Dallas, TX
The definitive list: Dallas’ best patios for drinking, eating and relaxing
Eating exterior is a critical passion for Dallasites. It’s a lifestyle. A vibe. A ardour. And it’s our pastime even when the climate is chilly or sizzling. However when the solar’s out and it’s 75 levels, that’s prime patio time.
Get your self to one in every of these 15 nice patios in Dallas for a breath of recent air.
Patios are listed in alphabetical order. Parking suggestions are included, the place wanted.
When you don’t dwell or work in Dallas correct, take a look at our listing of the very best patios in Fort Price.
AT&T Discovery District in Downtown Dallas
When you’re uncertain whether or not Downtown Dallas has recovered from its COVID-19 slumber, cease by the AT&T Discovery District on a sunny weekday. The meals corridor has sandwiches, pizza, lobster rolls, noodles, ice cream and occasional, all which might be loved out on the plaza, the place Downtown Dallas dwellers and employees mingle amongst dad and mom and children. When you’ve acquired extra time, discover a lounge chair on the patio at Jaxon, the fashionable Texas restaurant behind the meals corridor.
- The AT&T Discovery District is at 208 S. Akard St., Dallas. Parking might be tough noon on weekdays; greatest guess is to stroll or rideshare. After 5 p.m. on weekdays and all day on weekends, parking is free (with validation) at 1212 Jackson St.
Desert Racer on Lowest Greenville
Inside 4 tall partitions off of Greenville Avenue is an enormous patio with an all-afternoon, all-night get together when the climate’s good. Begin right here with drinks: a ranch water, frozen paloma or a Marg Rox served with the nice ice. Then go for snacks like loaded tots, zhuzzhed-up nachos, shrimp tacos or a cheeseburger. Or simply drink your dinner, like so many others will.
- Desert Racer is at 1520 Greenville Ave., Dallas. The car parking zone is behind the restaurant. The menu warns: “Don’t park within the Goodwill lot: They’ll tow.”
Goodfriend Beer Backyard and Burger Home close to Casa Linda
Ask any East Dallas resident the place they go to satisfy pals for patio drinks, and Goodfriend is more likely to be excessive on their listing. The lined outside patio is a superb spot for corralling children at dinnertime, and the uncovered patio is healthier for greater teams. Good canine are at all times welcome at Goodfriend.
- Goodfriend Beer Backyard and Burger Home is at 1154 Peavy Street, Dallas.
Jose in Bluffview
Typically, eating places have a spirit. Jose’s spirit is carefree, cheerful and colourful — however dedicated, in relation to the meals. Chef Anastacia Quiñones-Pittman’s dishes embrace salmon al pastor, shortrib enchiladas and duck confit mole, every which pair properly with a tequila drink on the patio. If somebody in your group says, “However what if it’s windy?” (… all of us have that buddy), a major a part of the patio is roofed.
- Jose is at 4931 Lovers Lane, Dallas.
Katy Path Ice Home in Uptown Dallas
This yard bar will go down in historical past as among the best locations to remain too lengthy and drink an excessive amount of. It’s common within the warmth of the summer season as a result of there are followers and timber; it’s common within the chill of winter as a result of there are heaters and booze. Katy Path Ice Home is a no brainer within the spring and fall, when the Texas climate is nice. Canine and children are welcome.
- Katy Path Ice Home is at 3127 Routh St., Dallas. Self-parking is accessible however might be robust to get. Valet parking is normally out there.
Loro in East Dallas
Loro feels prefer it’s been within the neighborhood for years, but it surely’s simply been since summer season 2021 that this Asian smokehouse has been filled with coeds, lounging on the wraparound porch. Loro’s patio is an ideal cease for a gaggle desirous to graze. Order smoked salmon dip and curried brisket rice and a spherical of blood orange blossoms, a fizzy gin drink.
- Loro is at 1812 N. Haskell Ave., Dallas. A second Loro in North Texas, in Addison, is anticipated to open later in 2022.
