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Friday, May 09, 2008

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Dining and Nightlife

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Dining in Dallas

DALLAS GLBT and GLBT FRIENDLY RESTAURANTS

Black-Eyed Pea
3857 Cedar Springs Road
214-521-4580
A very popular restaurant with great home with a combination of down-home cooking like chicken-fried steak, meatloaf and healthy fare including terrific seafood entrees. Affordable. Ask for the Banana Pudding!

Breadwinners
3301 McKinney Avenue
214-754-4940
This delightful Uptown restaurant is known for sandwich specialties, desserts and an extremely popular spot for Sunday brunches. Get there early.

Brooklyn Jazz Cafe
1701 South Lamar Street
214-428-0025
This hip Southside on Lamar eatery features some of the best jazz musicians in the area, talent showcases and delicious dining fare. Especially hot on Martini Madness Wednesdays.

The Bronx
3835 Cedar Springs Road
214-521-5821
A staple of the Cedar Springs strip, this cozy restaurant with large outdoor patio serves a variety of American cuisine with delicious soups, fish, and pasta. Popular stop before hitting the clubs on most any evening. Closed on Mondays.

Buli Cafe
3908 Cedar Springs Road
214-528-5410
This is a wonderful addition to the Cedar Springs strip featuring fresh salads, home-made soups and great sandwiches. Also great desserts, coffees and gift items. Note the lunches served in retro collectable lunch-boxes.

Cafe Brazil
3847 Cedar Springs Road
214-461-8762
A fun-filled patio setting is featured in this Cedar Springs eatery that specializes in breakfasts served both mornings and late-night. Great coffee bar as well. Good location for people watching.

Casa Francisco
1001 W Jefferson Blvd.
214-948-1424
Another popular Oak Cliff Mexican restaurant with cozy neighborhood atmosphere, friendly staff and wild and crazy Wednesday night specials. Always a pleasing experience with an extremely affordable menu.

Cosmic Cup
2912 Oak Lawn Avenue
214-521-6157
This unique, one-of-a-kind setting is as fun and kitsch inside as it is out. Great coffees and lighter fare make this spot a comfortable respite in the middle of a busy day.

Green Papaya
3211 Oak Lawn Avenue
214-521-4811
Tasty Thai food in this small but popular restaurant on Oaklawn Avenue just a block from Cedar Springs. Tasty dished are moderately priced and the spring rolls are a taste treat to be experienced!

Hector’s on Henderson
2929 N Henderson Avenue
214-821-0432
Top-notch Texas cuisine with a gourmet flair. This fun, fashionable restaurant is a must-see for out-of-towners. Owner/host, Hector Garcia will greet you, charm you and even entertain you with a song while you dine on sumptuous cuisine. Be sure to make reservations because it’s always filled with friendly customers.

Hunky’s Old Fashioned Hamburgers
4000 Cedar Springs Road
214-522-1212
This longtime veteran of Cedar Springs is undoubtedly the unsurpassed king (or queen) of burgers in the city. Multiple-time awarded “Best Burger in Dallas” by the Dallas Observer, it continues to fill up daily and warm weather packs it’s popular patio. Expect a line on warm days.

Lucky’s Cafe
3531 Oak Lawn Avenue
214-522-3500
A staple in the Oaklawn community, this restaurant features “down-home” cooking in a diner atmosphere with friendly wait staff and a large selection of daily specials. Very affordable and always tasty.

Frida’s Gourmet Mexican Restaurant
4000 Cedar Springs Road
214-528-9911
Located 3 doors from the Cedar Springs Throckmorton intersection in the heart of Oaklawn, this cozy, off the strip dining spot is known for delicious upscale Mexican dining. Be sure to order the fresh guacamole made at your table and try the amazing desserts. Open for lunch and Sunday brunch as well.

Monica Aca Y Alla
2914 Main Street
214-748-7140
The original offering from Monica Greene, in Deep Ellum, this swinging hot-spot is as popular at lunchtime as it is in the evenings. Live music on weekends add to the mix and energy of the restaurant and weekly margarita specials are a must. Wednesday night is traditionally “GLBT family” night, but any night is great.

