Las Almas Rotas’ motto is: “Tequila to wake the living. Mezcal to wake the dead.” 

Some of the drinks need to be served with an instruction manual--evidence of the ambition this place has.

Windmill Lounge — in its current iteration — looks as if a dive bar was drowned in bleach, shellacked over with erotic art and told to smile. 

It really feels like a house party, as if the bartenders are at home, reaching into a private, well-stocked bar cabinet to serve you and their friends drinks. 

Even if you’ve never been to a séance before, you know how they work in the movies. And just like an overly produced séance, Bowen House has the visuals, but not the soul.

Many of us have become desensitized to craft cocktails. Instead of abandoning the category altogether, we can seek out bars with palate-cleansing drinks: well made, no-nonsense classics that remind you why you loved cocktails to begin with. 

ILL exists in the science fiction future, where every high-rise contains all of your necessary amenities — brewskies, slices of pepperoni and potential dates — so you never have to exit the building.

In the current bar landscape of Deep Ellum — where Uptown-like bars are invading with lame concepts, bad drinks and boring crowds — this strip of Elm Street is proving itself to be a legit, blossoming cocktail destination.

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When we talk about holding Dallas cocktail bars to a certain standard, the standard we are referring to is Midnight Rambler.

There is a time and place for everything. If it’s 4 p.m. on a Thursday and you would kill for a pitcher of mimosas, then your place is Stirr.