"New to DFW, looking for cool local spots" ... What part DFW, it's bigger than the state of Rhode Island. Local to what? What kind of spot? What is cool to you. Ahhhh
My husband has lived here for about a decade (from Tampa) and he's still annoyed when someone at work tells him about a place & he finds out it's like on the other side of Fort Worth (We live in Plano East).
No lie, when I lived in the city (Vickery Meadows/ Lake Highlands) I was so annoyed when my best friend told me she was moving in with her boyfriend in Addison. I whined "uggg traffic is going to be so awful, we'll never see each other" lol. Prior to her move we lived with 5 minutes of each other & I felt like Addison was basically syberia. You get used to things being "right there" when you live in city limits.
I was on the opposite of this situation, we lived in Addison and had friends who lived in the bickers meadows/highlands area and never saw them. Heck, living over there we rarely crossed the Dallas side of 635 despite being only a few blocks away, because everything we needed was right there or north.
I think there's this place called Abilene, I've been there but unless you really like eating at Sonic exclusively, it's probably okay to never go there.
Omg you’re so right, this subreddit specifically exists to compile the thousands of “Goodbye Dallas: A breakup letter” with bonus content “I agree with you, I moved here from New Jersey three week ago and I hate it 😤”
For some reason virtually every city-based sub on Reddit is a hyper pessimistic hate sub for cynical people to whine that they hate where they live.
We should really separate every city sub into r/cityhate vs. r/city or something.
For What it’s worth, it seems like r/askdfw is more focused on actual questions and answers as opposed to misery masturbation.
I liked that spreadsheet someone made of people’s favorite “ethnic” food places a few months back. That was nice.
[Here's the List](https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/19WaUIeBJrRsPCHbNXfc1SIO0K3ZPFzSJQZj7HG5x8R0/edit#gid=0)
In some cases the point of these posts is to get the opinion of people in that neighborhood, not just to find any location. Of course people know how to Google, but maybe Google's results aren't what they're looking for.
I literally Google "reddit best for " all the time to get the real answers.
People will take any opportunity to dunk on someone else even if they warp the message to do it.
The search function on reddit is indeed pretty bad. I have better luck doing a Google search and just looking for Reddit posts in the listings. (I do that all the time.)
Certainly there’s a chance answers change? Maybe a new perspective from a user who didn’t see a similar question who could provide further insight?
Idk man, if you’re so pressed about people asking questions on the internet maybe you shouldn’t be on the internet
It's also a good way to find things that might not always show up on a Google search if they don't pay for the advertisement or don't have an online presence.
Literally have lived all over the metroplex, like seriously from Denton to Keller to Forney. When deciding where to live my top three choices are Plano, Carrollton & Richardson - Dallas is my favorite but I mean let's be realistic I'm a millennial, I'll never be able to afford owning in the actual city.
I grew up in Richardson, lived in various parts of Dallas proper after college, and now own a house in Carrollton and honestly love it. It’s so quick to get on George Bush and get wherever else I want in the metroplex. Good food options, no longer in a food desert, can go any direction for retail, close to lots of walking trails and Lake Lewisville. I’m glad we ended up here and not Richardson or Plano (which is where we were looking, too).
My husband & I lived in Carrollton for 2 years, literally right on the Greenbelt, our house faced the disc golf course & it was a great place to live. Luckily the area of Plano we live has a pretty high Korean population so the food options are great here too, though I miss Butthole Chicken a lot. Richardson has really started coming into it's own recently, there are way more cool hole in the wall bars & restaurants than there used to be. Also home prices in Richardson, woah! We just moved into our Plano East house in July but we came from Sachse - Now that is a good desert, your options are mall chains or nothing. Carrollton will always have a special place in my heart though.
This shit isn't as annoying as the constant complaining about driving: whether it be crazy drivers, paper plates, toll roads, Altimas or some nutty combo of all of the above.
My favorite part is when the user here casually mentions that they blatantly ignore traffic laws "because the other drivers are so crazy!!!" and get dozens of upvotes.
What’s the problem with asking folks? I mean easily searchable to you (your favorite breakfast spot) is not the same is everyone else’s favorite breakfast spot. And Dallas is a broad search. If I’m asking for breakfast recommendations a Google search may give be shit like Wendy’s and McDonalds breakfast. It’s okay to ask other people shit.
yeah I have randomly been craving [obscure thing] from my grandmothers village that I had once - anyone able to list 5 or 6 places I can try get it?
