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Best Of DallasĀ® 2003
Shaken or stirred? We have the mixture you're looking for right here with
our tasty Best of Dallas. From the coolest drinks to the hottest spots for
food, nightlife and shopping, our staff has scoured the city, searching out
the movers and shakers who keep the city hopping. So sit back and take a
sip...or a long pull. We promise: no hangovers.
Best Of Dallas®
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Arts & Entertainment
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Best Crafts Studio
Smashing Times
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Best Fall Reading
A.W. Gray
-
Best Clog
25th Texas Cloggers Rally
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Best Place to Meet Your Own Kind
Dallas-Plano TX Meetups
-
Best Early-Morning Comedy Routine
Daybreak with Scott Sams, WFAA-TV Channel 8
-
Best Case of Compassionless Conservatism
State Senator Robert Deuell, R-Mesquite
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Best African-American Bookstore
Black Images Book Bazaar
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Best State Legislator
Senator Bill Ratliff, R-Mount Pleasant
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Best Rookie Judge
Susan Hawk
-
Best Political Move
Judge Sally Montgomery
-
Best Visual Artist
Greg Metz Cyn McCurry
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Best Reason to Run
Dallas-Fort Worth Hash House Harriers - www.dfwh3.org 214-804-3999
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Best Place to Learn Quilting
Lone Star House of Quilts - 1210 W. Abram St., Arlington 817-277-4749
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Best Place For Your Kid To Create a Masterpiece
Dallas Museum of Art - 1717 N. Harwood St. 214-922-1203
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Best Portrait Artist
Connie Connally - 7019 Claybrook Drive 214-340-1943
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Best Portraits That Are Also Art
Paul McKay
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Best Library You've Never Heard Of
University Park Public Library
-
Best Place for a Writer to Volunteer Time and Talent
Kids Writing Connection at John F. Kennedy Learning Center
-
Best Art Gallery
Photographs Do Not Bend Gallery
-
Best Public Sculpture
"Harrow"
-
Best Newsletter
The North Texas Skeptic
-
Best Clones
Starlight's clonal family
-
Best Downtown Redevelopment
Stone Street Gardens
-
Best Locally Produced Literary Figure
Victoria Alexander
-
Best Place to Get Your Geek On
Titan Comics
-
Best Theater Company
Quad C Theatre
-
Best Theater Director
Rene Moreno
-
Best Actor
Regan Adair
-
Best Actress
Denise Lee
-
Best Alternative Art Gallery
Plush
-
Best Family Art Outing
Gateway Gallery, Dallas Museum of Art
-
Best A Cappella
Turtle Creek Chorale
-
Best Exhibit to Pull Your Kids Outta School For
Quest for Immortality at the Kimbell Art Museum
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Best Radio Morning Show
KKDA-AM 104.5 (K104)
-
Best Art Classes for Kids
art-a-rama
-
Best Radio Talk Show
The Glenn Mitchell Show
-
Best Radio Station
KHYI-FM 95.3 (The Range)
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Best TV News Anchor
Tracy Rowlett, KTVT-TV Channel 11
-
Best Council Babe
Dr. Elba Garcia
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Best Radio DJ
Skip Cheatham, KKDA-FM (104.5)
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Best Sign That 93.3 FM is Cursed
The Bone's ratings
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Best Place to See Dallas Musicians
New York, apparently
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Best Government Agency
Dallas Police Department
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Best Political Moment
Police Chief Terrell Bolton's firing
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Best Blog
D magazine's FrontBurner
-
Best Shoddy Legal Advice
Dallas Police Department
-
Best Late-Night Look-Back
Midnights at the Inwood
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Best Daily Newspaper Columnist
Ruben Navarrette
-
Best TV News Show
Monday Mornings With Mattie
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Best Lowbrow Museum
American Airlines C.R. Smith Aviation Museum
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Best City Council Member
Veletta Lill, District 14
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Best Amateur Musical Theater
Woodrow Wilson High School
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Best French Books About Dallas (the TV show)
Dallas Books!
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Best Cocktail
Margarinha at La Duni Latin Cafe
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Best Piano Bar
Pete's Dueling Pianos
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Best Place to Photograph a Portrait
Dallas Arboretum
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Best Honky-tonk
Adair's Saloon
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Best Place to Watch Really Bad Drivers
Downtown
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Best Serene Scene
The Asian Gardens on Saturday morning
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Best Swimming Pool
YMCA of Metropolitan Dallas
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Best Place to Mess With Golfers
Lakewood Country Club
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Best Scenic Drive
FM 1382 in Southern Dallas County
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Best Place to Skate on Your Lunch Break
Americas Ice Garden Ice Rink
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Best Dance Club
Cowboys Red River
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Best Suburban Watering Hole
Main Street Liquid Co.
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Best People-Watching
West Village on Saturday night
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Best Jukebox
Cosmo's
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Best Happy Hour
M Grill & Tap
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Best Place to Go for a Day Trip
Baroness Inn
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Best Model Train
Children's Medical Center
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Best Place to Commune With Nature
L.B. Houston Nature Trail
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Best Bar (tie)
Old Monk & Sense
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Best Children's Playground
Mesquite Parks and Recreations Debusk Park/KidsQuest
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Best Beer Joint
Lakewood Landing
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Best Place to Sniff Some Dallas Cheese
Nikita
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Best Place to Meet Your Musical Match
CD World
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Best Place for a Romantic Rendezvous
Four Seasons Resort and Club at Las Colinas
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Best Pickup Spot for Bookworms
Half Price Books
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Best Karaoke Night
Scaraoke at XPO Lounge
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Best Movie-Theater Bar
The Magnolia Theatre
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Best Non-Martha Stewart Scene
Ross Avenue Fiesta Mart on Saturday afternoon
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Best Place to be Serenaded by a Mariachi
La Acapulquena
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Best Daytime Picnic
White Rock Lake
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Best Jazz Club
Sambuca Jazz Cafe
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Best Bar to Pick Up a Doctor
Elbow Room
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Best Place to Suck Shots Off Men's Abs
BJ's
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Best Parking Lot for Illicit Encounters
Along Belt Line Road in Addison
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Best Place to Smoke
Mockingbird Station steps
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Best Open-Mike Night
Acoustic Chaos in the Liquid Lounge
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Best Use of a Dallas Landmark
Sara Ellen & Samuel Weisfeld Center
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Best Movie Theater
Angelika Film Center and Caf�
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Best Place to Get Caught in a MILF Storm
Highland Park Village
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Best Alternative Club
Rubber Gloves Rehearsal Studios
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Best Place to Get a Blue Ribbon
Double Wide
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Best Martini
The Quarter
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Best Place to Squirt Out a Squirt
Presbyterian Hospital of Dallas
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Best Blues Club
Hole in the Wall
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Best Postshow Hangout
Velvet Hookah
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Best Urban Rain Forest
Dallas World Aquarium
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Best Beer Selection
The Ginger Man
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Best Cocktail Selection
Spike
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Best Free Kids Outing
Founder's Plaza at DFW Airport
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Best Halloween
Swiss Avenue
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Best Rock Bar
Double Wide
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Best Ambience/Chance to Get Lucky
The Balcony Club
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Best Bar to Find Stiffs
The Loon
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Best '50s Dive
Club Schmitz
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Best Live Music Venue
Gypsy Tea Room
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Best Really Cheap Kids Outing
Dallas Aquarium at Fair Park
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Best Patio or Deck
West Village
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Best Place for a Kids Party
Ponies & Pals
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Best Urban Waterfall
Texas Discovery Gardens conservatory at Fair Park
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Best Place to See Girls Go Wild
Party Cove
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Best Private Preschool
The da Vinci School
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Best Bet to (Shockingly) Still be in Business by Next Year's Best of Dallas Issue
Blue
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Best Outing With the Kids
Fossil Rim Wildlife Center
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Best Place to Give a Germophobe a Panic Attack
Emergency Room at Baylor University Medical Center
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Best Free Bar Snacks
Nana
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Best Place to Act Wealthy and Hook Up With a Gold Digger
Dragonfly
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Best Ice Rink
Duncanville StarCenter
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Best Place to Act Single While Drinking Doubles
The Beagle
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Best Moonlit Picnic
Jazz Under the Stars, Dallas Museum of Art
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Best Reason to Self-Park
Javier's
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Best Chicago-Style Bar
City Tavern
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Best New Restaurant-Bar
Stolik
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Best Place to Hang Out in the Middle of a Workday
Sevy's Grill
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Best Depressing Scene
Park Avenue
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Best Cruise and Schmooze
The blocks around Hattie's on a weekend evening
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Best Latin Club
Escapade 2001
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Food & Drink
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Best Philly Cheese Steak Sandwich
Philly Connection
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Best Gyro
Z Cafe
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Best Schizophrenic Restaurant & Bar
Obzeet
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Best Italian Restaurant
Cafe Amore
-
Best Challah
Empire Baking Company
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Best Chicken Salad
Whole Foods
-
Best Fast Food
Pei Wei Asian Diner
