St. Pete's Dancing Marlin

St. Pete's Dancing Marlin is the kind of place where, as the song goes, "everybody knows your name." Good food, good drinks, good people and great atmosphere.

St. Pete's features a full bar that includes more than 50 brands of bottled beers, plus another 15 on tap and a complete selection of premium wines. Founder, owner and well-known Deep Ellum fixture for nearly two decades, Pete Zotos is your host. A native Texan, conversational, warm, friendly and always eager to please, Pete's menu is his own. Critics refer to it as "new American" cuisine. Pete calls it "honest," and that fits. "The main reason for my menu and the large portions we serve at St. Pete's is that I wanted to serve what I call 'big, honest food,'" he said. "I learned that from my Dad and my Uncle Pete: 'Let 'em know they'll always get taken care of when they come in'. That made good sense to me."