Driftwood Offers 50 Percent Off to Oak Cliff Residents

Posted on April 20th, 2012 10:06am by Nancy Nichols
Filed under Hippie revolutions, oak cliff, Overprivileged chimps, restaurant business news, Restaurant News

Freakin’ Oak Cliff. They think they are so much cooler than the rest of Dallas. I think it’s time they consider seceding from the city. Case in point: next Tuesday, April 24, Driftwood, the new seafood-centric spot on Davis, is offering 50% off the food tab for any resident of OC who can show up with proof. Here is the fine print for “Residents Day”:

We would like to show our thanks to the community. Tuesday the 24th of April will be Residents Day at Driftwood - All Oak Cliff Residents will receive 50% off ALL food for the night. You must make a reservation (reservations will ONLY be taken on Monday the 23rd from Noon – 2pm). This offer is good only for Oak Cliff residents – MUST provide an electric or water bill showing the 75208 zip code to receive the discount. Limited seating’s and times because we are so small.

I can only imagine what would happen if Marquee Grill hosted a “Residents Day” and only allowed customers with water bills stamped with 75205. Oh, wait. Everyday at Marquee is “Residents Day.” No proof required. Cool. Hey Driftwood, when is 75201 day?

23 comments

  1. There are more zips in OC than just 75208. I’m in 75203, and Kessler Plaza is 75211.

    @ 10:46 am on April 20, 2012

  2. Dear OC,

    We will be taking ALL of the OC zip codes:
    -75203
    -75208
    -75211
    -75212
    -75216
    -75219
    -75224
    -75232
    -75237
    -75241

    Thanks again for All the local support!

    Jonn Baudoin – Driftwood

    @ 11:27 am on April 20, 2012

  3. Thanks John – real neighborly of you. :)

    @ 12:11 pm on April 20, 2012

  4. How about a Drivers License with the zip code on it? Some of us here aren’t retro enough to get paper water or electric bills.

    @ 1:32 pm on April 20, 2012

  5. [...] I was scrolling down D Mag today, I bumped into this http://sidedish.wpengine.com/2012/04/20/driftwood-offers-50-percent-off-to-oak-cliff-residents/. Looks like owners at Driftwood, the new seafood joint (quite a nice design if I say so myself), [...]

    @ 1:39 pm on April 20, 2012

  6. Is it a toddler friendly restaurant? Yeah and how about showing drivers license instead? Our bills are all online.

    @ 1:47 pm on April 20, 2012

  7. Awesome! Those oysters have been beckoning me. And I’m 75224, so was very glad to see the acknowledgement of zips other than 75208. I’ll be on the phone Monday!

    @ 2:05 pm on April 20, 2012

  8. I hope the writer of this was talking tongue in cheek. Otherwise she should keep her uptight ass in uptown. Just the kind of people we don’t want in OC.

    @ 2:12 pm on April 20, 2012

  9. And this is why I love my neighborhood!

    @ 2:27 pm on April 20, 2012

  10. MUST provide an electric or water bill showing the 75208 zip code to receive the discount…..

    I do appreciate the attempt to include the rest of us, but this widespread zip code discrimination within what we used to think of as “Oak Cliff” is rampant and growing. I find myself driving to Cedar Hill more often to shop and dine primarily because of it.

    John, I do appreciate the effort to be inclusive, though, and I will drop by Driftwood in the next couple of weeks.

    @ 2:57 pm on April 20, 2012

  11. @Lisa – Who is uptight?

    @ 3:19 pm on April 20, 2012

  12. Oak Cliff rocks! And I fully intend on taking advantage of this deal! We’ve been there twice already and love it!
    There is no reason why our neighborhood shouldn’t be LOUD and PROUD about Oak Cliff! Thank you Driftwood for encouraging our community to eat within the community.

    @ 4:21 pm on April 20, 2012

  13. I am so over Oak Cliff. Too hipper than thou.

    @ 4:24 pm on April 20, 2012

  14. er….I dont think 75205 is in Oak Cliff.

    @ 4:58 pm on April 20, 2012

  15. Lisa, my ass is neither up or tight. All in fun.

    @ 5:10 pm on April 20, 2012

  16. Oak Cliff is cooler than the rest of Dallas…
    … and… if you’re over Oak Cliff mr MsX then you just don’t get it…

    @ 5:52 pm on April 20, 2012

  17. Cool, 75219! That’s me in Oaklawn! @ Rebecca, we are LOUD and PROUD here too!!

    @ 1:15 am on April 23, 2012

  18. @Nancy, sorry about that. It’s hard to tell the tone, especially when I haven’t read enough of your work. We in OC get such crap (just like the comment above “I am so over Oak Cliff. Too hipper than thou.”) Again, my apologies and I look forward to seeing you around our neighborhood!

    @ 9:54 am on April 23, 2012

  19. @John, thanks for appreciating the neighborhood! I’m sorry people would take a kind offer and turn it into something negative.

    @Nancy – there’s nothing “in good fun” about your tone. All you’ve done is put an unfair spin on a new place’s honest attempt to promote their restaurant.

    @ 1:59 pm on April 24, 2012

  20. Jeff, sorry you see it that way. Certainly not my intent. I think the owners of Driftwood are with me on this.

    @ 2:29 pm on April 24, 2012

  21. Some people can’t take a joke. Thanks for promoting the OC Nancy. I’m just happy that people actually think/joke that we think we are too cool.

    @ 12:43 pm on April 26, 2012

  22. [...] Tuesday’s Residents Day at Driftwood was so popular they are doing it again. Here’s the deal: Tuesday’s for the month on May ONLY. Offer good for Patio and Bar ONLY. ALL food is discounted 25%. We will have a featured bottle of white and red wine for $25. Good for ALL Oak Cliff residents (just bring in any proof). No reservations, first come – first serve (seating is limited). For ALL non-Oak Cliff “Like Us” on FaceBook and get the same royal treatment [...]

    @ 12:14 pm on April 27, 2012

  23. Let’s face it. It’s not Oak Cliff. It’s North Oak Cliff. As far as the white hipsters are concerned, there is really only one part of Oak Cliff that counts, and that’s the small patch on the north side that includes Bishop Arts.
    This is beyond lame. How about just having a night where your food is reduced in price, instead of continuing the cliquishness that is so annoying about North Oak Cliff?

    @ 4:31 pm on May 2, 2012