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Ok men(and ladies who dare to brave this place) I need some suggestions. I'm in Arlington for the next 5 weeks for work(minus a few days in Maine in two weeks). I need some suggestions for things to check out and local places to eat. Damn sitting in my hotel every night for the next month. 

3 minutes ago, Longhornfan1024 said:

I suggest you go fuck yourself.

Seems redundant considering his life choices took him to Arlington for an extended stay.

I grew up in Arlington. 

I suggest you leave and never go back.  

You got Six Flags and Hurricane Harbor right in your backyard.  You are a lucky son of a bitch.

Tiger fan, huh? Based on your inability to decipher the purpose of our "food & travel" forum, I'm leaning LSU rather than Princeton. 

4 minutes ago, Blotto said:

Tiger fan, huh? Based on your inability to decipher the purpose of our "food & travel" forum, I'm leaning LSU rather than Princeton. 

Seems he has a tiger fuckin fetish.  I'd steer clear  

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I havent been on this board since it was Shaggy. I forgot how much of a smart ass everyone was and how much I missed it. It touches my heart to know you're all still assholes.😄

Surly's unmatched hospitality is the gold standard of message boards. 

Don't forget Ripley's Believe It or Not and the wax museum. Only a short jaunt over to Grand Prairie.The Theater in Grand Prairie has Dancing With the Stars in early March, and Paw Patrol Live on the weekend of the 21st.

CHIEF

You're gonna want to travel to Dallas and hit up XTC gentleman's club. Really good pole work and the skanks hardly ever fall off 

Hit up one of DFW's 15 Chili's for some frosty margs

 

Alright you fucks.

I grew up in Arlington too, and the best advice is to leave as soon as possible.

What part of town are you in? Where are you from?

Pretty much every chain in the country has a place near highland mall.

For a good burger there's Kincaid's at 3900 Arlington Highlands Blvd

Nearby are twp Austin chains,  Pluckers for wings and Chuy's for TexMex

Up north there is a place called Mama's Pizza (1200 N Fielder Rd) which has thin pizza with a big thick crust. Pretty much the only place I wanted to go when visiting my dad in Arlington.

1 minute ago, blacklab said:

Alright you fucks.

I grew up in Arlington too, and the best advice is to leave as soon as possible.

What part of town are you in? Where are you from?

Pretty much every chain in the country has a place near highland mall.

For a good burger there's Kincaid's at 3900 Arlington Highlands Blvd

Nearby are twp Austin chains,  Pluckers for wings and Chuy's for TexMex

Up north there is a place called Mama's Pizza (1200 N Fielder Rd) which has thin pizza with a big thick crust. Pretty much the only place I wanted to go when visiting my dad in Arlington.

You reek of Lamar Viking.

2 minutes ago, blacklab said:

Fuck Lamar

Martin Warriors baby

Mama's near Martin closed a while back, the one on fielder is the only one in Arlington left.

LOL.  Son of The White and Green here.

I remember riding dirt bikes on the dirt spoils when Martin was under construction.  My old man forbade me from riding motorcycles, so it was quite an interaction when he drove by Martin in his car only to look over and see me mid-air about 15 feet up coming off a big dirt pile jump while clad only in a pair of OP shorts and tennis shoes.  

/csb

 

Ha.

We were there around the same time. Graduated in 87.

At the Martin AHS football game AHS had a sign that said "You're daddy can't buy you this one"

We had one that said "Our maid's daughter goes to AHS"

We didn't really care for Lamar or AHS, but we hated Sam Houston. My senior year there was a fistfight at the football, basketball, baseball and soccer games between Martin and SH.

 

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13 minutes ago, blacklab said:

Alright you fucks.

I grew up in Arlington too, and the best advice is to leave as soon as possible.

What part of town are you in? Where are you from?

Pretty much every chain in the country has a place near highland mall.

For a good burger there's Kincaid's at 3900 Arlington Highlands Blvd

Nearby are twp Austin chains,  Pluckers for wings and Chuy's for TexMex

Up north there is a place called Mama's Pizza (1200 N Fielder Rd) which has thin pizza with a big thick crust. Pretty much the only place I wanted to go when visiting my dad in Arlington.

I'm staying right off of I-20. I guess it would be considered east side of Arlington near Grand Prairie. I am from the state with the second most state pride(only texas people have more) South Carolina. I have been here a couple of times but never more than a day or two at a time. I went to Plucker's the other night. It was pretty good. 

There's a few good BBQ places in the area, none in Arlington

https://www.texasmonthly.com/bbq/2017-top-50-bbq-map/

definitely worth a drive for some of these.

This board

https://www.surlyhorns.com/board/index.php?/forum/27-dallas/

will have suggestions for everything else, it's a hike to Dallas but there's several places that are worth the drive.

Arlington exploded from 50,000 people to 270,000 people from 1979-1987. Not very many local things, chains came in and took over the restaurant scene and mom and pops never took off so it's completely unlike Austin that has hundreds of mom and pop type places I could point you to.

Only fun bar is J. Gilligan's Bar & Grill up near downtown. 

1 hour ago, Gene Parmesan said:

You got Six Flags and Hurricane Harbor right in your backyard.  You are a lucky son of a bitch.

