Date night in Ellis County
The 5 date night spots that local best-of lists name most often. We read 4 lists from local papers, magazines and food writers, counted who shows up, and link every one.
The list
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Prime 115
Steakhouse on the square with USDA Prime steaks; readers' date night pick in 2024 and 2025.
Named by Waxahachie Sun Star Awards 2025 (readers' vote, published Mar 25, 2025), Top Place for a Date Night · Waxahachie Sun Star Awards 2024 (readers' vote, published Mar 27, 2024), Top Place for Date Night
The Emory Bar & Kitchen
In the Rogers Hotel, known for refined cocktails, bacon-wrapped shrimp and Black Angus tenderloin.
John's Place
New Italian spot in the historic Rogers Hotel, cooking the chef's Sicilian and Genoese family recipes.
D Restaurant Latin Cuisine
Latin restaurant downtown that readers voted 2026's top date night spot and top restaurant.
Ruston Cattle Company
Ennis steakhouse with local Texas wagyu, house-smoked dishes and a deep whiskey list; readers' 2026 steak pick.
Named by Waxahachie Sun Star Awards 2026 (readers' vote, published Mar 24, 2026), Top Steak
How this list is ranked
Each place gets a point for every recent local best-of list that names it: readers' choice results, local papers and magazines, food writers. Review-site top tens count half. Newer lists break ties. Nobody can pay to be on it. When reader votes come in, they count too.
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