Are you actually in Dallas, or somewhere in the ‘burbs which seem to exist only to hold corporate conferences?
Downtown itself, at the Fairmont. All the conferences I've been to in Dallas have been downtown, though this is the first that wasn't headquartered at the Adam's Mark.
Just had dinner with Swiss and Canadian colleagues/competitors at one of my favorite restaurants here, a slightly pricey (but good!) steakhouse called Dakota's with an outside patio a floor and a half below street level. But instead of hiking halfway across downtown, this time it's right next door -- I can see it from the hotel room.
I'm in a bit of a shock over restaurant prices this trip. My *minimum* expenditure so far is well over my normal average.