ON-LINE EATERY OPENING IN AREA : NEWHALL CAFE OFFERS WEB ACCESS, DARTS, BEER, STEAK DINNERS.Byline: Patricia Farrell Aidem Daily News Staff Writer This definitely takes the TV tray A TV tray or TV dinner tray is a type of collapsible furniture that functions as a small, portable table. It became popular in the 1950s as a way to hold food and beverage items while watching TV, the iconic item being a TV dinner. generation to a new level. The Cyber-Surf Cafe, scheduled to open Saturday in the Plaza Posada po·sa·da n. A Christmas festival originating in Latin America that dramatizes the search of Joseph and Mary for lodging. [American Spanish, from Spanish, lodging, from posar, on Lyons Avenue, will offer a byte with every bite - a computer with Internet access See how to access the Internet. at every table. Oh, and there are 28-ounce porterhouse ``mega-steaks,'' too, along with pasta dishes, ribs, seafood and chicken. Thirsty? There are 40 beers on tap in the full bar. Cyber-Surf, with its oceanic motif, will open at 11 a.m. Saturday and will be open daily - till midnight Sunday through Thursday, and until 1 a.m. Friday and Saturday. This high-tech eatery with walls covered in TVs, phones at every table and six satellite dishes is designed for computer junkies, technophobes, families, first dates. What better way to find out if things click than to see just what he or she clicks on? What better way to keep the kids quiet while they wait for dinner to come? The focus is on wholesome entertainment - adult sites are blocked out, sports memorabilia The term sports memorabilia usually refers to anything that can be directly connected to a sports event or personality. These items are generally gathered by fans of the particular sport, athlete or team that the item signifies or by collectors who find value in the rarity will fill lines of cabinets and there are two electronic dart games in the bar. Barbecues are planned on the outdoor grill. Last weekend, general manager Pam Sheehy hosted a walk-through for invited guests. ``The interest was fantastic,'' said Bill Stayart, whose company installed the audio and video. ``I thought maybe three of 10 computers would be on line at any time. But it was amazing a·maze v. a·mazed, a·maz·ing, a·maz·es v.tr. 1. To affect with great wonder; astonish. See Synonyms at surprise. 2. Obsolete To bewilder; perplex. v.intr. . Every single computer went all night long. People are fascinated by the Internet.'' Cyber-Surf Cafe is in a building most recently occupied by Tip's restaurant. The interior has been changed to give that beach house feeling, with white-and-blue beamed ceilings, walls airbrushed with crashing waves, palms and bamboo. On Thursday, workers were nailing in the floor, varnishing the bar, running wires and generally scurrying scur·ry intr.v. scur·ried, scur·ry·ing, scur·ries 1. To go with light running steps; scamper. 2. To flurry or swirl about. n. pl. scur·ries 1. The act of scurrying. about for an opening less than 48 hours away. ``Most of it's done, these are finishing touches finishing touches finish npl the finishing touches → der letzte Schliff finishing touches npl → ultimi ritocchi mpl . We'll be ready Saturday,'' said publicist Donna Lloyd. CAPTION(S): Photo Photo: Bill Stayart and general manager Pam Sheehy log on at Newhall's new Cyber-Surf Cafe. Tom Mendoza/Daily News |
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