by Guest » Wed Jan 10, 2018 2:54 am
Just reminiscing about this place. I remember eating there with my parents back in the '80s-early '90s, stopping off for dinner before going to watch the Fresno State men's basketball games at Selland Arena. It had a great selection of restaurants (fond memories of eating beef teriyaki sticks and chicken bowls at Dai Ichi, gyros from the Greek place, and many cold winters eating a big bowl of soup from one of the other establishments).
And for a young kid, as soon as I finished my meal, I raced off to spend time in the magazine shop (to pick up the latest '80s comics of G.I.Joe, Transformers, and those early black and white Ninja Turtles). Even a tiny arcade was nearby to kill some time in. Really made it a fun outing for every basketball game that we had season tickets for.
Since so many college basketball fans would eat there before the games downtown (the majority of people inside during those nights wearing Fresno State red), I imagine it ended up hurting for business once the college built the Save Mart Center and shifted them back to the university area. Not sure if they had closed before that center got built or not. And now I believe an Office Depot exists in its location. Great memories though.
Just reminiscing about this place. I remember eating there with my parents back in the '80s-early '90s, stopping off for dinner before going to watch the Fresno State men's basketball games at Selland Arena. It had a great selection of restaurants (fond memories of eating beef teriyaki sticks and chicken bowls at Dai Ichi, gyros from the Greek place, and many cold winters eating a big bowl of soup from one of the other establishments).
And for a young kid, as soon as I finished my meal, I raced off to spend time in the magazine shop (to pick up the latest '80s comics of G.I.Joe, Transformers, and those early black and white Ninja Turtles). Even a tiny arcade was nearby to kill some time in. Really made it a fun outing for every basketball game that we had season tickets for.
Since so many college basketball fans would eat there before the games downtown (the majority of people inside during those nights wearing Fresno State red), I imagine it ended up hurting for business once the college built the Save Mart Center and shifted them back to the university area. Not sure if they had closed before that center got built or not. And now I believe an Office Depot exists in its location. Great memories though.