FARK.com: Fark Party: FINAL REMINDER - "Bowling for Farks" - Orange County Fark Party, August 25th. 7:00PM (3.5 Hours from now) With your SoCal Party Hosts VivianVivisect and GWSuperfan

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Description:	FINAL REMINDER - "Bowling for Farks" - Orange County Fark Party, August 25th. 7:00PM (3.5 Hours from now) With your SoCal Party Hosts VivianVivisect and GWSuperfan
Date/Time:	August 25, 2012 - 07:00 PM (local time)
Party Info:	This will be a belated birthday celebration for GWSuperfan, by demand and votes, we are having a bowling tournament and Fark Party, there is a bar inside the location and also food.

Location:	Irvine Lanes 3415 Michelson Dr Irvine, CA 92612 (949) 786-9625 (view map)

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GWSuperfan		2012-07-30 09:50:47 PM

I'm okay with being called out in the H/L, Moderator and Admins

make me some tea		2012-07-30 09:53:51 PM

We were thinking about changing things up with FARK parties a bit. Like instead of meeting first at a bar and staying there, meeting at a museum, or a zoo or a movie or something, then going for drinks after. Some people don't really drink much (or at all) so they might get more out of that sort of gathering.

Just an idea.

Tziva		2012-07-30 09:54:44 PM

I might be in, depending on where. I am potentially serving on a federal jury in that time though (hopefully not), so we'll see.

Tziva		2012-07-30 09:55:49 PM

wineskigolf		2012-07-30 10:00:07 PM

How about South County. Taco Surf in Dana Point or Casa Ranchero in Ladera Ranch have nice outdoor areas..

dj_bigbird		2012-07-30 10:00:29 PM

I'm sort of in. I'll get there late, I am going to see the Del McCoury band in Irvine that night.

GWSuperfan		2012-07-30 10:03:00 PM

wineskigolf: How about South County. Taco Surf in Dana Point or Casa Ranchero in Ladera Ranch have nice outdoor areas..

Given that I'm coming up from Oceanside, South County is cool with me.

brap		2012-07-30 10:09:17 PM

AGAIN!?!?!?!

Have partied with both, would party with again.

Such a Brosephine thing to say. I NOW HATE MYSELF!

Bathia_Mapes		2012-07-30 10:12:36 PM

GWSuperfan: I'm okay with being called out in the H/L, Moderator and Admins

Thanks for the headsup on that. It's appreciated.

Staffist		2012-07-30 10:13:52 PM

I could be back home in HB that week!

Tziva		2012-07-30 10:15:57 PM

South county is a little too far for me.

I vote for some place in HB, Costa Mesa or Newport, for the purely selfish reasons of being able to crash at the family beach house afterwards without the long drive home.

Hyperbolic Hyperbole		2012-07-30 10:17:33 PM

Oh crap a party I have even less excuses not to go to

Keep me posted on deets

Cubansaltyballs		2012-07-30 10:22:15 PM

Novart		2012-07-30 10:22:41 PM

Supes		2012-07-30 10:24:52 PM

Hey there west coast Farkers.... I'm moving from NYC to Orange County for a new job in about a week. I know absolutely no one out there.

Hopefully by the time this Fark Party rolls around I'll have gotten over the culture shock and be ready to attend and grab a beer or two with you guys. A friendly face or two (even one I've never actually seen) is always welcome when adjusting to a new part of the country!

dj_bigbird		2012-07-30 10:30:18 PM

Supes: Hey there west coast Farkers.... I'm moving from NYC to Orange County for a new job in about a week. I know absolutely no one out there.

Hopefully by the time this Fark Party rolls around I'll have gotten over the culture shock and be ready to attend and grab a beer or two with you guys. A friendly face or two (even one I've never actually seen) is always welcome when adjusting to a new part of the country!

Well, you're farked.

W.C.fields forever		2012-07-30 10:30:43 PM

Swallows Inn In san Juan Cap.Amtrack is 500 ft away.

Supes		2012-07-30 10:32:06 PM

dj_bigbird: Well, you're farked.

Y'know, at least then it won't be any different than what I'm used to in NYC.

bfriend13		2012-07-30 10:38:46 PM

Slater's 50/50 in Huntington Beach? Various beers on tap and burgers made from 50% ground beef and 50% bacon.