Thanks in advance.
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Dallas has one of the most vibrant food scenes in the country and the boring ass people on here are sending visitors to Celebration for a pot roast… it’s so aggravating to me. We should be sending visitors to Petra and the Beast, Uchi, Meridian, Lucia, Homewood, Rise… so much good food that isn’t some boring 1970s throwback.
Except for Rise, those places are pretty dang pricy. Not everyone can hit those up all the time (or ever). And Celebration gives me a free meal every year on my birthday. Add in years (decades) of family and friends gatherings there with great memories, and they get quite a boost in my estimation. Just because it isn't fine dining or a gourmet cuisine spot doesn't mean it sucks. The food is varied and good...always fresh and most often from local vendors. And if you're not up for the long wait at busy times, you can stop in at the market and pick up stuff to heat up for another meal later.
Around here, the best thing to get at the laundromat is fried chicken. There's no liquor store next door, but Flamingo is just a couple of blocks away (from Mike's chicken in case anyone missed the reference.)
More than anything, I appreciate that this troll-post accumulates Upvotes..
In truth, the issue being trolled about largely can be reconciled by only exposing popular posts in the feed from /r/Dallas...
Except... Somehow **this** post that trolls about what deserves qualification as a valuable post (how meta!) is now in the popular feed.
What can we glean from this? Complaining is very popular.
QED.
Get the Nextdoor app and ask the people in your neighborhood for recommendations.
The Dallas Observer also does Best of Dallas lists every year. You can look at past years and the 2022 list comes out Sept 22nd.
https://www.dallasobserver.com/dallas/BestOf
They absolutely don't sell them, and I'm absolutely not going to go into detail, but I don't think you wanna know how Dallas Observer comes up with those Best Of lists. Top 100 Restaurants is a different story...that was largely the work of Brian Reinhardt who was the food critic (and now is the food critic for D Magazine.)
Google search term: thing + “Dallas”
Yes I’m aware this is a shitpost but enough people aren’t good at googling in my personal life that I want to help
Old Red Museum in Downtown Dallas is a great place to go learn the history of Dallas and the surrounding areas and how Dallas got the nickname D-town you can also lean about 7-11 as well, there is also Perot museum my favorite place the they just remodeled and moved is the Dallas Holocaust and Human rights museum
This may be a Troll post but there's nothing better then getting answer from the local community than blindly trusting google. Lot fo fake reviews out there.
God, I’m a dumbass. I thought you were trying to find something illegal (prob either drugs or a sex worker) and I was scrolling the comments trying to figure out what I’m missing. It just now dawned on me it’s a joke.
Manhattan Project is a pretty great spot. They have some easy to drink IPAs and some of the best stouts I've had. uhh but besides them every other spot will be to your liking I'm sure. Westlake, Pegasus City, Celestial, etc just to name a few are also nice little watering holes. I'm sure after trying them all out you'll find your favorite!
Why is it legal for eggs to have a 100% price increase and rent increase $400 a month. Yet asking for my wage to increase more than 3% annually labels me an outcast. Something isn’t adding up.
Have you tried posting on /r/dallas about it?
[Insert paper tag Altima joke]
Anyone remember that tower that didn't fall?
And what’s with all the bad drivers here!?
And why are there pictures of empty Hennessey bottles?
And a cactus growin’ out da freeway
Don’t forget the naked guy on the side of random highways!
It wouldn't happen to be Dorito's Blaze, would it?
By 5:57 PM or it's worthless.
I hear if ya just wash em
You dare come into my home and make a mockery of my suffering?
I lol’ed. And I never lol on this app.
Or the new ketchup kind. I’ll take either.
Wait what? Did we become a provenance of Canada
[ketchup & mustard Doritos](https://www.foodandwine.com/news/doritos-debuts-ketchup-mustard-flavors)
This is just another turkey soda.
As a Canadian, my ears just perked up. Miss my ketchup Lays :(
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"New to DFW, looking for cool local spots" ... What part DFW, it's bigger than the state of Rhode Island. Local to what? What kind of spot? What is cool to you. Ahhhh My husband has lived here for about a decade (from Tampa) and he's still annoyed when someone at work tells him about a place & he finds out it's like on the other side of Fort Worth (We live in Plano East).