-
Best Pizza
Al's Pizza
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Best Reason to Think You're in Brooklyn
Sal's Pizza
-
Best Thin-Crust Pizza
Scalini's Pizza and Pasta
-
Best Pizza for Pickup
Alfonso's
-
Best Hamburger
Lakewood Landing
-
Best Muffuletta (tie)
Gulf Coast & Crescent City Cafe
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Best Ice Cream
Wild About Harry's
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Best Dessert
Terilli's Xango cheesecake
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Best Margarita
Sol's Taco Lounge
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Best Delivery
Izmir Market and Deli
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Best Place for General Tso to Chicken Out
China Express
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Best Hangover Therapy
Angry Dog
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Best French Toast
Bronx Restaurant & Bar
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Best Steak Tartare
Cafe C
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Best Toadstool Twist
Avanti Ristorante
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Best Tamale Wrinkle
Reata
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Best Mozzarella
Mozzarella Company
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Best Appetizer
Rooster's fried asparagus
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Best Soup
Dragonfly
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Best Salad (tie)
Nikita & La Dolce Vita
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Best Big Salad
Baker Bros. American Deli
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Best Veal Piccata
Ernie's of Dallas
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Best Wine Flight Thingamajig
Mercy
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Best Pork Piece
Smith & Wollensky
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Best Dallas Restaurant That Ended Up in Podunk
Rough Creek Lodge
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Best Indian Restaurant
[email protected]
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Best Wine List
Lola, The Restaurant
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Best Fried Chicken
Celebration
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Best Greek Restaurant
Charlie's Opa! Grille
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Best Fancy Restaurant
Nana
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Best Middle Eastern Restaurant
Caf� Izmir
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Best Sangria
Cafe Madrid
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Best Place to Eat a Monster
Freebirds World Burrito
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Best Use of Pineapple Juice
The Scza at The Meridian Room
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Best Vegetarian Restaurant
Cosmic Caf�
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Best Barbecue
Peggy Sue's BBQ
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Best Cheap Italian
Sal's Pizza
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Best Place to Pretend You're Italian
Arcodoro & Pomodoro
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Best Salsa
Ozona Grill & Bar
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Best Lunch Deal
Frito pie at Sonny Bryan's Smokehouse
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Best Restaurant for Kids
Penne Pomodoro
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Best West End Hangout
Spiatza's Italian Grill and Bar
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Best French Fries
Burger House
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Best Sunday Brunch (tie)
La Duni Latin Cafe & Maxim's
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Best Chinese Restaurant
Royal China
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Best Breakfast
Metro Diner
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Best Sandwich Sold in a Grocery Store
Crazy Cuban at Central Market
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Best Gazpacho
Smith & Wollensky
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Best Ceviche
La Calle Doce
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Best Po' Boy
Antoine's of Dallas
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Best Cheap Wine Shop
Best Cellars
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Best Place to Scrounge Free Lunch
Best Cellars
-
Best Foie Gras
Citizen
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Best Chef Comeback
Matthew Antonovich, Sipango
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Best Catfish
Hattie's American Bistro
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Best Japanese Restaurant That Doesn't Have a Sushi Bar
Waka
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Best Popeye Growth Hormone
Royal Tokyo Sushi Den's chilled horensoo oshitashi
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Best Calamari
Cru Wine Bar
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Best Turkey Burger
Janine's
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Best Sushi
Blue Fish
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Best Fancy Restaurant Where You Can Take the Kids
Cafe on the Green
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Best Mexican Restaurant
Desperados
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Best Wine 'n' Dine
"Feed Me, Wine Me" at The Green Room
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Best Jazz Dinner
Watel's
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Best/Worst One-Two Punch
Krispy Kreme opening next to Central Market
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Best Hot Bagel
Bagel Chain
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Best Cachapa
Zaguan World Bakery & Cafe
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Best Butter
Gumbo's Louisiana Style Cafe
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Best Vietnamese Restaurant
Mai's
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Best Late-Night Restaurant
Cuba Libre
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Best Orange Chicken
Jade Garden
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Best Bagel
Salt Bagel at Central Market
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Best Buffalo Wings
Wing Stop
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Best Sommelier
Todd Lincicome (Al Biernat's)
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Best Steak
Perry's New York Strip
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Best Waitstaff
Perry's
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Best Cup of Coffee
Krispy Kreme
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Best Greasy Spoon
Metro Diner
-
Best Crab Cakes
Metropolitan Cafe
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Best Way to Eat a Sicilian
Cafe Nostra
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Best Pickles
Gilbert's New York Deli
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Best New Restaurant
Local
-
Best Meal in Less Than an Hour
El Fenix
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Best Move
Liberty Noodles
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Best Seafood
The Oceanaire Seafood Room
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Best Home-Style Restaurant
South Dallas Cafe
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Best Thai Restaurant
River Spice Thai Restaurant
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Best Cajun Restaurant
Hurricane Grill
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Best Sushi Buffet
Osaka Sushi
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Shopping & Services
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Best Used Bookstore
Book Ends at the Dallas Public Library
-
Best Place to Buy Handbooks
Crossroads Market Bookstore and Cafe
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Best Cooking for Canines
No Bonz Barkery
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Best Place to Get a Pet
Animal Adoption Center
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Best Computer Store
Micro Center
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Best Place to Buy Video Games
GameStop
-
Best Place for Millionaires to Be Geeks
Heritage Comics in Auctions Heritage Plaza
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Best Inexpensive Internet Service
Texas.Net
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Best Hardware Store
Elliott's Hardware
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Best Chain Saws
J. Gassett Lawn Products
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Best Lawn Artillery
Caseys Lawn Equipment
-
Best Pond Store
Water Gardens Galore
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Best Place to be Stuck in the 20th Century
Movie Trading Company
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Best Place to Get the Evil Eye
Another Time & Place
-
Best Toy Store
Zeus Comics and Collectibles
-
Best High Fidelity-ish Record Store
AWOL Records
-
Best Place to Succumb to the Kitsch
Metro Retro
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Best Tuxedo Rental
Mister Tuxedo
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Best New Bookstore
The Book Gallery
-
Best Place to Purchase Cool
Musemart
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Best Way to Save Yourself a Trip to the Spa
Beauty Store & Salon
-
Best Place to Buy Sweet Jeans
Jean Connection
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Best New CD Store
CD World
-
Best Cheap Grocery Store
Grocery Outlet
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Best Stogie Depot
Montfort Cigars
-
Best Decor for a Cinephile
Remember When
-
Best Deal on Roses
Your Florist
-
Best Florist
Dr. Delphinium Designs
-
Best Place to Go After You've Seen Queer Eye
Carrollton Square Skin Spa and Shop
-
Best Place to Save Face
Emeralds to Coconuts
-
Best New York-Style Italian Family Grocery
Jimmy's Food Store
-
Best Place to Feel 74 Years Old
Urban Outfitters
-
Best Thrifty Clothing That's Not "Thrift"
Buffalo Exchange
-
Best Men's Hairstylist
David Broussard, Premier Club Salon
-
Best Shop Cat
Dallas Costume Shoppe
-
Best Team to Mend a Hand
Lankford Hand Surgery Association
-
Best (Faux) Flower Arrangements
Silks Abloom
-
Best Place to Pick Up an Alias
Hollywood Five & Dime
-
Best Place for Gay and Lesbian Comic Collectors
Zeus Comics Gay and Lesbian Comic Mixers at Ciudad
-
Best Kids Haircut
Kids Kutz
-
Best Men's Shoe Store
DSW Shoe Warehouse
-
Best Joyride
Revolution Bike Taxi
-
Best Place to Dress Up a Nursery
Be-Dazzled
-
Best Frozen Custard
Wild About Harry's
-
Best Place to Buy a Bra
Nordstrom in the Galleria
-
Best Place to Baby Your Baby's Mama
Pickles & Ice Cream Maternity Apparel
-
Best Place to Find a Tee
Paul Frank Store
-
Best Hand-Me-Downs
Counter Culture
-
Best Camera Store
Competitive Cameras Ltd.
-
Best Men's Pressing
Cox Dry Cleaners and Laundry
-
Best Junk
BettyAnn and Jimbo's Antique Marketplace Inc. Junkadoodle
-
Best Place for a Musician to Cash In
Guitar Center
-
Best Place to Get Tattooed
Pair O'Dice Tattoo
-
Best Pit Stop
Lakewood Mobil
-
Best Navel Station
Egypt World Trading
-
Best Place to Get Pierced
Skin & Bones
-
Best Women's Hairstylist
Roman Gonzales
-
Best Video/DVD Store
Premiere Video
-
Best Hidden Herb Shop
The Labyrinth
-
Best Place to Party Like It's 1979
Pandemonium
-
Best Snapshot Frames
Near and Far in West Village
-
Best Furniture Store
Design Within Reach
-
Best Gift store
The Impeccable Pig
-
Best Scavenger Hunt
Lula B's
-
Best Women's Shoe Store
Electrique Boutique
-
Best Place for Cool Pet Supplies
Boutique Pet Shop & Aquarium
-
Best Kids Clothing Store
Bebe Grand
-
Best Independent/Amateur Photographer Resource
Dallas Darkroom
-
Best Used CD Store
CD Source
-
Best Hair Salon
Osgood-O'Neil Salon
-
Best Dating Service
It's Just Lunch
-
Best Place to Buy Hockey Equipment
Players Bench
-
Best Fit to the T
Casa Loco
-
Best Refuge for the TLC Junkie
Lakewood Hardware
-
Best Rebirth of the Cool
Ahab Bowen
-
Best Place to Buy Dust
Millennium
-
Best Bicycle Equipment
Plano Cycling & Fitness
-
Best Young Doctor
Dr. Lyla Blake-Gumbs
-
Best Way to Kick it Old-School
T-shirts from Classic Sports Logos
-
Best Handyman
George Miller
-
Best Outdoor Furniture Store
Sunnyland Furniture Co.
-
Best Fresh Seafood Market
TJ's Fresh Seafood Market
-
Best Monthly Bill
Rent Paid to J. Elmer Turner Realtors Inc.
-
Best Place to Get Antique Prints and Cool Old Maps
Beaux Arts
-
Best Women's Clothing Store
Cotton Island
-
Best Body Fluids
Bath Junkie
-
Best Place to Spend Money You Don't Have
The Apple Store
-
Best Men's Clothing Store
H.D.'s Clothing Co.
