The Glass Cactus or Greenville?

Partying in the heart of Dallas, Texas

The Glass Cactus at Gaylord Texan

We did some research on what clubs to check out that night, and Sunset Lounge at Ross Avenue came up on top of my list. Yet we were also looking at visiting the Glass Cactus, because we have always wanted to see about staying at Gaylord Texan resorts one day. We ended up being indecisive. Where to go? If we go to Glass Cactus that meant we have to drive to the other side of the city to check out Sunset Lounge or some other bars in the Greenville area. If we head straight to Greenville, that meant we wouldn’t know what partying at the Glass Cactus would be like.

Donning our club outfits, Joe and I figured the Glass Cactus would be fun to check out first. After we had our car parked by the valet we cut through the partying crowd — a mix of young and old, but no one looked trashy or out of place. There was a live band playing but I didn’t like all the music they played. We lined up at the bar to get our Long Island Iced Teas.

People actually started dancing when they put on some club music during the intermission. There were a lot of older clubbers around, and I could tell that most of them aren’t exactly the hardcore type. Joe thought that was fine because at least we won’t expect any trouble. The Glass Cactus looked small from the ground, but when we checked out the balcony and the second floor we had more room and there was some sofas for lounging and chit-chat.

We left the Gaylord Texan club later in the night to see what was going on at Greenville. Apparently the street was dead, or maybe only because it was too cold that everyone just huddled inside the clubs. One thing is for sure though. By the time we hit the road back to the hotel, I realized I was too tipsy to even care. The Glass Cactus’ LIIT was the strongest I’ve ever sipped in my entire life. I had to squeeze in six lemon slices to tame it!