Everyone loves a good excuse to visit Playboy's website while at work. This one is even legitimate. The magazine recently published a Never Sleep: Dallas guide prescribing the perfect Saturday night. In the name of work, I thought I'd take the guide apart one recommendation at a time to see how Playboy did.
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To the picks!
5:45 p.m.: Ring in happy hour on a patio Cedars Social Cedars Social is a recent addition to Dallas' nightlife and a darling of the cocktail community. On my single visit I found the cocktails uneven and the service lethargic. I'd have hated the place if the decor wasn't so cool. Happy hour though? I think this is better suited for drinks later in the evening.
8 p.m.: Nick and Sam's for a "beautifully charred 10-ounce filet" Wait, what? Filet? You need a skirt to go with that steak, Playboy? I thought this was a magazine for men. I'll take the rib-eye, or perhaps a New York strip. But everyone knows that filets are steaks for people who don't like steak.
10:30 p.m.: Marquee Grill serves an outstanding old-school manhattan. Slip one in before you hit... Hit what? You, for ordering a filet? I'll take that Manhattan but I like mine with a capital M. Actually keep your sissy drink with its sissy cherry. Make mine a Sazerac.
11:30 P.M.: Teddy's Room... members of Bravo's Most Eligible Dallas have been known to manufacture their drama here. Which is exactly why you shouldn't go there.
1:45 A.M.: Snookie's Bar & Grill for chicken friend steak with gravy and bottomless iced tea It's obvious there's a reality television obsession going on here. I can't argue with a restaurant that boasts chicken-fried steak served till 2 a.m. but you can keep your iced tea. Snookie's boasts a full bar. Who drinks iced tea after two hours of trying to make conservation with these people?
3:15 a.m.: Jaguars, a nudie joint where dancers slip their duds back on after hours
Huh? I like my nudity naked. Besides, you had me start drinking at 5:45, and by now I'm completely hammered. I'm going to bed.
