Dinner with Strangers: McAllen | A Night Out with New Friends

Hey, McAllen!

When was the last time you did something completely spontaneous? Our series groups together complete strangers for a fun night out. That's right, you sign up, and we book the restaurant. All walks of life welcome! Don't do big city life alone and build your community with us.

Brought to you by event series Ermantourage by Erman Baradi.

You can also take a look at our main event calendar via Posh for coffee meets, evening hangouts, and more!

How does it work?

1. Register and you'll be added to our membership database through December 31st, 2025. We will connect with members continuously to organize dates and times to host our dinner meetups.

2. After you register, you'll be emailed an introduction message including a quick questionnaire regarding dietary restrictions that we use to select restaurants.

3. Since we're all strangers from the beginning, we'd like to get to know you first before you join us for outings. Let's schedule a quick Zoom chat to get acquainted!

*Your membership ticket does not include your individual food and drink purchases.

*The pin on the map is not the location for dinners, but simply a default placeholder Eventbrite gives us when we select your city as a location.

*These outings are intended to help people make friends. These aren't singles gatherings.

*An ideal evening consists of 4 diners minimum.

Our vision is simple: we take the no gimmicks approach to networking. No need for yet another app to take up space on your phone - just four walls and a roof and good food for people to connect :) We coordinate with you directly, human-to-human.

If you have any more questions, please contact [email protected]!

What else can you enjoy from us?

Good Night/Life - monthly bar socials in various major cities.

Coffee with the Community - monthly coffee meets in various major cities.

Coffee for Creatives - monthly coffee meets for entertainment scene in various major cities.

Hollywood Chills - film & music industry nights for members of our Patreon set in various major cities.

Geek Out & Grub - Saturday brunch with strangers centered on a certain fandom or quirk (ie. a favorite tv show, music genre, or sport)

We're not here to break anyone's banks. We charge tickets to ensure you commit to showing up and not flaking, which impacts the overall experience of other registrants.

Host or Publisher BarCada