Post #27963 by tikivixen on Tue, Mar 25, 2003 9:44 PM

I'd second the Jab's vote for Pancake Circus...one of the few things I miss in Sacrademento.

Just a few blocks from Pancake Circus, Zelda's Pizza on 21st is a fabulous dive (don't have meat dishes if you can help it though, at least not without lots of alcohol for sterilization purposes). It is as unchanged since the 50's as a place can actually be--they still have dial phones, for example.

All of that area along Del Paso by Little Joe's is fun. There's a vintage ice rink, ice supply store (which seemed OPEN last time I drove by?!), bowling alley, and a couple of dive bars with great signage. Unfortunately the ice rink and bowling alley are kaput, but they still look incredibly evocative.

I hear from my ex in Sac that there's a great Dean Martin-esque entertainer working weekend nights at the Back Door these days. You might want to check him out...very enthusiastic reviews, apparently.

--Lisa