SEVEN

Enter familiar territory — NorthPark Center Tucked

Neiman Marcus department store, you discover the fabled Mermaid Bar, which opened at the same time as the mall in 1965. You admire whimsical murals by Danish artist Bjorn Wiinblad — Stanley Marcus commissioned them in the 1960s. Reliably good food, service and the “nostalgia effect” has kept customers coming back throughout the years, general manager Chad Boyle tells you. “This is the destination of ladies’ lunches in Dallas — grandmothers brought the mothers, and the mothers brought the daughters, and that’s how it’s been for 50 years,” he says. You smile and try The Mermaid Sampler, which includes a cup of soup, fruit and half a chicken salad sandwich. Now that you’ve had a light meal, do you feel like socializing or sitting in a dark theater where someone else provides the entertainment?

I ENJOY LIVE MUSIC AND POTENT POTABLES, AND I DON’T HAVE ANY CHILDREN WITH ME. [GO TO #9]

I’M FEELING ANTISOCIAL, YET ODDLY IN THE MOOD FOR AN OLD, FEEL-GOOD MOVIE. [GO TO #8] been serving up tacos, fajitas, rice, beans, margaritas and the gamut of Tex-Mex staples for almost 70 years. In other words, the staff here knows its stuff, and that serves you well. Yum! You are pumped full of tacos and Jose Cuervo. As the psychiatrist would ask, “how does that make you feel?”

TEQUILA MAKES ME SLEEPY. I’M CALLING IT A NIGHT —

Eight

Tupinamba restaurant is new to Preston Hollow Village, at Walnut Hill just west of Central Expressway, but this institution has

[THANK YOUR DESIGNATED DRIVER, AND GO TO BED.] [END]

THE NIGHT IS YOUNG — WHAT ELSE IS THERE?

[GO TO #8]

Every third Wednesday of the month, Studio Movie Grill (at Central Expressway and Royal) takes audiences back in time with its Family Rewind series, featuring favorite childhood movies at retro prices — $3 a ticket. It is July, so you grab a soda and settle in for a screening of “The Neverending Story.” You leave with thoughts of luckdragons and childlike empresses dancing in your head, not to men-

Nine

tion that catchy theme song. “Dream a dream, and what you dream will be eee ah eee eee …” Speaking of dream, are you ready to hit the pillow or up for more activity?

NEVERENDING STORY? MORE LIKE THE NEVERENDING DAY. I’M DONE. [END]

I COULD DO MORE HOW ABOUT LIVE MUSIC AND ADULT BEVERAGES?

[GO TO #9]

Velvet Elvis, the deliciously divey lounge you discover at 3720 Walnut Hill (near Marsh) draws a mixed crowd, and you feel totally cozy inside its walls. You like to lounge, play pool and have eclectic, but not persnickety, musical taste, which makes this place, which offers live mainstream rock music from just about every decade, perfect. Oh, and cheap, strong drinks you appreciate those too. It’s the ideal way to wind down your pleasant and fulfilling day. [END]