help with where to watch USA vs. Ghana!

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  1. asdf2

    asdf2 Member+

    Oct 11, 2004
    San Francisco
    A business trip will be taking me to Dallas next Monday so I need to find a place to watch the USA vs. Ghana match. I'll be near Turtle Creek area. Any ideas? I saw this:

    http://www.fcdallas.com/worldcup/parties
    I think I'd rather go to a bar, maybe a big sports bar, than a movie theater.

    Also, American Outlaws Dallas chapter goes to the Staggering Irishman but it looks like that is way up north and the photos make it look like just an Irish pub.
    https://www.facebook.com/pages/Dallas-American-Outlaws/124076090989445

    Thanks in advance for any ideas!
     
  2. ElJefe

    ElJefe Moderator
    Staff Member

    Feb 16, 1999
    Colorful Colorado
    Club:
    FC Dallas
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    Are you familiar with Alamo Drafthouse?
     
  3. jamezyjamez

    jamezyjamez Member

    Apr 27, 2007
    Dallas
    Club:
    FC Dallas
    there are a couple of spots near turtle creek that i can think of, although not sure they will be up to the level of a watching "party" per se.

    * bbc (site of 1st friday fcd watch party) - large pub, ton of bigscreens, many tap beers incl locals
    * christies - on mckinney, also lots of tvs and usually a decent scene

    i would expect a respectable turnout given their central location and proximity to office buildings for those unable to miss the entire afternoon.

    another option is omni hotel which has a vegas-sportsbook type of sports bar (aka walls covered with huge screens surrounded by smaller screens) on 1st floor, a bit further from turtle creek and more upscale (aka pricier) but great food and, while by no means a breast-araunt, servers are not difficult to look at :)
     
  4. asdf2

    asdf2 Member+

    Oct 11, 2004
    San Francisco
    I've been to one. Great theater with a small bar and restaurant. I imagine with the FC Dallas girls performing there and all they'll use a theater.

    Thanks for the BBC and Christies recommendations. BBC looks like they're well prepared for the World Cup:

    https://www.facebook.com/BBCdallas
     
  5. ElJefe

    ElJefe Moderator
    Staff Member

    Feb 16, 1999
    Colorful Colorado
    Club:
    FC Dallas
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    OK, just wanted to make sure that you were up to speed on it, that it's not the same as your local movie theater.
     
  6. Ghost

    Ghost Member+

    Sep 5, 2001
    Well, on Turtle Creek, you're pretty close to the bars on McKinney Ave. Certainly somewhere down there will be showing it with a good crowd. Trinity Hall at Mockingbird Station might not be that far away, either.
     
  7. dtid

    dtid Member

    Sep 6, 2010
    Club:
    FC Dallas
    Know this - it doesn't matter where you go, any of those promoted places are going to be packed to the gills for the big games - especially, USA, England, etc.

    If you want something a little off the list above that might actually be crazy enough to work - find a Buffalo Wild Wings - they have usually been soccer-responsive (not necessarily pro active, but they get that it is a sport that draws crowds from time to time, and when it does, they serve them stuff) without being so high on soccer-fans radar screen that they will be over-filled for that game (USA-Ghana).
     
  8. burning247

    burning247 Member+

    Liverpool FC
    England
    Sep 16, 2000
    Dallas
    Club:
    Liverpool FC
    Nat'l Team:
    England
    Think I might try to get to BBC or Alamo for the USA-Ghana game. Taking the day off work, might as well.
     

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