Panda’s
3917 Cedar Springs Road
214-528-3818
The only Oriental dining experience in the Oaklawn neighborhood, this long-time fixture of the community has survived several remodeling efforts on both sides but still remains a solid part of the landscape. Affordable and fun.

Starbucks Coffee
3330 Oaklawn Avenue
214-219-0369
This internationally recognized brand store has one of it’s most popular just 2 blocks from the entrance to Cedar Springs and Oaklawn. Always busy, it features outdoor seating as well as indoor in case you’re in a people-watching mood.

Thai Lotus
3851 Cedar Springs Road
214-520-9385
Another really tasty Thai eatery located right in the heart of the Cedar Springs strip. A good menu selection, good service and affordable pricing have made this spot very popular with the regulars. Great friendly, family owned business.

Tillman’s Roadhouse
324 W 7th Street
214-942-0988
Down-home style cooking given a definite upscale treatment. Beautifully redecorated and given a contemporary look and feel to compliment the delicious menu. The portions are sumptuous, the service excellent and the desserts will overwhelm you! A must for your trip to Oak Cliff.

Vitto Italian
316 West Seventh Street
214-946-1212
The most popular Italian restaurant in Oak Cliff, this comfortable pasta palace has delicious daily specials, custom pizzas, a nice wine selection and a waiting line on weekends.

Zini’s Pizza
A popular spot in the heart of Oaklawn that features a full line of lunch and dinner pizza and Italian food. Great spot for after-the club-gatherings on weekends.

Nightlife in Dallas

DALLAS NIGHTLIFE CLUBS:

Alexandre’s
4026 Cedar Springs Road
214-559-0720
An intimate club in the heart of Oaklawn with a friendly, neighborhood atmosphere. Great variety of live entertainment at this cozy yet chic Piano bar.

Bill’s Original Hideaway
3109 Knox Street, #414
214-520-9338
Long time popular haunt for piano-bar fans with live entertainment most every night of the week. Also know for it’s great Sunday afternoon cookouts on the patio.

Buddies II
4025 Maple Avenue
214-526-0887
This women’s bar is open, friendly and welcoming to men as well. Popular karaoke club and great dance floor and regular pool tournaments. Summertime this club offers a great patio, sand volleyball courts and swimming pool. Cover on weekends.

Crew’s Inn
3215 N Fitzhugh Ave
214-443-9350
Great neighborhood club just 5 minutes from Oaklawn’s Cedar Springs with lots of weeknight drink specials, pool tournaments and dancing. Tuesday nights are big here.

Dallas Eagle
2515 Inwood Road, #107
214-357-4375
This is Dallas’ very popular leather/levis club located just 8 minutes from Cedar Springs. The bar has Internet parties, weekly pool tournaments and plays host to many local regional and national leather events such as the Bear Round-Up and Mr. Southwest Leather.

Cross Bar
5334 Lemmon Avenue
214-443-8336
A fun, neighborhood club just up Lemmon Avenue from the Cedar Springs strip with a friendly, party atmosphere. A great patio with cookouts and karaoke several nights a week.

Havana
4006 Cedar Springs Road
214-526-9494
A trendy, retro-style crowd populates this nightspot right in the heart of Oaklawn. Also serving dinner specials with a Cuban-Latin flavor.

Hidden Door
5025 Bowser
214-526-0620
One of the oldest and still very popular neighborhood clubs in Dallas. Boasts a friendly, diverse crowd and an extremely popular patio. Hot spot on Sunday afternoons.

Illusions
4100 Maple Avenue
214-252-0552
This intimate club hosts regular show nights with great female impersonation and host to many fundraising events in Dallas. A great neighborhood crowd. Very friendly.

J.R.’s Bar & Grill
3923 Cedar Springs Rd
214-528-1004
The hot spot on Cedar Springs for the young, fun Abercrombie crowd. Named for the star of the infamous Dallas TV show of the 80’s, this club has a great video and sound system with the latest music and shows several nights and the outrageous Wanda Show every Sunday night. Also an extremely popular balcony and second deck bar area. Great fun!

