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The Best Things To Do in Dallas, June 21–27

By Danny Gallagher
Jun 21, 2023

This week's special events across Dallas include the Oak Cliff Film Festival at the Texas Theatre, comedian Scott Seiss aka the Angry Retail Guy at the Addison Improv, a Dining in the Dark tasting at The Fairmont and the 100th Secret Screening at the Alamo Drafthouse Richardson.
There’s a Prince-Themed Pop-Up Cocktail Bar, With Silent Disco, Hidden in Victory Park

By Susie Oszustowicz
Jul 3, 2019

Sweet Tooth Hotel's pop-up Prince-inspired bar is a little more exciting than we'd have expected.
Cook Hall's CookieChata Is a Rich, Steamy Mug of Booze Goodness

By Susie Oszustowicz
Dec 22, 2016

Cook Hall's answer to a rich winter cocktail, the CookieChata, will make you feel like you just stepped off the slopes without the hassle of the uncomfortable boots or ... you know ... the cold.
Cafe Victoria Brings Affordable Coffee to the Ever-Evolving Victory Park

By Amanda Albee
May 16, 2016

By now, Dallas pretty much has an independent coffee shop located in every major zone of the city. Now, Victory Park's got one, too: Cafe Victoria is a small, smartly designed space nestled between a row of boutique shops alongside the W Hotel, a caffeinated oasis amid an urban forest...
Make Your Way to Medina for a Dreamy Night Moroccan Style

By Monica Berry
Feb 28, 2011

If you're in the Victory Park area the intimate space at Medina Oven & Bar makes it a good choice for a date. My date and I ate there after Dallas' recent snow and ice storm while it was still too cold to eat on the patio. The hostess sat us...
Naga Thai is a Rare Winner in Victory Park

By Kristy Yang
Sep 8, 2010

Despite living down the street from the restaurant, I'd never ventured into Naga Thai. There are only a handful of Thai restaurants at which I will eat, and something about a Thai restaurant in Victory Park created images of high-priced, bastardized ethnic food in my mind. My stance softened when...
Craft Dallas Cooks Up Sweet Deal
For Hungry Theatergoers

By Elaine Liner
Jul 7, 2010

Slow biz and showbiz make for a good dining deal at Craft Dallas at the W Hotel in Victory Park right now. With dinner service falling off during summer doldrums, the restaurant is offering a special called "Stop, Dine and Roll" for arts patrons headed to evening events at the...
The Boardroom Isn't Dead. It's Just Taking a Long Summer Nap.

By Hanna Raskin
Jun 8, 2010

The Boardroom is not out of business, even though a sign on the front door of the closed Victory Park sports lounge indicates the landlord's changed the locks. "I don't want to say it's closed," says Lonnie Moore, owner of management company The Dolce Group. "We're closing for the summer...
First Look: Naga Thai Kitchen & Bar

By Elizabeth Bair
Feb 19, 2010

Thursday night was the grand opening bash at Naga Thai Kitchen and Bar, and the who's who of Dallas was out in full force for the event in Victory Park. Who are we kidding? We don't know the who's who from the who's not, but there was a red carpet...
Erykah Badu, Shiny Toy Guns To Face Off In Red Bull Soundclash Event At Victory Plaza On TX/OU Weekend

By Pete Freedman
Sep 29, 2009

We'd heard rumblings out of Erykah Badu camp about a free show at Victory Plaza in October, and, earlier this week, a press release from Red Bull confirmed as much: On Friday, October 16, Badu and The Cannabinoids will perform a free concert alongside Oklahoma's Shiny Toy Guns as a...
A Look Inside Dallas' New Hard Rock Cafe, Even the Kitchen

By Patrick Michels
Jul 7, 2009

Dallas' latest incarnation of the Hard Rock Cafe...yawn...where were we...oh, it is getting set for a soft opening in the middle of next week at Victory Park's southern end, about a block from the House of Blues.While work crews finish up the flooring and the gift shop, and the cooks...
Food For Thought 3.19.09

By Dave Faries
Mar 19, 2009

"I think some of the retail down there was just a bad idea. I don't think those were the right concepts for there. How many people spend $100 on a steak before a basketball game?" (Charlie Green, who plans to open an Olivella's Neo Pizza Napoletana in Victory Park on...
Savor Dallas: One Way to Fill Victory Park Without a Mavericks Game

By Patrick Michels
Mar 7, 2009

See more photos in our slideshow here.Victory Park took on the look of a high-class feed lot Friday night as it hosted Savor Dallas, the annual wine, liquor and food-tasting festival.Penned in at the foot of the American Airlines Center, diners -- and more frequently, drinkers -- got to sample...
Over At Unfair Park: Colicchio Stays Put

By Robert Wilonsky
Mar 4, 2009

As Victory Park proves less and less victorious in recent months, stories have circulated that Tom Colicchio was considering moving out of the W and plying his Craft elsewhere. To which the Top Chef head judge says: Not a chance. Continue reading on Unfair Park...
Burning Question: What's changed since you left Dallas?

By Dave Faries
Nov 7, 2008

Yeah, yeah—we heard the rumors. The Burning Question crew played one too many pranks involving Nair on our editor and found ourselves on a one-way flight to Central Europe and involuntary exile. But while we can neither confirm nor deny our, shall we say occasional, digs at management, stories suggesting...
Cowboys Go 'Top Model' at Anonymous Runway Exhibit

By Chelsea Mueller
Dec 15, 2007

DeMarcus Ware: Dallas' Next Top Model? (Erica Hoff)It was lights, cameras, fashion last night during the Anonymous Runway Exhibit held at the Lifestyle Fashion Terminal in Victory Park. However, the those who showed up to strut their stuff were anything but anonymous. Dallas Cowboys players Kevin Burnett, DeMarcus Ware, Bobby...
Last Weekend: Voodoo, Beard, Dogs and Football

By Chelsea Mueller
Oct 29, 2007

Once again, we're helping you relive the weekend in an effort to make Monday that much more bearable. 1. Voodoo Music Experience in New Orleans Crossing the state line was worth it this weekend to catch the killer bands on this festival's bill. We particularly enjoyed seeing Mute Math's (pictured)...
The "Terminal" Part Sounds Right, At Least

By Robert Wilonsky
Jun 5, 2007

Yeah, we know -- it's all happening at Victory Park, or so everyone else in town's been telling us since it was deemed hip and happenin' to hang out in a large concrete alley twixt a surf shop (?), an ice cream joint, a steakhouse where a slab of meat...