Dallas info

[huskyjawz]

City place/uptown probably has more within walking distance of hotel. Lower Greenville is a very young crowd.

Downtown dallas would depend on your exact location. If you in the bishop arts area or right by victory plaza, you would probably be ok. But you could easily end up in a dead area of downtown. And you might be walking through some marginal areas to get near restaurants/bars.

Is Deep Ellum very young crowd, too?

 

[TXHuskyFan]

Is Deep Ellum very young crowd, too?

Not as young but way more eclectic. Lower Greenville is close to smu, so much more college oriented.

 

[huskyjawz]

City place/uptown probably has more within walking distance of hotel. Lower Greenville is a very young crowd.

Downtown dallas would depend on your exact location. If you in the bishop arts area or right by victory plaza, you would probably be ok. But you could easily end up in a dead area of downtown. And you might be walking through some marginal areas to get near restaurants/bars.

What about Fort Worth, isn't that a cool downtown area to stay in?

 

[TXHuskyFan]

What about Fort Worth, isn't that a cool downtown area to stay in?

I am not as familiar with ft. Worth, but if you close to sundance square area you will have plenty of decent restaurants and bars.

 

[Skiblets]

TX - check your inbox

 

[TXHuskyFan]

TX - check your inbox

I am not sure how to reply in my inbox on my phone, but the answer to your question is yes.

 

[Skiblets]

Two? ok.

 

[TXHuskyFan]

Two? ok.

Can you get more? Four would be great, but I'd take 2.

 

[Skiblets]

I can try.

 

[TXHuskyFan]

I can try.

Much appreciated.

 

[ISUCyclone]

Rooms are pretty cheap right in the downtown: Crown Plaza, Homewood Suites, Indigo. What do you think about staying right there? Is it pretty corporate with nothing going on on the weekends, or are there bars/restaurants?

What about the City Place/Uptown station area or Mockingbird station are, seem kind of close to the lower granville area.

Basically what TXHuskyfan said. Downtown is a lot of corporate buildings. The more "fun" stuff happens north of Wooddall Rogers (Cityplace/Uptown/West Village). Mockingbird Station is a good area. Basically, anywhere south of Mockingbird, and in between Dallas North Tollway/75, you should be good to go.

 

[Danzz]

Any cool, interesting neighborhoods that are walking friendly, and you can walk from hotels to bars, restaurants, and shops?

TXhuskyfan would be a better source but I spent a lot of time in Dallas for trade shows. The West End is touristy but worth a shot. My favorite area is Greenville Ave for restaurants and a few good bars. I found it one night by getting lost and would go back every year for dinner at a restaurant called Saint Martin. The area isn't very big but has a lot of personality. There is a bar/restaurant in the West End that has a gospel brunch and is packed on Sundays. Don't eat there because the food is horrible but it is a great place for early Sunday drinks.
If you play golf and cost is no problem Tour 18 in Flower Mound is really interesting. Every hole is a copy of a famous hole (3 or 4 Augusta holes, island green at Sawgrass, etc.). You can also get on the TPC at Los Colinas but both are $200+. Used to play Bear Creek every year near DFW which is decent and reasonable.

 

[SixRings]

TX, or anyone familiar with Dallas, What about the trains? I see that right in front of the Hyatt is the Union station. The Hyatt seems to be the central activity area. Next to it is the park with all of the music bands, etc. Does Dallas have a commuter train system that we could stay up by medical market center (or anywhere on the line) and get to downtown and the stadium via rail?

 

[huskyjawz]

TX, or anyone familiar with Dallas, What about the trains? I see that right in front of the Hyatt is the Union station. The Hyatt seems to be the central activity area. Next to it is the park with all of the music bands, etc. Does Dallas have a commuter train system that we could stay up by medical market center (or anywhere on the line) and get to downtown and the stadium via rail?

I think that you can take the train to/from downtown to there, but there is no rail to the stadium.

 

[ISUCyclone]

TX, or anyone familiar with Dallas, What about the trains? I see that right in front of the Hyatt is the Union station. The Hyatt seems to be the central activity area. Next to it is the park with all of the music bands, etc. Does Dallas have a commuter train system that we could stay up by medical market center (or anywhere on the line) and get to downtown and the stadium via rail?

No public transit to the stadium, can get anywhere else in the Dallas "bubble" pretty easily with trains.

 

[bellairehusky]

I recall reading an article about a the BEST pizza in the world - used to be in East Hartford and then the owners moved to Arlington or Ft. Worth and kept the name the same. In the article, the writer said he wanted to be sure it was the same pizza store so he traveled down there and sure enough, it was the same owner, same pizza...and the writer concluded it was still the best pizza in the world.

I will have to try to dig up the article, but I think it was in a financial magazine, like Forbes or BusinessWeek or the like. Anyhow, if I am close, I am going to check it out!

 

[bellairehusky]

I recall reading an article about a the BEST pizza in the world - used to be in East Hartford and then the owners moved to Arlington or Ft. Worth and kept the name the same. In the article, the writer said he wanted to be sure it was the same pizza store so he traveled down there and sure enough, it was the same owner, same pizza...and the writer concluded it was still the best pizza in the world.

I will have to try to dig up the article, but I think it was in a financial magazine, like Forbes or BusinessWeek or the like. Anyhow, if I am close, I am going to check it out!