Kaliente
4350 Maple Avenue
214-520-6676
A very hot and extremely popular Latino nightspot. Young crowd with show, karaoke, and a terrific dance floor. The latest in hot Latin and Salsa music.

Mickey’s
3851A Cedar Springs Road
214-219-6425
One of Dallas’ hottest, hi-tech clubs on the Cedar Springs strip. Beautifully appointed with attached patio, dance floor and featuring live entertainment and female impersonation shows. Hi-tech live feed internet shows weekly.

Pekers
2615 Oak Lawn Avenue
214-528-3333
Pekers is a Gay/Lesbian neighborhood bar with live entertainment and karaoke. Pool tables and video poker. Just two blocks from the Cedar Springs strip. Super-friendly staff and clean, newly decorated space is welcoming to everyone. They host lots of community fundraising events.

Pub Pegasus
3326 N Fitzhugh Ave
214-559-4663
A great neighborhood hangout with a friendly regular crowd and good music. It is a popular spot for the GLBT residents of the Fitzhugh area. Male dancers most evenings.

The Rose Room
3912 Cedar Springs Road
214-526-7171
Located in the beautiful newly remodeled Station 4 nightclub, the Rose Room is a first-class, entertainment showroom with the very finest in the art of female impersonation. Shows by a regular cast of highly talented performers and many nationally known female impersonators in an upscale cabaret nightclub setting. Cover charge.

Round-Up Saloon
3911 Cedar Springs Road
214-522-9611
This is the largest country-western dance club in the Southwest. A sumptuous hardwood dance floor is the centerpiece of this club with six different themed drink stations. Hot cowboy bartenders welcome you nightly. Karaoke is featured five nights a week in the Parlor Bar.

Rush
3903 Lemmon Avenue
A recent addition to the Oaklawn neighborhood, this club has great live entertainment and nightly drink specials. Occasional karaoke and feature performers. Great weekends.

Station 4
3912 Cedar Springs Road
214-559-0650
This is the newest jewel on the Cedar Springs strip. Formerly the Village Station, this recently remodeled hi-tech, mega dance club is stunning in it’s size, scope and technical features. Amazing light show, large dance floor, and large second floor balcony. A hot spot with the younger dance crowd. This is the flagship of the Caven Enterprises nightclubs. Cover charge.

Sue Ellen’s
3903 Cedar Springs Rd
214-559-0707
The sister club to J’R’s and appropriately named for the female star of the Dallas TV show, this upscale women’s club is also welcoming to all guest and hosts great pool tournaments, karaoke, comedy shows and the best in local live female bands and musicians. In the very center of the Cedar Springs strip.

Throckmorton Mining Company
3014 Throckmorton St
214-521-4205
This is a very popular club with hot music, featuring a more intimate atmosphere with low lighting, ice cold drinks, and a crowd of “very” friendly regulars who know how to have fun. Two levels of this club add to the visual entertainment.

Tin Room
2514 Hudnall Street
214-526-6365
Another friendly, neighborhood club with a warm, cozy atmosphere. Good regular crowd, pool table, karaoke, occasional shows and a welcoming staff.

Woody’s Sports and Video Bar
4011 Cedar Springs Road
214-520-6629
One of the newer club additions to Cedar Springs, this hot spot for sports and video fans host multiple screens upstairs and down featuring the latest music videos and live sporting events as well as weekly entertainment and karaoke on the downstairs stage. There is a full patio downstairs, facing the Cedar Springs strip and a second floor balcony with great cook-outs in the summer. Home to many of the local sports organizations.

Zippers
3333 N Fitzhugh Ave
214-526-9519
Located on Fitzhugh (the original location of gay nightlife in Dallas) Zipper’s is a popular nightspot with many visual treats. The most recognizable of these is its stable of very hot and hunky male dancers who perform most every night of the week.