I'm not going to the game, but this review definitely peaked my interest in visiting these areas in the future.

Appreciate the info. Staying at the renaissance in dallas. We have a couple vans thankfully as i see driving around on Friday a must. Also i said this in another post but an MGo meetup friday or centralized tailgate spot is a great idea. Im willing to buy extra stuff for a tailgate. No idea where we are parking or what would be the best area... If any interest let me know

A good non chain BBQ spot was on our list of things to do while in town and it looks like we can cross that off the list, thanks for the tip!

Likely an autocorrect error, but at any rate... Daley Plaza, not Delay. And definitely worth checking out, both for the history and for the weird scene it continues to engender, with conspiracy theorists handing out their newsletters all over the grassy knoll and the continuing battle between the people who paint X's on the street in the locations the shots hit Kennedy and the City of Dallas, which continually attempts to erase them.

For those of you who might be planning to check out the 6th Floor Museum (which is worth it),  Robert Caro had a fabulous essay in a recent New Yorker recreating JFK's assassination from the perspective of LBJ, who was several cars back.

I'd second the recommendation of the rodeo in Ft. Worth, which is well worth it and something that feels very Texas (my rec for a big group on Friday would be Joe T. Garcia's, followed by the rodeo, followed by Billy Bobs, very different than anything you can find in Ann Arbor or most major metro areas).

Also, there's great food in Bishop Arts District in Dallas, particularly Hattie's, which is upscale soul food, Gloria's for a Salvadoran take on Tex-Mex, and Veracruz for Mexican.

So what you are telling me is if I'm staying in Arlington I will be driving a ways to find fun? I'm staying at the Homestead Dallas-Arlington. The only thing I know is that it's by a cracker barrel so they better get their biscuits and gravey ready because I'm gonna attack those.

Primos and Taco Diner in uptown are also great texmex places to eat/drink

Jake's-in Uptown-has the best burgers ever.

For Bars-McKinney Ave Tavern, Renfields, Trophy Room, The Den.

I put together a travel guide for the Dallas/Fort Worth area prior to Super Bowl XLV at Cowboys Stadium. The points of interest and restaurant info may be helpful:

http://www.sportspowerweekends.com/super-bowl-xlv-weekend-travel-guide

I was a huge fan of Nick and Sam's Grill and just might end up there on the Saturday morning before the Alabama game.

Just a word of caution if you plan to go to Joe T Garcia's it is a cash ONLY restraunt. I is also very good Mexican food. For some good BBQ the Smoke Pit in Ft Worth is really good as well, Pork Chop Friday is awsome! Get there early cause when there gone there gone. They only make about 200 of them but it will be the biggest and best you ever had.

Twisted root burger in Deep Ellum and SMU campus is also a delicious burger spot

There's a few restaurants and bars in the Knox/Henderson area as well.  The Porch is a little more upscale then a random burger joint, has standard american fare was always a fave of mine down there.  There's another Jake's burger as well as a stretch of bars (J Blacks, Capitol Pub) in that area as well.

Good stuff Stuck

BBQ: BBQ is the metroplex is not very good, at least compared to the rest of Texas.

Mexican (Addison, FW): HIGHLY recommend going to Blue Mesa.

Deli (Dallas): Gio's Cafe is quite good. It's no Zingermann's, but it's better than 95% of the delis out there.

Thai (Arlington): Thai House is very good.

Burgers (Dallas): Jake's is good.

Hibiscus and victor tangos in Knox Henderson, great food great crowd.



Patrizios in highland park village. Some of the best people watching in the city in the toniest neighborhood.



I'll have a house full of M fans here in Dallas - see you at Jerryworld.



Go Blue!!!

I have lived in Dallas for 6 years now. Here are my suggestions.

If you have the time I would suggest going to Perrys Steakhouse and Grille on Mckinney Ave for Lunch on Friday. 1 lb Pork Chop for lunch $11.95 (Smoked for 36 hours)...Best lunch in the city!

Angry Dog or Jakes for Burgers. Prefer Jakes just becuase the scenery and patio make for a more enjoyable dinning experience.

BBQ-Angelos in Ft. Worth is by far the best I have had in the DFW metroplex. I am not a fan of Sonny Bryans.

Tex-Mex-I never go wrong with Papacitos, El Fenix, and Joe T Garcias.

I work at the Arena in Downtown. Some of my favorite nightlife places are Shooters, Havanas, Neos, Kenichi, West End Pub, and the palm. All within 1.5 miles of the arena.

Housing 4 visitors myself....looking forward to a great weekend! GO BLUE!!

There's a good and growing craft beer scene in DFW. Local breweries to look out for are Deep Ellum, Peticolas and Rahr. Other worthy Texas breweries that distribute up there include Jester King, Ranger Creek, Live Oak, Karbach, Southern Star, & Austin Beerworks. 

Good craft beer bars include a couple of Flying Saucer locations, as well a Gingerman. There are others, of course, but those would be standouts.

Also, 2 great beer-friendly restaurants are Meddlesome Moth and Common Table. Both are worthy for the food alone, but they are both great beer joints as well.

For more details, the Beer Advocate travel guide is a great resource. If anyone has any further questions about beery stuff, I'm happy to help. I live in Houston but will be driving up for the weekend.

Does anyone know if there is any sort of shuttle that we can pay for to get to the game Saturday?? Flying in and staying at a hotel, don't have a way to Arlington besides cab.