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    4.4 (54 reviews)
    Open • 11:00 am - 2:00 AM (Next day)
    Updated 1 month ago

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    Jay R.

    My home away from home. The regulars truly feel like a family. Good drinks and good friends. The bar manager, Calvin, is the glue that holds it all together.

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    Kori D.

    My favorite place on earth. I love it so much. Great ambience and people. The staff is great. One big family. Amazing prices.

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    Margaret S.

    Love this bar! Friends, fun & family. Fan parties. Birthday parties. Karaoke on Thursdays. DJ on Fridays. Ladies night on Saturday

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    Bartender was great and music on Wednesday is awesome! Will definitely go back! Fun !

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    Fun place. Great place with food and drinks. We will definitely be coming back. Wife enjoyed it as well.

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    I met my gf here well future gf I felt safe here definitely need to come here supper supportive crowd!

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    Slow on a Saturday night and bartender did not make my drink right. Maybe 10 people in whole place don't know what all the hype is about

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    Great bar with amazing patrons! Would totally recommend karaoke nights as well. Great bartenders and location is convenient!

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    Awesome drive bar. Bartender was attentive and fun, pool table, golden tee & dart board, fun local crowd.

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    3.7(62 reviews)
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    I've been coming here for years with friends. They know Sandy from back in the day--she owned TNT…read morebefore COVID hit, sadly. Now, she's the only one working every time we come in--so she is normally short but nice, I guess? (Haha!) or not?! Last time, one of my friends got her order wrong, and it was burnt--and neither her nor Sandy said or did anything. Super weird because they probably know each other for 15+ years, yet Sandy didn't even offer to remake it? Me no understand Americans. (Haha!) Anyway, I stick to my grilled chicken Caesar salad--never disappoints, portion is big, but the kitchen is slow and, honestly, not the best. I've invited other friends, but they straight-up said the food sucks--well, I get it. On another note, Drinks come out fast, its tasty, and affordable. Bloody Marys are $7 a piece--solid deal. Sunday brunch we usually have the whole place to ourselves. My friends know this, so that's why we come here at that specific time. Love supporting friends! Pool tables + TVs everywhere. Good for hanging out. Smoking patio, easy access! There's a gate around it, but you can get in from the parking lot--no problem. Yes, we'll come back--maybe see you there?

    You had a good run. It's time to close it down. Can't even get food out ( thin crust pizza) in 40…read moreminutes on "half price" only receives Hideaway overflow and struggle with that. Music so loud as if playing to a full bar. Struggled to communicate with bartender. You know how bad you gotta be for me to post negatively?! Bad.

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    3.4(23 reviews)
    4.9 mi

    The server was great, and personalized our experience. She educated us on the menu and hookah after…read morewhile she wasn't as attentive. The drinks were not good in our opinion that's why the receive a 3. The food (a free birthday burger for my cousin, and fish & chips for myself) was good. The hookah was alright. Great Sunday DJ. Give them a try.

    Welcome, Kings Cave, to Carrollton and thanks for inviting us to your soft opening!…read more Kings Cave might be hard to spot, but keep in mind that it's on the SW corner of Trinity Mills and Midway. If you're driving east on Trinity Mills, or south on Midway, it will be on your right. Love the light fixtures, the sports they were showing and the super friendly girl named Sierra who greeted us when we arrived. Sierra answered our questions, to the best of her ability (the place was new to her, too) and did her best to keep us happy. As part of the soft opening, we were served the $10.99 Classic BLT Burgers, which according to the menu, comes with fries. But, we were told that we would need to pay for fries. Okay, $4.99 for side orders of fries was okay. Strange that our Classic BLT Burgers came with a bun although the newly printed menu said it has Texas Toast. I was confused about the difference between the Classic BLT and the Cave Man Burger. The menu shows it priced at $15.99, with a brioche bun and and onion straws but it doesn't come with fries. I would be reluctant to order the Cave Man. While we were waiting for our order, Sierra offered us a beer on the house. We gladly accepted a couple of Dos Equis. This brew paired well with our entrées. The burgers arrived and they looked pretty good. The burger patty pretty much filled the bun, but it didn't look fresh. More like pre-made and pre-frozen? As I mentioned before, there was no Texas Toast. Rather, a bun. I did notice a crunch when I bit down. Was the bun toasted? No. Was it the crisp lettuce? No. How about the bacon. No, it was the well done hamburger patty. I hope the chef learns quickly, how to properly cook a hamburger. The fries were pretty good, but I asked for them to be crispy. They weren't.

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    Wonderful time at the Yard House. They were busy but we were seated in reasonable time. Hostess…read morewere kind and friendly, greeting us with a smile! Always bonus after a long day at work. We had been seated in a comfy booth in the corner and our waiter came promptly. He recommended the steak bowl from my other choices and I'm so glad he did. This was light but filling and the steak was cooked perfectly. Also, this cheesecake is a must try.

