Deep Ellum’s Newest Bar Boasts a Whole Lot of Sports and Even More Graffiti

Deep Ellum’s new sports bar is called Manic—a word that might capture everything it’s about. The bar has 30 televisions in its various rooms. It’s got pool tables, foosball, darts, shuffleboard, and more games. The whole space—floor to ceiling, even the chairs, tables, and beer taps—is a gigantic canvas for legendary Dallas graffiti artist Eder Martinez. The walls also feature work by local painter Clay Stinnett, whose style could be described as hyperdetailed psychedelia. Basically, imagine the exact opposite of a Monet painting, and that’s the vibe at Manic. All of this represents a collaboration between two groups with longtime Deep Ellum roots: the teams behind the arcade bar Select Start and craft cocktail and food bars Armoury D.E. and Ruins. The Select Start guys handle the games and entertainment, and the Ruins and Armoury crew are cooking the food and slinging drinks. “I think it’s a cool synergy between the two groups,” says Peter Novotny, founder of Ruins and Armoury. “They’re bringing their experience in the gaming and the nightlife, and we’re bringing our signature style and our craft elements into the sports bar arena. It’s two groups that are really invested in Deep Ellum.” Look at that graffiti-covered...