Tawnos		2012-07-30 10:56:39 PM

You should hit the goat hill tavern. Perfect dive bar with good beer selection for a Fark party, with smoking under a covered patio (since it's your birthday and all).

Cubansaltyballs		2012-07-30 10:58:02 PM

martissimo		2012-07-30 10:59:12 PM

make me some tea: We were thinking about changing things up with FARK parties a bit. Like instead of meeting first at a bar and staying there, meeting at a museum, or a zoo or a movie or something, then going for drinks after. Some people don't really drink much (or at all) so they might get more out of that sort of gathering.

Just an idea.

Check out a place called "The Cliff" it's on PCH in Laguna Beach, it has an indoor bar, a a outdoor restaraunt, and a lot of places in a small plaza area, with art galleries and shops and stuff, a little something for everyone, even outdoor firepit type things if the weather needs it at night, neat area

chapman		2012-07-30 11:05:28 PM

Check out the the Bruery. http://www.thebruery.com/
Great hand crafted beers, good location for OC, IE and LA. Even if this isn't the party location, I totally recommend it.

Gyrfalcon		2012-07-30 11:27:10 PM

GWSuperfan: wineskigolf: How about South County. Taco Surf in Dana Point or Casa Ranchero in Ladera Ranch have nice outdoor areas..

Given that I'm coming up from Oceanside, South County is cool with me.

It's a bit far for me from north county, but a beachside party sounds awesome! I'm in.

VivianVivisect		2012-07-30 11:32:59 PM

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bhcompy		2012-07-30 11:34:49 PM

Screw these foodie joints. John's Incredible Pizza in the BP Mall. Get your dose of multiculturalism along with an all you can eat pizza bar. Sounds like Fark to me.

missmez		2012-07-30 11:39:24 PM

chapman: Check out the the Bruery. http://www.thebruery.com/
Great hand crafted beers, good location for OC, IE and LA. Even if this isn't the party location, I totally recommend it.

The beers are nom but theres not a lot of seating there.

Anyway, I'll see you the Bruery and raise Bootleggers. Also not much seating, but oh that Knucklesandwich DIPA.

I hate suggest this but Dave abd Busters at t the Irvine Spectrum would be good for parking, seating and giving the nortk county and LA people a break.

BroncoFan_17		2012-07-30 11:40:24 PM

I always picture a fark party as three pathetically lonely guys siting in some empty bar and talking about their Star Trek action figures collections.

GWSuperfan		2012-07-30 11:41:54 PM

BroncoFan_17: I always picture a fark party as three pathetically lonely guys siting in some empty bar and talking about their Star Trek action figures collections.

Clearly you've never been to one.

Enigmamf		2012-07-30 11:43:55 PM

BroncoFan_17: I always picture a fark party as three pathetically lonely guys siting in some empty bar and talking about their Star Trek action figures collections.

Ironically I would probably find that more entertaining than an actual Fark party.

Threadslayer		2012-07-30 11:55:35 PM

Do sweet burnout in the hotel lot

Quasar		2012-07-30 11:57:46 PM

bfriend13: Slater's 50/50 in Huntington Beach? Various beers on tap and burgers made from 50% ground beef and 50% bacon.

I was just at the one in Anahiem. PB&J burger is to die for.

catmacgregor		2012-07-31 12:17:06 AM

Woohoo! A Fark party locally! Do I get killed if I hope for veggie food and proper whiskey?

Cup Check		2012-07-31 12:29:12 AM

Went to the Danny K's party a few years back, that was cool. Someplace sizable is a good idea. I love Slater's 50/50, but it's always too damn crowded and we'd never find parking (same goes for the one in Anaheim Hills).

That said, I work for the County and am all over, so I'll toss out some suggestions that have decent hours, good beer selections, and can accommodate a spontaneous large crowd

Anaheim
The Catch - 2100 East Katella Avenue Anaheim, CA 92806
ESPNZone - 1545 Disneyland Dr., Anaheim, CA 92802
JT Schmids - 2610 East Katella Avenue Anaheim, CA 92806

Aliso Viejo
Stadium Brewing - 26731 Aliso Creek Road # C, Aliso Viejo, CA 92656

Brea
Taps - 101 East Imperial Highway Brea, CA 92821

Costa Mesa
Karl Strauss Brewery - 901 South Coast Drive Costa Mesa, CA 92626
Yard House - 1875 Newport Boulevard Costa Mesa, CA 92627