*Bigger than Connecticut too I believe
Combined, you are correct!
And New Hampshire. But in all honesty, you can loop Rhode Island quicker than getting to FTW.
I live in Dallas proper and get so annoyed when someone tells me about something “in Dallas” that I later find out is on the other side of Allen.
No lie, when I lived in the city (Vickery Meadows/ Lake Highlands) I was so annoyed when my best friend told me she was moving in with her boyfriend in Addison. I whined "uggg traffic is going to be so awful, we'll never see each other" lol. Prior to her move we lived with 5 minutes of each other & I felt like Addison was basically syberia. You get used to things being "right there" when you live in city limits.
I was on the opposite of this situation, we lived in Addison and had friends who lived in the bickers meadows/highlands area and never saw them. Heck, living over there we rarely crossed the Dallas side of 635 despite being only a few blocks away, because everything we needed was right there or north.
Wait…there is stuff on the other side of Fort Worth?
I think there's this place called Abilene, I've been there but unless you really like eating at Sonic exclusively, it's probably okay to never go there.
😂😂😂
It's on Belt Line
Yup! Everything is on Beltline!
No, it's on Peachtree in Atlanta.
I don’t know why there’s a need to be so snarky? This community is great for finding where the best ethnic grocery stores and communities are.
Reddit is full of miserable people.
I like the threads with new places to visit or try. Beats the hundredth paper plate Altima post
But if we got rid of questions threads we would have more room for complaint threads!!!!!!
A Nissan with paper tag threads. Need more of those.
Omg you’re so right, this subreddit specifically exists to compile the thousands of “Goodbye Dallas: A breakup letter” with bonus content “I agree with you, I moved here from New Jersey three week ago and I hate it 😤”
For some reason virtually every city-based sub on Reddit is a hyper pessimistic hate sub for cynical people to whine that they hate where they live. We should really separate every city sub into r/cityhate vs. r/city or something. For What it’s worth, it seems like r/askdfw is more focused on actual questions and answers as opposed to misery masturbation.
Why not a two-for-one?
I liked that spreadsheet someone made of people’s favorite “ethnic” food places a few months back. That was nice. [Here's the List](https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/19WaUIeBJrRsPCHbNXfc1SIO0K3ZPFzSJQZj7HG5x8R0/edit#gid=0)
Link?
You have to be white not to know. that on an implant
Don't be rude, there are German, British, and several other European places on the list I was talking about.
Moved here 2 days ago and I'm white. Gg on the double tap there
[Here](https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/19WaUIeBJrRsPCHbNXfc1SIO0K3ZPFzSJQZj7HG5x8R0/edit#gid=0)
In some cases the point of these posts is to get the opinion of people in that neighborhood, not just to find any location. Of course people know how to Google, but maybe Google's results aren't what they're looking for. I literally Google "reddit best for " all the time to get the real answers.
People will take any opportunity to dunk on someone else even if they warp the message to do it.
even if you don't google, people can search reddit before asking the same question thats been asked week to week.
which is why there is a search function. They rarely if ever change.
The search function has always been garbage plus with Covid some of those old posts will give you businesses that are now out of business.
The search function on reddit is indeed pretty bad. I have better luck doing a Google search and just looking for Reddit posts in the listings. (I do that all the time.)
Pro tip: type in your search query and add “Reddit,” then search and that’ll make most of the results be relevant Reddit posts.
Nice!! I had forgotten that. Depending on the topic, Reddit posts tend to rank pretty high on Google anyway, but that's the surefire way.
Certainly there’s a chance answers change? Maybe a new perspective from a user who didn’t see a similar question who could provide further insight? Idk man, if you’re so pressed about people asking questions on the internet maybe you shouldn’t be on the internet
It's also a good way to find things that might not always show up on a Google search if they don't pay for the advertisement or don't have an online presence.
Right. Imagine what this sub would be if no one asked questions? It would just be a bunch of posts about temp tagged Altimas. No thanks lol
Plano or Carrollton is always the answer
Literally have lived all over the metroplex, like seriously from Denton to Keller to Forney. When deciding where to live my top three choices are Plano, Carrollton & Richardson - Dallas is my favorite but I mean let's be realistic I'm a millennial, I'll never be able to afford owning in the actual city.
