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There’s more behind that filet mignon than meets your knife and fork! In fact, behind any meal served around Brightside Country there’s a person...an interesting person with a story to tell By Audrey Barrie Debbie Flinker was one of the first waitresses hired when Steak Ale opened almost two years ago in Danville. Now she is head waitress, supervising staff of 14. “It's a super place to work,”” she says.We get lots of reinforcement from management because Steak Ale feels that happy employes create a bet ter atmosphere. The vivacious 24-year-old blonde previously held the “usual high school jobs then worked as an executive secretary and office manager. I'd never return to that, she insists. It’s too intense and structured. * Debbie has been married for four years to Rudy Flinker, a communica tions representative for Western Union. The Flinkers have no children, but share their home with a cat named Charlie, “because my mother says he looks like Charlie Chaplin. ’ They have recently purchased a con dominium in San Ramon which is fin ished in the antiques they spend weekends hunting in the Mother Lode country, “Rudy is really talented at restoring antiques.] work the 4 to 12 shift so he spends evenings working on our pieces.”” Rudy is currently making a butcher block for the center of their new kitchen and stained glass doors for an antique hutch, they bought in Nevada City. Besides the antiques, they own a pair of 10 speed bicycles which they enjoy riding. ‘We're terribly athletic, ’ Debbie laughs. “‘We play handball and love any kind of skiing,”” She says she likes her job at Steak Ale “better than any I’ve ever had. We're a close-knit group and really care about each other.” In addition to sports, Debbie is a photographer. She works with a Nikkar mat 35m, specializing in black and white studies of old barns and portraits of Charlie, Debbie and Rudy plan to have children someday. “That's when I'd quit my job, she says firmly. “I'm not ready for children yet, but when we leave Utem, I want to make a full-time econitment.” DANVILLE HOTEL, 155 South Harts, Danville. Phone: 847-8559, Hours; Lunch Man. Sat. 11:30-230, Dinner Man. Thur. 5: 40; Fri-Sat. S:800; Sun. 4530-10, Cham pagne Sunday brunch 10-2:30. Prices: Lamed from 31.95 to $4.95; dinners from $¢.95 to $9.95. Menu features steaks and two cuts of prime rib, seafood and interesting Mex ican dishes such as lobster and enchiladas and giant crab tostada. There is also outside dining, weather permitting. Live entertainment 9 to 1 and full bar service ~ try the “torture tub” or the “orgy bowl '* Child*s menu available. Warly California decor with authentic chandeliers and interesting things to see. Cozy fireplace, DUBLIN GORRAL, 17951 Dublin Boulevard, Dublin, Phone: 828-4933. Hours: Open 7 days @ week. Lunch Mon. Fri. 11-4. Dinner Sun.Tues. 4- 1; Wed-Thur. ia 0. from $2.00; dinner from $4.25 to $9.25. Some ala carte luncheon items available, Puli bur service and banquet room for up to 8). The menu Features nearly 51 different entrees, including abalone, sauteed crab legs, steaks. Child’s plate also available. Live entertainment ‘thursday through Saturday from 9 part. As one of the oldest restaurants in the valley, the decor is “early California’ and features antique items both in the decor and on dis play ELEGANT BIB, 3201 Dan ville Blvd., Alaro. Phone: 437-5123, Hours: Lunch served Mon-Fri. 11:30-2:30, Dinner Mon-Thu. 10-19; Fri. 5:30- 0:30; Sat. 5-1. Lunch from $1.85 to $4.65, dinners from $4.95 to $12.50. Uses nothin: but. Black Angus beefay milk-fed Wisconsin veal; also features jam and abalone- Originality is the key word here — original entrees, original soups (jumping bean song, bean soup with tequila), original sauces ,they're ful of surprises. A full car, the Celebrity Lounge, which serves up delicious strawberry daguiris all year ‘round. Superb service in a warm Victorian decor. EL VAQUERO, 326 South L Street, Livermore. Phone: 460-6282. Hours; Mon.Sat. 1l- 10; Sun. 3-10. Prices range from ala carte order for $1.00 up to combination plates up to $5.160 combination with steak $4.95. Beer and wine with wine Margaritas and El Vaquero sangtla. Specials Include steak ranchero, tostada compuesta, chile relleno, chalupa and taquito. Nice family dining with children’s plates available. ‘Take-out uchers also available and the will cook special dis hes on request. South of it border background music complements the Mexican decor with its interesting woodworked iron work friendly, relaxed atmosphere, WAN’S CHINESE RESTAURANT, TeA5 Regional, Dublin, Phone: 829- 659. Hours: Open 7 days a week. Mon-Sat. 11-8; Sun. 48. Prices: Jamerican “shopper's special” combination lunch at $1.45. Dinners from $2.95 to $5.65. Fri-Sun. from 4:40 to there's a super special — all you can eat for $3.05, children 0 cents for each year. Menu features special sesame chicken and Cantonese cuisins. Many kinds of beer and wine available. Take out orders and catering service available. Informal at mosphere with the emphasis on family dining. HOLIDAY INN, Las Flores Ful. at Interstate 580, Liver more, Phone! 