Fullerton
Stadium Tavern - 305 N Harbor Blvd Fullerton, CA 92832

Garden Grove
Oggi's - 12362 Chapman Ave., Garden Grove, CA 92840

Irvine
BJ's - 13130 Jamboree Rd., Irvine, CA 92602
Dave & Buster's - 71 Fortune Drive #960, Irvine, CA 92618
Steelhead Brewing Co. - 4175 Campus Drive Irvine, CA 92612
Yard House - 71 Fortune Drive Irvine, CA 92618

Laguna Hills
BJ's - 24032 El Toro Rd., Laguna Hills, CA 92653

Los Alamitos
Mr. B's - 11272 Los Alamitos Boulevard Los Alamitos, CA 90720

Mission Viejo
Oggi's - 23641 Vía Linda Mission Viejo, CA 92691

Newport Beach
Yard House - 849 Newport Center Drive Newport Beach, CA 92660

Orange
Alcatraz Brewery - 20 City Boulevard West Orange, CA 92868
Danny K's - 1096 North Main Street Orange, CA 92867
Dave & Busters - 20 City Blvd W #1 Orange, CA 92868
Oggi's - 1500 East Village Way #2295 Orange, CA 92865

San Clemente
Pizza Port - 301 North El Camino Real San Clemente, CA 92672

San Juan Capistrano
Swallows Inn - 31786 Camino Capistrano San Juan Capistrano, CA 92675

Tustin
JT Schmids - 1 Park Ave, Tustin, CA 92782
McFadden's - 14401 Newport Avenue, Tustin, CA 92780
Oggi's - 13612 Newport Blvd., Tustin, CA 92780

Sorry, I can't think of anything else off the top of my head, but I'll talk to my liver once it regains consciousness in the morning. Cheers!

Brainmeat		2012-07-31 12:29:48 AM

I'll be out of town that weekend. In Vegas. Doing stuff. Damnit. Stupid fun.

fred_chan		2012-07-31 12:49:26 AM

Godammit so much. The Seattle Fark party was about a week before I moved to that area from Orange County and now you guys are throwing a party? It's a conspiracy!

/I miss Disneyland and my friends :(
//that's about it though

Gyrfalcon		2012-07-31 12:50:06 AM

Cup Check: Went to the Danny K's party a few years back, that was cool. Someplace sizable is a good idea. I love Slater's 50/50, but it's always too damn crowded and we'd never find parking (same goes for the one in Anaheim Hills).

That said, I work for the County and am all over, so I'll toss out some suggestions that have decent hours, good beer selections, and can accommodate a spontaneous large crowd

Anaheim
The Catch - 2100 East Katella Avenue Anaheim, CA 92806
ESPNZone - 1545 Disneyland Dr., Anaheim, CA 92802
JT Schmids - 2610 East Katella Avenue Anaheim, CA 92806

Aliso Viejo
Stadium Brewing - 26731 Aliso Creek Road # C, Aliso Viejo, CA 92656

Brea
Taps - 101 East Imperial Highway Brea, CA 92821

Costa Mesa
Karl Strauss Brewery - 901 South Coast Drive Costa Mesa, CA 92626
Yard House - 1875 Newport Boulevard Costa Mesa, CA 92627

Fullerton
Stadium Tavern - 305 N Harbor Blvd Fullerton, CA 92832

Garden Grove
Oggi's - 12362 Chapman Ave., Garden Grove, CA 92840

Irvine
BJ's - 13130 Jamboree Rd., Irvine, CA 92602
Dave & Buster's - 71 Fortune Drive #960, Irvine, CA 92618
Steelhead Brewing Co. - 4175 Campus Drive Irvine, CA 92612
Yard House - 71 Fortune Drive Irvine, CA 92618

Laguna Hills
BJ's - 24032 El Toro Rd., Laguna Hills, CA 92653

Los Alamitos
Mr. B's - 11272 Los Alamitos Boulevard Los Alamitos, CA 90720

Mission Viejo
Oggi's - 23641 Vía Linda Mission Viejo, CA 92691

Newport Beach
Yard House - 849 Newport Center Drive Newport Beach, CA 92660

Orange
Alcatraz Brewery - 20 City Boulevard West Orange, CA 92868
Danny K's - 1096 North Main Street Orange, CA 92867
Dave & Busters - 20 City Blvd W #1 Orange, CA 92868
Oggi's - 1500 East Village Way #2295 Orange, CA 92865

