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12/27/11
7 in ’11
Everything That Was Important in 2011
In just four short days, you’ll be bidding adieu to the double ones with your cocktail in one hand and the NBA championship trophy in the other. But before you take on 365 more days, let’s sit back and reflect on the year that was 2011.
YOU DINED ON TOP OF A MOVIE THEATER
Marquee Grill
You’ve always pictured yourself on a movie marquee. Just, you know, not literally sitting on one. That was
until the Marquee Grill opened up on top of the Highland Park Village Theatre. But you have to roll out your
own red carpet.
- 411:
- Marquee Grill, 32 Highland Park Village, 214-522-6035
YOU DRANK BEERS ON THE KATY TRAIL
Katy Trail Ice House
Something big happened in 2011—no, not Most Eligible Dallas. We’re talking about the biggest
beer garden in Dallas, opening right on the Katy Trail. Jogging has never been so intoxicating. Also,
counterproductive.
- 411:
- Katy Trail Ice House, 3136 Routh St, 214-468-0600
YOU DANCED IN A SPACESHIP
Rio Room
Flash back to 1983. There is a futuristic lair of dancing and cocktails and (we assume) neon spandex. But
then it closes and everything else feels meaningless. Cut to 2011: the Rio Room returns with lasers and
astronaut helmets orbiting its dance floor. Sadly, no word on the spandex.
- 411:
- Rio Room, 4515 Travis St, 214-205-6040
GREENVILLE AVE ROSE FROM THE ASHES
Terilli’s, Rohst and Dodie’s
In 2010, the Greenville fire wiped out three restaurants. Among them: Terilli’s. (You couldn’t even look
at lasagna for months.) Then in 2011, Terilli’s was reborn with a rooftop and two new neighbors: Rohst, a
Korean pork ribs spot, and Dodie’s, a Cajun joint. And you and lasagna lived happily ever after.
YOU BRUNCHED WITH FIRE
Sunday School at Hotel ZaZa
Your Sunday brunches always needed one more thing: a DJ. Or a DJ, plus sparklers, the tooth fairy dancing on
tables, countless bottles of champagne, pancakes on a stick and... well, anyway. Sunday School made it
happen.
- 411:
- Sunday School at Hotel ZaZa, 2332 Leonard St, 214-468-8399
YOU DRANK MANY, MANY COCKTAILS
A Trio of Speakeasy-Style Nightspots
Your year started with the unveiling of punch bowls and Prohibition-style cocktails at the Cedars Social.
Then Tate’s rolled out 39 hand-crafted libations. And it came to a close with an 11-chapter cocktail menu
at the Chesterfield. The result: you’re thirsty.
- 411:
- The Cedars Social, Tate’s and The Chesterfield
YOU CRASHED SOME POOLS. ALLEGEDLY.
Infiltrating the City’s Hottest Pools
We firmly believe in always being prepared—especially when it comes to sunbathing. That’s why we offered
you a few subtle blueprints for crashing the city’s best residential pools. What you did with this info
was up to you.
Only what you need to know.