Food * Fire * Glory

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Once Tim Byres, Chef and Owner, made the commitment to open SMOKE in Dallas, he spent three months traveling through the Deep South talking to people about cooking authentically over wood. Upon his return to Dallas, he was determined to make food that conjures up memories of American heritage, food with soul, nostalgic integrity, the spirit of hospitality, celebrating community and creating lasting flavors that linger. 

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Smoke located in Dallas & Plano offers Kids Menu, Breakfast, Lunch, Brunch, Dinner, Wine, Cocktails, Happy Hour & Beer.

For lunch you could enjoy Appetizers, Soups & Salads, Sandwiches, Full Plates, Sides or if your on a double date you could get the Bold & Big. It's a Family Style BBQ Board that feeds 3-5 people. 

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For dinner you could enjoy Appetizers, Full Plates, Sides, Desserts and their Family-Style which feeds 3-4 people as well.

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At dinner they offer Grilled BBQ Spare Ribs, Chicken Breast Firewood Grilled Asado, Seared Fish of the Day & Steamed Clams and more. 

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This restaurant is a little more expensive so save this date location for a special occasion with your loved one or group date. 

Happy Hour is Monday - Friday from 3 to 7pm

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Smoke has received very impressive Press!

Food & Wine says "Best Bacon Burgers in the US."

Food Republic says, "Tim Bryes is a card-carrying Grilled God."

Southern Living says, "In the South, it's not unusual for a party to begin with a very large pot and a wood fire... The fragrant pot and tumble of ingredients beckon us outside around the table... It's a juicy, loud, messy, and delicious seasonal pleasure...Tim  Byres, one of the smartest young chefs around, gets it. His restaurants, SMOKE and Chicken Scratch, are devoted to cooking over fire, from scratch food, and community. We love the funky, rustic age he's brought to shiny Dallas."

Dallas Location

901 Fort Worth Ave, Dallas, TX

(214) 393-4141

Breakfast: Mon-Fri 8am-11am

Lunch: Mon-Fri 11am-3pm

Happy Hour- Monday through Friday- 3pm-7pm

Dinner: Sunday-Thursday 5-10pm. Friday-Saturday 5pm-11pm

Weekend Brunch: 8am-3pm

Plano Location

2408 Preston Road #704a, Plano, TX

(972) 599-2222

Breakfast: Mon-Fri 8am-11am

Lunch: Mon-Fri 11am-3pm

Happy Hour- Monday through Friday- 3pm-7pm

Dinner: Sunday-Thursday 5-10pm. Friday-Saturday 5pm-11pm

Weekend Brunch: 8am-3pm

Relationship tip: on this date ask questions like “Who is your favorite relative from my side of the family?” and “Between your parents and your grandparents, who do you think you are most like? In what ways?” Asking each other questions like these will create a fun conversation and you could learn something new about your spouse.

A Night of Laughter

Dallas Comedy House is a performance venue and a premier training center in Dallas! 

"Their creative team hosts everything from workshops for small, local businesses to large scale video and sketch productions for fortune 500 companies."

CLASSES

Step out of your comfort zone and take an improv, sketch or production class with your spouse for a fun date!

"Whether you want to try a new hobby, meet some new people, or want to hone your comedic and acting skills so you can become a stronger performer, our classes have something to offer for everyone."

*Click on the links to read more about the classes* 

IMPROV

SKETCH

STANDUP and STORYTELLING

ACTING

KIDS

MORE!

"Throughout the year, Dallas Comedy House offers various speciality workshops that cover a wide range of topics."

SHOWS

Dallas Comedy House offers affordable, quality shows five night a week.

Click on the link here to view upcoming shows!

While you're enjoying your show, Dallas Comedy House offers a full menu of food and drinks! 

Online Menu

Located at 

3025 Main St.

Dallas, Texas

214-741-4448

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Relationship tip: this should be a fun and relaxing night. Just enjoy the show and laugh with your spouse! Or if you decide to take a class, do it with your spouse and step out of your comfort zone with each other if this is something you would never do!

"Deep in the Heart of Tex-Mex"

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Chuy's was founded back in 1982 by Mike Young and John Zapp. They had a vision of a fun and funky Tex-Mex restaurant that would serve authentic and fresh food in an atmosphere that appeals to everyone. 

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When they started decorating the restaurant they made some interesting decisions due to the lack of money and creativity of their "designer." Their Chuy's touches like the hand-carved wooden fish "swimming" from the ceiling, hubcaps hanging bright and shiny above your booth and the Elvis shrine started with Mike and John who are still alive today! Today they still like the keep a few of these original eclectic touches in each of their restaurants. 