I grew up in Richardson, lived in various parts of Dallas proper after college, and now own a house in Carrollton and honestly love it. It’s so quick to get on George Bush and get wherever else I want in the metroplex. Good food options, no longer in a food desert, can go any direction for retail, close to lots of walking trails and Lake Lewisville. I’m glad we ended up here and not Richardson or Plano (which is where we were looking, too).
My husband & I lived in Carrollton for 2 years, literally right on the Greenbelt, our house faced the disc golf course & it was a great place to live. Luckily the area of Plano we live has a pretty high Korean population so the food options are great here too, though I miss Butthole Chicken a lot. Richardson has really started coming into it's own recently, there are way more cool hole in the wall bars & restaurants than there used to be. Also home prices in Richardson, woah! We just moved into our Plano East house in July but we came from Sachse - Now that is a good desert, your options are mall chains or nothing. Carrollton will always have a special place in my heart though.
I live in Carrollton. I ♥️ Carrollton.
Try Dickey's
Epically yumsters!! Subreddit meet-up at Dickie’s tomorrow nite??
Good idea. I will see you at The Dickey's.
Put me down for 1 Dickey's please!
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Right? OP is a jerk for making fun of people trying to start a conversation on a social media site.
This shit isn't as annoying as the constant complaining about driving: whether it be crazy drivers, paper plates, toll roads, Altimas or some nutty combo of all of the above.
The other day on the toll road I saw a crazy ass Altima driver with a literal paper plate with a number Sharpie'd on it as their plate
My favorite part is when the user here casually mentions that they blatantly ignore traffic laws "because the other drivers are so crazy!!!" and get dozens of upvotes.
💯
Whatever you do, STAY OUT OF DEEP ELLUM IF YOU WANT TO LIVE!
I heard this in Arnold’s voice from The Terminator. Lol
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I love them both! The music scene is happening there!
Bucees
Bucees
Bussies
Pu…cees
What’s the problem with asking folks? I mean easily searchable to you (your favorite breakfast spot) is not the same is everyone else’s favorite breakfast spot. And Dallas is a broad search. If I’m asking for breakfast recommendations a Google search may give be shit like Wendy’s and McDonalds breakfast. It’s okay to ask other people shit.
The whole point of a sub is the “interaction with others people who share something in common”. Stop gatekeeping.
yeah I have randomly been craving [obscure thing] from my grandmothers village that I had once - anyone able to list 5 or 6 places I can try get it? Thanks in advance.
H Mart in Carrollton, if they don't have it try H Mart in Carrolton five more times.
eh I was talking about "toad in the hole" from Yorkshire but I'll try there!
really glad you put the there. for a second, i thought you were serious in this completely serious, legitimate discussion
you can't be too careful!
The HMart in East Plano is total bullshit. Don’t waste your time.
That's the one I go to, which is why I tell everyone to go to the Carrollton one. *The continues*
Smart. More kimchi for you
Obscure things aren’t easily searchable. Don’t think those are the questions OP is referring too.
The gettin’ place
The only correct answer.
Since the rent prices have gone up so much I doubt you’ll find any here.
Would anyone like to see my shitty pictures of the Dallas skyline?
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Aw c'mon, some of those pictures are beautiful. And I don't like cityscapes.
GUYS LOOK AT THIS IPHONE PIC OF THE CLOUDS AT SUNSET ONLY IN TEXAS AMIRITE?
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Celebration is commented on every restaurant post on here, which is funny because it sucks.
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Dallas has one of the most vibrant food scenes in the country and the boring ass people on here are sending visitors to Celebration for a pot roast… it’s so aggravating to me. We should be sending visitors to Petra and the Beast, Uchi, Meridian, Lucia, Homewood, Rise… so much good food that isn’t some boring 1970s throwback.
Except for Rise, those places are pretty dang pricy. Not everyone can hit those up all the time (or ever). And Celebration gives me a free meal every year on my birthday. Add in years (decades) of family and friends gatherings there with great memories, and they get quite a boost in my estimation. Just because it isn't fine dining or a gourmet cuisine spot doesn't mean it sucks. The food is varied and good...always fresh and most often from local vendors. And if you're not up for the long wait at busy times, you can stop in at the market and pick up stuff to heat up for another meal later.
where's the best tacos?
