Best Cocktail Menu: Cheat Code Lounge
The newest bar addition to The Strip is Caven’s Cheat Code Lounge, which is a lot of things all at once. Tucked between Station 4 and JR.’s Bar and Grill, at 3911 Cedar Springs Road, is this speakeasy bar, gaming arcade and haven for crafted cocktails. Blink and you’ll walk by it without even noticing.
But in a short time, the new bar has become noticed for its cocktails, with mixologists bringing together flavors and spirits to serve up magical mouth moments.
Pair your favorite retro game with a drink. What goes with Pac-Man? Or what flavors complement a board game of Scrabble? CCL will help!
— Rich Lopez
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Hamburger Marys Brunch
Hamburger Mary’s finally came back to Dallas, and it has made a big splash in the old Cedar Springs Tap House spot. And as an added bonus, it gives us yet another hot spot to visit on The Strip.
Mary’s made impressions big enough to snag three Readers Voice Awards, including Best New Restaurant. But brunch is where it’s at.
Recognized for its menu with a Best Brunch award, the entertainment was not lost on fans who also awarded it the RVA for Best Drag Brunch.
Hamburger Mary’s nationwide is known for its Drag Brunch and that reputation continues in Dallas. It’s like a Dallas Drag All-Stars, too, with queens like Shantae Morgan, Liquor Mini, Jackie O’Nasty Graves and Glam Davenport among the royalty that has starred in Hamburger Mary’s drag brunch lineups.
No don’t some mimosas and Mary’s look like an ideal way to start your Saturdays and Sundays?
— Rich Lopez
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Best Local Chef
Abraham Salum
Salum Restaurant
4152 Cole Ave., #103, Dallas
214-252-9604 • SalumRestaurant.com
Best New Restaurant
Hamburger Mary’s Dallas
4123 Cedar Springs Road, #100, Dallas
214-377-7446
HamburgerMarys.com/Dallas
Best Diner
Mama’s Daughters Diner
2014 Irving Blvd., Dallas
Additional locations in Dallas, Plano, Irving and Forney
214-742-8646 • MamasDaughtersDiner.com
Best Bakery
Village Baking Co.
3218 Oak Lawn Ave., Dallas
Additional locations on Lower Greenville, Knox Street and Bishop Arts
214-833-3020 • VillageBakingCo.com
Best Brunch
Hamburger Mary’s Dallas
4123 Cedar Springs Road, #100, Dallas
214-377-7446 •
HamburgerMarys.com/Dallas
Best Lunch Spot
Roy G’s
4001 Cedar Springs Road, Dallas
214-272-7127 • RoyGs.com
Best Burger
Hunky’s
3930 Cedar Springs Road, Dallas
214-522-1212
321 N. Bishop Ave., Dallas
214-941-3322 • Hunkys.com
Best Barbeque
Big Al’s BBQ
3317 Inwood Road, Dallas
214-350-2649 • BigAlsBBQ.com
Best Asian/Sushi
Oishii
2525 Wycliff Ave., #110, Dallas
Additional locations in Grapevine and on SMU Boulevard in Dallas
214-599-9448 • OishiiRestaurants.com
Best Pizza
Italia Express Cedar Springs
4000 Cedar Springs Road, Dallas
214-521-3300
ItaliaExpressCedarSprings.com
Best Italian
Cremona Italian
2704 Worthington St., Dallas
214-871-1115 • CremonaBistro.com
Best Taqueria
Taqueria La Ventana
3847 Cedar Springs Road, Dallas
Additional locations in Dallas,
Addison and Mansfield
972-432-5945 • TaqueriaLaVentana.com
Best Tex-Mex
Casa Rosa
5622 Lemmon Ave., Dallas
214-484-2997 • CasaRosaTexMex.com
Best Steak
Bob’s Chop House
1300 Houston St, Fort Worth
(Inside the Omni Fort Worth Hotel)
Additional location in Grapevine
817-350-4100 • Bobs-SteakAndChop.com
Best Dining Experience
Salum Restaurant
4152 Cole Ave., #103, Dallas
214-252-9604 • SalumRestaurant.com
Best Food Truck
El Chifrijo Food Truck
214-315-8989 • ElChifrijo.com
Best Dessert
Emporium Pies
411 S. Main St. UNIT 121, Fort Worth
Additional locations in Bishop Arts,
Deep Ellum and McKinney
682-703-1202 • EmporiumPies.com
Best Late-Night Meal
Smokin’ Joes
(hot dog vendor in front of TMC)
SmokinJoesInc.com
Best Takeout/Delivery
Mama’s Daughters Diner
2014 Irving Blvd., Dallas
Additional locations in Dallas, Plano,
Irving and Forney
214-742-864
MamasDaughtersDiner.com
Best Patio
TMC
3903 Cedar Springs Road, Dallas
214-614-6018 • TMCDallas.com
Best Cocktail Menu
Cheat Code Lounge
3911 Cedar Springs Road, Ste. B, Dallas
214-526-7171 • CheatCodeLounge.com
Best Bar
Round-Up Saloon
3912 Cedar Springs Road, Dallas,
214-522-9611 • RoundUpSaloon.com
Friendliest Bar Staff
Round-Up Saloon
3912 Cedar Springs Road, Dallas,
214-522-9611 • RoundUpSaloon.com
Best Straight Bar
The Grapevine Bar
2213 Butler St., Dallas
214-522-8466
Instagram.com/TheGrapevineBar
