CEDIA Expo 2022 is happening on Sept. 29 to Oct. 1, and this year it’s back in Dallas after a long hiatus. For those attending the show and wondering where to eat with the show in Texas, there is obviously tons of BBQ, Beer, Texas-sized steaks, and Tex-Mex—but with the help of Katye Bennett of KMB Communications, she has compiled a list of restaurants that offer food and experiences that are among the best the Lone Star State has to offer.
Operating on the premise that its important to choose right restaurant while in Dallas for CEDIA Expo 2022 Bennett and her #AVFoodies group have crowd sourced the best recommendations from the AVTweeps and CEDIA community.
Based on Bennett and the #AVFoodies, here are some of the best restaurants the Dallas area has to offer. In addition, Bennett is asking for the AV market to send their own recommendations to her at [email protected].
Here are the AVFoodies’ recommendations:
Greg Margolis of Hometronics, who lives in Dallas and has a showroom in the Dallas World Trade Center offers these choices:
- Nick and Sams
- Perry’s Steakhouse
- Nobu
- Al Biernat’s
- Knife Steakhouse
- Great BBQ
- Pecan Lodge
- Slowbone
- Lockhart
- Jason Russell of Screen Innovations, located in Austin recommends these restaurants:
- Whiskey Bar – The Standard Pour (pictured)
- Craft Cocktails – Bowen House, You need a reservation
- Steakhouse with wild game features – Y.O. Steakhouse
- BBQ – Terry Black’s
- Some of the best BBQ and very limited days/hours – Cattlelack BBQ
- Craft Burgers and beer – Rodeo Goat
- Sports Bar – Happiest Hour
More Taste of Dallas CEDIA Expo 2022 restaurant recommendations
“The Free Man is my buddy’s place is Dallas. We’re having our CEDIA Group 1 meeting there on Wednesday of Expo… awesome food and even better music”—Jeff Briesemeister, IntegrationControls
“Javiers. It’s the best Mexican place in the world” —Scott Srolis, Salamander Designs
“Celestial Beerworks, Deep Ellum, and Vector are all solid breweries” —Jonathan Brawn of Brawn Consulting
“Out of my four favorites, only two made it thorough COVID Hard 8 BBQ and Bob’s Steak and Chop House”—Avi Rosenthal, Bluesalve Partners
“Babe’s fried chicken. Not gourmet, but man that’s some amazing fried chicken”—Rick Komendra, SME Power
“Fuel City – go on Friday night after 10:00 p.m. and it’s a crazy show … the tacos are really good and the elote is delicious. But the scene is what makes it all come together. Also, the Pig’s Head Carnitas at CBD Provisions are amazing”—Louis Sall, California Audio Technology
“Mia’s TexMex“—Justin Watts
“The Woolworth is a pretty cool spot for drinks, and the rooftop bar at the Statler hotel is pretty cool:. If you’re looking to buy by the bottle, there’s a store called Bar & Garden that’s not very far from the Convention Center and the Omni hotel. For a much more detailed guide to Dallas, check out my article in Residential Tech Today.” —Bill Skaer, Bill Skaer Home Theater & Technology
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