    Meeting up my son's girlfriend and her parents for dinner. This was an easy choice since we were…read morefamiliar with the gluten free offerings. I let our server know about my son's allergies and after letting her know, she went to talk to the chef. The chef came out and asked a few questions and asked if we had any concerns. I thought this was great! He was very kind and helpful. My son ordered the beef birria tacos as he was familiar with it and has ordered it before and I ordered the truffle veggie burger. The truffle veggie burger was good, it has a light breading on the outside. The bun was soft and has sesame seeds on top. The truffle was not over powering. The French fries were good and crisp. I like the fact that they were lightly salted. We had a great time catching up with my son's girlfriend's family. The location was busy but the atmosphere was chill. Overall, the experience was great. I loved that the chef and server took extra steps to ensure my son was safe.

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    Kenny's Wood Fired Grill - Half of a Cobb salad

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    4.6(3.9k reviews)
    3.2 mi
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    Drinks were excellent. Old fashioned, vodka martini…read more Grilled Oysters and Fried Brie appetizers were awesome!! Steak sandwiches were good.

    Wow, I see it has been 12 years since my original review even though we have been to Kenny's many…read moretimes during the past 12 years. It remains one of our favorite restaurants. The food is consistently excellent. We went for dinner on a Saturday night (reservations are highly recommended). The wife had the chicken as a main entree. It was outstanding. The chicken was smoky, tender, and moist. It has a bevy of vegetables that are cooked perfectly. It comes with a side and she got the baked potato with everything. She loved everything about this entree. For me, it was an easy decision. I LOVE their wedge salad and started with that. The price has gone up a bit but it remains outstanding. For some reason, the waiter gave me a small but it was fine. The small in 2026 is $7.99 and the regular size is now $11.99. For my entree, I ordered from the appetizer menu and got the crab cake. I LOVE LOVE LOVE the crab cake. It has to be the best in Dallas. It is one half pound of pure crab meat, no filler. The price has gone up to $26.99 so it is not cheap, but it is outstanding quality. The cake was perfectly cooked and the crab was sweet. It comes with three dips but to me, I want to taste the crab so I did not use them. The kid had the old fashioned fries and devoured them. Our server, Mark, was attentive and efficient. Service was excellent as usual. Overall, this is one of the best restaurants in Dallas and IMO the best in the line of Kenny's restaurants. I cannot wait to return.

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    3.9(327 reviews)
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    Menu has changed since the last time I visited Republic, but the service is still excellent. Karen…read morewas a great waitress and very patient with us throughout the evening. So disappointed they dropped the fried green tomatoes from the menu. Prices are reasonable, especially for spirits and beer. We started with the chicken fried quail tenders, which had a fantastic dipping sauce with them. For entrées, we had the New York strip chicken fried steak and the steak frites. I wasn't crazy about the chicken fried steak as it was a ton of batter and a very thin, thin piece of steak inside. I don't think I would order it again. The mashed potatoes and green beans and jalapeño gravy were very good though. My friend enjoyed the steak frites.

    First time here for my friend and I. The outside was so beautiful and right as we walked in, we…read morewere greeted right away. Our server provided us with recommendations. We ordered deviled eggs and pork belly lollipop. Our server said to add pork belly on top of the egg and wow was she right, it was so delicious. I'm not typically a fan of pork belly, but the pork belly lollipop was flavorful and cooked to perfection. I ordered the roasted chicken dish which came with mashed potatoes and green beans which were all delicious. I'm not usually a leftovers kind of gal, but I brought home my chicken dish leftovers and ate it for lunch the next day. I will definitely be back here and soon (especially for those deviled eggs).

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    4.2(1.9k reviews)
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    I had the bacon old fashion, and it was interesting. I had the peach jalapeño margarita and it was…read moregreat! For dinner I had the Bison meatloaf and it was perfect. The fries are great, just a little too much seasoning. The staff was amazing as well. Loved the atmosphere!

    Went to meet friends for dinner. After everyone arrived, drinks served, orders were placed for 16…read morepeople. A Wednesday night with the place less than 1/3 full, so it was relatively quiet for this type of restaurant and decent for conversation. Eventually one guy had his entree' Caesar salad served, which he finished before the next dish arrived. A few more came sporadically over another 15 minutes, the rest arrived in bursts like it should. The food arrived in the all too common practice of showing up tableside as the staff holds it above eye level while shouting "WHO HAD THE blah blah?", instead of using an order seating system and just quietly serving it without having to shout at everyone up and down a long table 16 to 30 times. Personally, this type of dinner service really bothers me as it shatters any ambiance the place may have had, and kills conversation. It shows the wait and kitchen staff lack training and organization skills, but worse, that they have no concept of what dining out is, or should be. This isn't the Catfish Shack guys, get a grip. Unfortunately, I ordered the Cobb Salad which was sub par made with hamburger toppings, factory diced iceberg lettuce, diced tomato, diced egg, diced avocado, with all appearances of being shaken out of a bag, unfortunately with the wrong dressing. Dressing was on the side, thankfully, so that was fixable by flagging staff and waiting another ten minutes. It might have been resolved faster had waitstaff asked how is everything??? The Cobb was 75% of an entree serving but more than enough given what it was. A friend had the glazed salmon and rice which looked very good, other entrees looked fair, some of generous proportion. Unfortunately , as this is a larger restaurant with nice covered patio seating, it is possibly the worst of the lot as Preston/121 location is top notch in comparison. It is in need of decent management, perhaps to train/retrain the whole staff. Rather disappointing. I have no desire to return to this location.

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