-
Best Gas Station
Fuel City
-
Best Bargain for the Serious Shoe Whore
DSW Shoe Warehouse
-
Best Pet Sitter
Probable Claws
-
Best Health-Food Store
Whole Foods Market
-
Best Auto Body Shop
Excalibur Collision Center
-
Best Children's Bookstore
Barnes & Noble
-
Best Wine/Liquor Store
Spirit's Liquor
-
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Sports & Recreation
-
Best Place to Skateboard
Downtown
-
Best Public Golf Course
Texas Star
-
Best Get-Wet/No-Sweat Exercise
Tricia Moon's water aerobics classes
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Best Place to Work Out
Cooper Fitness Center
-
Best Locker-Room Conversation
Mike Young and Hank Blalock
-
Best Sports Columnist
Gerry Fraley, The Dallas Morning News
-
Best Double Standard
Steve Nash's and Nick Van Exel's hot war opinions
-
Best Sports Moment
The Showdown in Surprise: Carl Everett vs. John Gonzalez
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Best Puffy Ankle
Larry "Puff Daddy" Allen
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Best Kodak Moment
Dirk Nowitzki and Steve Nash's drunk pix
-
Best Sports Grandmother
Bill Parcells
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Best Sports 'Stache
Dallas Stars coach Dave Tippett
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Best Liar
Jerry Jones
-
Best Dallas Star
Marty Turco
-
Best Professional Coach
Don Nelson
-
Best Response to a Dumb Sports Question
Dirk Nowitzki
-
Best Sporting-Goods Store
REI Store
-
Best Pickup Basketball Game
Glencoe Park
-
Best Reason to Drive to Frisco
Frisco RoughRiders
-
Best Sign for the Rangers' Future
The young infield
-
Best Team to Never Watch
Texas Rim Rockers
-
Best Finish to a Season (Almost)
The Mavs get to, and lose, the Western Conference Finals
-
Best Mark Cuban Decision
Establishing the Fallen Patriot Fund
-
Best Bowling Alley (in Memoriam)
Bronco Bowl
-
Best Place to Jog
Brookhaven College
-
Best Quote
Mark Cuban comments on Nick's nutsack
-
Best Team We Never Watch
Dallas Diamonds
-
Best Sports Venue
The Ballpark in Arlington
-
Best Attempt at Pissing Off God
Deion Sanders
-
Best Half of Basketball Ever
First half of the Western Conference Semifinals Game 2
-
Best Place to Roller-skate
White Rock Skate Center
-
Best Dallas Cowboy
Reggie Swinton
-
Best Reason to Go to Plano
The World Olympics Gymnastics Academy
-
Best Unintentionally Funny Sports Moment
Alex Rodriguez
-
Best Sports Talk Show
The Ticket Top 10, KTCK-AM (1310)
-
Best Dallas Maverick
Antoine Rigaudeau
-
Best Billiards
Christie's Sports Bar
-
Best TV Sports Anchor
Dale Hansen, WFAA-TV Channel 8
-
Best Texas Ranger
Chan Ho Park
-
Best Start to a Season
The Mavs go 14-0
-
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Best of Extra
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Culture
-
Best Crafts Studio
Smashing Times
-
Best Fall Reading
A.W. Gray
-
Best Clog
25th Texas Cloggers Rally
-
Best Place to Meet Your Own Kind
Dallas-Plano TX Meetups
-
Best Early-Morning Comedy Routine
Daybreak with Scott Sams, WFAA-TV Channel 8
-
Best Case of Compassionless Conservatism
State Senator Robert Deuell, R-Mesquite
-
Best African-American Bookstore
Black Images Book Bazaar
-
Best State Legislator
Senator Bill Ratliff, R-Mount Pleasant
-
Best Rookie Judge
Susan Hawk
-
Best Political Move
Judge Sally Montgomery
-
Best Visual Artist
Greg Metz Cyn McCurry
-
Best Reason to Run
Dallas-Fort Worth Hash House Harriers - www.dfwh3.org 214-804-3999
-
Best Place to Learn Quilting
Lone Star House of Quilts - 1210 W. Abram St., Arlington 817-277-4749
-
Best Place For Your Kid To Create a Masterpiece
Dallas Museum of Art - 1717 N. Harwood St. 214-922-1203
-
Best Portrait Artist
Connie Connally - 7019 Claybrook Drive 214-340-1943
-
Best Portraits That Are Also Art
Paul McKay
-
Best Library You've Never Heard Of
University Park Public Library
-
Best Place for a Writer to Volunteer Time and Talent
Kids Writing Connection at John F. Kennedy Learning Center
-
Best Art Gallery
Photographs Do Not Bend Gallery
-
Best Public Sculpture
"Harrow"
-
Best Newsletter
The North Texas Skeptic
-
Best Clones
Starlight's clonal family
-
Best Downtown Redevelopment
Stone Street Gardens
-
Best Locally Produced Literary Figure
Victoria Alexander
-
Best Place to Get Your Geek On
Titan Comics
-
Best Theater Company
Quad C Theatre
-
Best Theater Director
Rene Moreno
-
Best Actor
Regan Adair
-
Best Actress
Denise Lee
-
Best Alternative Art Gallery
Plush
-
Best Family Art Outing
Gateway Gallery, Dallas Museum of Art
-
Best A Cappella
Turtle Creek Chorale
-
Best Exhibit to Pull Your Kids Outta School For
Quest for Immortality at the Kimbell Art Museum
-
Best Radio Morning Show
KKDA-AM 104.5 (K104)
-
Best Art Classes for Kids
art-a-rama
-
Best Radio Talk Show
The Glenn Mitchell Show
-
Best Radio Station
KHYI-FM 95.3 (The Range)
-
Best TV News Anchor
Tracy Rowlett, KTVT-TV Channel 11
-
Best Council Babe
Dr. Elba Garcia
-
Best Radio DJ
Skip Cheatham, KKDA-FM (104.5)
-
Best Sign That 93.3 FM is Cursed
The Bone's ratings
-
Best Place to See Dallas Musicians
New York, apparently
-
Best Government Agency
Dallas Police Department
-
Best Political Moment
Police Chief Terrell Bolton's firing
-
Best Blog
D magazine's FrontBurner
-
Best Shoddy Legal Advice
Dallas Police Department
-
Best Late-Night Look-Back
Midnights at the Inwood
-
Best Daily Newspaper Columnist
Ruben Navarrette
-
Best TV News Show
Monday Mornings With Mattie
-
Best Lowbrow Museum
American Airlines C.R. Smith Aviation Museum
-
Best City Council Member
Veletta Lill, District 14
-
Best Amateur Musical Theater
Woodrow Wilson High School
-
Best French Books About Dallas (the TV show)
Dallas Books!
-
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Food
-
Best Philly Cheese Steak Sandwich
Philly Connection
-
Best Gyro
Z Cafe
-
Best Schizophrenic Restaurant & Bar
Obzeet
-
Best Italian Restaurant
Cafe Amore
-
Best Challah
Empire Baking Company
-
Best Chicken Salad
Whole Foods
-
Best Fast Food
Pei Wei Asian Diner
-
Best Pizza
Al's Pizza
-
Best Reason to Think You're in Brooklyn
Sal's Pizza
-
Best Thin-Crust Pizza
Scalini's Pizza and Pasta
-
Best Pizza for Pickup
Alfonso's
-
Best Hamburger
Lakewood Landing
-
Best Muffuletta (tie)
Gulf Coast | Crescent City Cafe
-
Best Ice Cream
Wild About Harry's
-
Best Dessert
Terilli's Xango cheesecake
-
Best Margarita
Sol's Taco Lounge
-
Best Delivery
Izmir Market and Deli
-
Best Place for General Tso to Chicken Out
China Express
-
Best Hangover Therapy
Angry Dog
-
Best French Toast
Bronx Restaurant & Bar
-
Best Steak Tartare
Cafe C
-
Best Toadstool Twist
Avanti Ristorante
-
Best Tamale Wrinkle
Reata
-
Best Mozzarella
Mozzarella Company
-
Best Appetizer
Rooster's fried asparagus
-
Best Soup
Dragonfly
-
Best Salad (tie)
Nikita | La Dolce Vita
-
Best Big Salad
Baker Bros. American Deli
-
Best Veal Piccata
Ernie's of Dallas
-
Best Wine Flight Thingamajig
Mercy
-
Best Pork Piece
Smith & Wollensky
-
Best Dallas Restaurant That Ended Up in Podunk
Rough Creek Lodge
-
Best Indian Restaurant
[email protected]
-
Best Wine List
Lola, The Restaurant
-
Best Fried Chicken
Celebration
-
Best Greek Restaurant
Charlie's Opa! Grille
-
Best Fancy Restaurant
Nana
-
Best Middle Eastern Restaurant
Café Izmir
-
Best Sangria
Cafe Madrid
-
Best Place to Eat a Monster
Freebirds World Burrito
-
Best Use of Pineapple Juice
The Scza at The Meridian Room
-
Best Vegetarian Restaurant
Cosmic Café
-
Best Barbecue
Peggy Sue's BBQ
-
Best Cheap Italian
Sal's Pizza
-
Best Place to Pretend You're Italian
Arcodoro & Pomodoro
-
Best Salsa
Ozona Grill & Bar
-
Best Lunch Deal
Frito pie at Sonny Bryan's Smokehouse
-
Best Restaurant for Kids
Penne Pomodoro
-
Best West End Hangout
Spiatza's Italian Grill and Bar
-
Best French Fries
Burger House
-
Best Sunday Brunch (tie)
La Duni Latin Cafe | Maxim's
-
Best Chinese Restaurant
Royal China
-
Best Breakfast
Metro Diner
-
Best Sandwich Sold in a Grocery Store
Crazy Cuban at Central Market
-
Best Gazpacho
Smith & Wollensky
-
Best Ceviche
La Calle Doce
-
Best Po' Boy
Antoine's of Dallas
-
Best Cheap Wine Shop
Best Cellars
-
Best Place to Scrounge Free Lunch
Best Cellars
-
Best Foie Gras
Citizen
-
Best Chef Comeback
Matthew Antonovich, Sipango
-
Best Catfish
Hattie's American Bistro
-
Best Japanese Restaurant That Doesn't Have a Sushi Bar
Waka
-
Best Popeye Growth Hormone
Royal Tokyo Sushi Den's chilled horensoo oshitashi
-
Best Calamari
Cru Wine Bar
-
Best Turkey Burger
Janine's
-
Best Sushi
Blue Fish
-
Best Fancy Restaurant Where You Can Take the Kids
Cafe on the Green
-
Best Mexican Restaurant
Desperados
-
Best Wine 'n' Dine
"Feed Me, Wine Me" at The Green Room
-
Best Jazz Dinner
Watel's
-
Best/Worst One-Two Punch
Krispy Kreme opening next to Central Market
-
Best Hot Bagel
Bagel Chain
-
Best Cachapa
Zaguan World Bakery & Cafe
-
Best Butter
Gumbo's Louisiana Style Cafe
-
Best Vietnamese Restaurant
Mai's
-
Best Late-Night Restaurant
Cuba Libre
-
Best Orange Chicken
Jade Garden
-
Best Bagel
Salt Bagel at Central Market
-
Best Buffalo Wings
Wing Stop
-
Best Sommelier
Todd Lincicome (Al Biernat's)
-
Best Steak
Perry's New York Strip
-
Best Waitstaff
Perry's
-
Best Cup of Coffee
Krispy Kreme
-
Best Greasy Spoon
Metro Diner
-
Best Crab Cakes
Metropolitan Cafe
-
Best Way to Eat a Sicilian
Cafe Nostra
-
Best Pickles
Gilbert's New York Deli
-
Best New Restaurant
Local
-
Best Meal in Less Than an Hour
El Fenix
-
Best Move
Liberty Noodles
-
Best Seafood
The Oceanaire Seafood Room
-
Best Home-Style Restaurant
South Dallas Cafe
-
Best Thai Restaurant
River Spice Thai Restaurant
-
Best Cajun Restaurant
Hurricane Grill
-
Best Sushi Buffet
Osaka Sushi
-
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Market
-
Best Used Bookstore
Book Ends at the Dallas Public Library
-
Best Place to Buy Handbooks
Crossroads Market Bookstore and Cafe
-
Best Cooking for Canines
No Bonz Barkery
-
Best Place to Get a Pet
Animal Adoption Center
-
Best Computer Store
Micro Center
-
Best Place to Buy Video Games
GameStop
-
Best Place for Millionaires to Be Geeks
Heritage Comics in Auctions Heritage Plaza
-
Best Inexpensive Internet Service
Texas.Net
-
Best Hardware Store
Elliott's Hardware
-
Best Chain Saws
J. Gassett Lawn Products
-
Best Lawn Artillery
Caseys Lawn Equipment
-
Best Pond Store
Water Gardens Galore
-
Best Place to be Stuck in the 20th Century
Movie Trading Company
-
Best Place to Get the Evil Eye
Another Time & Place
-
Best Toy Store
Zeus Comics and Collectibles
-
Best High Fidelity-ish Record Store
AWOL Records
-
Best Place to Succumb to the Kitsch
Metro Retro
-
Best Tuxedo Rental
Mister Tuxedo
-
Best New Bookstore
The Book Gallery
-
Best Place to Purchase Cool
Musemart
-
Best Way to Save Yourself a Trip to the Spa
Beauty Store & Salon
-
Best Place to Buy Sweet Jeans
Jean Connection
-
Best New CD Store
CD World
-
Best Cheap Grocery Store
Grocery Outlet
-
Best Stogie Depot
Montfort Cigars
-
Best Decor for a Cinephile
Remember When
-
Best Deal on Roses
Your Florist
-
Best Florist
Dr. Delphinium Designs
-
Best Place to Go After You've Seen Queer Eye
Carrollton Square Skin Spa and Shop
-
Best Place to Save Face
Emeralds to Coconuts
-
Best New York-Style Italian Family Grocery
Jimmy's Food Store
-
Best Place to Feel 74 Years Old
Urban Outfitters
-
Best Thrifty Clothing That's Not "Thrift"
Buffalo Exchange
-
Best Men's Hairstylist
David Broussard, Premier Club Salon
-
Best Shop Cat
Dallas Costume Shoppe
-
Best Team to Mend a Hand
Lankford Hand Surgery Association
-
Best (Faux) Flower Arrangements
Silks Abloom
-
Best Place to Pick Up an Alias
Hollywood Five & Dime
-
Best Place for Gay and Lesbian Comic Collectors
Zeus Comics Gay and Lesbian Comic Mixers at Ciudad
-
Best Kids Haircut
Kids Kutz
-
Best Men's Shoe Store
DSW Shoe Warehouse
-
Best Joyride
Revolution Bike Taxi
-
Best Place to Dress Up a Nursery
Be-Dazzled
-
Best Frozen Custard
Wild About Harry's
-
Best Place to Buy a Bra
Nordstrom in the Galleria
-
Best Place to Baby Your Baby's Mama
Pickles & Ice Cream Maternity Apparel
-
Best Place to Find a Tee
Paul Frank Store
-
Best Hand-Me-Downs
Counter Culture
-
Best Camera Store
Competitive Cameras Ltd.
