Comments on: Arizmendi Grand Opening Celebration Today

By: cr

cr — Thu, 21 Oct 2010 07:52:34 +0000

Drinking and playing Spy Hunter go very well together. Portland’s got the jump on us.

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By: Rod

Rod — Wed, 20 Oct 2010 21:13:22 +0000

i think a retro arcade would be fun and have the potential to do very well in this area. all old games, nothing costing more than a quarter, sell beer and snacks and have a couple of tables in the back . . .

By: Mike

Mike — Wed, 20 Oct 2010 20:32:58 +0000

I just left with a provolone-olive roll and a ‘cheese roll’ that looked too good to resist -

I’m glad to finally find a piece of the ‘Valencia Renaissance’ that I can personally tap into – I quit drinking awhile back, so the wine bars / artisan beers hold no charm for me (though I think they fill a role on the block), and most of the food is either a) reasonably expensive (for me) or b) not too different from other places i visit (crepe house, zaytoon) -

I’d like to see a solid vitamin shop on the strip – scarlet sage is cool for what they stock, but more of a boutique selection – i’m thinking gym supplements, nootropics and the like. I’d also love to see a pool parlor / video arcade, but my last research outing left me feeling like the stand-up gaming industry really isn’t doing anything compelling these days, and that the physical-gun shooter games are the only ones that seem to be reasonably popular. Retro games would *almost* work, given the neighborhood – I still like the idea, but economics might be sketchy.

- Mike

By: kiya

kiya — Wed, 20 Oct 2010 17:56:52 +0000

I went in there last week, why does the place look kinda temporary?
Everything from the fixtures to the menus taped onto the wall printed on white paper..