TOP BRIEFS AND BOXERS
Skivvies
4001 Cedar Springs Road, Ste. C
Open daily at 10 a.m. (noon Sunday)
214-559-4955
SkivviesMensUnderwear.com
The world is full of Us and Them scenarios: Paper or plastic? Democrat or Republican? Top or bottom? But at Skivvies, you don’t just reduce your underwear preference to boxers or briefs? What’s the fun in that? Oh, no. You have low-rise, all-cotton, ass-less, jocks, padded, mesh, metallic — you have fewer choices selecting accessories at the car shop for your junker than you do here for your junk. And let’s not even start in on the countless designers out there (Skivvies even has an in-house brand designed right here in Dallas). So what accounts for why something we cover up with jeans means so much to us? You’re kidding, right? The fun of underwear isn’t so much in the wearing, but the revealing to someone else.
TOP LIQUOR AND WINE SELECTION
Goody Goody
3316 Oak Lawn Ave. (and additional locations)
Opens Monday–Saturday at 10 a.m.
214-765-6878
GoodyGoody.com
If you just wanna get drunk, there are plenty of places to buy booze that’ll accomplish your goal. But if you wanna get drunk thoughtfully, well that’s where having a good liquor store is essential. It’s no surprise why Goody Goody is popular. The selection — especially at the location on Oak Lawn Avenue, in the heart of the gayborhood — is impressive, with aisle after aisle of wines organized by region and racks of liquors that run the gamut from domestic vodkas to exotic liqueurs, at great prices. But what we probably like the most is the service — the employees are always friendly and well-informed, and they don’t judge you when you buy peach schnapps and little cocktail umbrellas.
TOP EYEWEAR/OPTICAL
Fashion Optical
3430 Oak Lawn Ave.
Open Monday–Friday, Friday at 9 a.m., Saturday at 10 a.m., Sunday at noon
214-526-6006
FashionOpticalDallas.com
There are some people for whom fashion is an over-the-top spectacle. Then there are those who believe their spectacles should be the fashion. Getting noticed on the runways of life can sometimes be difficult, yet for more than seven years, Fashion Optical has been setting the standard for luxury designer eyewear that helps anyone make a dramatic statement with their eyes … whether a prescription is involved or not. Owner Morgan Gianni consistently provides customers with high quality at fair prices, whether it’s frames from Gucci, Tom Ford or Versace, or shades from m.GIANNI, his own signature line of sunglasses. Here, they’ve mastered the artful intersection of looking good and seeing well. The eyes have it.
— Steven Lindsey
TOP AFFORDABLE FURNITURE
Ikea
7171 Ikea Drive, Frisco
Open daily at 10 a.m.
972-712-4532
TOP FINE FURNITURE
(TIE)
Zuri Furniture
4880 Alpha Road
Open daily at 10 a.m. (noon Sunday)
972-716-9874
ZuriFurniture.com
Jones Walker Furniture
1531 Dragon St.
469-916-5500
JonesWalkerHome.com
TOP ANTIQUES/COLLECTIBLES
(TIE)
Dolly Python Vintage
1916 N. Haskell St.
Open daily at 11 a.m. (noon Sunday–Monday)
214-887-3434
DollyPythonVintage.com
White Elephant Antiques
1026 N. Riverfront Blvd.
Open Monday–Friday at 10 a.m., Saturday at 1 p.m.
214-871-7966
WhiteElephantAntiques.com
TOP DOMESTIC AUTO
DEALERSHIP
Sewell Cadillac
7310 Lemmon Ave.
Sales open Monday–Saturday at 8:30 a.m.; Service center open Monday–Saturday at
7:30 a.m.
214-350-2000
CadillacDallas.Sewell.com
TOP IMPORT AUTO DEALERSHIP
Park Place Dealerships
6113 Lemmon Ave.
Sales open Monday–Friday at 8:30 a.m., Saturday at 9 a.m.; Service center open Monday–Friday at 7 a.m., Saturday at 9 a.m.
888-873-4597 ParkPlace.com
TOP CLUBWEAR
Union Jack
3920 Cedar Springs Road
Open daily at 10 a.m. (11 a.m. Sunday)
214-528-9600
UnionJackDallas.com
TOP DVD RENTAL
Red Box
Numerous locations
TOP GIFT BOUTIQUE
Nuvo
3900 Cedar Springs Road (3311 Oak Lawn Ave. in April)
Opens daily 10 a.m. (noon Sunday).
214-522-6886
NuvoDallas.com
TOP GROCERY STORE
Kroger
4142 Cedar Springs Road (and additional locations)
Open daily at 6 a.m.
214-599-9859
TOP FLORIST
All Occasions Florist
3428 Oak Lawn Ave.
Open Monday–Friday at 8 a.m., Saturday at 8:30 a.m.
214-431-3303
AllOccasionsDallas.com
TOP GARDEN SUPPLY/NURSERY
Lowe’s Home Improvement
6011 Lemmon Ave. (and additional locations)
Open daily at 6 a.m. (8 a.m.Sunday)
214-259-0021
Lowes.com