-
Best Men's Pressing
Cox Dry Cleaners and Laundry
-
Best Junk
BettyAnn and Jimbo's Antique Marketplace Inc. Junkadoodle
-
Best Place for a Musician to Cash In
Guitar Center
-
Best Place to Get Tattooed
Pair O'Dice Tattoo
-
Best Pit Stop
Lakewood Mobil
-
Best Navel Station
Egypt World Trading
-
Best Place to Get Pierced
Skin & Bones
-
Best Women's Hairstylist
Roman Gonzales
-
Best Video/DVD Store
Premiere Video
-
Best Hidden Herb Shop
The Labyrinth
-
Best Place to Party Like It's 1979
Pandemonium
-
Best Snapshot Frames
Near and Far in West Village
-
Best Furniture Store
Design Within Reach
-
Best Gift store
The Impeccable Pig
-
Best Scavenger Hunt
Lula B's
-
Best Women's Shoe Store
Electrique Boutique
-
Best Place for Cool Pet Supplies
Boutique Pet Shop & Aquarium
-
Best Kids Clothing Store
Bebe Grand
-
Best Independent/Amateur Photographer Resource
Dallas Darkroom
-
Best Used CD Store
CD Source
-
Best Hair Salon
Osgood-O'Neil Salon
-
Best Dating Service
It's Just Lunch
-
Best Place to Buy Hockey Equipment
Players Bench
-
Best Fit to the T
Casa Loco
-
Best Refuge for the TLC Junkie
Lakewood Hardware
-
Best Rebirth of the Cool
Ahab Bowen
-
Best Place to Buy Dust
Millennium
-
Best Bicycle Equipment
Plano Cycling & Fitness
-
Best Young Doctor
Dr. Lyla Blake-Gumbs
-
Best Way to Kick it Old-School
T-shirts from Classic Sports Logos
-
Best Handyman
George Miller
-
Best Outdoor Furniture Store
Sunnyland Furniture Co.
-
Best Fresh Seafood Market
TJ's Fresh Seafood Market
-
Best Monthly Bill
Rent Paid to J. Elmer Turner Realtors Inc.
-
Best Place to Get Antique Prints and Cool Old Maps
Beaux Arts
-
Best Women's Clothing Store
Cotton Island
-
Best Body Fluids
Bath Junkie
-
Best Place to Spend Money You Don't Have
The Apple Store
-
Best Men's Clothing Store
H.D.'s Clothing Co.
-
Best Gas Station
Fuel City
-
Best Bargain for the Serious Shoe Whore
DSW Shoe Warehouse
-
Best Pet Sitter
Probable Claws
-
Best Health-Food Store
Whole Foods Market
-
Best Auto Body Shop
Excalibur Collision Center
-
Best Children's Bookstore
Barnes & Noble
-
Best Wine/Liquor Store
Spirit's Liquor
-
-
Scenes
-
Best Cocktail
Margarinha at La Duni Latin Cafe
-
Best Piano Bar
Pete's Dueling Pianos
-
Best Place to Photograph a Portrait
Dallas Arboretum
-
Best Honky-tonk
Adair's Saloon
-
Best Place to Watch Really Bad Drivers
Downtown
-
Best Serene Scene
The Asian Gardens on Saturday morning
-
Best Swimming Pool
YMCA of Metropolitan Dallas
-
Best Place to Mess With Golfers
Lakewood Country Club
-
Best Scenic Drive
FM 1382 in Southern Dallas County
-
Best Place to Skate on Your Lunch Break
Americas Ice Garden Ice Rink
-
Best Dance Club
Cowboys Red River
-
Best Suburban Watering Hole
Main Street Liquid Co.
-
Best People-Watching
West Village on Saturday night
-
Best Jukebox
Cosmo's
-
Best Happy Hour
M Grill & Tap
-
Best Place to Go for a Day Trip
Baroness Inn
-
Best Model Train
Children's Medical Center
-
Best Place to Commune With Nature
L.B. Houston Nature Trail
-
Best Bar (tie)
Old Monk | Sense
-
Best Children's Playground
Mesquite Parks and Recreations Debusk Park/KidsQuest
-
Best Beer Joint
Lakewood Landing
-
Best Place to Sniff Some Dallas Cheese
Nikita
-
Best Place to Meet Your Musical Match
CD World
-
Best Place for a Romantic Rendezvous
Four Seasons Resort and Club at Las Colinas
-
Best Pickup Spot for Bookworms
Half Price Books
-
Best Karaoke Night
Scaraoke at XPO Lounge
-
Best Movie-Theater Bar
The Magnolia Theatre
-
Best Non-Martha Stewart Scene
Ross Avenue Fiesta Mart on Saturday afternoon
-
Best Place to be Serenaded by a Mariachi
La Acapulquena
-
Best Daytime Picnic
White Rock Lake
-
Best Jazz Club
Sambuca Jazz Cafe
-
Best Bar to Pick Up a Doctor
Elbow Room
-
Best Place to Suck Shots Off Men's Abs
BJ's
-
Best Parking Lot for Illicit Encounters
Along Belt Line Road in Addison
-
Best Place to Smoke
Mockingbird Station steps
-
Best Open-Mike Night
Acoustic Chaos in the Liquid Lounge
-
Best Use of a Dallas Landmark
Sara Ellen & Samuel Weisfeld Center
-
Best Movie Theater
Angelika Film Center and Café
-
Best Place to Get Caught in a MILF Storm
Highland Park Village
-
Best Alternative Club
Rubber Gloves Rehearsal Studios
-
Best Place to Get a Blue Ribbon
Double Wide
-
Best Martini
The Quarter
-
Best Place to Squirt Out a Squirt
Presbyterian Hospital of Dallas
-
Best Blues Club
Hole in the Wall
-
Best Postshow Hangout
Velvet Hookah
-
Best Urban Rain Forest
Dallas World Aquarium
-
Best Beer Selection
The Ginger Man
-
Best Cocktail Selection
Spike
-
Best Free Kids Outing
Founder's Plaza at DFW Airport
-
Best Halloween
Swiss Avenue
-
Best Rock Bar
Double Wide
-
Best Ambience/Chance to Get Lucky
The Balcony Club
-
Best Bar to Find Stiffs
The Loon
-
Best '50s Dive
Club Schmitz
-
Best Live Music Venue
Gypsy Tea Room
-
Best Really Cheap Kids Outing
Dallas Aquarium at Fair Park
-
Best Patio or Deck
West Village
-
Best Place for a Kids Party
Ponies & Pals
-
Best Urban Waterfall
Texas Discovery Gardens conservatory at Fair Park
-
Best Place to See Girls Go Wild
Party Cove
-
Best Private Preschool
The da Vinci School
-
Best Bet to (Shockingly) Still be in Business by Next Year's Best of Dallas Issue
Blue
-
Best Outing With the Kids
Fossil Rim Wildlife Center
-
Best Place to Give a Germophobe a Panic Attack
Emergency Room at Baylor University Medical Center
-
Best Free Bar Snacks
Nana
-
Best Place to Act Wealthy and Hook Up With a Gold Digger
Dragonfly
-
Best Ice Rink
Duncanville StarCenter
-
Best Place to Act Single While Drinking Doubles
The Beagle
-
Best Moonlit Picnic
Jazz Under the Stars, Dallas Museum of Art
-
Best Reason to Self-Park
Javier's
-
Best Chicago-Style Bar
City Tavern
-
Best New Restaurant-Bar
Stolik
-
Best Place to Hang Out in the Middle of a Workday
Sevy's Grill
-
Best Depressing Scene
Park Avenue
-
Best Cruise and Schmooze
The blocks around Hattie's on a weekend evening
-
Best Latin Club
Escapade 2001
-
-
Sports
-
Best Place to Skateboard
Downtown
-
Best Public Golf Course
Texas Star
-
Best Get-Wet/No-Sweat Exercise
Tricia Moon's water aerobics classes
-
Best Place to Work Out
Cooper Fitness Center
-
Best Locker-Room Conversation
Mike Young and Hank Blalock
-
Best Sports Columnist
Gerry Fraley, The Dallas Morning News
-
Best Double Standard
Steve Nash's and Nick Van Exel's hot war opinions
-
Best Sports Moment
The Showdown in Surprise: Carl Everett vs. John Gonzalez
-
Best Puffy Ankle
Larry "Puff Daddy" Allen
-
Best Kodak Moment
Dirk Nowitzki and Steve Nash's drunk pix
-
Best Sports Grandmother
Bill Parcells
-
Best Sports 'Stache
Dallas Stars coach Dave Tippett
-
Best Liar
Jerry Jones
-
Best Dallas Star
Marty Turco
-
Best Professional Coach
Don Nelson
-
Best Response to a Dumb Sports Question
Dirk Nowitzki
-
Best Sporting-Goods Store
REI Store
-
Best Pickup Basketball Game
Glencoe Park
-
Best Reason to Drive to Frisco
Frisco RoughRiders
-
Best Sign for the Rangers' Future
The young infield
-
Best Team to Never Watch
Texas Rim Rockers
-
Best Finish to a Season (Almost)
The Mavs get to, and lose, the Western Conference Finals
-
Best Mark Cuban Decision
Establishing the Fallen Patriot Fund
-
Best Bowling Alley (in Memoriam)
Bronco Bowl
-
Best Place to Jog
Brookhaven College
-
Best Quote
Mark Cuban comments on Nick's nutsack
-
Best Team We Never Watch
Dallas Diamonds
-
Best Sports Venue
The Ballpark in Arlington
-
Best Attempt at Pissing Off God
Deion Sanders
-
Best Half of Basketball Ever
First half of the Western Conference Semifinals Game 2
-
Best Place to Roller-skate
White Rock Skate Center
-
Best Dallas Cowboy
Reggie Swinton
-
Best Reason to Go to Plano
The World Olympics Gymnastics Academy
