ok. bjs is 20 min away.. fridays is closer, at a mall.. the block..

bjs has more room for people, i can make a reservation ahead of time..
fridays requires calling in 1 hr ahead of time and i cannot make a reservation ahead of time.

bjs has pizookie..
fridays is loud.. at that area.. from what i hear.. and i hear service is bad.. i dont know about bjs..

Poll: Choose
(Vote): BJs
(Vote): TGIF

PanoRaMa

United States5070 Posts

June 18 2007 08:17 GMT

#182

I voted BJs. Fridays just seems too much of a "common" restaurant for such a big, awesome meeting such as this. Maybe it's different for other people? I live pretty close to a Fridays so I eat there often with friends when we're bored or something, so I kind of group it with stuff like Dennys. BJs, on the other hand, is more suitable for such occasions.

semioldguy

United States7488 Posts

June 18 2007 08:21 GMT

#183

I live close to both, in fact they are in the same parking lot where I live, and I like BJs much better.

cravy

United States525 Posts

June 18 2007 12:51 GMT

#184

I prefer BJ's by far T_T The last time I went to TGIF it was shitty service

CharlieMurphy

United States22895 Posts

June 19 2007 05:52 GMT

#185

Ok there are 2 BJ's in HB and one is across the street from my work downtown and the other is On Beach/Edinger/405 Freeway. Both are way too far away from the convention center.

Friday's has terrible food.

The Block@Orange has a lot of places to eat but none of them are really that good and most are overpriced (cause its technically a mall).

I'm trying to search for places to eat around disneyland/convention center right now.

edit- hey cool I just found this site:

Restaurant.com

They have really huge coupons for shit.

I just realized most of the good spots to eat are around where I live. Damn I'm lucky.

semioldguy

United States7488 Posts

June 19 2007 07:45 GMT

#186

The problem with eating somewhere right near the convention center is that it will also be right next to Disneyland and the prices will be higher. And that doesn't make the service necessarily better either.

sizcyp

145 Posts

June 19 2007 07:45 GMT

#187

On June 19 2007 14:52 CharlieMurphy wrote:
Ok there are 2 BJ's in HB and one is across the street from my work downtown and the other is On Beach/Edinger/405 Freeway. Both are way too far away from the convention center.

Friday's has terrible food.

The Block@Orange has a lot of places to eat but none of them are really that good and most are overpriced (cause its technically a mall).

I'm trying to search for places to eat around disneyland/convention center right now.

edit- hey cool I just found this site:

Restaurant.com

They have really huge coupons for shit.

I just realized most of the good spots to eat are around where I live. Damn I'm lucky.

its less than 11 miles away from the convention center, i don think thats that far.

mnm

United States4493 Posts

June 19 2007 08:26 GMT

#188

On June 19 2007 16:45 semioldguy wrote:
The problem with eating somewhere right near the convention center is that it will also be right next to Disneyland and the prices will be higher. And that doesn't make the service necessarily better either.

it would be more crowded too (and parking would be a problem for those who drive there).

LordofAscension

United States589 Posts

June 19 2007 09:20 GMT

#189

We carpooling si?

~LoA

cravy

United States525 Posts

June 19 2007 09:27 GMT

#190

Uh that one BJ's in IRVINE is like 10.4 miles away or something... not far at all. I dont think it will be a big problem getting there at all if we just carpool.

LordofAscension

United States589 Posts

June 19 2007 10:27 GMT

#191

Redcloak and I will probably be attending

~LoA

mnm

United States4493 Posts

June 19 2007 12:24 GMT

#192

On June 19 2007 18:27 cravy wrote:
Uh that one BJ's in IRVINE is like 10.4 miles away or something... not far at all. I dont think it will be a big problem getting there at all if we just carpool.

huntington beach is about the same distance away. which is preferred/easier to get to/better location/better service?

u_oODz

Canada91 Posts

June 19 2007 12:53 GMT

#193

so is blizzcon really sold out!?!?!?

semioldguy

United States7488 Posts

June 19 2007 13:12 GMT

#194

On June 19 2007 21:53 u_oODz wrote:
so is blizzcon really sold out!?!?!?

Yes, it really is.

I am willing to drive others around, no problem. I can fit two passengers comfortably and three passengers uncomfortably.

cravy

United States525 Posts

June 19 2007 13:23 GMT

#195

On June 19 2007 21:24 mnm wrote:

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huntington beach is about the same distance away. which is preferred/easier to get to/better location/better service?

Oh I was responding to Charlie cause he made it sound like it was 50 miles away. I don't think it will matter, maybe someone in that area knows it better then me? I live in Los Angeles county and I really don't know H. Beach. I'm sure either one will be ok as long as we have a reservation.

CharlieMurphy

United States22895 Posts

June 20 2007 04:23 GMT

#196

On June 19 2007 22:23 cravy wrote:

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Ok well what time is the proposed dinner? because the HB one will actually be much more convienent for me since I can just drive home right after words considering I live there.

If we are going to be driving that far from the convention center though there is like 10 more nice places to eat around that BJs there is the bella terra mall. and down the street another block is Olive Garden.

http://www.stockteam.com/bella-terra-photos.html
http://www.bellaterra-hb.com/index.php?option=com_directory&page=viewcat&catid=21&Itemid=11

There is a place called Buca De Beppo that is italian as well and Cheesecake factory that isn't listed on there.

cravy

United States525 Posts

June 20 2007 08:41 GMT

#197

Cheesecake doesn't take reservations (at least the ones out here don't). Buca De Beppo is really good, but that place is sooooo crowded and we will be going on a Friday. But I still don't see how its a problem going to BJ's. Its a big place that takes reservations and its 15 minutes away. The food is good and its atmosphere is perfect for a group gathering. If we carpool I don't see any problem getting there. The one in HB is fine with me, it really depends on everyone else though heh. Also the vote is like 9-0 for BJ's so we should just settle for a place and stop changing it.