through Friday from 4 to 6 p.m. and include $7 Old Fashioneds, French 75s, and Ranch Waters, plus $5 pretzel bites, meatballs, and French onion dip. The Big Texas Beer Fest, on Saturday, April 15, at the Fair Park Automobile Building, is four of the happiest hours you’ll have all year. From 3 to 7 p.m. (or starting at 1:30 p.m. for VIPs), you’ll experience the 11th annual craft beer festival that highlights over 450 craft beers, ci- ders, hard kombuchas, hard seltzers, meads and more. Over a third of the brewers are from Texas, but national and international brewers will be represented, too. Live music from Justin Cashion, Paul Val, and Wooden Earth starts at 2:15 p.m. and, of course, there will be plenty of food truck vendors onsite to keep you fed. Tickets are $45 for general admission and $80 for VIP with a portion of proceeds benefiting the North Texas Food Bank; visit bigtexasbeerfest.com for tick- ets and FAQs. Looking for a reason to raise your glass? The Dal- las Sports Commission is here to inspire with their edge-of-your-seat sporting events; they’re host- ing the NCAA Women’s Final Four from March 31st through April 2nd, as well as the 2023 Dallas Cup International Youth Soccer Tournament from April 1 through the 9th. Visit dallassports.org for details, ticket and venue information. And for a decidedly more adult happy hour expe- rience, you’re gonna want to start with the sexy sa- loon girls at the legendary Baby Doll’s Saloon. Hap- py hour is every day at this gentleman’s club, with generous discounts and generous pours (because nobody likes a skimpy HH). On Saloon Day, which is the third Wednesday of every month, live it up with $2 wells and beers from 4 to 8 p.m. Chicas Bonitas offers street tacos, drinks and the sexiest ladies in town. Buck’s Cabaret hosts drink specials throughout the week that you can enjoy with the beautiful Buck’s Babes, including $2 domestic long necks and $3 im- port long necks Sunday, Monday, Wednesday and Thursdays, and $3you-call-its Tuesdays from open until close. Chicas Locas offers some of the best drink specials in town—not to mention a can’t be beat food selec- tion, and—of course—plenty of beautiful ladies to keep you entertained. Happy hour is seven days a week until 9 p.m. and includes great deals on drafts and wells. Spearmint Rhino Gentlemen’s Club offers their 2-3-4 Special daily from until 7 p.m. Enjoy $2 domestic bot- tles, $3 import bottles and $4 well cocktails and draft beers, plus some of the most beautiful views in Dallas. DALLAS OBSERVER Happy Hour & brunch Guide 2023 19