Found it!!! I say everyone from CT needs to visit this place! I will post as a new topic.

http://features.blogs.fortune.cnn.com/2011/06/10/pizza-a-love-story/

 

[TXHuskyFan]

Found it!!! I say everyone from CT needs to visit this place! I will post as a new topic.

http://features.blogs.fortune.cnn.com/2011/06/10/pizza-a-love-story/

I ate lunch there a few months back when I was passing through Fort Worth. Had heard about it in the off season pizza thread and figured I'd give it a shot since the pizza sucks around here in general. It was good. It was not Wooster Street good, but good. I had a personal lunch pizza, which are never as good as a whole pie, so maybe dinner would bump it up a notch. Probably still one of the top 2-3 places around here, but I rarely find myself in west Arlington (its practically fort worth) around dinner time.

 

[CTPride]

I ate lunch there a few months back when I was passing through Fort Worth. Had heard about it in the off season pizza thread and figured I'd give it a shot since the pizza sucks around here in general. It was good. It was not Wooster Street good, but good. I had a personal lunch pizza, which are never as good as a whole pie, so maybe dinner would bump it up a notch. Probably still one of the top 2-3 places around here, but I rarely find myself in west Arlington (its practically fort worth) around dinner time.

Fellow Dallasite here. Been here for just about a year. What are the best pizza spots around? Im in North Dallas and I really like Urban Crust in Plano, but you're right, nothing compares to some good ole CT Pizza.

 

[TXHuskyFan]

Fellow Dallasite here. Been here for just about a year. What are the best pizza spots around? Im in North Dallas and I really like Urban Crust in Plano, but you're right, nothing compares to some good ole CT Pizza.

Urban crust is good. Fireside pies makes a decent pie (a little too much on the gourmet side, but decent flavor and not too far from NY style), Grimaldi's (chain outlet of Brooklyn original in Allen) is good, and Campisis is not bad (not as sweet as NY, but decent thin crust). As far as neighborhood joints, there is a place on Spring Valley (I think or it may be one block north or south) between Montfort and the tollway, that probably most resembles your northeast neighborhood pizzeria. They have a few other locations also. There are a few in downtown Dallas (names escape me, but I can get to you if interested) that are acceptable lunch places.

 

[CTPride]

Urban crust is good. Fireside pies makes a decent pie (a little too much on the gourmet side, but decent flavor and not too far from NY style), Grimaldi's (chain outlet of Brooklyn original in Allen) is good, and Campisis is not bad (not as sweet as NY, but decent thin crust). As far as neighborhood joints, there is a place on Spring Valley (I think or it may be one block north or south) between Montfort and the tollway, that probably most resembles your northeast neighborhood pizzeria. They have a few other locations also. There are a few in downtown Dallas (names escape me, but I can get to you if interested) that are acceptable lunch places.

Thanks! Do you happen to remember the name of the one on Spring Valley and Montfort? I am right by there. Also, are there any places in Dallas where Alums watch the games together? Dont hear too much about Uconn here, just SMU and A&M

 

[TXHuskyFan]

Thanks! Do you happen to remember the name of the one on Spring Valley and Montfort? I am right by there. Also, are there any places in Dallas where Alums watch the games together? Dont hear too much about Uconn here, just SMU and A&M

Carmine's is on spring valley, just west of Montfort. They have others around. Used to get take out when I lived down there, and will stop in for a slice when in the area. If you get up as far as McKinney or Frisco, sicily's (mckinney) and Luigi's (Frisco) are owned by branches of the same family are decent neighborhood pies. Not Wooster Street, but better than most around here.

Don't know any alumni bars. One, I am not an alum, just a long time huge fan that grew up in ct, but attended school out of state, around the Dream Season era, at a small school that until recently had no basketball tradition. I still rooted for the huskies over them in 2011 1st round, and we all know how that turned out. And two, there are not many fans around. I occasionally come across someone in a sweatshirt or tee, but rare. When I moved to Dallas almost 20 yrs ago, our new friends introduced us as "our Yankee friends" for at least 5 years. It has gotten better, but lots of hard feelings still.

 

[PcketknfNiels]

I was in dallas last spring to work a video game expo/tournament and stayed at the crowne plaza downtown. There were plenty of solid restaurants/bars within a few blocks on Main St (also a 7/11 for beer runs wherein you can purchase until midnight) and the hotel itself offers a free shuttle. Not sure how far the shuttle will go, but having used it a few times to get around, the drivers were all relaxed and easy going. Only thing with the shuttle is you need to call the hotel front desk at least 20 mins ahead of time.

One other thing I need to mention, beware of the downtown dallas PD as they're notorious for public intox busts (had a run in with them personally where I almost got hauled in and heard reports from the weekend from people literally seeing the cops treat a few people quite harshly), so be careful where you drink and how much you drink on Saturday.

Hope this helps anyone.

 

[BlueWhiteKid]

Fellow Dallasite here. Been here for just about a year. What are the best pizza spots around? Im in North Dallas and I really like Urban Crust in Plano, but you're right, nothing compares to some good ole CT Pizza.

Check out Zoli's NY Pizza in the Bishops Art District. I stopped their after our football game @ SMU. Pretty good stuff.