Mendocino Farms in Addison
The indoor-outdoor design of this sandwich and salad store in Addison will make you’re feeling, if just for an hour, that you simply’re in its house state of California. The meals at Mendo is so good, we are able to’t even choose a number of “greatest” sandwiches or salads. A aspect? We are able to try this: The spicy curried couscous is great.
- Mendocino Farms is at 5294 Belt Line Street, Dallas. A number of different Mendocino Farms are open in North Texas or coming quickly in 2022.
Mesero Prestonwood
There’s room for greater than 70 folks on Mesero’s patio overlooking the golf course at The Golf equipment of Prestonwood. Completely satisfied hour’s a very good time to go, when cocktails and appetizers are every $2 off. And the Queso Mesero — with spinach, artichoke and poblano peppers — is an effective method to persuade your self you’re consuming your greens. Typically, Tony Romo or Jordan Spieth cease in.
- Mesero is at 5505 Belt Line Street (east of Montfort Drive), Dallas.
Mi Cocina in Dallas’ Klyde Warren Park
Dallas-born restaurant Mi Cocina has arrange store in the course of Klyde Warren Park, fairly probably some of the iconic spots within the metropolis. Dinner contained in the restaurant or on the patio is an possibility, or seize a Mambo Taxi from the to-go window and stroll it out into the park. A margarita beneath the skyline: That appears like a quintessential Dallas night, doesn’t it?
- Mi Cocina has greater than 20 eating places in North Texas. This one is at 2000 Woodall Rodgers Freeway, Dallas. Valet parking is accessible on the restaurant, or $10 self parking spots can be found close to Klyde Warren; right here’s a map.
Paradiso in Oak Cliff
It’s an Instagrammer’s dream at Paradiso, the breezy restaurant within the Bishop Arts District the place the doorways are sometimes flung open on a reasonably day. Seize a seat on the spacious bar, contained in the restaurant, or on the courtyard. The fashionable couches and pillows have you ever wishing your personal patio appeared this beautiful. In order for you one other cocktail, cross the road and sit exterior at Casablanca, its sister bar.
- Paradiso 308 N. Bishop Ave., Dallas.
The Rustic in Uptown Dallas
Going someplace with a gaggle? Head to The Rustic, the place the yard is so huge, your entire blissful hour crew can simply discover a picnic desk or a circle of chairs. Nation singer Pat Inexperienced is a co-owner on this bar, so typically he or his country-music pals present up for concert events.
- The Rustic is at 3656 Howell St., Dallas.
S&D Oyster Firm in Uptown Dallas
It was a secret, but it surely isn’t anymore: The French Quarter-themed courtyard at S&D Oyster Firm, discovered when you stroll all the best way to the again door, is among the loveliest locations to take a seat proper in the course of town. Put in your shades, then order a dozen oysters and an ice-cold martini.
- S&D Oyster Firm is at 2701 McKinney Ave., Dallas.
Smoky Rose close to White Rock Lake
Higher get a reservation at Smoky Rose on weekends when you don’t wish to wait awhile for a seat on one in every of East Dallas’ hottest patios. It’s throughout the road from the Dallas Arboretum, and plenty of households like mine cease in earlier than or after a stroll by means of the gardens. Smoky Rose has dwell music, video games for youths, and an expansive patio the place Mother and Dad can order yet another spherical.
- Smoky Rose is at 8602 Garland Street, Dallas.
Thunderbird Station in Deep Ellum
At the same time as automobiles zoom round this triangular-shaped retro bar, Thunderbird Station is among the chillest spots to seize a patio drink in Dallas. It’s a nothing-fancy sort of place: beers in a can or in a frosty mug; low-cost photographs of tequila or Fireball; and snacks like pork rinds and pimento cheese on Ritz crackers. Go for the Sloppy Jalopy — a sloppy Joe topped with griddled bologna, cheese, grilled onions and jalapeños — when you ain’t scared.