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Their menu is made up of a combination of flavors with recipes and ingredients from across New Mexico, Mexican border towns, the Rio Grande Valley, deep South Texas, Austin and beyond!

Mike and John wanted to bring FRESH to Tex-Mex and that's exactly what they did!

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What makes Chuy's different is that they hand make fresh tortillas daily in each restaurant and that everything is fresh, never frozen!

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Check out Chuy's Menu here!

Appetizers 

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Soups & Salads

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Famous "Big As Yo' Face" Burritos

*Homemade, 12" flour tortillas stuffed with refrained beans, cheese & your choice of meat. Served with your choice of sauce & your choice of Mexican rice or green chile rice*

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Tacos

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House Specialities 

*Served with your choice of Mexican Rice or Green Chile Rice & Refried or Charro Beans*

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Enchiladas

"All enchiladas are rolled to order in their fresh, homemade corn tortillas & served with your choice of Mexican rice or green chile rice & refried or charro beans*

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Fajitas

*Your choice of beef, chicken or a combination, grilled onions and peppers. Served with handmade flour tortillas, lettuce, guacamole, sour cream, cheese, pico de gallo, Mexican rice & refried beans*

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Combinations 

"Served with your choice of Mexica Rice or Green Chile Rice & Refried or Charro Beans"

Chuy's Famou Ritas

*Rocks, Frozen, Strawberry, Swirl & Dot."

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Chuy's has many locations over the U.S. including 9 in the DFW area.

Addison

Arlington

Denton

Forth Worth

Knox-McKinney

North Fort Worth

Plan- Dallas Pwky

Plano- Hwy. 75

Southlake

Chuy's would make for the perfect Mexican Date Night with your spouse!

  Relationship Tip: on this date ask your spouse ask each other fun questions like "what's something you never confessed to your parents until much later-that you laugh about now? "What song from the radio did you just HATE when you were in your early teens?" Asking each other fun questions such as these will get you two talking and laughing and you might learn something new about each other.

Potbelly Goodness!

Potbelly specializes in sandwiches. They look yummy and they taste heavenly!

"Fresh starts every morning. Before a single sandwich is toasted or salad is crafted we're preparing fresh veggies, meats, and cheese and sending a fresh batch of cookies through the oven because we know fresh food makes you smile!"

 A Wreck (Signature Salami Sandwich)

 

 Turkey Fresco

Skinnys Sandwiches

Mushroom Melt

T-K-Y 

T-K-Y Supreme 

Potbelly also serves Salads

A Wreck Saland

 Farmhouse

Soups

Tomato

 Mixed Vegetable 

Desserts

Chocolate Brownie Cookie

 Ice Cream Sandwich

Shakes & Smoothies

Banana 

 Mixed Berry

Breakfast

Blueberry Maple Square

 Mediterranean Square

 Sausage, Egg & Cheddar

 Craft Your Own Steel Cut Oatmeal

There is so many more options on the menu to choose from and it was hard choosing what to put on the blog! Check out there full menu here!

There are 10 locations in the Forth Worth are.

And 10 in Dallas.

With that many locations, it's got to be good!

Relationship tip: On their website they say, "Potbelly lets you leave the world behind." While on this date do leave the world behind. Spend this time focusing on your spouse and catching up with each other. 

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Righteous!

Wanting to go out to eat for date night but trying to be good and healthy? Then Righteous Foods is the place for you!

Righteous Foods’ motto is “Good for the body. Good for the Soul. Great taste.” They use fresh ingredients and healthy recipes to provide delicious and healthy meals so that their customers can feel like they are taking good care of their bodies.

If you want to have “healthy food that tastes like it’s bad for you”, then Righteous Food is the right place to go.

Here are some reviews customers gave on yelp:

“Righteous is one of my favorite restaurants in Fort Worth!  The atmosphere is clean in a way that makes you feel like your in southern California...In Fort Worth, a restaurant that serves clean and delicious food is hard to come by.  And Righteous is just that!”

“Delicious! Loved the parsnip fries.  It's nice to be able to eat out and feel good about what you're eating.”

“Finally walked down to check this place out-not sure what to expect.  From the other Yelp reviews, I thought it was more of an order at the counter then eat sort of place.  It's not-it's actually a very bright and airy sit down place with friendly service.

I ordered the "Paleontology" breakfast.  It has zucchini, sweet potato, eggs and bacon, avocado and pistachios.  Delish!  I also ordered a half size acai bowl to go, mainly because that's what I went there to try in the first place.  Super fresh and quite tasty!

I will be back to try more of their menu for sure.  This is definitely a place I will take my out of town guests to for brunch.”

Relationship Tip: If you find yourself getting a bit annoyed or frustrated with your partner, think of or write down five things you love about them.

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