Dave & Buster's Debuts Irvine Store.IRVINE Irvine, town, Scotland Irvine (ûr`vĭn), town (1991 pop. 32,507), North Ayrshire, SW Scotland, on the Irvine River estuary. Industries include iron and brass foundries. Other products are chemicals, electric goods, and clothing. , Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--July 22, 1998--The company that ranked 18th among the "Top 50 Growth Chains" by Restaurant Business took its Great Food, Great Fun concept back to California California (kăl'ĭfôr`nyə), most populous state in the United States, located in the Far West; bordered by Oregon (N), Nevada and, across the Colorado River, Arizona (E), Mexico (S), and the Pacific Ocean (W). as Dave & Buster's, Inc. launched its newest store last week in Irvine -- the heart of Southern California's Tech Coast. The new D&B, an anchor for Phase II of the Irvine Spectrum Center, is the second D&B opening this year. "The five million people a year that visit the Irvine Spectrum Center are the perfect profile for Dave & Buster's guests," said Dave Corriveau, co-founder and co-chief executive officer. "This first weekend reminded me of our opening in Ontario. This will be a very successful store for us." "Every store we open seems to get a little smoother and easier. This was the smoothest one yet and, once again, I have to give the credit to a great D&B opening team effort," said co-founder and co-chief executive officer, Buster Corley. Located at the intersection intersection /in·ter·sec·tion/ (-sek´shun) a site at which one structure crosses another. intersection a site at which one structure crosses another. of the heavily travelled I-5 and I-405 freeways, the Irvine Dave & Buster's is the company's second California store and their first Orange County location. Another D&B is slated to open later this year at The Block at Orange, located in the City of Orange, which is adjacent to Anaheim and all the surrounding sur·round tr.v. sur·round·ed, sur·round·ing, sur·rounds 1. To extend on all sides of simultaneously; encircle. 2. To enclose or confine on all sides so as to bar escape or outside communication. n. attractions. Founded in 1982, Dave & Buster's is one of the country's leading upscale restaurant and entertainment concepts, and currently operates 14 locations across the United States United States, officially United States of America, republic (2005 est. pop. 295,734,000), 3,539,227 sq mi (9,166,598 sq km), North America. The United States is the world's third largest country in population and the fourth largest country in area. with three more store openings (Rockland County, N.Y., Orange, Calif., and Columbus, Ohio Columbus is the capital and the largest city of the American state of Ohio. Named for explorer Christopher Columbus, the city was founded in 1812 at the confluence of the Scioto and Olentangy rivers, and assumed the functions of state capital in 1816. ) slated for 1998. D&B also has a seven store licensing agreement with Bass Plc for a chain of D&B's in the United Kingdom. The first U.K. Dave & Buster's, in Birmingham, England will be joined later this month by a second store in Bristol. Dave & Buster's stock is traded on the Nasdaq national exchange under the symbol DANB DANB Dental Assisting National Board .
CONTACT: Dave & Buster's
Dennis Paine, 214/357-9588
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