443-4950. Hours: au. to 10 p.m. seven days a week. Breakfast served until 11:30; lunch ‘til 5; dinner [rom ] on. Prices include a special buffet luncheon at 82:30; dinner from $4.75 to $9.20. Ala carte also available. Full bar service available featuring dark German beer and Margaritas. Varied menu includes, medallion of beef, New York steak and chicken. ‘Best wine list in town.” En joy dancing to live entertain ment Tuesday through Satur day evenings in an Elizabethan dine-by candlelight aura HOWARD JOHNSON'S, 6680 Regional, Dublin, Phone: 829-5568. Hours: Restaurant a hur. 6 g.m.-midnight; Fri-Sat. open 24 hours. Cocktail lounge 11-2 seven nights a week. Anything on the menu served all day. Lunch from $1.80 to $2.80, dinner from $3.25 to $5.50. Daily family special, different each day, all you can eat for $2.59 or $7.29 — seven nights a week. Menu includes very popular fried clams — @ Howard Johnson national tradition — and choice steaks. Full bar facilities and ban quets up to 200. Special children’s menu the kids can take home and a birthday jab for kids up to age 12. Enjoy disco dancing via records Tuesday through Saturday evenings. Variety of hanging plants provide a friendly down home atmosphere. LA ROCHELLE, 348 St. Mary's, Pleasanton, Fhone: 646-5740, Hours: Lunch ‘ues. Fri. 11:30-2:30; Dinner served Tues.Thur. 6:30-9:30; Fri. Sat. 5:30-10:30; closed Sunday and Monday. Prices: Lunch 1.75 to $4.18, dinner 35.50 to 98.9. There is a bar and wine and mixed drinks are available. Banquet facilities for 25 people. Menu specialties include supern veal dishes, abalone, chicken saute, filet mignon brochette, and a special sauce supreme, Child’s plate available. Not fancy, but of interest, is a lovely chandelier imported from Italy. Excellent, friend ly service in this new con tinental restaurant. in down town Pleasanton, LA VILLA, 475 St. John St., Pleasanton, Phone: 646-2114. Hours: Closed Men. and Tues. Web.Sat. open from 6 p.m. until for midnight; Sun. 4:30 ‘til? Prices: seven course gourmet dinner, French or Italian, with choice of entree $15. A la carte from $7.95 up. There is no cocktail lounge but they serve their own Villa Armanda wine, French wines and champagne cocktails. Dinner by reserva tion only. On the premises is a delightful outdoor garden cafe, La Trattoria, for dining, and wining and a delicatessen with sandwiches, salads, im ported cheeses and other purchasables. Set in a peaceful, country at mosphere, they like you to come and dine, take your time and enjoy the elegant at mospher THE RANCHER, 675 Rincon Avenue, Livermore, Phone: 443-4333, Hours: Closed Sunday. Lunch Mon— Ph. 11:303, Dinner Man Thur. 5-210, at. 5-11. Bar open nightly until 2 a.m Prices: Luncheon specials every day and ‘for $3.50 or less you can enjoy the best.' Dinners range from $4.50 to $7.95. Child's plate from $2.10 to $3.25. Menu includes all kinds of sandwiches, Italian food, fish, teriyaki steak, lobster, and the specialty — prime rib. Also featured, is Alaska king crab. Full bar service and banquet room for 50. No music or entertainment presently but t's in the plan ning stage. In the meantime, enjoy the good food in nie early California. rancho at mosphere, THE RED BARON Steak Mouse, 909 Clubhouse Drive at Livermore Airport and Golf Course, Phone; $55-8282, Hors: Mon-Sat. 11:30-10:30; Sun. 10:302240 and 5-130. Prices: For Indies ala cars prices apply, dinner prices range from $4 to $9.45 Specials include prime its and steaks, fresh seafood, teriyaki chicken. Private din ing room available for ban quets, also bar and a cocktail lounge. Unusual Victorian contemporary decor with in teresting airplane anemarabilia. Dancing to live orchestra Wed., Thur. Sun from 8, Fri, and Sat. from 2:20. Good food and service, unique salting, well worth visiting. SMORGA BOB'S, 4193 First Street, Livermore. Phone :493-7100. Hours: Open? days a week, Lunch Mon.Fri V3; Sat. 1-4, Dinner Mon. Thur. 48:0, Fri-Sat. 49, Suc. 128:30. Prices range from $1.89 for lunch to $8.25 for din ner. Meligious all-you-can-eat arrangement with fish, fried chicken, salads, crab, T-bone steak and other goodies in cluded on a varied menu. Special child's plate available. Monday is family night with reduced prices. En joy a Sunday buffet breakfast from 9 to noon and have fun making your sundae with all kinds of goodies. Catering aid take-out services available. Family type atmosphere, 110 alcoholic beverages served. (EAT ON!) DEBBIE FLINKER Head uitress STEAK ALE
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Sun, Oct 31, 1976
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