Just for fun

[Daniel Sherer]

Ask Bjoern Hansen wrote:
> > Cafe Sienna has some nice mediteranian.
> 
> where is it at? yp.yahoo.com didn't match anything.

Cafe Sienna is on T.O. Blvd. near W.L. Blvd.  It's in the same "plaza" (mini-mall euphemism) as
Ralphs.  Good salads/sandwiches and wood-oven pizza.  Small, and packed most lunches.

> > Red's makes some great BBQ (don't let the nice building fool you)

In one of the Hyatt's buildings.  I lived in Alabama for a while and learned that the quality of a
BBQ place was INVERSELY proportional to how nice the building looked.  The shacks were always better
than the posh establishments.  But, like I said, this place is OK.  (It's no "Dreamland" but their
tri-tip salad is great and I also enjoy their ribs.  Plus, the cooks wear shirts!


> > There's a Peruvian place over near Long's.
Good sandwiches.

> > Fins (on WL blvd) has a great reputation for seafood.

Never been there, they tell me it's nice.


> > The Landing (on the lake, duh!) is a bit pricey for every-day, but quite nice
> 
> that's around the corner from here. will check it out. :)
> 
> > And there's lots of mom & pop places, especially Mexican.

There's one on the corner of T.O. and Duesenburg (on the same side of the street as the main branch
of the post office).  There's also a fish & chips place across the street.

Further down T.O., at the "Erbes" intersection, there is another mexican place.

Just a block further, is "Roxy's Famous Deli" (a shameless rip-off of Jerry's famous deli).  And if
you're adventurous, there's a chinese place next door.  From the outside, it looks like a great
Alabama BBQ place ;-)

Sushi?  Not my cup of tea, but there's a (supposedly quite good) place in the middle of the Janns
mall.  But I prefer the Mandarin (also located in Janns).  I've also heard good things about the one
on "Skyline Dr.", just off T.O. Blvd.

Super-Tommy's makes a great greasy burger, they're at the intersection of T.O. and Hampshire.

There's some sort of Kobe steakhouse on T.O., Just between the the 23 and Moorpark rd.  In the same
vicinity, there's also "Corrigan's steakhouse".  (somewhat overpriced, even for WLV) But it's
operated by the son of the movie-stuntman "Crash Corrigan".  Go for dinner, the owner sits at the
bar and gets sloppy and lasso's the waiters.  (There's some local color fer ya!)

(Also a sports bar in that vicinity, right by the 23.)

And, I know they're chains but, I like Macaroni Grill, Fresh Choice, Chili's, Applebee's and Black Angus.


---- Entertainment

The Civic Arts plaza is the largest cultural and performance center between L.A. and S.F.  they have
everything from concerts, ballet, professional theater and community theatre.  There's also a very
active community theatre located at Moorpark Rd and the 101 (opposite side from the big mall).  My
wife and I usually buy season tickets to a couple of the theater groups.  But there's something
happening almost every night.

WLV was designed as an escape from L.A., so the lid is clamped-down VERY tight on nightlife.  The
sidewalks roll-up automatically at 10:00pm.  It's assumed that you'll drive down into the city if
you want nightlife.  Median age in WLV appears to be in the low 3-digits ;-)  But the surrounding
valley is really a nice place to raise a family.

Crap, I'd better stop.  This is turning into a chamber of commerce brochure!

Say the word and we can meet for lunch (this goes for all the Perl Mongers!)  I'm not offering to
pay, but I'd like to meet more of you, and there hasn't been much enthusiasm for evening meetings...

Daniel