Arlington is exploding.

Entertainment Capital of Texas... or at least that is what I have heard

9 minutes ago, blacklab said:

your fixing to get banned

I thought it was mocking the grammar of the poors at AHS.

Just make sure you stay hydrated, from what I remember of the Tigers is that they easily succumb to heat exhaustion and cramping.

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9 minutes ago, BrazilHorn said:

Just make sure you stay hydrated, from what I remember of the Tigers is that they easily succumb to heat exhaustion and cramping.

Wrong tigers. I'm a fan of the only real tigers. The Clemson Tigers. 

33 minutes ago, Tigerfn4life said:

I'm staying right off of I-20. I guess it would be considered east side of Arlington near Grand Prairie. I am from the state with the second most state pride(only texas people have more) South Carolina. I have been here a couple of times but never more than a day or two at a time. I went to Plucker's the other night. It was pretty good. 

You could go to Babes, it shouldn't be too far.

I wouldn't say the chains took over everything, at least not the big chains. Arlington has tons of mom-and-pop ethnic restaurants and then there are the local/small chains.Off the top of my head, I can think of Prince Lebanese Grill, Campo Verde, Mercado Juarez, Mariano's, Narah Cafe, Babe's Chicken, and Twisted Root Burgers.

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1 hour ago, Longhornfan1024 said:

I suggest you go fuck yourself.

I will probably rub one out at some point but thanks for the reminder. 

You'd be better off staying near downtown Fort Worth or Uptown Dallas than spending a month in Arlington, TX. 

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1 hour ago, softlynow said:

Seems redundant considering his life choices took him to Arlington for an extended stay.

I just spent 3 weeks in northern maine where it was -20 and snowing most days. That will make you question life choices after about 3 days. This is mild by comparison. 

4 minutes ago, Apep said:

I wouldn't say the chains took over everything, at least not the big chains. Arlington has tons of mom-and-pop ethnic restaurants and then there are the local/small chains.Off the top of my head, I can think of Prince Lebanese Grill, Campo Verde, Mercado Juarez, Mariano's, Narah Cafe, Babe's Chicken, and Twisted Root Burgers.

Lisa's Chicken....

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2 minutes ago, 6th Street said:

You'd be better off staying near downtown Fort Worth or Uptown Dallas than spending a month in Arlington, TX. 

Staying down this way was suggested by coworkers because it's a short drive to my worksite. I have the option to move and I may try something different on the back half of the trip. 

Go to a Mavs game, or a Stars game (Mavs have a lot of roadies), hop up to Frisco for a G-league game.
Go to a scrip club and make it rain, hit up the rodeo at the FW stockyards (touristy trap, but hey your from out of town)

Ya I would stay in downtown Fort Worth instead of Arlington.  A lot better restaurants in Fort Worth and probably a better chance you won't get killed.

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Don't miss Dalworthington Gardens or Pantego, which is like Lesotho to Arlington's South Africa. 

28 minutes ago, zlavydra said:

Don't miss Dalworthington Gardens or Pantego, which is like Lesotho to Arlington's South Africa. 

Joe Bailey Jr. High....represent, fools!!

If an LSU tiger fan go to Walk-Ons at the highland plaza.  it’s a Drew Brees owned joint and LSU guy that is now deceased helped get it up and started here.   Twisted Root burger is supposed to be really good.   

Also, don’t know anything about the place except this article from last month. It’s near the four I linked above, give it a shot & report back. 

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Chicago-style Italian beef has a new home in downtown Arlington.

Hershey’s Palace, formerly on South Halsted Street in the Windy City, has opened on East Abram Street.

Those winds blew Hershey’s everywhere else before Arlington. The restaurant moved to Breckenridge, Texas, and two Sansom Park locations before settling at 513 E. Abram St. in the Urban Union district.

The new location is more central for Hershey’s expatriate Chicago followers and for new patrons seeking Hershey’s chicken tenders, catfish and Chicago sandwiches.

You can’t tell it from the menu, but Hershey’s is best known for an Italian beef sandwich. Order it “dipped” or “wet,” with hot giardiniera relish.

Hershey’s also serves steak hoagies, chicken wings and “pizza puffs,” along with a routine thin-crust pizza.

Each comes with — a big plus — crinkle fries.

It’s a small take-out counter with a few tables, although an expansion is planned.

It’s open for lunch and dinner daily in a former chicken stand on Abram near Fuzzy’s Taco Shop; 682-323-5050.

 

Fucking AWFUL name for a Chicago joint though. 

3 hours ago, blacklab said:

Haha, no, just typing to fast and not paying attention. 

Don’t remember fucking that up ever but I did fuck up a “there” a few weeks ago. Sucks getting old. 

*too 

Leave immediately, it's terrible. But for some serious recs: 

  • Prince Lebanese Grill - legit great
  • Gyro House
  • Mariano's
  • Zavala's BBQ in Grand Prairie - pretty legit
  • Firehouse Gastro Park in Grand Prairie
  • Limon's or Fito's or Los Jarros or La Banqueta for tacos etc.
  • Cafemandu or Everest for Nepalese - Irving, but close to Arlington
  • Ba Le or Pho Hung - for pho

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