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About Oregon daily emerald. (Eugene, Or.) 1920-2012 | View Entire Issue (Nov. 20, 1981)
I I Cultural Forum presents ^anevenin^^aw^nusi^witl^^ The David Grismao h/ with special guest Robbie Basho >aieo Sunday, Dec. 6, 8 p.m. One show in the EMU Ballroom $5M UO Students S650 General Public Tickets Available at EMU Main Desk & Everybody's Records in Eugene and Corvallis PARK PLACE Serving light, affordable dinners with a selection of wine and imported beers. 11 AM-10 PM Monday -Saturday and to think we met through an ODE PERSONAL The middle-of-the-waljet date: Running around in search of the Ultimate Restaurant Some cities are great for people who like to go out and enjoy a great evening without spending too much money Eugene isn't If you were in Portland this evening, you and your honey could rip over to Poncho's for some incredible Mexican food, whip down to The Guild for a classic double feature and make it back home for less than $15 In Eugene it's a different story There are lots of expensive res taurants and a few really cheap places but you have to work hard to find a nice inexpensive place to go for an evening away from the books The key is to seek style Avoid the easy excuses For example there are a few "campus han gouts' that everyone's been to a million times Go someplace else The Ultimate Place has incredi ble food, an interesting atmos phere miniscule prices, and few people You want to discover a place and establish yourself as a regular there before the hordes know about it There aren't many Ultimate Places left undiscovered so most of us settle for A Great Place A Great Place has most of the qualities of The Ultimate Place, but not quite all of them Some of the Great Places in Eugene are • La Posada—OK, it may look like the classic seedy Mexican restaurant (complete with blaring Mexican dances on a scratchy P A system), but La Posada has the best Mexican food in Eugene When you enter, you're greeted by a smiling lady who asks “Two fore deener? Non-smoking9 Chure, we can feet you een " If you're not crazy about Mexican rice, you can save a bundle by ordering from the ala carte side of the menu • The Spagetti Warehouse—a nice, bustling place with low prices a great atmosphere, and decent food They are sus piciously similar to Portland s Spaghetti Factory, but use moz zarella cheese (gross') instead of the Factory's authentic mizithra (incredible') Nonetheless, the food is plentiful and pretty cheap The best possible thing to do at The Spagetti Warehouse is to ask the waiter what the special of the month is They're usually excel lent and always interesting There are two things to watch out for two-for-one coupons the res taurant occasionally runs, and your waiter (they tend to disap pear for half an hour at a time) • Pizza—There are a number of really excellent pizza places in town Everyone already knows about Sy s. Old Town, Track Town, and East Broadway But few people seem to know about Tino's, a nice, quiet private little place with huge candlesticks on each table Their pizza is a cross between thick and thin, and it's really something OK, you've finished eating Now tor something completely different Entertainment Eugene doesn't have any classic movie theaters, so what can you do that's unique and interesting'’ Lots Eugene has some great live theatre for excellent prices (including the University's own fine troupe, which is presenting ■'Trojan Women' starting to night) Tickets are not as expen sive as you d probably think, and you can almost always get dis counts for being a student So theatre s not your thing Eugene also has great opera, symphony, modern dance and ballet shows at affordable prices There s almost always someone playing at Beall Hall for free or a couple of bucks Why limit yourself7 Try something out of the ordinary, and you may find your self a new interest Of course there s always a wide selection of normal movies to choose from, and plenty of nightspots to visit If you've got the time and money, it might be interesting to go pub-hopping some evening If none of these ideas inspire you, there s another important alternative Travel Portland the continued on page 10 While it's not impossible to have a great medium-priced evening in Eugene, It's sometimes easier to try different climes. A quick drive is fairly cheap, fun, and much more interesting than watching “Airport ’79” again. • Heated Pool • Tennis Courts • Color T.V. • Water Beds • 106 Rooms • Entertainment • Lounge • Dining • Banquet Facilities 5 minutes north of Eugene I-5 and Coburg Exit 199 484-2000 Special Thanksgiving Weekend Rates Available 2 to 4 days l>hr iif.i1!'- ; A-WAV wrvm 683-0874 #7 Coburg Road Some Restrictions Must be 21 yrf> or Older
