From Romantic to Cheap Fling: Our Top Restaurants for a Date

Let's go old school here and assume that it's the gents who have to select which restaurant is best for wining and dining the ladies. (Or, for our gay readership, maybe you can just flip a coin or have a sexy baby-oil wrestling match to determine the chief decisionmakers in your midst.) It's a tough choice and not one that should be taken lightly. We recommend you first decide what category your date falls into, then use this handy guide to match where he or she would like to be taken.

Hands down, the best place to get a date drunk is at Trina. No, getting him or her smashed won't come cheap, especially if you're throwing a Mediterranean-themed dinner in the deal, but each bite will seem well worth the investment. 

Count on Canyon on for its ever-changing, ever-original menu and beautifully

presented plates. The prickly-pear margaritas are pretty damned great too. 
 

Vegetarians swear by Sublime, but

Seasons 52 may be the better choice -- its menu offers a wide range of

choices for meat eaters and herbivores. 

Should

your date enjoy some eats with beats, check out Jazziz at the Seminole

Paradise Hard Rock, where the vibe is mellow and the Asian-themed

entrées are delish.

Need

some inspiration for intellectual conversation? Dada restaurant/pub

always buzzes with an eclectic crowd of creative types. Be sure to get

the cheese and chocolate fondues and your meal will undoubtedly take a

sensual turn.

Just

because you can't drop $50 on a steak doesn't mean you can't make your

honey happy. Visit Truluck's on a Wednesday night and split a towering

hunk of carrot or chocolate malt cake and wash it down with any bottle

of wine for half price. 

J. Alexander's seems to have hit

a chord with the gay community, seemingly for no particular reason

aside from the fact that they feel welcomed there. These restaurants

offer a value-conscious wine list and a choice of menu selections that

even a picky eater will find pleasing.  

Minivan-driving

moms deserve a night out on the town too. Runyon's, a chichi place with

a silly name, has been spoiling them since 1984 with cocktails at its

piano bar and a great menu with offerings like escargots, veal Oscar,

Maryland soft-shell crabs, and filet mignon.