84 September 19 - 25, 2024 dallasobserver.com DALLAS OBSERVER CONTENTS | READERS’ PICKS | SHOPPING & SERVICES | ARTS & ENTERTAINMENT | FOOD & DRINK | SPORTS & RECREATION It featured Starck original DJs (such as Mark Ridlen), posters and art, and best of all, nostalgic clubgoers. In a shining sea of sparkle, gold, bold and big-pattern ensembles, attendees revived the fashion and dance moves of the Starck’s heyday (back when individuality was considered a positive trait), well into the wee hours of … 11 p.m. Well, we’ve all grown up now, and so are the neighbors who live around the Kessler. Best Coffee Shop Art/Decor Full City Rooster The back of Full City Rooster is a mini art museum for the admission price of one latte. Owner Michael Wyatt decorates the walls with artwork from some established regulars in his neighborhood. Recently, prints from award-winning photographer Byrd Williams IV covered the hallway, flanked by paintings from visual multi-hy- phenate Mikki Mallow. At a writing desk against the back wall, stacks of poetry books, copies of SMU’s Southwest Review and an open sketchbook for patrons to draw in are laid out for browsing. 1810 S. Akard St., No. 100 214-247-6394, fullcityrooster.com Best Smoking Diner J’s Breakfast & Burgers Few things smell like the ’90s as much as Herbal Essences shampoo, but J’s is a close second, with its aromatic blend of hashbrowns and indoors smoke. After a late night in Addison, America’s shitface- drunk capital, head over (via Uber or a sober driver, please) to J’s Breakfast & Burgers. This diner is extra dive-y — you’ll believe us when you’re greeted by a wait- ress smoking at a table — and is open 24 hours, with a menu befitting your simple, buzzed palate. Its bright, emerald-green seats invite you to lean into the very best of your bad, drunken decisions: carbs and cigarettes. Order a pie, find a payphone to drunk-dial your ex, and your night’s complete. 14925 Midway Road, No. 105, Addison 972-239-7619 Best Late-Night Spot for Non-Drinkers Arwa Yemeni Coffee Arwa Yemeni Coffee is the Benjamin Button of espresso. It opens daily at 10 a.m., forgoing the morning coffee rush to brew authentic coffee and tea from Yemen until long past sundown. The shop stays open until 11 p.m. on week- days and 1 a.m. on Fridays and Satur- days. Late nights tend to be the busiest time for Arwa Yemeni, which serves large pots of its signature Adeni tea for groups of four or more. It’s a great envi- ronment to socialize in or get some red- eye work done. 888 S. Greenville Ave., No. 223, Richardson 214-782-9749, arwayemenicoffee.com Best Student Band Death By Monkey It’s sort of grunge, kinda shoegaze, at times experimental. Death By Monkey is always great. Founded by teenagers Isaiah O’Keefe, Jayc Roberts and Spen- cer Frye, the band produces sound that can be soft, like on the Slowdive-esque “Streetlights” from the April 2024 EP The Past Few Weeks. They do their best Nirvana impression on “My Mind” from that same record. When Death By Monkey plays with heavier bands, it has to rip through the eponymous “Death By Monkey” track, which reminisces of early Helmet records. The three-piece is a blast from rock’s dirty ’90s past, and it’s only just begun. Jenni Cholula Full City Rooster // BEST COFFEE SHOP ART/DECOR
