Alyssa's blog

According to the Dallas Morning News, early this morning a fire broke out in Terilli's Restaurant and Bar on Lower Greenville. The 1920s era building, also home to Hurricane Bar & Grill, Mick's Bar and Greenville Avenue Bar & Grill, quickly raged into a four-alarm fire, causing the building's roof to cave in.

We've got a quick update for everyone about the impending closing/moving/teleportation of Crush Wine Bar in Knox Henderson. We've received an email from them that makes it sound like they're just moving (we've got our fingers crossed!) and, in the meantime, you can stock up on some discounted wine!

From the email: 

This week, World Piece Cafe is showin' us the love! This Wednesday and Thursday, one FREE main course per table Wednesday and Thursday! Just make a one day advance reservation by email (mail@watels.com) and mention Five O'Clock Dallas - and, of course, how much you love us!

You want Widmer, your buddy wants Shiner. Your one friend won't drink anything but Miller Light (really?) and you've got a hipster coming over that only likes PBR. What's a Super Bowl party host to do?

Solution! Head to Central Market - they've got 20% off ALL BEER through 2/9/2010. All beer. Cans, bottles, big bottles, mini kegs. And if you've been to Central Market before for beer, you know they've got something for everybody.

Party for a good cause on February 5th at BlackFinn American Saloon - in both Addison and Arlington! Attend their Go Red Happy Hour from 6 PM - 9 PM and help raise money for the American Heart Association. Admission is $10 ($5 if you're wearing red!) and includes free food & a chance to win a Tiffany's Loving Heart Necklace.

There are many tools a beer lover must have. Glasses. Snacks. A Kegerator. Topping the list? Growlers. Beautiful, easy-to-carry glass jugs that store pints upon pints of hard-to-find, fresh-from-the keg beer. Hefeweizen, IPAs, Stouts, Ales, Lagers - you could probably even get one full of Bud Light (but why would you do such a thing?)

Unfortunately, growlers haven't caught on yet in Dallas. And we can't figure out why. Just look at it, in all of its beer transporting glory:

Hangovers. We've all had them, and with the holidays in full swing, we're sure that there are many more on the horizon. We've tried greasy food, Vitamin B, the hair of the dog and 12 hours of moaning in bed, but nothing seems to be a foolproof fix.

Enter The Hangover Cure. These fellow Dallas drinkers know what it's like to wake up after a night spent knocking back tequila shots. They insisted we try their product, so, in the interest of research, we got wasted.

Happy holidays, everyone! No, no, no, we don't mean Christmas, Hanukkah, Thanksgiving or New Years. Those are too average for a classy happy hour site like ourselves. What are we really excited to celebrate? Why, International Douchebag Awareness Day, of course!

Pop the champagne, beers on us and shots all around! Five O'Clock Dallas is proud to announce that we've been selected (along with In This Economy and I Live in Dallas) to speak at this year's SXSW Interactive Festival in Austin! (Got happy hour suggestions? Let us know in the comments!)

Disclosure: we love Library Bar. Especially their chef. That said, we're very excited that Library Bar has expanded their menu! Now, in addition to Calamari Salad (free on Wednesdays!), they've added small plates, large plates and more.