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Hangoi Sharl L ^hftrkv'i tmosphere' if * t l^m mm mm \ Patrons relax outside Sha Yestc uniqt By RADHIKA TALWANI Staff Writer Tom Petty blasting from th the murmur of people and ini ing pictures on the tables all corned me as I stepped into terdays in Five Points the night. Don't get me wrong, I've there numerous times befor I lis time was a little differ was supposed to write aboi restaurant so I saw it through attentive eyes, absorbing < little detail. I noticed the newspaper pings that decorated the table the good music selections. Th was active and the Braves/ game was on the TV. I founc self paying more attention t way the waiter behaved - he mmmm i Boo -yy'X\ ; ; 38? 8Bfofc 1 ' rs great ti By KRIS BORKES Staff Writer One of the first things a person experie the family restaurant/bar Sharky's is an at Sean O'Hara, the general manager of i greet each patron with a friendly smile a dent why USC students make Sharky's c |j| | hangouts. Sharky's succeeds in providing its cusi % sphere. Entertainment such as acoustic gi ra a "down home good time." "People can r< 4; * dancing on the tabletops," O'Hara said. '%}- , Sharky's is Thursday night when Jim Le tic guitarist, draws in the crowds. Monday nights are a big deal at Shark |jy?* bottle and anyone can receive a large pe ;t> ; p.m. until the end of the football game. r college football on Saturday nights and p y:f, the special imported beers they serve is "< f ; from Canada. Allison Gibson, another employee sai ? work at. We are all friends here. Not or Bn dents, but many come from out of town h Although Sharky's has only been in has noticed a progression in the popularit "Our main advertisement is the word-i PI USC students," he said. "We have a largi noticed only 25-30 people working here i ' them in." One quality that makes Sharky's extn bars O'Hara believes is this, "This is a have any fights or hassles here. People < a has mature a, cy's offe ?A V' ^ ^0^ '^^^e^ckabaugh/Tbe Gamec irky's in Five Points. jrdays p ie night his Cheeses and was good about fllline the. water O * ' ?vv* " . : e tar We were in there at a late hi terest- s0 onty bar was sliU *n ^ I wej. swing. Those around us seen Yes- pretty^content, some more tl other others. A doctoral student two booths been front of us who had been com e but 10 Yesterdays for three years s ent. I P*ace was "t0? noisy": but it the found the decor and reasonal more prices to his liking, svery Freshman Tate Bombard s? the location and diverse blend clip- people made the restaurant uniqu s and And there usually is a wi le bar range of people in there - evei Reds one from little old ladies to colle I my- students to families with children o the Our waiter, Brian Cabaniss S2 knew the number of people on a giv MiiiliillBI J*P?AL^: Jtrv*Xv lJntJtv A* HillHIIIlii B 60" SF 1 When the musi< A Multi-Media I re by Barry. Sunday, October 6 at 7:3 $ Fret For more information stop RH jF This program is paid for, in part, v/ naia id uuasuui U?AJii uiv/ lati oiiaiivjr Columbia area not to have been cited 1 Though Sharky's main business is the Italian cuisine. Food such as pizza, pasta (in off the street for lunch and dinner. A pocket pizza, which is a popular food cho O'Hara leaves us with a sense of welc lieve this is only a bar-type hangout. Wi great food and good times. Stop in and tr^ iopular, I spot I rc- night varies from month to month. "On summer Sundays and Tuesour days, the place is a zoo. But on fall jll- Sundays and Tuesdays, it's pretty led dead." ian Cabaniss said some menu favorites were the Confederate Fried ; in Steak, Shrimp St. Thomas, El Naing cho Man (my choice) and Chicken aid Fingers. Freshman Brian Dolder said he enjoys the lasagne while freshman Allison Cook said she prefers the lid burrito. Cook said her only comof plaint about Yesterday's was the e. lack of variety on the menu, de Overall, I found that the setting, y- service, unique crowd and music ge was just the right mixture for an i. any-night-of-the-week restuarant. rid Oh, I did have one complaint ? en they forgot to hold my lettuce. Ibrience I GAMECOCK I imT :arolina program union Presentation Drake to in the RH Theatre * rm 209 or call 777-7130 by Student Activity Fees. s mces when he or she walks into ira of camaraderie. ^ the business, is always ready to ready handshake. evi of their favorite Five Points ^B&ggw tomers with a family-like atmonitar playing offers each person ^ jquest a song they like and start One of the best nights to be at Blanc, an accomplished acouspperoni pizza for $6.95 from 8 rhey feature a large screen TV, >ro football on Sundays. One of 3lacier Bay," which is imported ^JPPPPPPPPPH|^^^^^^P|||P^ fnr naorp L/ujnivt)j ivi irru jf\^aiOy v naia 3 clientele. First working here, I i night. 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