Ferrari Mailing List: Re: OT - stuff to do in Dallas?

[Dennis Liu (bigheaddennis]

Great suggestions, Mike - much appreciated.  Ruf center, eh?  Dang, I've
wanted a BTR forever.  Hmmm.... 

-----Original Message-----
From: Mike Fleischer [mailto:themightytoe [at] gmail.com] 
Sent: Monday, December 29, 2008 9:17 PM
To: BigHeadDennis [at] gmail.com
Cc: The FerrariList
Subject: Re: [Ferrari] OT - stuff to do in Dallas?

OK

Being a former resident of the big D (both of them actually)...

If you want decent Texas BBQ, Dallas is not the place to go, you want to 
go to Rudy's in Austin, or Countyline BBQ (also in Austin), or Hoopers 
in hill country.  DFW BBQ places are mostly chains.  In Dallas there are 
a few places you have to go to eat... 

1.  Balls Hamburgers.  Best Cheeseburger in the country.  Just find it 
and go there.  Makes for a great lunch.  The one on Rankin Road is no 
longer there so go to the one off of Midway and Northwest highway.

2.  Three (III) Forks.  Make a reservation.  Get the Filet.  Get the 
house salad.  Everything else is optional.   Big Texas steak dining, and 
I have yet to find a better steak (filet) anywhere else also (and yes I 
have been to many different places, still looking for the elusive decent 
steak in Chicago).  It was my favorite in DFW.  They do business meals 
really well also.

3.  RUF auto-center.  Go in test drive a RUF.  The guys who run this 
place are also racers I ran through the DE ranks with Wayne, and Hans is 
a great guy, if you do stop to ogle the cars, tell them I said hi.

4.  Ferrari of Dallas, I have not been there since after they opened 
their new location...  Norwood's, is just a garage, nothing exciting.  
Lamborghini of Dallas is a nice shop, and they often have interesting 
cars also. 

5.  South of Fort Worth you can check out Motorsports Ranch, but that is 
really only fun if you get some time on the track... 

January is not the best time to go there though, the Dallas and Fort 
Worth Arboretum's are great (in the spring), Fossil Rim is cool (if you 
have the kids along), I suppose you could hit the art museum, but its 
not world class, the only real tourist spot is where Kennedy was 
assassinated...  If you like overpriced shopping at large malls with 
insufficient parking than Dallas is you place :)

BR,
Mike


Dennis Liu wrote:
> Howdy, all.  I'm headed to Dallas Jan 8-11 for a very long meeting over
> Fri-Sun, but will be arriving a day early to check out the local BBQ, and
> perhaps some of the local car-ish sights.  Any suggestions for cool,
> must-see/do stuff in DFW area in one afternoon/evening?  Doesn't have to
be
> car-related.
>
> Thanks!
>
> Vty,
>
> --Dennis
>
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