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re: Dodie's in Dallas loses name to Dodie's Reef

Posted on 6/6/17 at 8:52 am to
Posted by MaHittaMaHitta
Member since May 2014
3199 posts
Posted on 6/6/17 at 8:52 am to
Dodies gets way too packed too early on game days. We used to go across the street to Stan's. Now we are staying uptown
Posted by southernelite
Houston, TX
Member since Sep 2009
53568 posts
Posted on 6/6/17 at 9:07 am to
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Eastwood's Bar on McKinney will be hosting LSU watch parties this year.



I'll have to check it out. Glad there's an alternative.
Posted by shel311
McKinney, Texas
Member since Aug 2004
112944 posts
Posted on 6/6/17 at 9:20 am to
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Also it's far and away the best place to watch the game in Dallas so I'm still going

I may give it a shot for a game this year.
Posted by shel311
McKinney, Texas
Member since Aug 2004
112944 posts
Posted on 6/6/17 at 9:21 am to
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Done. Eastwood's Bar on McKinney will be hosting LSU watch parties this year.

Gonna have to bookmark this thread. I usually watch at home, but feeling like maybe going out for 1 or 2 games this season.

This post was edited on 6/6/17 at 9:22 am
Posted by southernelite
Houston, TX
Member since Sep 2009
53568 posts
Posted on 6/6/17 at 9:22 am to
ON McKinney IN Uptown
Posted by shel311
McKinney, Texas
Member since Aug 2004
112944 posts
Posted on 6/6/17 at 9:22 am to
quote:

ON McKinney IN Uptown

Thanks, i edited after a quick Google search.
Posted by MaHittaMaHitta
Member since May 2014
3199 posts
Posted on 6/6/17 at 9:22 am to
They have watch parties for K-State and Clemson already. They added us to the mix. We have a big group that always hangs out there and the owners are awesome. They have so many TVs inside and outside. Great deals on the drinks too. Way cheaper than Dodies.
Posted by 50_Tiger
Arlington TX
Member since Jan 2016
43534 posts
Posted on 6/6/17 at 9:24 am to
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They have so many TVs inside and outside. Great deals on the drinks too. Way cheaper than Dodies.


Awesome, but what about the talent?
Posted by MaHittaMaHitta
Member since May 2014
3199 posts
Posted on 6/6/17 at 9:46 am to
Not a lot of talent working, but it is right near West Village and Uptown on McKinney so there will be lots of talent around.
Posted by Tiger1242
Member since Jul 2011
33368 posts
Posted on 6/6/17 at 12:06 pm to
Man this was happening a few years ago and it looks like it's happening again.....
Everyone decides "there bar" is the best place to watch a game so we end up with like 8 watch parties that are all small. The great thing about the last few years is Dodies, like the bar or not, was THE watch party so there was always a good fun crowd of LSU fans.

Can we not splinter apart to 10 different places?
Posted by MaHittaMaHitta
Member since May 2014
3199 posts
Posted on 6/6/17 at 12:51 pm to
If we don't have multiple watch parties, then no one will be able to easily get to the bar for a drink or have a comfortable sear like at Dodies. They aren't set up for crowds like they get during big LSU games. I'd rather have a place to sit with a clear shot of multiple TV's and a quick way to get a beer. That's why we got Eastwood's on board for our big Uptown LSU crew.
Posted by Zappas Stache
Utility Muffin Research Kitchen
Member since Apr 2009
43537 posts
Posted on 6/6/17 at 1:20 pm to
The real reason Dodies Reef sued was because the Mcguinness's opened a sports bar called 504 Cafe next to the original Dodie's after signing a non-compete clause with the sale of Dodies Reef. They were using the Dodies name to promote the new place and were served with cease and desist letters. But they still would sometimes use the Dodies name in promotions for 504. The Dodies Reef people had no problem with the original Dodies using the name but when the McGuinness's opened a competing sports bar that was too much.
Posted by the4thgen
Dallas, tx
Member since Sep 2010
1849 posts
Posted on 6/6/17 at 1:42 pm to
Neither of them are that good to eat at anyway. The one that lost its name is a cool building with a rooftop bar and indoor/outdoor bar on the first floor.
Posted by the4thgen
Dallas, tx
Member since Sep 2010
1849 posts
Posted on 6/6/17 at 1:43 pm to
Neither of them are that good to eat at anyway. The one that lost its name is a cool building with a rooftop bar and indoor/outdoor bar on the first floor.
Posted by GarmischTiger
Humboldt County
Member since Mar 2007
6961 posts
Posted on 6/6/17 at 1:45 pm to
That place was a welcome Oasis when I lived in Lawton Oklahoma in the early 90's.

I waited tables with Casey in BR and he'd always hook me up when I came in.
Posted by southernelite
Houston, TX
Member since Sep 2009
53568 posts
Posted on 6/6/17 at 1:56 pm to
quote:

The one that lost its name is a cool building with a rooftop bar and indoor/outdoor bar on the first floor. 




No, that's the one that kept the name.
Posted by Dr RC
The Money Pit
Member since Aug 2011
61605 posts
Posted on 6/6/17 at 2:06 pm to
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LSU fans should move to Stan's Blue Note


That place sucks arse. The men's room is fouler than the average festival port-o-pot and the food is a bunch of greasy garbage.


The newer Dodies is much better than the old one anyways. The original is surviving on its name and the olds who cant be bothered to go somewhere new.

I'm surprised it took this long for something like this to happen b/c they've had a shite relationship for some time now.
This post was edited on 6/6/17 at 2:24 pm
Posted by the4thgen
Dallas, tx
Member since Sep 2010
1849 posts
Posted on 6/6/17 at 2:15 pm to
This is great news! The one time i tried to go to a LSU watch party at a bar here in dallas it was at the most sketchy rundown hoodrat bar off of 75 and northwest highway. Someone got murdered in the parking lot a few weeks later.
Posted by MardiGrasCajun
Dirty Coast, MS
Member since Sep 2005
6042 posts
Posted on 6/6/17 at 2:16 pm to
I'm not sure which Dodie's the one in Coppell falls under, but it can fall to the ground in my opinion. Place has terrible food.
Posted by PlanoPrivateer
Frisco, TX
Member since Jan 2004
2988 posts
Posted on 6/6/17 at 2:18 pm to
quote:

The real reason Dodies Reef sued was because the Mcguinness's opened a sports bar called 504 Cafe next to the original Dodie's after signing a non-compete clause with the sale of Dodies Reef. They were using the Dodies name to promote the new place and were served with cease and desist letters. But they still would sometimes use the Dodies name in promotions for 504. The Dodies Reef people had no problem with the original Dodies using the name but when the McGuinness's opened a competing sports bar that was too much.
I've never met Zappas Stache but know enough to know he is on top of the restaurant scene in Dallas. I trust this explanation.
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