Places to Eat Around Six Flags in Arlington, Texas
Arlington, Texas is a large suburb in the Dallas-Fort Worth metroplex and home to Six Flags Over Texas Theme Park. The city provides a variety of dining options within 15 minutes of the park. Six Flags features roller coaster rides, Looney Tunes-themed characters and special events. During the summer, Six Flags hosts live concerts. Most of Arlington's restaurants are near the Tom Landry Freeway and Interstate 20. Does this Spark an idea?
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Italian
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New Yorker Pizza and Pasta (arlingtonnewyorkerpizza.com) serves New York-style pizza within 5 minutes of Six Flags Over Texas. Pizza selections include spinach Alfredo and white, the latter with mozzarella and ricotta cheese and no sauce. Other entrees include calzone and stromboli pizza rolls. New Yorker has a casual atmosphere and features pictures of Manhattan on the dining room walls.
Six Flags Over Texas is less than 5 minutes from Piccolo Mondo (piccolomondo.com), an upscale Italian restaurant on Lamar Boulevard. Piccolo Mondo's specialties include gnocchi al pomodoro -- or potato dumplings with tomato sauce -- and lasagna alla Bolognese. Other features here include a piano bar and elegant banquet room.
Latin
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Mercado Juarez Cafe (mercadojuarez.com) is less than 10 minutes from the Six Flags theme park. This cafe-style eatery specializes in authentic Mexican and Tex-Mex cuisine. House specialties include shrimp Cozumel -- a combination of gulf shrimp, jack cheese and jalapeno pepper -- and chicken tampico, a mesquite-grilled chicken. The dining room's atmosphere is festive. Catering and take-out services are available.
Beto's Mexican Restaurant (eatatbetos.com) is a 10-minute drive south of Six Flags. Mexican entrees include Monterey mushroom fajitas, arroz con pollo -- chicken with rice -- and tacos al carbon, or tacos with sirloin steak. The restaurant offers an "Endless Enchiladas" special, which allows patrons to eat all the enchiladas they want. Beto's has Happy Hour specials on weekdays.
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Fine Dining
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Cacharel Restaurant (cacharel.net) is a 5-minute drive from the park. This upscale restaurant is on the ninth floor of the WBAP Tower; the dining room provides views of Six Flags as well as the Ballpark at Arlington. Cacharel's dining room has preset dinnerware and food is served gourmet-style. Steak entrees include the 16-oz. cowboy steak and a steak & lobster combination.
Six Flags is less than 10 minutes from Olenjack's Grille (olenjacksgrille.com), which is owned by the restaurant's chef, Brian Olenjack. This restaurant serves Cajun and seafood cuisine in an upscale setting. Outdoor seating is available. The menu features andouille crusted catfish, Creole shrimp pasta and grilled grouper.
Asian
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Sushi Domo (gosushidomo.com) is a Japanese sushi restaurant in southern Arlington, approximately 10 minutes from Six Flags. This restaurant has a vibrant ambiance and serves sushi with a southwestern flair. The menu includes the salmon salsa roll, "Oh, My God" roll -- a combination of tempura shrimp and cream cheese -- and "Cowboy" roll, which includes steak and avocado.
Thai House Restaurant (thaihousearlington.com) is a 15-minute drive from Six Flags and less than 5 minutes from the Parks at Arlington mall. The dining room has a casual atmosphere and features Thai artwork on its walls. Entrees include Thai BBQ chicken, salmon chu chee and ginger Thai style, which is served with duck.
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