-
Best Unintentionally Funny Sports Moment
Alex Rodriguez
-
Best Sports Talk Show
The Ticket Top 10, KTCK-AM (1310)
-
Best Dallas Maverick
Antoine Rigaudeau
-
Best Billiards
Christie's Sports Bar
-
Best TV Sports Anchor
Dale Hansen, WFAA-TV Channel 8
-
Best Texas Ranger
Chan Ho Park
-
Best Start to a Season
The Mavs go 14-0
-
Best Of
-
Arts & Entertainment
-
Best Crafts Studio
Smashing Times
-
Best Fall Reading
A.W. Gray
-
Best Clog
25th Texas Cloggers Rally
-
Best Place to Meet Your Own Kind
Dallas-Plano TX Meetups
-
Best Early-Morning Comedy Routine
Daybreak with Scott Sams, WFAA-TV Channel 8
-
Best Case of Compassionless Conservatism
State Senator Robert Deuell, R-Mesquite
-
Best African-American Bookstore
Black Images Book Bazaar
-
Best State Legislator
Senator Bill Ratliff, R-Mount Pleasant
-
Best Rookie Judge
Susan Hawk
-
Best Political Move
Judge Sally Montgomery
-
Best Visual Artist
Greg Metz Cyn McCurry
-
Best Reason to Run
Dallas-Fort Worth Hash House Harriers - www.dfwh3.org 214-804-3999
-
Best Place to Learn Quilting
Lone Star House of Quilts - 1210 W. Abram St., Arlington 817-277-4749
-
Best Place For Your Kid To Create a Masterpiece
Dallas Museum of Art - 1717 N. Harwood St. 214-922-1203
-
Best Portrait Artist
Connie Connally - 7019 Claybrook Drive 214-340-1943
-
Best Portraits That Are Also Art
Paul McKay
-
Best Library You've Never Heard Of
University Park Public Library
-
Best Place for a Writer to Volunteer Time and Talent
Kids Writing Connection at John F. Kennedy Learning Center
-
Best Art Gallery
Photographs Do Not Bend Gallery
-
Best Public Sculpture
"Harrow"
-
Best Newsletter
The North Texas Skeptic
-
Best Clones
Starlight's clonal family
-
Best Downtown Redevelopment
Stone Street Gardens
-
Best Locally Produced Literary Figure
Victoria Alexander
-
Best Place to Get Your Geek On
Titan Comics
-
Best Theater Company
Quad C Theatre
-
Best Theater Director
Rene Moreno
-
Best Actor
Regan Adair
-
Best Actress
Denise Lee
-
Best Alternative Art Gallery
Plush
-
Best Family Art Outing
Gateway Gallery, Dallas Museum of Art
-
Best A Cappella
Turtle Creek Chorale
-
Best Exhibit to Pull Your Kids Outta School For
Quest for Immortality at the Kimbell Art Museum
-
Best Radio Morning Show
KKDA-AM 104.5 (K104)
-
Best Art Classes for Kids
art-a-rama
-
Best Radio Talk Show
The Glenn Mitchell Show
-
Best Radio Station
KHYI-FM 95.3 (The Range)
-
Best TV News Anchor
Tracy Rowlett, KTVT-TV Channel 11
-
Best Council Babe
Dr. Elba Garcia
-
Best Radio DJ
Skip Cheatham, KKDA-FM (104.5)
-
Best Sign That 93.3 FM is Cursed
The Bone's ratings
-
Best Place to See Dallas Musicians
New York, apparently
-
Best Government Agency
Dallas Police Department
-
Best Political Moment
Police Chief Terrell Bolton's firing
-
Best Blog
D magazine's FrontBurner
-
Best Shoddy Legal Advice
Dallas Police Department
-
Best Late-Night Look-Back
Midnights at the Inwood
-
Best Daily Newspaper Columnist
Ruben Navarrette
-
Best TV News Show
Monday Mornings With Mattie
-
Best Lowbrow Museum
American Airlines C.R. Smith Aviation Museum
-
Best City Council Member
Veletta Lill, District 14
-
Best Amateur Musical Theater
Woodrow Wilson High School
-
Best French Books About Dallas (the TV show)
Dallas Books!
-
Best Cocktail
Margarinha at La Duni Latin Cafe
-
Best Piano Bar
Pete's Dueling Pianos
-
Best Place to Photograph a Portrait
Dallas Arboretum
-
Best Honky-tonk
Adair's Saloon
-
Best Place to Watch Really Bad Drivers
Downtown
-
Best Serene Scene
The Asian Gardens on Saturday morning
-
Best Swimming Pool
YMCA of Metropolitan Dallas
-
Best Place to Mess With Golfers
Lakewood Country Club
-
Best Scenic Drive
FM 1382 in Southern Dallas County
-
Best Place to Skate on Your Lunch Break
Americas Ice Garden Ice Rink
-
Best Dance Club
Cowboys Red River
-
Best Suburban Watering Hole
Main Street Liquid Co.
-
Best People-Watching
West Village on Saturday night
-
Best Jukebox
Cosmo's
-
Best Happy Hour
M Grill & Tap
-
Best Place to Go for a Day Trip
Baroness Inn
-
Best Model Train
Children's Medical Center
-
Best Place to Commune With Nature
L.B. Houston Nature Trail
-
Best Bar (tie)
Old Monk & Sense
-
Best Children's Playground
Mesquite Parks and Recreations Debusk Park/KidsQuest
-
Best Beer Joint
Lakewood Landing
-
Best Place to Sniff Some Dallas Cheese
Nikita
-
Best Place to Meet Your Musical Match
CD World
-
Best Place for a Romantic Rendezvous
Four Seasons Resort and Club at Las Colinas
-
Best Pickup Spot for Bookworms
Half Price Books
-
Best Karaoke Night
Scaraoke at XPO Lounge
-
Best Movie-Theater Bar
The Magnolia Theatre
-
Best Non-Martha Stewart Scene
Ross Avenue Fiesta Mart on Saturday afternoon
-
Best Place to be Serenaded by a Mariachi
La Acapulquena
-
Best Daytime Picnic
White Rock Lake
-
Best Jazz Club
Sambuca Jazz Cafe
-
Best Bar to Pick Up a Doctor
Elbow Room
-
Best Place to Suck Shots Off Men's Abs
BJ's
-
Best Parking Lot for Illicit Encounters
Along Belt Line Road in Addison
-
Best Place to Smoke
Mockingbird Station steps
-
Best Open-Mike Night
Acoustic Chaos in the Liquid Lounge
-
Best Use of a Dallas Landmark
Sara Ellen & Samuel Weisfeld Center
-
Best Movie Theater
Angelika Film Center and Caf�
-
Best Place to Get Caught in a MILF Storm
Highland Park Village
-
Best Alternative Club
Rubber Gloves Rehearsal Studios
-
Best Place to Get a Blue Ribbon
Double Wide
-
Best Martini
The Quarter
-
Best Place to Squirt Out a Squirt
Presbyterian Hospital of Dallas
-
Best Blues Club
Hole in the Wall
-
Best Postshow Hangout
Velvet Hookah
-
Best Urban Rain Forest
Dallas World Aquarium
-
Best Beer Selection
The Ginger Man
-
Best Cocktail Selection
Spike
-
Best Free Kids Outing
Founder's Plaza at DFW Airport
-
Best Halloween
Swiss Avenue
-
Best Rock Bar
Double Wide
-
Best Ambience/Chance to Get Lucky
The Balcony Club
-
Best Bar to Find Stiffs
The Loon
-
Best '50s Dive
Club Schmitz
-
Best Live Music Venue
Gypsy Tea Room
-
Best Really Cheap Kids Outing
Dallas Aquarium at Fair Park
-
Best Patio or Deck
West Village
-
Best Place for a Kids Party
Ponies & Pals
-
Best Urban Waterfall
Texas Discovery Gardens conservatory at Fair Park
-
Best Place to See Girls Go Wild
Party Cove
-
Best Private Preschool
The da Vinci School
-
Best Bet to (Shockingly) Still be in Business by Next Year's Best of Dallas Issue
Blue
-
Best Outing With the Kids
Fossil Rim Wildlife Center
-
Best Place to Give a Germophobe a Panic Attack
Emergency Room at Baylor University Medical Center
-
Best Free Bar Snacks
Nana
-
Best Place to Act Wealthy and Hook Up With a Gold Digger
Dragonfly
-
Best Ice Rink
Duncanville StarCenter
-
Best Place to Act Single While Drinking Doubles
The Beagle
-
Best Moonlit Picnic
Jazz Under the Stars, Dallas Museum of Art
-
Best Reason to Self-Park
Javier's
-
Best Chicago-Style Bar
City Tavern
-
Best New Restaurant-Bar
Stolik
-
Best Place to Hang Out in the Middle of a Workday
Sevy's Grill
-
Best Depressing Scene
Park Avenue
-
Best Cruise and Schmooze
The blocks around Hattie's on a weekend evening
-
Best Latin Club
Escapade 2001
-
-
Food & Drink
-
Best Philly Cheese Steak Sandwich
Philly Connection
-
Best Gyro
Z Cafe
-
Best Schizophrenic Restaurant & Bar
Obzeet
-
Best Italian Restaurant
Cafe Amore
-
Best Challah
Empire Baking Company
-
Best Chicken Salad
Whole Foods
-
Best Fast Food
Pei Wei Asian Diner
-
Best Pizza
Al's Pizza
-
Best Reason to Think You're in Brooklyn
Sal's Pizza
-
Best Thin-Crust Pizza
Scalini's Pizza and Pasta
-
Best Pizza for Pickup
Alfonso's
-
Best Hamburger
Lakewood Landing
-
Best Muffuletta (tie)
Gulf Coast & Crescent City Cafe
-
Best Ice Cream
Wild About Harry's
-
