Best Club DJ
DJ Ellz
Spins at Zippers (Wednesday–Friday) and Marty’s Live (Sunday), 9 p.m.–2 p.m.
Although he’s been spinning less than three years, Elliott Reed — aka DJ Ellz — already has amassed enough of a following that he was the winner in this year’s polling for best club DJ. And we think we know the reasons. One is — and this is a shocker — he doesn’t think the music should be all about himself. “I play what I like, but really what the people like. It’s not about me, it’s about people having a good time even if they’re having a bad day. He steers clear of too much EDM, settling in on R&B, House and even pop. “I love Rihanna a lot, as well as Ariana Grande — vocalists who can really sing. I like making people happy.” Oh, and the last reason he’s a hit with our readers? Well, just look at his photo!
— Arnold Wayne Jones
Photo by Arnold Wayne Jones
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Best Gay Club
Friendliest Staff
The Round-Up Saloon
You have to assume there is a connection between what won the Round-Up the title Best Gay Club (for, like, the gazillionth time) and its co-honor as Friendliest Staff. When it comes to what we go to The Strip for, having a good time is No. 1, and a welcoming smile and “Howdy, pardner” goes a long way in making us feel welcome. But it’s more than just that, of course: The spacious club just oozes “Texas” with its two-stepping, boot-scootin’ clientele and men poured into Wranglers. Heck, without the Round-Up, you might as well live in Minnesota.
— Arnold Wayne Jones
Photo by Kat Haygood
BEST GAY CLUB
FRIENDLIEST STAFF
The Round-Up Saloon
3912 Cedar Springs Road.
Open daily 3 p.m.–2 a.m.
214-522-9611.
RoundUpSaloon.com.
BEST LESBIAN CLUB
Sue Ellen’s
3014 Throckmorton St.
Open daily 4 p.m.–2 a.m.,
after-hours until 4 a.m.
214-559-0707.
SueEllensDallas.com.
BEST LATINO CLUB
Kaliente
4350 Maple Ave.
Open daily 9 p.m.–2 a.m.
214-520-6676.
Kaliente.cc.
BEST STRAIGHT BAR FOR LGBTs
The Grapevine Bar
3902 Maple Ave.
Open daily 3 p.m.—2 a.m.
(Sundays from 1 p.m.)
214-522-8466.
GrapevineBar.com
BEST CLUB TO GET A LAP DANCE
The Tin Room
2514 Hudnall St.
Open daily 10 a.m.–2 a.m.
214-526-6365.
TinRoomDallas.com.
BEST EXOTIC DANCER
Sunel Molina
Dances at BJ’s NXS!
BEST CLUB DJ
DJ Ellz
Spins at Zippers (Wednesdays, Thursdays and Fridays), and Marty’s Live (Sundays), at 9 p.m.
BEST BARTENDER
Jacob Moore
TMC: The Mining Company
3903 Cedar Springs Road.
Open Tuesdays—Sundays, 3 p.m.–2 a.m.
214-521-4205.
TMCDallas.com.
BEST LOCAL DRAG PERFORMER
Cassie Nova
The Rose Room at S4
3911 Cedar Springs Road.
PartyOnTheBlock.com.
BEST KARAOKE HOST
BEST THEME NIGHT
Wayne Smith, Cher-E-Oke
Cedar Springs Tap House (Thursdays); Alexandre’s (Sundays); and Liquid Zoo (Wednesdays, Fridays and Saturdays),
at 10 p.m.
BEST BEER BUST
Cedar Springs Tap House
4123 Cedar Springs Road, Ste. 100.
214-377-7446.
CedarSpringsTapHouse.com.
HOTTEST HOOKUP APP
Grindr
This article appeared in the Dallas Voice print edition MARCH 17, 2017.