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Old 09-21-2009, 06:20 PM
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Well we are moving to North Dallas (Plano) this weekend.
Me and the wife didnt get a chance to do anything for our aniversary since we have been packing and getting ready for the move.

I want to take her out for a nice night night out and need some help since i will be new to the area.
WHat are some nice romantic places to take her to dinner????
Also is there anything else you guys would recomend?
I was even thinking about getting a room at a nicer hotel.

Thanks for the help guys, I just want to do something to kind of WOW her, since she has put up with my for 5 years.
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Del Friscos, Fogo de chou, Texas De Brazil, lots of great places in DFW. Excuse the spelling
Old 09-21-2009, 07:00 PM
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fogo is the ****. But, if you want AWESOME then check out bone daddy's lol im sure the wife will love that place

JK on bone daddy's it's like hooters stepped its game up and did good bbq. Fogo is awesome, but probably not that romantic. There are just so many people in there and the salad bar is like a huge awesome buffet. I don't know if your wife would think of that as very romantic, expensive but not too romantic. I'm new to dallas so i can't help you out that much but im sure there are tons of places in the nicer parts of dallas.
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The Mansion On Turtle Creek. She will definitely be wowed! plus there's a hotel

http://www.mansiononturtlecreek.com/

btw be prepared to lighten up your wallet lol
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any Silver Fox location.
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Just go to Bob's Steak & Chop House...they have a location in Plano at Legacy and the North Dallas Tollway, it's one of my favorite places. It's not a super nice restaurant atmosphere, it's more of a bar for rich people in my opinion...but the steaks are some of the best in Dallas.

Fogo de Chao is also one of my farovites, can't go wrong at a steak buffet, where the buffet comes to your table, hahahaha. So when you are too full to walk, no problem, have a few more ounces...you don't need to walk anywhere.

I'm not big on 3 forks, it's pretty nice inside also.

Ruth's Chris is nice.

Pappas Bros. Steakhouse is super nice and the steaks are also up in the top 3 or 4 for me (dallas).

My favorite place in Dallas is Nick & Sam's...especially if you guys drink wine.


All of the places are pretty steep, expect to spend 120 @ fogo without drinks, and 150+ at the other places...for a decent wine by the standards of those other places, add an extra 300.
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Another one near 3 Forks is Maguire's. I've never been there but I've heard good things about it.
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I visited there once and went to salt grass Not real classy but real good steak!!!
Old 09-22-2009, 07:28 AM
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The melting pot in southlake is pretty good. Isnt the nicest restraunt in the area but its good.
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Antares in Downtown Dallas at the Hyatt Hotel. It's the restaurant that's in the glass/silver rotating ball that you see in all the Dallas photos. $100 for 2 people, but the ball rotates 360* as you eat. Great, romantic place. My husband had me fooled and I thought he'd purpose there, but he fooled me and did it in front of hundreds of people with a live band in Florida instead!
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If your looking for something nice and romantic, take her to medieval times
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union tower at the dallas ball, they remodeled, nice view....
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Lonesome Dove in Fort Worth is a great restaurant. If you're lucky, Tim Love might be there and come out and say hi
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The Abacus...nicest place in Dallas hand down.
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Del Frisco... 3 Forks,,, FOGO,
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Nick and Sam's is the ****. Lobster Rav!

All the Pappa's restarants are good (Pappa's Bro's, Pappadeaux, Pappasidos). Fogo is awesome...but if you're in Plano, head to Rafain (tollway and like franford maybe on the northbound access road)...same deal. just as good (different selection, some better, some worse)...and way cheaper. Fogo for dinner is $50 a piece easy.

Bobs is good. Trulucks is good.
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If your looking for a good time Benehanas or Japons is really fun for a nice date. Its better when your with a group because they sit you all together. When its just two of you they sit you with other ppl you dont know but its still fun. Its pretty nice, yall will enjoy the food and the crazy chef guys are fun.
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Originally Posted by fasttagurl
Antares in Downtown Dallas at the Hyatt Hotel. It's the restaurant that's in the glass/silver rotating ball that you see in all the Dallas photos. $100 for 2 people, but the ball rotates 360* as you eat. Great, romantic place. My husband had me fooled and I thought he'd purpose there, but he fooled me and did it in front of hundreds of people with a live band in Florida instead!
That is now a restaurant called Five Sixty, it is owned by Wolfgang Puck and is obviously very good.

Originally Posted by RyanJ
Nick and Sam's is the ****. Lobster Rav!

All the Pappa's restarants are good (Pappa's Bro's, Pappadeaux, Pappasidos). Fogo is awesome...but if you're in Plano, head to Rafain (tollway and like franford maybe on the northbound access road)...same deal. just as good (different selection, some better, some worse)...and way cheaper. Fogo for dinner is $50 a piece easy.

Bobs is good. Trulucks is good.
All great advice except Rafain, when i ate there i gelt like it sucked...i'd glady pay more for Fogo...Fogo de Chao is the best and the only place that even comes close is Texas de Brazil.
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Pm me if you want Texas de brazil coupons or Rafain. Both are the same style restaurant as fogo
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Thanks guys. we are kinda overtaken by moving right now. We will dig in more once we get there.
Be in Texas come saturday.



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