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About Oregon daily emerald. (Eugene, Or.) 1920-2012 | View Entire Issue (Nov. 20, 1981)
One of the greatest benefits of living in Eugene is the town's great host of natural foods res taurants While couples who frequent such places seldom refer to their togetherness over a bowl of mashed yeast as a date, " it is still entirely worthwhile to con sider a meal d'amour that is en joyable as well as healthy And cheap, too The Homefried Truckstop is the closest and most notorious ex ample of this avenue of dining delight What sort of folks go to such a place? Stereotypes abound, of course On any even ing you're bound to find a few left-over flower children reminisc ing about being beaten up by cops in the good old days, a tran sient or two, a nervous-looking business major who thought this was a burger joint, one or two folks who haven't bathed for quite a while, and a dog with a bandana tied around his neck patiently waiting outside for his master to emerge But at the Truckstop you don't have to have Birkenstocks strapped to your feet in order to be served, though shoes of some sort are required And you don't have to be a vegetarian Even Republicans can eat there Besides the more organic clientele, the Truckstop is starting to attract (heaven forbid!) prep pies Sometimes, on a crowded occasion, both species can be seen at the same table, passing a shaker of kelp in a manner that would make Ronnie and Leonid envious The Truckstop offers a com plete dinner menu during the evening hours, with both meat dishes and a great variety of sans-meat dishes available All the food is ' home-cooked," and, as the business is a cooperative, every effort is made to keep the quality of the food high and the prices low And this translates to pleasure at all points of the process for the diners: a tasty and filling meal that's as much fun to pay for as it is to eat Our couple was fortunate to go to the Truckstop on a night when the musical accompaniment was good The soothing, sensuous sounds of a twelve-string guitar and flute filled the audio specter of the restaurant on this occasion They felt relieved, for the last time they had dined at the Truckstop the off-key singer s voice was so offensive they had to beat a hasty retreat back to<be library vending machines Since both of our diners were vegetarians (and nearly broke) they opted for a plate of "fresh steamed veggies with rice and tofu" and a pot of their favorite tea The food soon arrived on earthenware plates, accompan ied by a healthy slice of whole wheat bread The cost? $3 each on this dutch affair And the benefits? Untold thousands from a meal like this Full of protein and vitamins and fiber, this good stuff filled both of their stomachs, and VINO'S SPAGHETTI HOUSE PIZZA €$ /O I • / . ti N& \. 342-8111 TINO’S • Full dinner menu • 23 varieties of Pizzas • Whole wheat and white crust • Pizzas to go -cooked and uncooked 15th and Willamette Open every day Mon-Fri 11-1 00 am Sat 5-1:00 am Sun 5-11 00 pm J so they were better able to enjoy each other's company and forget about books and machines for a while The best thing about the Truckstop is that it's not just a restaurant, it's a whole evening s I SALE! after Thanksgiving | come and see! taniREflS Cloth and Clothinq 244-1 Hilt/ard 6no&ne.Osg<5n97405 345-1324 c^stjp I worth of entertainment There's food, of course, all sorts of teas (herbal and non-herbal, just like the clientele) and coffee, music, and plenty of interesting people to watch Just sit back and be or ganic by kirk knighton CASH For Textbooks Mon.-Fri. Smith Family Bookstore 768 E 13th 1 Bl From Campus Ptl 345-1651 UNIVERSITY THEATRE PRESENTS TKOJAN WOMIW w EURiriDES NOVEMBER 208.21 DECEMBER 2.345 800INTHI ROBINSON JHC ATRt CAU UciO 686-4191 FOR riCKITS AND INFORMATION Dinners from $4.95: Spanakopitta, Souvlaki, Marinated Trout, Moussaka, Yiros. . . . poppis GREEK PEASANT FOOD WINE & SPIRIT 675 E. 13th Ave. 343-0846 Closed Tuesdays 11 30 a m 10 30 p.m weekdays, 9 a m 10 30 p m weekends 4 V. Barrett Ryan Entertainment presents I Sunday, November 29 • 8 PM University of Oregon Mac Court All Seats Reserved $9.50 $8.50 $7.50 Tickets on sale n'ow al U ol O Athletic Dept Meiei & Frank Everybody s Records Listen to KSND for further information
