Looking for FUN eating in Dallas...
My boyfriend and I always do the same old schitck for special days...some fancy restaurant, great food, romantic atmosphere, but I'm kind of in the mood for something different.
I'm looking for a fun place for his bday. Maybe something like Medieval Times, or one of those fun places where they teach you to cook your own food, or heck, cheesy dinner theater! I'm not really concerned about price; I just want something out of the ordinary. Any ideas?
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One of our favorite places for a fun dinner is El Ranchito in Oak Cliff. They're always packed and have roaming mariachis. It's loud, but very festive and a lot of fun, especially on the weekends. I've always really enjoyed the food as well. They offer Tex-Mex standards, as well as more typically Mexican dishes like grilled sweetbreads and bbq goat.
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I've been to Medieval Times and Dick's Last Resort, but I was younger and didn't take note of the food like I would now. Medieval Times was a lot of fun, but I was in junior high when I went. I remember the food being interesting (and eating it with my hands was interesting as well) yet plain - some type of grilled chicken that was very moist and tender, and a vegetable soup that I actually liked (I'm not a big fan of veggie soup).
The Dick's Last Resort I went to was in San Antonio, but oh man, it's a fun place, especially if you like sarcasm. I don't remember much about the food. But I like how the waiters have free range to say what they're really thinking. When we went, our waittress made fun of us and eventually made us wear dunce caps (mine said "I bite my toenails").
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Al-Amir was really fun. And definitely packed - it seemed like a pretty fun place to take someone to impressed them (ie, a date). The belly dancers were good and the crowd really got into the act. Pretty much everyone was on their feet and cheering.
The appetizers were really good, but the main dishes were mixed. Some people got the kababs which were fantastic. The vegetables that come with it were grilled as well and everything had a nice flavor. But the "traditional" meal that I got (sawarma, or something like that) was a little over cooked and lacked in flavor. Stick with appetizers and kabobs.
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re: eventfarm
Yes, I don't think any Westerner is going to enjoy halal beef cooked in the traditional way (i.e., to death and then some) or even anything similar.
My visit to Dick's wasn't memorable, but maybe I should go back and try again :) Magic Time Machine also non-memorable ... the cooking class sounds like a good idea. You could also check out Slow Food, see if they have anything going on ...
Maybe you could also try the other end of the spectrum, a great hole in the wall, the kind of place I call a "cultural experience" ...
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Dec 2, 2006 06:45 PM
Dick's Last Resort should be interesting, I've wanted to check it out too: http://www.dickslastresort.com/
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