San Clemente
Pizza Port - 301 North El Camino Real San Clemente, CA 92672

San Juan Capistrano
Swallows Inn - 31786 Camino Capistrano San Juan Capistrano, CA 92675

Tustin
JT Schmids - 1 Park Ave, Tustin, CA 92782
McFadden's - 14401 Newport Avenue, Tustin, CA 92780
Oggi's - 13612 Newport Bl ...

Let's stay away from Anaheim, the traffic is always awful that weekend. (Labor Day, ew)

A Dave & Buster's sounds fun.

fred_chan		2012-07-31 12:53:04 AM

Gyrfalcon: Cup Check: Went to the Danny K's party a few years back, that was cool. Someplace sizable is a good idea. I love Slater's 50/50, but it's always too damn crowded and we'd never find parking (same goes for the one in Anaheim Hills).

That said, I work for the County and am all over, so I'll toss out some suggestions that have decent hours, good beer selections, and can accommodate a spontaneous large crowd

Anaheim
The Catch - 2100 East Katella Avenue Anaheim, CA 92806
ESPNZone - 1545 Disneyland Dr., Anaheim, CA 92802
JT Schmids - 2610 East Katella Avenue Anaheim, CA 92806

Aliso Viejo
Stadium Brewing - 26731 Aliso Creek Road # C, Aliso Viejo, CA 92656

Brea
Taps - 101 East Imperial Highway Brea, CA 92821

Costa Mesa
Karl Strauss Brewery - 901 South Coast Drive Costa Mesa, CA 92626
Yard House - 1875 Newport Boulevard Costa Mesa, CA 92627

Fullerton
Stadium Tavern - 305 N Harbor Blvd Fullerton, CA 92832

Garden Grove
Oggi's - 12362 Chapman Ave., Garden Grove, CA 92840

Irvine
BJ's - 13130 Jamboree Rd., Irvine, CA 92602
Dave & Buster's - 71 Fortune Drive #960, Irvine, CA 92618
Steelhead Brewing Co. - 4175 Campus Drive Irvine, CA 92612
Yard House - 71 Fortune Drive Irvine, CA 92618

Laguna Hills
BJ's - 24032 El Toro Rd., Laguna Hills, CA 92653

Los Alamitos
Mr. B's - 11272 Los Alamitos Boulevard Los Alamitos, CA 90720

Mission Viejo
Oggi's - 23641 Vía Linda Mission Viejo, CA 92691

Newport Beach
Yard House - 849 Newport Center Drive Newport Beach, CA 92660

Orange
Alcatraz Brewery - 20 City Boulevard West Orange, CA 92868
Danny K's - 1096 North Main Street Orange, CA 92867
Dave & Busters - 20 City Blvd W #1 Orange, CA 92868
Oggi's - 1500 East Village Way #2295 Orange, CA 92865

San Clemente
Pizza Port - 301 North El Camino Real San Clemente, CA 92672

San Juan Capistrano
Swallows Inn - 31786 Camino Capistrano San Juan Capistrano, CA 92675

Tustin
JT Schmids - 1 Park Ave, Tustin, CA 92782
McFadden's - 14401 Newport Avenue, Tustin, CA 92780
Oggi's - 13612 Newport Bl ...

Let's stay away from Anaheim, the traffic is always awful that weekend. (Labor Day, ew)

A Dave & Buster's sounds fun.

Isn't Labor Day the following weekend?

alexcassidy		2012-07-31 01:16:29 AM

Wow, you guys are actually having one of these in my neck of the woods (HB) for once. I gotta ask- as someone who reads these forums all the time but rarely posts, am I gonna stick out like a sore thumb?

Cup Check		2012-07-31 01:19:09 AM

alexcassidy: Wow, you guys are actually having one of these in my neck of the woods (HB) for once. I gotta ask- as someone who reads these forums all the time but rarely posts, am I gonna stick out like a sore thumb?

Nah, we're all pretty civil when we're meeting each other. It's not like a politics thread or anything.

