the bar or in the dining room for the best views of one of two size- able TVs. Japan Harwood Tavern 333 S. Harwood St. Harwood Tavern is the official Dallas base for Ultra Nippon fans. Asahi Ueda, who founded Ultra Nippon in 1992, announced the news on his Instagram page, stating that he wanted to create a permanent base in Dallas where Japanese soccer fans could come together to watch matches. “It would be amazing if this place becomes a real hangout spot for Japanese supporters. And on top of that,” Ueda wrote, “you’ll also be able to drink ULTRAS beer, made in collaboration with the popular local brewery Peti- colas.” Harwood Tavern has plenty of TVs and the perfect sports bar atmosphere for Japanese soccer fans in Dallas. Catch the Netherlands vs. Japan game here on Sunday, June 14, and all other Japan matches this summer. Peticolas Brewing Co. 1301 Pace St. Beer and soccer are both passions for Michael Peticolas, the owner of Peticolas Brewing Co., and for the World Cup, he is go- ing all out at the brewery. His prep started years ago, making three signature beers for the event: Melee In The USA, TKO in Mexico and one other that hasn’t been announced, but we believe it’s the beer in collaboration with ULTRA Nippon, the official fan club for Japanese soccer fans. The taproom has been trans- formed into a full photo exhibition with acclaimed sports photo- graphs by Marcelo Guelber Goes. In the coming weeks, a massive exterior installation featuring Marcelo’s award-winning image “Ronaldo in the Rain” will be unveiled. Peticolas has plenty of beer and room for anyone tuning into the World Cup this summer. McCall Plaza 998 E. 15th St. On Saturday, June 13, the night before Japan plays the Nether- lands, Plano will host a free event called “Japan Day,” in partner- ship with co-hosts ULTRA Nippon and Dallas Beer Guardians. It’s a kickoff event for Japanese soccer fans featuring Japanese musi- cians and DJs, a cultural exchange experience, food and drinks and a full bar for kicking off the match. Get all the details on this website. It’s a free event for everyone to attend. USA Texas Live! 1650 E. Randol Mill Road, Arlington Is there a more American destination to watch the USA World Cup games than Texas Live? We don’t think so. Texas Live will be streaming all the matches during the World Cup, and you can re- serve tables or tickets for all of them. Certain matches have spend- ing requirements, but the amount depends on the game being streamed. You may have to throw some elbows to get in here, but they weren’t kidding when they made the slogan here, “The only place better than the stadium.” Christie’s Sports Bar 2817 Greenville Ave. Over 60 TVs, three bars, two floors, a rooftop patio and a full kitchen? Christie’s is the spot, World Cup or not. The energy along this stretch of Lower Greenville will be a hub for World Cup fans this summer, so if you can’t squeeze your way in here, Stan’s Blue Note and the Dubliner are only a short walk away. It will be streaming all 104 World Cup matches this summer, and during select games, there will be food and drink specials, high-energy from fans and ex- citing giveaways. Electric Shuffle 2615 Elm St. Electric Shuffle is turning itself into a watch party destination for the World Cup this year. Every match will be shown during opening hours, and whenever the England or USA teams play, it will offer $25 beer and margarita pitchers all day. On its own, Electric Shuffle is an interactive place with high-tech shuffleboard and plenty of great drink deals, and once you factor the World Cup into the mix, it will be electric. Get it? Mexico Mexican Bar Company 2405 Dallas Parkway Mexican Bar Company is showing all the World Cup matches live in its space with more than 20 TVs, authentic Mexican food and plenty of drink specials. The owners are soccer fans and will extend the restaurant’s hours to show early and late games throughout the summer. There will be a huge watch party for the World Cup open- ing match, Mexico vs. South Africa, on Thursday, June 11 at 2 p.m. Ojos Locos Sports Cantina 11382 Lyndon B. Johnson Freeway, 375 Rodeo Center Boulevard (Mesquite), 1620 E Copeland Road (Arlington) & 4473 Dallas Fort Worth Turnpike Known for its 29-degree cervezas, Ojos Locos Sports Cantina has established itself as a go-to for World Cup games all summer long. It has a roster of specials every day, like $5 Mexican candy shots on Sundays, $5 off beer buckets on Fridays and $2 street tacos on Tuesdays. Each day has nearly 10 different specials. See them all here. Wall-to-wall TVs will broadcast games, and the bar will serve its popular “balón”, which is a tall soccer ball cerveza dispenser. Tequila Social 3100 McKinnon St. Tequila Social is among the Harwood Hospitality spots cement- ing themselves as World Cup watch destinations. This Katy Trail hot spot will broadcast every match, with its full menu of tacos, tequila and Texas vibes. The back patio will be especially poppin’ with plenty of large TVs, misting fans and high-energy vibes for the world’s biggest sporting event. On Saturday, June 13, it will be a part of the “Around the World” Bar Crawl that Harwood is hosting with Dallasites101. Tequila Social will represent Mexico on the day and host the official after-party from 5-7 p.m. For tickets or more informa- tion, visit Eventbrite. CHRISTIE’S 60 SCREENS MEAN YOU WON’T MISS A THING. LAUREN DANIELS DREWS 38 DALLAS OBSERVER • QUEST FOR THE CUP