Best Dessert
Terilli's Xango cheesecake
-
Best Margarita
Sol's Taco Lounge
-
Best Delivery
Izmir Market and Deli
-
Best Place for General Tso to Chicken Out
China Express
-
Best Hangover Therapy
Angry Dog
-
Best French Toast
Bronx Restaurant & Bar
-
Best Steak Tartare
Cafe C
-
Best Toadstool Twist
Avanti Ristorante
-
Best Tamale Wrinkle
Reata
-
Best Mozzarella
Mozzarella Company
-
Best Appetizer
Rooster's fried asparagus
-
Best Soup
Dragonfly
-
Best Salad (tie)
Nikita & La Dolce Vita
-
Best Big Salad
Baker Bros. American Deli
-
Best Veal Piccata
Ernie's of Dallas
-
Best Wine Flight Thingamajig
Mercy
-
Best Pork Piece
Smith & Wollensky
-
Best Dallas Restaurant That Ended Up in Podunk
Rough Creek Lodge
-
Best Indian Restaurant
[email protected]
-
Best Wine List
Lola, The Restaurant
-
Best Fried Chicken
Celebration
-
Best Greek Restaurant
Charlie's Opa! Grille
-
Best Fancy Restaurant
Nana
-
Best Middle Eastern Restaurant
Caf� Izmir
-
Best Sangria
Cafe Madrid
-
Best Place to Eat a Monster
Freebirds World Burrito
-
Best Use of Pineapple Juice
The Scza at The Meridian Room
-
Best Vegetarian Restaurant
Cosmic Caf�
-
Best Barbecue
Peggy Sue's BBQ
-
Best Cheap Italian
Sal's Pizza
-
Best Place to Pretend You're Italian
Arcodoro & Pomodoro
-
Best Salsa
Ozona Grill & Bar
-
Best Lunch Deal
Frito pie at Sonny Bryan's Smokehouse
-
Best Restaurant for Kids
Penne Pomodoro
-
Best West End Hangout
Spiatza's Italian Grill and Bar
-
Best French Fries
Burger House
-
Best Sunday Brunch (tie)
La Duni Latin Cafe & Maxim's
-
Best Chinese Restaurant
Royal China
-
Best Breakfast
Metro Diner
-
Best Sandwich Sold in a Grocery Store
Crazy Cuban at Central Market
-
Best Gazpacho
Smith & Wollensky
-
Best Ceviche
La Calle Doce
-
Best Po' Boy
Antoine's of Dallas
-
Best Cheap Wine Shop
Best Cellars
-
Best Place to Scrounge Free Lunch
Best Cellars
-
Best Foie Gras
Citizen
-
Best Chef Comeback
Matthew Antonovich, Sipango
-
Best Catfish
Hattie's American Bistro
-
Best Japanese Restaurant That Doesn't Have a Sushi Bar
Waka
-
Best Popeye Growth Hormone
Royal Tokyo Sushi Den's chilled horensoo oshitashi
-
Best Calamari
Cru Wine Bar
-
Best Turkey Burger
Janine's
-
Best Sushi
Blue Fish
-
Best Fancy Restaurant Where You Can Take the Kids
Cafe on the Green
-
Best Mexican Restaurant
Desperados
-
Best Wine 'n' Dine
"Feed Me, Wine Me" at The Green Room
-
Best Jazz Dinner
Watel's
-
Best/Worst One-Two Punch
Krispy Kreme opening next to Central Market
-
Best Hot Bagel
Bagel Chain
-
Best Cachapa
Zaguan World Bakery & Cafe
-
Best Butter
Gumbo's Louisiana Style Cafe
-
Best Vietnamese Restaurant
Mai's
-
Best Late-Night Restaurant
Cuba Libre
-
Best Orange Chicken
Jade Garden
-
Best Bagel
Salt Bagel at Central Market
-
Best Buffalo Wings
Wing Stop
-
Best Sommelier
Todd Lincicome (Al Biernat's)
-
Best Steak
Perry's New York Strip
-
Best Waitstaff
Perry's
-
Best Cup of Coffee
Krispy Kreme
-
Best Greasy Spoon
Metro Diner
-
Best Crab Cakes
Metropolitan Cafe
-
Best Way to Eat a Sicilian
Cafe Nostra
-
Best Pickles
Gilbert's New York Deli
-
Best New Restaurant
Local
-
Best Meal in Less Than an Hour
El Fenix
-
Best Move
Liberty Noodles
-
Best Seafood
The Oceanaire Seafood Room
-
Best Home-Style Restaurant
South Dallas Cafe
-
Best Thai Restaurant
River Spice Thai Restaurant
-
Best Cajun Restaurant
Hurricane Grill
-
Best Sushi Buffet
Osaka Sushi
-
-
Shopping & Services
-
Best Used Bookstore
Book Ends at the Dallas Public Library
-
Best Place to Buy Handbooks
Crossroads Market Bookstore and Cafe
-
Best Cooking for Canines
No Bonz Barkery
-
Best Place to Get a Pet
Animal Adoption Center
-
Best Computer Store
Micro Center
-
Best Place to Buy Video Games
GameStop
-
Best Place for Millionaires to Be Geeks
Heritage Comics in Auctions Heritage Plaza
-
Best Inexpensive Internet Service
Texas.Net
-
Best Hardware Store
Elliott's Hardware
-
Best Chain Saws
J. Gassett Lawn Products
-
Best Lawn Artillery
Caseys Lawn Equipment
-
Best Pond Store
Water Gardens Galore
-
Best Place to be Stuck in the 20th Century
Movie Trading Company
-
Best Place to Get the Evil Eye
Another Time & Place
-
Best Toy Store
Zeus Comics and Collectibles
-
Best High Fidelity-ish Record Store
AWOL Records
-
Best Place to Succumb to the Kitsch
Metro Retro
-
Best Tuxedo Rental
Mister Tuxedo
-
Best New Bookstore
The Book Gallery
-
Best Place to Purchase Cool
Musemart
-
Best Way to Save Yourself a Trip to the Spa
Beauty Store & Salon
-
Best Place to Buy Sweet Jeans
Jean Connection
-
Best New CD Store
CD World
-
Best Cheap Grocery Store
Grocery Outlet
-
Best Stogie Depot
Montfort Cigars
-
Best Decor for a Cinephile
Remember When
-
Best Deal on Roses
Your Florist
-
Best Florist
Dr. Delphinium Designs
-
Best Place to Go After You've Seen Queer Eye
Carrollton Square Skin Spa and Shop
-
Best Place to Save Face
Emeralds to Coconuts
-
Best New York-Style Italian Family Grocery
Jimmy's Food Store
-
Best Place to Feel 74 Years Old
Urban Outfitters
-
Best Thrifty Clothing That's Not "Thrift"
Buffalo Exchange
-
Best Men's Hairstylist
David Broussard, Premier Club Salon
-
Best Shop Cat
Dallas Costume Shoppe
-
Best Team to Mend a Hand
Lankford Hand Surgery Association
-
Best (Faux) Flower Arrangements
Silks Abloom
-
Best Place to Pick Up an Alias
Hollywood Five & Dime
-
Best Place for Gay and Lesbian Comic Collectors
Zeus Comics Gay and Lesbian Comic Mixers at Ciudad
-
Best Kids Haircut
Kids Kutz
-
Best Men's Shoe Store
DSW Shoe Warehouse
-
Best Joyride
Revolution Bike Taxi
-
Best Place to Dress Up a Nursery
Be-Dazzled
-
Best Frozen Custard
Wild About Harry's
-
Best Place to Buy a Bra
Nordstrom in the Galleria
-
Best Place to Baby Your Baby's Mama
Pickles & Ice Cream Maternity Apparel
-
Best Place to Find a Tee
Paul Frank Store
-
Best Hand-Me-Downs
Counter Culture
-
Best Camera Store
Competitive Cameras Ltd.
-
Best Men's Pressing
Cox Dry Cleaners and Laundry
-
Best Junk
BettyAnn and Jimbo's Antique Marketplace Inc. Junkadoodle
-
Best Place for a Musician to Cash In
Guitar Center
-
Best Place to Get Tattooed
Pair O'Dice Tattoo
-
Best Pit Stop
Lakewood Mobil
-
Best Navel Station
Egypt World Trading
-
Best Place to Get Pierced
Skin & Bones
-
Best Women's Hairstylist
Roman Gonzales
-
Best Video/DVD Store
Premiere Video
-
Best Hidden Herb Shop
The Labyrinth
-
Best Place to Party Like It's 1979
Pandemonium
-
Best Snapshot Frames
Near and Far in West Village
-
Best Furniture Store
Design Within Reach
-
Best Gift store
The Impeccable Pig
-
Best Scavenger Hunt
Lula B's
-
Best Women's Shoe Store
Electrique Boutique
-
Best Place for Cool Pet Supplies
Boutique Pet Shop & Aquarium
-
Best Kids Clothing Store
Bebe Grand
-
Best Independent/Amateur Photographer Resource
Dallas Darkroom
-
Best Used CD Store
CD Source
-
Best Hair Salon
Osgood-O'Neil Salon
-
Best Dating Service
It's Just Lunch
-
Best Place to Buy Hockey Equipment
Players Bench
-
Best Fit to the T
Casa Loco
-
Best Refuge for the TLC Junkie
Lakewood Hardware
-
Best Rebirth of the Cool
Ahab Bowen
-
Best Place to Buy Dust
Millennium
-
Best Bicycle Equipment
Plano Cycling & Fitness
-
Best Young Doctor
Dr. Lyla Blake-Gumbs
-
Best Way to Kick it Old-School
T-shirts from Classic Sports Logos
-
Best Handyman
George Miller
-
Best Outdoor Furniture Store
Sunnyland Furniture Co.
-
Best Fresh Seafood Market
TJ's Fresh Seafood Market
-
Best Monthly Bill
Rent Paid to J. Elmer Turner Realtors Inc.
-
Best Place to Get Antique Prints and Cool Old Maps
Beaux Arts
-
Best Women's Clothing Store
Cotton Island
-
Best Body Fluids
Bath Junkie
-
Best Place to Spend Money You Don't Have
The Apple Store
-
Best Men's Clothing Store
H.D.'s Clothing Co.
