Since we weren't able to do the mystery dinner and were already downtown we decided to go to Mario's Place for dinner. It has a great ambiance with dim lights, elegant decorations, and even a live jazz band that started at 10pm. The food was amazing! We split the different appetizers and entrees that we ordered and everything tasted great! Even food that I don't usually like tasted good. It was expensive for the appetizer and desert portions, but that's a given at nice restaurants. The meal portions were perfect.
After dinner we went to Worthington's Tavern. It is a smaller bar, but has some interesting features. It has a pool table in the main area, as well as a seperate room that has a pool table. It has another room that is completely empty so people can dance, and there's a dj. They have a back patio where people can hang out as well. The one thing I noticed is that the atmosphere didn't seem very friendly. It seemed like everyone there was just there to be with whoever they came with, and not to mingle.
From there we went next door to the Menagerie Nightclub. (Note: this is a gay bar, but there were both gay and straight people there when we went.) When you first walk in you are walking behind a stage that is set up with gold streamers, and when you get to the main bar area there are tables set up for people to sit and I would imagine to watch whatever shows they put on. Then there is a large bar in the middle of the room and at the back is a dance floor with mirrors on the walls, so the bar looks much bigger than it really is. The music here was like what you would hear at an LA club with upbeat dance mixes.
Saturday, June 26, 2010
The Gourmet Detective
Last night some friends and I tried to go to The Gourmet Detective. It's a mystery dinner theatre that is above The Tamale Factory on Main Street. We had planned to go before and they said we could just pay when we got there, and didn't need reservations. When we got there all the doors were closed and locked even though it said they accepted walk-ins until 7:45 and we got there much earlier than that. I'm going to call on Monday to see what happened, but to anyone else who is thinking of going... make reservations!
Wednesday, June 9, 2010
Olive Garden, TGIFriday's, The Auld Dubliner
Last night we were planning on going to Olive Garden for dinner, then to TGIFriday's for a drink after because it was my friend's birthday. Olive Garden was unusually busy and we couldn't figure out why at first, but apparently last night there were a couple graduations and people were celebrating. The food was amazing, as usual, and our server was very good at keeping the unlimited salad and breadsticks coming. I absolutely love dipping their breadsticks in alfredo sauce. We decided after we ordered that we probably should have just done that and made it our dinner because by the time the entre came we were so full from breadsticks that we didn't each much else.
After Olive Garden we decided to go to TGIFriday's at the Galleria for a drink. We got there and the music was unbearably loud. Apparently they have Karaoke on Tuesdays, which I had never heard of at any TGIFriday's location. The singer when we walked in was the girl who was putting on the Karaoke and after she sang she played a couple songs, which were good, but a couple decibels above our comfort level. Nobody else seemed to want to do Karaoke either because of the unusual setting, but the bar was pretty busy. Needless to say we left before we even got a drink.
From there we went to The Auld Dubliner. It was a much more laid back atmosphere. There was a relatively small crowd, so we got to sit at the bar. It wasn't loud like Friday's was, so we actully got to talk to each other, people at the bar, and the bartenders. The bartenders actually seemed to like their jobs and were all in good moods, which made it more fun. Oh! They have board games there! We were tempted to play Jenga, but since we were sitting at the bar we thought it would be a bad idea to have the pieces falling all over the place. Next time we go we are definitely playing a board game! :)
After Olive Garden we decided to go to TGIFriday's at the Galleria for a drink. We got there and the music was unbearably loud. Apparently they have Karaoke on Tuesdays, which I had never heard of at any TGIFriday's location. The singer when we walked in was the girl who was putting on the Karaoke and after she sang she played a couple songs, which were good, but a couple decibels above our comfort level. Nobody else seemed to want to do Karaoke either because of the unusual setting, but the bar was pretty busy. Needless to say we left before we even got a drink.
From there we went to The Auld Dubliner. It was a much more laid back atmosphere. There was a relatively small crowd, so we got to sit at the bar. It wasn't loud like Friday's was, so we actully got to talk to each other, people at the bar, and the bartenders. The bartenders actually seemed to like their jobs and were all in good moods, which made it more fun. Oh! They have board games there! We were tempted to play Jenga, but since we were sitting at the bar we thought it would be a bad idea to have the pieces falling all over the place. Next time we go we are definitely playing a board game! :)
Friday, June 4, 2010
Riverside Magnum Range
Last night I went to Riverside Magnum Range, which is an indoor shooting range. I hadn't been in a long time and my friend had never gone shooting before. We went inside, picked out a gun and some paper targets, then bought some ammunition, signed in, and geared up. One of the coolest things about the process is that you can choose from many different targets. There are some with one large target, some with a couple smaller targets, and others which show a robber holding a woman hostage.
We walked through a door into a small room, which is where you put on the eye and ear protection. Once we were ready we walked through the second door into the range. We picked a lane and started setting up. We hung the target and sent it down to a reasonable distance, then loaded the gun. We had a Glock 17 9mm, which is an average sized handgun. It seemed like once we got a hang of it we were out of ammuntion. There was a guy at the end of the range who had a pretty impressive shotgun. The sound from that made the Glock that we rented sound just like someone clapping their hands. His paper target looked pretty sad after he was done with it, too. Well, it was definitely something that I will do again. Maybe next time I'll try the shotgun...
Riverside Magnum Range
12391 Sampson Street
Riverside, CA 92503
We walked through a door into a small room, which is where you put on the eye and ear protection. Once we were ready we walked through the second door into the range. We picked a lane and started setting up. We hung the target and sent it down to a reasonable distance, then loaded the gun. We had a Glock 17 9mm, which is an average sized handgun. It seemed like once we got a hang of it we were out of ammuntion. There was a guy at the end of the range who had a pretty impressive shotgun. The sound from that made the Glock that we rented sound just like someone clapping their hands. His paper target looked pretty sad after he was done with it, too. Well, it was definitely something that I will do again. Maybe next time I'll try the shotgun...
Riverside Magnum Range
12391 Sampson Street
Riverside, CA 92503
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