FC Dallas played the New York Red Bulls. About 20,000 were in attendance and I have to say that it was very enjoyable. My son-in-law, Brinton, had good seats and knows the game well, which for me was great because I learned the meaning of "offsides" in soccer and got a run down of the better players. If you were at the game last night, our seats were right in front of the Shea red-card offense. Bad call.
The soccer stadium is in Frisco, Brinton was in Irving, so instead of driving from Fort Worth I took the Trinity Railway Express (TRE) to the South Irving station and he picked me up. I am happy to say the TRE is busier than it was a few years ago. I still believe that it is the best way for Fort Worth residents to travel to a Mavericks game or anything else at the AAC, and it's not a bad way to go shopping in Dallas. It is not a good way to get to the airport, but I have done that, as well.
I heard about Kenny's Burgers through Twitter and since it too is in Frisco, we tried it before the game. I hate to say it but I was disappointed. Nothing personal here. I prefer juicy burgers. My cheeseburger was dry, overcooked (medium), and not altogether hot. The fries were good and fresh and I liked the Ciabatta bun. The burger was just too dry.
So there you have it. Go FC Dallas, TRE is much better than driving, and Kenny's was a shot on goal that missed.
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Just curious, how long did it take you? I did something similar, and getting from Downtown FW to Plano took roughly two hours. I like the concept, but that's a bit of a haul, especially since it was an hour back by car.
ReplyDeleteMichael -- I have done that, too, and yea, by the time you connect in Dallas and get to Plano it's just too long compared to a car. My trip was just Richland Hills to South Irving, about a 25 minute trip and we drove to Frisco from there. I did notice that Dart was putting rail in kind of parallel to I35E through Carrollton. In my opinion, the most needed rail is FW direct to DFW.
ReplyDeleteI think the TRE works fine for getting from downtown FW (ITC) to DFW. I don't think transferring to shuttles is much of a hassle, and it's way cheaper. In fact, the TRE connection to DFW is one of the main reasons we like living in downtown FW.
ReplyDeleteUnca -- Thanks for the comment. I always look at the blogs of "commenters" and read some of yours.
ReplyDeleteSome fellow Fort Worth bloggers are in Buenos Aires right now. You may enjoy comparing thoughts.
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Thanks for the link, Francis -- a Flickr friend pointed me to La Travelista's photos but I didn't know about the blog.
ReplyDeleteOur month here is up on Tuesday...
BTW, we thought about going to a Dallas soccer game, but decided against it because it was too far from TRE and DART stations.
Just saw on the news that In-N-Out Burger is going in at W. 7th and Currie.
ReplyDeleteWaiting with Bated Breath...
I am just not a fan of Ciabata buns on hamburgers.
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