-
Best Gas Station
Fuel City
-
Best Bargain for the Serious Shoe Whore
DSW Shoe Warehouse
-
Best Pet Sitter
Probable Claws
-
Best Health-Food Store
Whole Foods Market
-
Best Auto Body Shop
Excalibur Collision Center
-
Best Children's Bookstore
Barnes & Noble
-
Best Wine/Liquor Store
Spirit's Liquor
-
-
Sports & Recreation
-
Best Place to Skateboard
Downtown
-
Best Public Golf Course
Texas Star
-
Best Get-Wet/No-Sweat Exercise
Tricia Moon's water aerobics classes
-
Best Place to Work Out
Cooper Fitness Center
-
Best Locker-Room Conversation
Mike Young and Hank Blalock
-
Best Sports Columnist
Gerry Fraley, The Dallas Morning News
-
Best Double Standard
Steve Nash's and Nick Van Exel's hot war opinions
-
Best Sports Moment
The Showdown in Surprise: Carl Everett vs. John Gonzalez
-
Best Puffy Ankle
Larry "Puff Daddy" Allen
-
Best Kodak Moment
Dirk Nowitzki and Steve Nash's drunk pix
-
Best Sports Grandmother
Bill Parcells
-
Best Sports 'Stache
Dallas Stars coach Dave Tippett
-
Best Liar
Jerry Jones
-
Best Dallas Star
Marty Turco
-
Best Professional Coach
Don Nelson
-
Best Response to a Dumb Sports Question
Dirk Nowitzki
-
Best Sporting-Goods Store
REI Store
-
Best Pickup Basketball Game
Glencoe Park
-
Best Reason to Drive to Frisco
Frisco RoughRiders
-
Best Sign for the Rangers' Future
The young infield
-
Best Team to Never Watch
Texas Rim Rockers
-
Best Finish to a Season (Almost)
The Mavs get to, and lose, the Western Conference Finals
-
Best Mark Cuban Decision
Establishing the Fallen Patriot Fund
-
Best Bowling Alley (in Memoriam)
Bronco Bowl
-
Best Place to Jog
Brookhaven College
-
Best Quote
Mark Cuban comments on Nick's nutsack
-
Best Team We Never Watch
Dallas Diamonds
-
Best Sports Venue
The Ballpark in Arlington
-
Best Attempt at Pissing Off God
Deion Sanders
-
Best Half of Basketball Ever
First half of the Western Conference Semifinals Game 2
-
Best Place to Roller-skate
White Rock Skate Center
-
Best Dallas Cowboy
Reggie Swinton
-
Best Reason to Go to Plano
The World Olympics Gymnastics Academy
-
Best Unintentionally Funny Sports Moment
Alex Rodriguez
-
Best Sports Talk Show
The Ticket Top 10, KTCK-AM (1310)
-
Best Dallas Maverick
Antoine Rigaudeau
-
Best Billiards
Christie's Sports Bar
-
Best TV Sports Anchor
Dale Hansen, WFAA-TV Channel 8
-
Best Texas Ranger
Chan Ho Park
-
Best Start to a Season
The Mavs go 14-0
-
-
Best of Extra
-
Culture
-
Best Crafts Studio
Smashing Times
-
Best Fall Reading
A.W. Gray
-
Best Clog
25th Texas Cloggers Rally
-
Best Place to Meet Your Own Kind
Dallas-Plano TX Meetups
-
Best Early-Morning Comedy Routine
Daybreak with Scott Sams, WFAA-TV Channel 8
-
Best Case of Compassionless Conservatism
State Senator Robert Deuell, R-Mesquite
-
Best African-American Bookstore
Black Images Book Bazaar
-
Best State Legislator
Senator Bill Ratliff, R-Mount Pleasant
-
Best Rookie Judge
Susan Hawk
-
Best Political Move
Judge Sally Montgomery
-
Best Visual Artist
Greg Metz Cyn McCurry
-
Best Reason to Run
Dallas-Fort Worth Hash House Harriers - www.dfwh3.org 214-804-3999
-
Best Place to Learn Quilting
Lone Star House of Quilts - 1210 W. Abram St., Arlington 817-277-4749
-
Best Place For Your Kid To Create a Masterpiece
Dallas Museum of Art - 1717 N. Harwood St. 214-922-1203
-
Best Portrait Artist
Connie Connally - 7019 Claybrook Drive 214-340-1943
-
Best Portraits That Are Also Art
Paul McKay
-
Best Library You've Never Heard Of
University Park Public Library
-
Best Place for a Writer to Volunteer Time and Talent
Kids Writing Connection at John F. Kennedy Learning Center
-
Best Art Gallery
Photographs Do Not Bend Gallery
-
Best Public Sculpture
"Harrow"
-
Best Newsletter
The North Texas Skeptic
-
Best Clones
Starlight's clonal family
-
Best Downtown Redevelopment
Stone Street Gardens
-
Best Locally Produced Literary Figure
Victoria Alexander
-
Best Place to Get Your Geek On
Titan Comics
-
Best Theater Company
Quad C Theatre
-
Best Theater Director
Rene Moreno
-
Best Actor
Regan Adair
-
Best Actress
Denise Lee
-
Best Alternative Art Gallery
Plush
-
Best Family Art Outing
Gateway Gallery, Dallas Museum of Art
-
Best A Cappella
Turtle Creek Chorale
-
Best Exhibit to Pull Your Kids Outta School For
Quest for Immortality at the Kimbell Art Museum
-
Best Radio Morning Show
KKDA-AM 104.5 (K104)
-
Best Art Classes for Kids
art-a-rama
-
Best Radio Talk Show
The Glenn Mitchell Show
-
Best Radio Station
KHYI-FM 95.3 (The Range)
-
Best TV News Anchor
Tracy Rowlett, KTVT-TV Channel 11
-
Best Council Babe
Dr. Elba Garcia
-
Best Radio DJ
Skip Cheatham, KKDA-FM (104.5)
-
Best Sign That 93.3 FM is Cursed
The Bone's ratings
-
Best Place to See Dallas Musicians
New York, apparently
-
Best Government Agency
Dallas Police Department
-
Best Political Moment
Police Chief Terrell Bolton's firing
-
Best Blog
D magazine's FrontBurner
-
Best Shoddy Legal Advice
Dallas Police Department
-
Best Late-Night Look-Back
Midnights at the Inwood
-
Best Daily Newspaper Columnist
Ruben Navarrette
-
Best TV News Show
Monday Mornings With Mattie
-
Best Lowbrow Museum
American Airlines C.R. Smith Aviation Museum
-
Best City Council Member
Veletta Lill, District 14
-
Best Amateur Musical Theater
Woodrow Wilson High School
-
Best French Books About Dallas (the TV show)
Dallas Books!
-
-
Food
-
Best Philly Cheese Steak Sandwich
Philly Connection
-
Best Gyro
Z Cafe
-
Best Schizophrenic Restaurant & Bar
Obzeet
-
Best Italian Restaurant
Cafe Amore
-
Best Challah
Empire Baking Company
-
Best Chicken Salad
Whole Foods
-
Best Fast Food
Pei Wei Asian Diner
-
Best Pizza
Al's Pizza
-
Best Reason to Think You're in Brooklyn
Sal's Pizza
-
Best Thin-Crust Pizza
Scalini's Pizza and Pasta
-
Best Pizza for Pickup
Alfonso's
-
Best Hamburger
Lakewood Landing
-
Best Muffuletta (tie)
Gulf Coast | Crescent City Cafe
-
Best Ice Cream
Wild About Harry's
-
Best Dessert
Terilli's Xango cheesecake
-
Best Margarita
Sol's Taco Lounge
-
Best Delivery
Izmir Market and Deli
-
Best Place for General Tso to Chicken Out
China Express
-
Best Hangover Therapy
Angry Dog
-
Best French Toast
Bronx Restaurant & Bar
-
Best Steak Tartare
Cafe C
-
Best Toadstool Twist
Avanti Ristorante
-
Best Tamale Wrinkle
Reata
-
Best Mozzarella
Mozzarella Company
-
Best Appetizer
Rooster's fried asparagus
-
Best Soup
Dragonfly
-
Best Salad (tie)
Nikita | La Dolce Vita
-
Best Big Salad
Baker Bros. American Deli
-
Best Veal Piccata
Ernie's of Dallas
-
Best Wine Flight Thingamajig
Mercy
-
Best Pork Piece
Smith & Wollensky
-
Best Dallas Restaurant That Ended Up in Podunk
Rough Creek Lodge
-
Best Indian Restaurant
[email protected]
-
Best Wine List
Lola, The Restaurant
-
Best Fried Chicken
Celebration
-
Best Greek Restaurant
Charlie's Opa! Grille
-
Best Fancy Restaurant
Nana
-
Best Middle Eastern Restaurant
Café Izmir
-
Best Sangria
Cafe Madrid
-
Best Place to Eat a Monster
Freebirds World Burrito
-
Best Use of Pineapple Juice
The Scza at The Meridian Room
-
Best Vegetarian Restaurant
Cosmic Café
-
Best Barbecue
Peggy Sue's BBQ
-
Best Cheap Italian
Sal's Pizza
-
Best Place to Pretend You're Italian
Arcodoro & Pomodoro
-
Best Salsa
Ozona Grill & Bar
-
Best Lunch Deal
Frito pie at Sonny Bryan's Smokehouse
-
Best Restaurant for Kids
Penne Pomodoro
-
Best West End Hangout
Spiatza's Italian Grill and Bar
-
Best French Fries
Burger House
-
Best Sunday Brunch (tie)
La Duni Latin Cafe | Maxim's
-
Best Chinese Restaurant
Royal China
-
Best Breakfast
Metro Diner
-
Best Sandwich Sold in a Grocery Store
Crazy Cuban at Central Market
-
Best Gazpacho
Smith & Wollensky
-
Best Ceviche
La Calle Doce
-
Best Po' Boy
Antoine's of Dallas
-
Best Cheap Wine Shop
Best Cellars
-
Best Place to Scrounge Free Lunch
Best Cellars
-
Best Foie Gras
Citizen
-
Best Chef Comeback
Matthew Antonovich, Sipango
-
Best Catfish
Hattie's American Bistro
-
Best Japanese Restaurant That Doesn't Have a Sushi Bar
Waka
-
Best Popeye Growth Hormone
Royal Tokyo Sushi Den's chilled horensoo oshitashi
-
Best Calamari
Cru Wine Bar
-
Best Turkey Burger
Janine's
-
Best Sushi
Blue Fish
-
Best Fancy Restaurant Where You Can Take the Kids
Cafe on the Green
-
Best Mexican Restaurant
Desperados
-
Best Wine 'n' Dine
"Feed Me, Wine Me" at The Green Room
-
Best Jazz Dinner
Watel's
-
Best/Worst One-Two Punch
Krispy Kreme opening next to Central Market
-
Best Hot Bagel
Bagel Chain
-
Best Cachapa
Zaguan World Bakery & Cafe
-
Best Butter
Gumbo's Louisiana Style Cafe
-
Best Vietnamese Restaurant
Mai's
-
Best Late-Night Restaurant
Cuba Libre
-
Best Orange Chicken
Jade Garden
-
Best Bagel
Salt Bagel at Central Market
-
Best Buffalo Wings
Wing Stop
-
Best Sommelier
Todd Lincicome (Al Biernat's)
-
Best Steak
Perry's New York Strip
-
Best Waitstaff
Perry's
-
Best Cup of Coffee
Krispy Kreme
-
Best Greasy Spoon
Metro Diner
-
Best Crab Cakes
Metropolitan Cafe
-
Best Way to Eat a Sicilian
Cafe Nostra
-
Best Pickles
Gilbert's New York Deli
-
Best New Restaurant
Local
-
Best Meal in Less Than an Hour
El Fenix
-
Best Move
Liberty Noodles
-
Best Seafood
The Oceanaire Seafood Room
-
Best Home-Style Restaurant
South Dallas Cafe
-
Best Thai Restaurant
River Spice Thai Restaurant
-
Best Cajun Restaurant
Hurricane Grill
-
Best Sushi Buffet
Osaka Sushi
-
-
Market
-
Best Used Bookstore
Book Ends at the Dallas Public Library
-
Best Place to Buy Handbooks
Crossroads Market Bookstore and Cafe
-
Best Cooking for Canines
No Bonz Barkery
-
Best Place to Get a Pet
Animal Adoption Center
-
Best Computer Store
Micro Center
-
Best Place to Buy Video Games
GameStop
-
Best Place for Millionaires to Be Geeks
Heritage Comics in Auctions Heritage Plaza
-
Best Inexpensive Internet Service
Texas.Net
-
Best Hardware Store
Elliott's Hardware
-
Best Chain Saws
J. Gassett Lawn Products
-
Best Lawn Artillery
Caseys Lawn Equipment
-
Best Pond Store
Water Gardens Galore
-
Best Place to be Stuck in the 20th Century
Movie Trading Company
-
Best Place to Get the Evil Eye
Another Time & Place
-
Best Toy Store
Zeus Comics and Collectibles
-
Best High Fidelity-ish Record Store
AWOL Records
-
Best Place to Succumb to the Kitsch
Metro Retro
-
Best Tuxedo Rental
Mister Tuxedo
-
Best New Bookstore
The Book Gallery
-
Best Place to Purchase Cool
Musemart
-
Best Way to Save Yourself a Trip to the Spa
Beauty Store & Salon
-
Best Place to Buy Sweet Jeans
Jean Connection
-
Best New CD Store
CD World
-
Best Cheap Grocery Store
Grocery Outlet
-
Best Stogie Depot
Montfort Cigars
-
Best Decor for a Cinephile
Remember When
-
Best Deal on Roses
Your Florist
-
Best Florist
Dr. Delphinium Designs
-
Best Place to Go After You've Seen Queer Eye
Carrollton Square Skin Spa and Shop
-
Best Place to Save Face
Emeralds to Coconuts
-
Best New York-Style Italian Family Grocery
Jimmy's Food Store
-
Best Place to Feel 74 Years Old
Urban Outfitters
-
Best Thrifty Clothing That's Not "Thrift"
Buffalo Exchange
-
Best Men's Hairstylist
David Broussard, Premier Club Salon
-
Best Shop Cat
Dallas Costume Shoppe
-
Best Team to Mend a Hand
Lankford Hand Surgery Association
-
Best (Faux) Flower Arrangements
Silks Abloom
-
Best Place to Pick Up an Alias
Hollywood Five & Dime
-
Best Place for Gay and Lesbian Comic Collectors
Zeus Comics Gay and Lesbian Comic Mixers at Ciudad
-
Best Kids Haircut
Kids Kutz
-
Best Men's Shoe Store
DSW Shoe Warehouse
-
Best Joyride
Revolution Bike Taxi
-
Best Place to Dress Up a Nursery
Be-Dazzled
-
Best Frozen Custard
Wild About Harry's
-
Best Place to Buy a Bra
Nordstrom in the Galleria
-
Best Place to Baby Your Baby's Mama
Pickles & Ice Cream Maternity Apparel
-
Best Place to Find a Tee
Paul Frank Store
-
Best Hand-Me-Downs
Counter Culture
-
Best Camera Store
Competitive Cameras Ltd.
