had been home.

Make sure you have reservations to Abacus or you will be waiting a long time to get in on a Friday or Saturday evening.

And I know your wife only likes chicken and beef but the lobster shooters are to die for.

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Originally posted by seanr7:
Preferred, It is now between Lola's and Abacas. I have forwarded the links for both restaurants to my wife, and as ususal she will have the final say.

I guess there's no way we can turn this into an offline?!

Prefered and WIML,
Let's crash their dinner!

Draelion and Steel-Asian fusion, has both chicken and beef (Oaklawn area, about 5 minutes from Mockingbird and 75)

Dragonfly at Hotel Zaza is HOT! (closer to downtown though) Has an asian flare but still has chicken and beef

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Originally posted by Bella Donna:
Prefered and WIML,
Let's crash their dinner!

Nah. I've seen his ugly mug one too many times in the past two weeks.

If you have problems with Abacas, check out Avanti and Ferre. Avanti is a little more romantic while Ferre is a little more hip. Both have great food and atmosphere with italian/tuscan influences.

Ferre's menu relies upon seafood and thin crust pizzas. I didn't like the wine list last time I was there. Calamari is one of the best I've had...very light and crispy.

In the general vicinity, Hibiscus and Cafe Italia are my favs. Bob's is good, especially on the people-watching score, if you're in to that. Went to Abacus recently on our 5th (anniversary). Food was great, wine list good, atmosphere very noisy. May or may not be just fab depending on what kind of evening you're after. Enjoy!

Forget those places, the only place to eat in Dallas worth a dang is Smith and Wollensky.

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Originally posted by just a skosh:
In the general vicinity, Hibiscus and Cafe Italia are my favs. Bob's is good, especially on the people-watching score, if you're in to that. Went to Abacus recently on our 5th (anniversary). Food was great, wine list good, atmosphere very noisy. May or may not be just fab depending on what kind of evening you're after. Enjoy!

I've heard good things about Hibiscus. J-A-K, what did you have to eat?

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Originally posted by redwine&redsox:
Forget those places, the only place to eat in Dallas worth a dang is Smith and Wollensky.

Do you have some sort of affiliation or hold a large number of stocks in SandW or something?

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Originally posted by Bella Donna:
Do you have some sort of affiliation or hold a large number of stocks in SandW or something?

Um...No. Oh yeah, I opened that restaurant.

At Hibiscus, it was the tenderloin done w/very simple treatment - layering of bit of blue cheese, tomatoes, and balsamic. Split an appetizer, but due to the killing of brain cells (ongoing), I can't - for the life of me - remember what it was. Table shared the lobster special which was delicious (done w/mandarin orange, rum type sauce). I myself am not a big "orange" fan yet I loved it. Chef showed great restraint and didn't overpower the good old Maine lobster. Hubby swears the fries were great. And, I had some of a mac and cheese side that was surprisingly good. Nice wine list, mostly American.

Went to Smith & Wollensky's tonight. Had been meaning to go there for a while now (right down the street from the house). redwine&sox's endorsement motivated me to actually make it happen. Service was very good. Food okay. The shrimp were kind of scary - jumbo, but tough. The Wollensky salad with the very light mustard vinagrette was nice. My filet (requested medium) was medium rare. Fine with me - after all, I could have asked to have it done a bit more. NY cheesecake (brought in from off premises) and coconut cake were only okay. A couple of glasses of Wente syrah went down nicely. Kind of a last minute thing (since we'd planned to lay low), so not a bad evening.

Glad to hear that my old peers are still doing a good job down there in Tejas.

LoLa's can not be beat if you are matching food and wine for the $$$, period.

If you have time to plan ahead, York Street is wonderful... but reservations are a must.

I had my second trip to the Lone Star state in two weeks, this time to Dallas. I went with the suggestion of this board to Lola's, and it was fantastic. I agree that the price of the food and wine are quite reasonable for the quality, and the service was outstanding. In fact, after I ordered a Shafer 2001 cab and then a Ernie Els 2001 Stellensbosch of which they had neither, they brought us a 2002 Goosecross cab for free. We then finished the night off with a 1985 Mondavi Reserve cab (for another thread, I experienced the difference in the older and newer wine styles). My lamb chops, mussels and beet salad were superb. Great place.

The second night saw me go back to my Greek roots, although I wanted to go to Mio Modo. We chose Zizikis in the Travis Walk area. Although not with the eloborate decor or service of Lola, the food quality was almost as good. I went with the traditional Greek fare, but did get the Hawaiian fish (trademark of the place). I tasted the lamb, and it was better than Lola's. The baklava icecream cake is to die for. We were told that Jerry Jones is a regular at this place as are many other "beautiful" people.

A side note of Ziziki's is a great wine bar and store two doors down called Chateau Wine. Although a tad pricey, they had an excellent selection of high end wines from everywhere. This place also had a great wine bar in the back.

Now all we need to do is get you to let us know you're coming before you get here so we can get together for an offline.

Will do next time. Most of the time I do this is during conventions, so my time is limited, but if you want to hang around with a bunch of beermen, so be it.

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...but if you want to hang around with a bunch of beermen, so be it.

I'm sure you'd have to twist his arm.