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Fox Sports Grill has a fl air for food

BY MAHSA KHALILIFAR

Daily Titan Staff

It is all about simplicity, lighting and oh yes, eating.

When you walk into the Fox Sports Grill in the evening at the Irvine Spectrum, those things are what you may find yourself taking notice of.

Two entrances, each with its own set of hostesses dressed in black outfits, greet guests as they walk in.

You can either take the entrance toward the bar where you see the spacious bar filled with patrons and TV monitors of your favorite sports team playing in the background, or you can enter from the main restaurant door where you see an enclosed waterfall through a screen and different dining sections.

The Fox Sports Grill has a unique design to it and it is not your typical sports bar. The hardwood floors, comfortable furniture and modernized decor emphasize the atmosphere’s causal elegance.

The furnaces in the middle of the dining areas and brick-like fire walls not only bring warmth but class to the rather new restaurant.

With only having four locations in the U.S. (Irvine being the only location in California), the Fox Sports Grill caters its menu to each specific city that has the restaurant and gives each its own little “twist.”

The sports grill’s also have rooms for special occasions and within in each room, each has its own ambiance.

For example, the more private dining area in the middle does not have sports monitors and is more of a couple-like setting.

The menu seems like your average sports grill menu but instead of it being just all about sandwiches or finger foods like many sports bars are, the Fox Sports Grill prides itself in giving a more upscale sports dining experience.

With a variety of scrumptious salads, succulent steaks and savory sandwiches, the Grill’s Americanized selections could please almost anyone’s taste.

If you are in the mood for seafood or chicken, there are also diverse selections and a special’s menu each night to choose from.

Another perk, other than the good food at the Spectrum location, which contains an Edwards Theatre, is that you can purchase a movie ticket for $6.50 with your order of an entrée (check location for details).

The nice thing is that for people who would rather eat while watching their favorite sports team on the screens, than hear wild, rowdy drunk men screaming for their team of choice to win, the three different tiers of separation allow you to enjoy your dining experience your way.

Although it was a little too dark in some of the areas and being secluded from people due to the different rooms can be a little strange, the setting is favorable for people who want a modernized and affordable night out on the town.

Overall, the Fox Sports Grill is an enjoyable environment to dine at; with mostly inexpensive dishes and a unique approach to the same old sports bar, Fox gives diners something other than the night’s game to look forward to.

The Fox Sports Grill is located ports Grill is located at 31 Fortune Drive in Irvine.

MAHSA KHALILIFAR/Daily Titan Casual yet upscale, the Fox Sports Grill is sure to please varying tastes.