- Thunderbird Station is at 3400 Commerce St., Dallas.
Toller Patio in Previous East Dallas
Toller Patio’s house owners describe it as a “retro resort,” and that vibe extends by means of this deceivingly enormous patio. Toller Patio is the kind of place the place an enormous group — canine, too — can lose a number of hours consuming and snacking within the solar. Plus, we’ve acquired to present credit score to a bar and restaurant that places “patio” proper in its identify. They’re critical about eating al fresco.
- Toller Patio is at 3675 Ross Ave., Dallas.
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In a topsy-turvy Dallas restaurant scene that seems to entertain a new food trend every week, Big Al’s Smokehouse BBQ “has barely changed” in 50 years, said owner Lauran Weiner.
Her father, Al Plaskoff, founded the barbecue restaurant near Dallas Love Field Airport 50 years ago.
No one in the family knows the exact date, so Weiner picked Sept. 30, 2024, as the day to celebrate her late father’s shop that sold brisket before brisket was cool.
Big Al was “somewhat of a folk hero,” Weiner said. If he could be in the restaurant today, he’d be wearing a Hawaiian shirt, working the room. His wife, Harriet, would be sitting cross-legged on a stool at the cash register, cigarette hanging out of her mouth.
“Hi, darlin’,” she’d say.
Big Al and Harriet died in 2018 and 2022, respectively, and Weiner is dedicated to making the family business thrive.
The restaurant is doing better than ever, she said, but still, the 50th anniversary feels like it should be counted in days, not years. Over the course of its more than 18,000 days, Big Al’s has sold the same smoked meat as Inwood Road grew up around it.
It’s one of the oldest barbecue joints in Dallas, with its 50th birthday moving it onto The Dallas Morning News’ list of D-FW’s oldest restaurants.
Dickey’s Barbecue, Sonny Bryan’s and Marshall’s Bar-B-Que are some of the only barbecue joints in Dallas that are older than Big Al’s.
The restaurant will mark its 50 years by selling chopped beef and pulled pork sliders for 50 cents on Sept. 30, 2024.
All in the family
Big Al’s remains owned by the family, but Pedro Garcia might as well be family. He has worked at the restaurant for 45 of its 50 years, starting as a busboy when he was a teenager.
Garcia is the first person customers see when they walk down the line and up to the cutting board, where he slices meat.
“This is his house,” Weiner said.
Garcia has a knack for remembering customers’ orders, and he’s become part of the welcoming culture of this long-time, steady restaurant. If Big Al can’t be there, it feels good that Garcia is, Weiner said.
Weiner and general manager Jonathan McZeal haven’t made very many changes to the menu. They want to, but Big Al wouldn’t like it, and customers wouldn’t either. So sides like creamed corn and pinto beans remain.
The restaurant specializes in an over-stuffed baked potato with meat.
As the story goes, Big Al watched an evening news special about “loose meat” on a baked potato, and he knew his restaurant needed it. A loaded barbecue baked potato was rare in Dallas at the time, and it remains a favorite among regulars.
Weiner said being a female owner of a barbecue business in Texas can be tough.
But it’s her dad’s name on the restaurant. It’s Garcia slicing the meat. It’s McZeal leading the staff.
She knows her dad would be proud of what Big Al’s has become, and it isn’t that much different from how he left it.
Big Al “talks” to his daughter in ways big and small.
“I can still hear his voice,” Weiner said.
His legacy lives on when customers talk about the larger-than-life Big Al. They do it “all the time,” his daughter said.
Big Al’s Smokehouse BBQ is at 3317 Inwood Road, Dallas. It’s closed Sundays.
The restaurant will sell 50-cent sandwiches chopped beef and pulled pork sliders on Sept. 30, 2024, the chosen date for the 50th anniversary. Limit two per person.