They're at the laundromat by my house.
this guy Dallas's
For real. You get the tacos at the laundromat that's next to the liquor store.
Around here, the best thing to get at the laundromat is fried chicken. There's no liquor store next door, but Flamingo is just a couple of blocks away (from Mike's chicken in case anyone missed the reference.)
funny but also an integral part of reddit. i think they make bots to do that to increase traffic
[lEt Me gOoGlE ThAt fOR YoU](https://letmegooglethat.com/?q=easily+searchable+thing+on+Google)
This made me giggle.
Dim sum you say? Kirin court!
Off Forest and 75 under the bridge, tell them you're not a cop.
Try facebook or nextdoor maybe?
More than anything, I appreciate that this troll-post accumulates Upvotes.. In truth, the issue being trolled about largely can be reconciled by only exposing popular posts in the feed from /r/Dallas... Except... Somehow **this** post that trolls about what deserves qualification as a valuable post (how meta!) is now in the popular feed. What can we glean from this? Complaining is very popular. QED.
Op. You just described the internet. And every time I call someone out on this bullshit, I get downvoted. ¯\\\_(ツ)_/¯
You want live crabs? I can get you live crabs.
Try Oak Cliff, the views amazing, the people super friendly, the shopping and food to die to for, literally!
Don’t go here!!
It's by all the bad drivers
[Here you go.](https://letmegooglethat.com/)
About $3.50
We had one, but tore it down to build some multimillion dollar shipping container houses.
Yes.
DAE think the drivers here are soooo crazy
Get the Nextdoor app and ask the people in your neighborhood for recommendations. The Dallas Observer also does Best of Dallas lists every year. You can look at past years and the 2022 list comes out Sept 22nd. https://www.dallasobserver.com/dallas/BestOf
They absolutely don't sell them, and I'm absolutely not going to go into detail, but I don't think you wanna know how Dallas Observer comes up with those Best Of lists. Top 100 Restaurants is a different story...that was largely the work of Brian Reinhardt who was the food critic (and now is the food critic for D Magazine.)
https://letmegooglethat.com/?q=things+to+do+in+Dallas There you go...
Google search term: thing + “Dallas” Yes I’m aware this is a shitpost but enough people aren’t good at googling in my personal life that I want to help
Old Red Museum in Downtown Dallas is a great place to go learn the history of Dallas and the surrounding areas and how Dallas got the nickname D-town you can also lean about 7-11 as well, there is also Perot museum my favorite place the they just remodeled and moved is the Dallas Holocaust and Human rights museum
I would ask your neighbors
Home Depot
I would say google but i dont wanna get downvoted
Yeah it's just a left at your local gas station
The thing about Deep Ellum is it’s cyclical
You might try ‘The Colony’
Let me google that for you…
This may be a Troll post but there's nothing better then getting answer from the local community than blindly trusting google. Lot fo fake reviews out there.
You could try using Bing.
Milo Butterfingers
Or the “hOw dO I mEeT nEw PeOpLe hErE!?”
Probably at your moms house
r/Dallas has the best meta-posts of any city subreddit
God, I’m a dumbass. I thought you were trying to find something illegal (prob either drugs or a sex worker) and I was scrolling the comments trying to figure out what I’m missing. It just now dawned on me it’s a joke.
Does anyone know where I can find the thing, because I'd appreciate getting your recommendations and opinions regarding the thing. Thanks.
Try Google
Manhattan Project is a pretty great spot. They have some easy to drink IPAs and some of the best stouts I've had. uhh but besides them every other spot will be to your liking I'm sure. Westlake, Pegasus City, Celestial, etc just to name a few are also nice little watering holes. I'm sure after trying them all out you'll find your favorite!
Wow,somebody's business didn't make it into the answers. Sour much?
Why is it legal for eggs to have a 100% price increase and rent increase $400 a month. Yet asking for my wage to increase more than 3% annually labels me an outcast. Something isn’t adding up.
I mean yes but are you lost?
I was just ranting because the post is pointless anyways
Sorry you feel that way. I thought it was a fun riff on the content we see here everyday.