CURRY WITH SIDE OF LAW COURTHOUSE CAFE THINKS GLOBAL.Byline: Karen Maeshiro Staff Writer LANCASTER - The Antelope Valley This article is about the Los Angeles County region. For the census-designated place in Wyoming, see Antelope Valley-Crestview, Wyoming. The Antelope Valley Courthouse will acquire an international flavor when a $3.5 million cafeteria opens Feb. 1 with a wide-ranging menu. The menu at the LunchStop cafeteria will feature traditional fare such as hamburgers, fries, hot dogs and soup, but also more exotic-sounding selections like a Thai peanut wrap, spicy Indian curry with lemongrass lemongrass, n Latin name: Cymbopogon citratus; part used: leaves; uses: antitussive, antirheumatic, antiseptic, anxiolytic, antibacterial, antifungal, insomnia, vomiting, high blood pressure, fever; precautions: none known. and basmati rice bas·ma·ti rice n. An aromatic long-grain rice from India. [Hindi b  smat , and a grilled eggplant, arugula arugulaor rocket Yellowish-flowered European herbaceous plant (Eruca vesicaria sativa), of the mustard family, cultivated for its foliage, which is used especially in salads. and pesto sandwich. ``We like to think we have a little bit of everything for everyone, salad bar, hero sandwiches. There will be traditional grilled burgers,'' said Wayne Goulding Sr., CEO (1) (Chief Executive Officer) The highest individual in command of an organization. Typically the president of the company, the CEO reports to the Chairman of the Board. and president of LunchStop, the San Jose-based firm under contract to the county to operate the cafeteria. ``We have an entree section where we serve a main entree every day that will have an international theme, everything you can think of.'' County supervisors last week approved the contract with LunchStop, a food-service management company that operates cafeterias as franchises in 60 locations in California, Texas and Oregon. The firm's other eateries in Southern California Southern California, also colloquially known as SoCal, is the southern portion of the U.S. state of California. Centered on the cities of Los Angeles and San Diego, Southern California is home to nearly 24 million people and is the nation's second most populated region, are located in the federal buildings in Laguna Niguel and San Diego San Diego (săn dēā`gō), city (1990 pop. 1,110,549), seat of San Diego co., S Calif., on San Diego Bay; inc. 1850. San Diego includes the unincorporated communities of La Jolla and Spring Valley. Coronado is across the bay. , the Ronald Reagan Courthouse in Santa Ana, and the city of Inglewood, Goulding said. Under the agreement, LunchStop will pay the county $700 a month or 5 percent of its monthly gross receipts, whichever is greater, bringing in to the county a minimum of $8,400 per year in revenue. The agreement runs for three years with the option to renew in each of two successive years. The courthouse, named after Supervisor Michael D. Antonovich Michael Dennis Antonovich (born 1939 in Los Angeles, California) is a member of the Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors representing the Fifth District, which covers northern Los Angeles County, the Antelope, Santa Clarita, Pasadena, and parts of the San Fernando and San , opened in October 2003 without a functioning cafeteria, so courthouse staffers, attorneys, law enforcement officers and the public had to make do with a catering wagon parked outside the courthouse doors or drive elsewhere to get lunch. The 10,000-square-foot LunchStop cafeteria with a dining capacity for more than 400 customers will serve breakfast and lunch. ``We are pleased to finally have a cafeteria where both the employees of the courthouse as well as the public can have access to a greater variety of nutritious food,'' said Anna Pembedjian, Antonovich's justice deputy. A county staff report said the cafeteria will offer ``quality meals for county staff and visitors at reasonable prices.'' Karen Maeshiro, (661) 267-5744 karen.maeshiro(at)dailynews.com CAPTION(S): 3 photos Photo: (1 -- color) LunchStop and SYSCO SYSCO Systems and Services Company managers Chrissy Heard, right, Leslie Mejia and Irene Patino check out the Antelope Valley Courthouse's new cafeteria, LunchStop, which opens Feb. 1. (2 -- color) The owners of the franchised cafeteria opening at the Antelope Valley Courthouse - Susan Yoon, left, and Susie Kim - sit in the dining area. (3) LunchStop managers Chrissy Heard, left, and Irene Patino look over the kitchen of the company's latest cafeteria at the Antelope Valley Courthouse. Jeff Goldwater/Staff Photographer |
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