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Newly emerged film video of former President John F. Kennedy’s motorcade driving down a freeway in Dallas, Texas, toward a hospital after he was fatally shot on Nov. 22, 1963, sold on Saturday for $137,500 at an auction.
The home film was offered by RR Auction in Boston, Massachusetts, The Associated Press reported. The buyer wishes to remain anonymous, according to the auction house.
The auction house’s executive vice president, Bobby Livingston, said in a news release that the film offers “a gripping sense of urgency and heartbreak.”
The film has been held by the family of Dale Carpenter Sr., the man who recorded it, since the day of the assassination. Carpenter died in 1991 at the age of 77.
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President John F. Kennedy’s motorcade is seen speeding down a Dallas freeway to a hospital after he was fatally wounded on Nov. 22, 1963. (RR Auction)
In the footage, Carpenter just misses the limousine carrying the president and first lady Jacqueline Kennedy but records other vehicles in the motorcade driving down Lemmon Avenue toward downtown Dallas. The video then shows that the president has been shot, and captures the motorcade as it races down Interstate 35 towards Parkland Memorial Hospital, where the president was pronounced dead.
The shots were fired as the motorcade passed through Dealey Plaza in front of the Texas School Book Depository, where assassin Lee Harvey Oswald had positioned himself on the sixth floor.
The assassination itself was captured on film by Abraham Zapruder.
Home film footage of President John F. Kennedy’s motorcade speeding down a Dallas freeway to the hospital after he was fatally wounded on Nov. 22, 1963. (RR Auction)
Carpenter’s footage from I-35 lasts about 10 seconds and shows Secret Service Agent Clint Hill jumping onto the back of the limousine as the shots were fired, hovering in a standing position over the president and first lady.
According to Carpenter’s grandson, James Gates, it was known in his family that his grandfather had film from the day of the shooting, but it was not often discussed.
When the film, which had been stored along with other family films in a milk crate, was eventually passed on to him, Gates said he was unsure what his grandfather had captured.
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A box of home film footage of President John F. Kennedy’s motorcade speeding down a Dallas freeway to the hospital after he was fatally wounded on Nov. 22, 1963. (RR Auction)
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Gates was initially underwhelmed by the footage from Lemmon Avenue when he projected it onto his bedroom wall around 2010 until he observed the footage from I-35.
“That was shocking,” he said.
The auction house has released still photos from the portion of the film showing the motorcade speeding down I-35, but it is not making video of that part publicly available.
The Associated Press contributed to this report.
The Dallas Mavericks will soon return to the hardwood, as will the rest of the NBA, as training camp starts on October 1st. Teams are submitting camp rosters and getting underway for a near season.
With the Mavericks revealing their training camp roster — which marks the beginning of a new era with Klay Thompson in town — a young forward made a jersey number change.
Olivier-Maxence Prosper, previously sporting No. 18, will now wear No. 8 heading into his second season in the NBA.
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Right now, there’s not much to know about Prosper. He’s a 22-year-old forward who holds plenty of potential in the league. At 6-foot-8, the Mavericks forward has the chance to emerge as a three-and-D player. The potential floor-spacer didn’t have an incredible rookie season in that regard, though. He converted on just 29 percent of his 3-pointers on the season.
His NBA statistics weren’t incredible in year one — which consisted of 40 games played and one start — but Prosper thrived in the G-League. While it doesn’t completely prove his potential, it does hold some merit. He averaged 18.3 points and 7.8 rebounds per game while converting on 43 percent of the 5.3 3-point attempts per game for the Texas Legends.
Heading into year two, Prosper’s services certainly won’t be a need, as he will be depth for the squad. The Mavericks bolstered their roster following an NBA Finals appearance. Should the 22-year-old forward have to play, though, he’ll do so and be a serviceable player alongside a core of Luka Doncic, Kyrie Irving, and Thompson. He’ll knock down 3-pointers while playing stout defense, fitting right into the team’s system.
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