And Labor Day is the next weekend...August 25th will be fine for pretty much any city

Badafuco		2012-07-31 01:20:57 AM

I may come down from Ventura County again.

But, like an old lady in diapers, it Depends...

Summercat		2012-07-31 01:29:27 AM

Hey, if it's at the D&B at the Irvine Spectrum, I'll show :D

...mainly because it's on my bus route and I have work that night. Would have to leave at like 7:30 or so.

Would also suggest BJ's Brewery off of El Toro Road, although frankly I'd want to drag everyone to the sushi place at the mall nearby. Rotating sushi bar with fairly good sushi, $2 a plate.

OscarTamerz		2012-07-31 01:41:32 AM

Having an Orange County Fark party in Anaslime is like having an LA one in South Central.

There's a nice BJs by the Balboa pier in Newport and you can rent kayaks or take a harbor cruise or even take a ferry over to Catalina before the party. There's bars for the drunks and another set on PCH. I took some family out a couple of weeks ago and the Google solar powered catamaran was in the harbor so that was cool. The PIMCO guys and the Broadcom and other tech guys have huge yachts in the harbor so you can see what the .0000000000001% live like.

If Newport gives people rashes then there's a bar crawl on Main Street a block up from the beach and a nice hotel, The Strand, one block over with a total of a dozen bars or more as well as a BJs, an Avila, and a Sushi joint called Tuna Town in Huntington Beach. And there is beach.

mhuckins		2012-07-31 01:45:28 AM

Come up with a final location and I will beg and plead the boyfriend to take me!

bhcompy		2012-07-31 02:01:46 AM

OscarTamerz: Having an Orange County Fark party in Anaslime is like having an LA one in South Central.

There's a nice BJs by the Balboa pier in Newport and you can rent kayaks or take a harbor cruise or even take a ferry over to Catalina before the party. There's bars for the drunks and another set on PCH. I took some family out a couple of weeks ago and the Google solar powered catamaran was in the harbor so that was cool. The PIMCO guys and the Broadcom and other tech guys have huge yachts in the harbor so you can see what the .0000000000001% live like.

If Newport gives people rashes then there's a bar crawl on Main Street a block up from the beach and a nice hotel, The Strand, one block over with a total of a dozen bars or more as well as a BJs, an Avila, and a Sushi joint called Tuna Town in Huntington Beach. And there is beach.

1) It's the middle of summer. You cannot park anywhere near Balboa reliably. It's just not feasible.
2) Downtown HB isn't much better, plus too many bros.

Be better off having the fark party at Taco Mesa at this point

propasaurus		2012-07-31 02:04:52 AM

Yeah, somewhere near Disney should be OK.
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propasaurus		2012-07-31 02:10:31 AM

Oh, and Happy Birthday GWS

particle_mann		2012-07-31 02:30:36 AM

Personally I'd like to see north OC, as it makes it easier for people coming from LA or the IE (such as myself) to get to. As for locale, I like the idea of a non-bar-maybe take over Steamer's (best live jazz venue in SoCal, and decent food, with some boozeahol available) or Knowlwood's in downtown Fullerton, or if a bar is a necessity do Hero's-something like 100+ beers on tap and food that is greasy, but amazingly good, with portions that could feed a small third world country.

Or, y'know, BJ's on Imperial in Brea. That works too :P

OscarTamerz		2012-07-31 02:44:55 AM

bhcompy
1) It's the middle of summer. You cannot park anywhere near Balboa reliably. It's just not feasible. 2) Downtown HB isn't much better, plus too many bros.

Be better off having the fark party at Taco Mesa at this point

The Balboa beach parking empties at 5 when the families go home, the HB city parking structure never fills and neither does the underground one under the Strand and there is a 7 mile long beach lot that starts a block away.

Never been anywhere on this planet that had a dearth of assholes, have you?

The Taco Mesa on 19th street across from the DMV in little TJ has a burro entrance but no burro exit, just sayin.

Wittenberg Dropout		2012-07-31 03:11:56 AM

I'm down for an OC adventure with the denizens of FARK. Being Tustin/Irvine adjacent I'm cool with where ever but it would be nice to find a joint that has a little ambiance as opposed to settling for the masses of chain establishments in our lovely garden of strip malls.

That said, I'll happily recommend the Tustin Brewery. The local beers are range from nice to ok and they host Russian River brews from time to time.

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