-
Best Men's Pressing
Cox Dry Cleaners and Laundry
-
Best Junk
BettyAnn and Jimbo's Antique Marketplace Inc. Junkadoodle
-
Best Place for a Musician to Cash In
Guitar Center
-
Best Place to Get Tattooed
Pair O'Dice Tattoo
-
Best Pit Stop
Lakewood Mobil
-
Best Navel Station
Egypt World Trading
-
Best Place to Get Pierced
Skin & Bones
-
Best Women's Hairstylist
Roman Gonzales
-
Best Video/DVD Store
Premiere Video
-
Best Hidden Herb Shop
The Labyrinth
-
Best Place to Party Like It's 1979
Pandemonium
-
Best Snapshot Frames
Near and Far in West Village
-
Best Furniture Store
Design Within Reach
-
Best Gift store
The Impeccable Pig
-
Best Scavenger Hunt
Lula B's
-
Best Women's Shoe Store
Electrique Boutique
-
Best Place for Cool Pet Supplies
Boutique Pet Shop & Aquarium
-
Best Kids Clothing Store
Bebe Grand
-
Best Independent/Amateur Photographer Resource
Dallas Darkroom
-
Best Used CD Store
CD Source
-
Best Hair Salon
Osgood-O'Neil Salon
-
Best Dating Service
It's Just Lunch
-
Best Place to Buy Hockey Equipment
Players Bench
-
Best Fit to the T
Casa Loco
-
Best Refuge for the TLC Junkie
Lakewood Hardware
-
Best Rebirth of the Cool
Ahab Bowen
-
Best Place to Buy Dust
Millennium
-
Best Bicycle Equipment
Plano Cycling & Fitness
-
Best Young Doctor
Dr. Lyla Blake-Gumbs
-
Best Way to Kick it Old-School
T-shirts from Classic Sports Logos
-
Best Handyman
George Miller
-
Best Outdoor Furniture Store
Sunnyland Furniture Co.
-
Best Fresh Seafood Market
TJ's Fresh Seafood Market
-
Best Monthly Bill
Rent Paid to J. Elmer Turner Realtors Inc.
-
Best Place to Get Antique Prints and Cool Old Maps
Beaux Arts
-
Best Women's Clothing Store
Cotton Island
-
Best Body Fluids
Bath Junkie
-
Best Place to Spend Money You Don't Have
The Apple Store
-
Best Men's Clothing Store
H.D.'s Clothing Co.
-
Best Gas Station
Fuel City
-
Best Bargain for the Serious Shoe Whore
DSW Shoe Warehouse
-
Best Pet Sitter
Probable Claws
-
Best Health-Food Store
Whole Foods Market
-
Best Auto Body Shop
Excalibur Collision Center
-
Best Children's Bookstore
Barnes & Noble
-
Best Wine/Liquor Store
Spirit's Liquor
-
-
Scenes
-
Best Cocktail
Margarinha at La Duni Latin Cafe
-
Best Piano Bar
Pete's Dueling Pianos
-
Best Place to Photograph a Portrait
Dallas Arboretum
-
Best Honky-tonk
Adair's Saloon
-
Best Place to Watch Really Bad Drivers
Downtown
-
Best Serene Scene
The Asian Gardens on Saturday morning
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Best Swimming Pool
YMCA of Metropolitan Dallas
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Best Place to Mess With Golfers
Lakewood Country Club
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Best Scenic Drive
FM 1382 in Southern Dallas County
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Best Place to Skate on Your Lunch Break
Americas Ice Garden Ice Rink
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Best Dance Club
Cowboys Red River
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Best Suburban Watering Hole
Main Street Liquid Co.
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Best People-Watching
West Village on Saturday night
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Best Jukebox
Cosmo's
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Best Happy Hour
M Grill & Tap
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Best Place to Go for a Day Trip
Baroness Inn
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Best Model Train
Children's Medical Center
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Best Place to Commune With Nature
L.B. Houston Nature Trail
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Best Bar (tie)
Old Monk | Sense
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Best Children's Playground
Mesquite Parks and Recreations Debusk Park/KidsQuest
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Best Beer Joint
Lakewood Landing
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Best Place to Sniff Some Dallas Cheese
Nikita
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Best Place to Meet Your Musical Match
CD World
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Best Place for a Romantic Rendezvous
Four Seasons Resort and Club at Las Colinas
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Best Pickup Spot for Bookworms
Half Price Books
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Best Karaoke Night
Scaraoke at XPO Lounge
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Best Movie-Theater Bar
The Magnolia Theatre
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Best Non-Martha Stewart Scene
Ross Avenue Fiesta Mart on Saturday afternoon
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Best Place to be Serenaded by a Mariachi
La Acapulquena
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Best Daytime Picnic
White Rock Lake
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Best Jazz Club
Sambuca Jazz Cafe
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Best Bar to Pick Up a Doctor
Elbow Room
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Best Place to Suck Shots Off Men's Abs
BJ's
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Best Parking Lot for Illicit Encounters
Along Belt Line Road in Addison
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Best Place to Smoke
Mockingbird Station steps
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Best Open-Mike Night
Acoustic Chaos in the Liquid Lounge
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Best Use of a Dallas Landmark
Sara Ellen & Samuel Weisfeld Center
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Best Movie Theater
Angelika Film Center and Café
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Best Place to Get Caught in a MILF Storm
Highland Park Village
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Best Alternative Club
Rubber Gloves Rehearsal Studios
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Best Place to Get a Blue Ribbon
Double Wide
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Best Martini
The Quarter
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Best Place to Squirt Out a Squirt
Presbyterian Hospital of Dallas
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Best Blues Club
Hole in the Wall
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Best Postshow Hangout
Velvet Hookah
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Best Urban Rain Forest
Dallas World Aquarium
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Best Beer Selection
The Ginger Man
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Best Cocktail Selection
Spike
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Best Free Kids Outing
Founder's Plaza at DFW Airport
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Best Halloween
Swiss Avenue
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Best Rock Bar
Double Wide
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Best Ambience/Chance to Get Lucky
The Balcony Club
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Best Bar to Find Stiffs
The Loon
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Best '50s Dive
Club Schmitz
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Best Live Music Venue
Gypsy Tea Room
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Best Really Cheap Kids Outing
Dallas Aquarium at Fair Park
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Best Patio or Deck
West Village
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Best Place for a Kids Party
Ponies & Pals
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Best Urban Waterfall
Texas Discovery Gardens conservatory at Fair Park
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Best Place to See Girls Go Wild
Party Cove
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Best Private Preschool
The da Vinci School
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Best Bet to (Shockingly) Still be in Business by Next Year's Best of Dallas Issue
Blue
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Best Outing With the Kids
Fossil Rim Wildlife Center
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Best Place to Give a Germophobe a Panic Attack
Emergency Room at Baylor University Medical Center
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Best Free Bar Snacks
Nana
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Best Place to Act Wealthy and Hook Up With a Gold Digger
Dragonfly
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Best Ice Rink
Duncanville StarCenter
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Best Place to Act Single While Drinking Doubles
The Beagle
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Best Moonlit Picnic
Jazz Under the Stars, Dallas Museum of Art
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Best Reason to Self-Park
Javier's
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Best Chicago-Style Bar
City Tavern
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Best New Restaurant-Bar
Stolik
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Best Place to Hang Out in the Middle of a Workday
Sevy's Grill
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Best Depressing Scene
Park Avenue
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Best Cruise and Schmooze
The blocks around Hattie's on a weekend evening
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Best Latin Club
Escapade 2001
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Sports
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Best Place to Skateboard
Downtown
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Best Public Golf Course
Texas Star
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Best Get-Wet/No-Sweat Exercise
Tricia Moon's water aerobics classes
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Best Place to Work Out
Cooper Fitness Center
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Best Locker-Room Conversation
Mike Young and Hank Blalock
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Best Sports Columnist
Gerry Fraley, The Dallas Morning News
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Best Double Standard
Steve Nash's and Nick Van Exel's hot war opinions
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Best Sports Moment
The Showdown in Surprise: Carl Everett vs. John Gonzalez
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Best Puffy Ankle
Larry "Puff Daddy" Allen
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Best Kodak Moment
Dirk Nowitzki and Steve Nash's drunk pix
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Best Sports Grandmother
Bill Parcells
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Best Sports 'Stache
Dallas Stars coach Dave Tippett
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Best Liar
Jerry Jones
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Best Dallas Star
Marty Turco
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Best Professional Coach
Don Nelson
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Best Response to a Dumb Sports Question
Dirk Nowitzki
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Best Sporting-Goods Store
REI Store
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Best Pickup Basketball Game
Glencoe Park
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Best Reason to Drive to Frisco
Frisco RoughRiders
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Best Sign for the Rangers' Future
The young infield
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Best Team to Never Watch
Texas Rim Rockers
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Best Finish to a Season (Almost)
The Mavs get to, and lose, the Western Conference Finals
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Best Mark Cuban Decision
Establishing the Fallen Patriot Fund
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Best Bowling Alley (in Memoriam)
Bronco Bowl
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Best Place to Jog
Brookhaven College
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Best Quote
Mark Cuban comments on Nick's nutsack
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Best Team We Never Watch
Dallas Diamonds
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Best Sports Venue
The Ballpark in Arlington
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Best Attempt at Pissing Off God
Deion Sanders
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Best Half of Basketball Ever
First half of the Western Conference Semifinals Game 2
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Best Place to Roller-skate
White Rock Skate Center
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Best Dallas Cowboy
Reggie Swinton
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Best Reason to Go to Plano
The World Olympics Gymnastics Academy
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Best Unintentionally Funny Sports Moment
Alex Rodriguez
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Best Sports Talk Show
The Ticket Top 10, KTCK-AM (1310)
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Best Dallas Maverick
Antoine Rigaudeau
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Best Billiards
Christie's Sports Bar
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Best TV Sports Anchor
Dale Hansen, WFAA-TV Channel 8
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Best Texas Ranger
Chan Ho Park
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Best Start to a Season
The Mavs go 14-0
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