ok i decided to do two posts to not beat anyone down.
as far as the tollway situation, we have removed all tollbooths and its all done electronically now. All you do is drive on through, it will scan your rental car and they will bill you at the end of the month. Its about .75-$1.20 per toll, not too bad. you just go online and pay your balance online. They will be doing construction and closing two lanes I believe this weekend. I dont think it will affect you too much because the toll booth is further south from Frisco. They are removing the final tollbooth and the timing sucks!
as far as good watering holes and bars, heres what I recommend
Next door to or walking distance from stadium
Londoner
Mattitos Tex Mex-they have an outdoor bar
Lochranns Irish Pub- next door to Mattitos and across the street from the stadium
Pizza Hut- yes Pizza Hut, dont make fun, Pizza Hut is based out of Dallas and this is a concept store, Its an upscale bar with full menu and its next to the ballpark. Honestly Ive been multiple times and they have cheap drinks and tons of flat screens. This isnt your Dad's Pizza Hut. very nice
Around Stonebriar Mall(5-7 minutes from Pizza Hut park)
Down Under Pub
Irish Rover
Third Base- great sports bar next door to the Dr Pepper Ballpark(baseball stadium)
Kotta Sushi Lounge- Great food, great drinks- about 2 miles from Pizza Hut Park
for the poster above asking about places around aLoft hotel, I would recommend the Irish Rover, you can walk there and its a fun Irish Pub with tons of TVs and great food!
Also for the poster asking about good BBQ, well we are in Texas so throw a stone and you will find one but a few of my favorites you can look up are:
Rudys- next door to Pizza Hut Park
Dickies- has become a minor national chain but it started in Dallas
Spring Creek BBQ-not far from Mall
Sonny Bryans- in Galleria Mall
Hard Eight- not far from DFW airport
Angelos in Ft Worth
I hope this helps, keep the questions coming. Looks like the weather will be perfect, sunny with high around 57, low of 35. Should be in the 40s at gametime.
One thing for everyone to remember when asking about stuff to do. Im just giving you things to do in Frisco. The DFW metroplex is VERY spread out and has 6.5 million people so it has everything you want, it just might take you a while to get there. If you do have time and want to get out and about I would recommend:
Ft Worth Stockyards
Downtown Ft Worth
Downtown Dallas/6th Floor Museum where Kennedy was shot
Northpark Mall or the Galleria Mall
take a tour of new Cowboys stadium in Arlington