They’ll Be Flashing the Party Sein
The end is coming soon, but you needn’t face it alone.
Indeed, at least nine Orange County establishments will throw parties for Thursday’s “Seinfeld” finale. So if the thought of saying farewell in isolation is unbearable, pop in to one of the following establishments--all equipped with big-screen TVs--for a Big Salad, marble rye, trivia and look-alike contests, soup served soup-Nazi style and most likely a horde of other fans.
“Lots of our employees who aren’t working that night want to come out” for the bash at National Sports Grill in Santa Ana, said manager Michael Stroup.
Meanwhile, Legends Sports Bar in Costa Mesa has been building toward the finale with “Seinfeld” viewing fetes every Thursday for the past month, and Sloppy Joe’s in Irvine is reserving 50 seats for a single party of Seinfeldphiles from a nearby business.
“They plan on coming dressed up as their favorite characters,” said promotions coordinator Chris Bradbury, “and bringing in ‘Seinfeld’ junk food, like Junior Mints.”
Herewith then, is the list, with these notes: KNBC will show clips from past shows at 8 p.m., then the one-hour final episode at 8:45. All sports bars listed also indicated they will devote several screens to any National Basketball Assn. and National Hockey League playoffs broadcast:
Corner Bakery, 3333 Bristol St., Costa Mesa. (714) 546-1555. 8 p.m. Look-alike, impersonation and trivia contests and a special menu featuring Elaine’s Big Salad, poppy-seed muffins, marble rye, eggplant calzone and black-and-white cookies.
Legends Sports Bar, 580 Anton Ave., Suite 201, Costa Mesa. (714) 966-5338. 7 p.m. Trivia, Kramer shirts, T-shirts, drink specials.
National Sports Grill, 7 p.m. and 8:30 p.m., respectively, at its Santa Ana and Buena Park locations: 101 E. Sandpointe Ave., Santa Ana. (714) 979-0900. T-shirts, trivia, drink specials. 5970 Orangethorpe Ave., Buena Park. (714) 523-0803. Trivia, one framed Kramer lithograph to be given away, drink specials.
Sloppy Joe’s, 31 Fortune Drive, Irvine, (949-727-1484. 8 p.m. T-shirts, look-alike contests, Kramer hair gel, Kramer drink cups, trivia.
Baja Sharkeez, 114 McFadden Place, Newport Beach. (949) 673-0292. 8 p.m. Jerry, George, Kramer and Elaine look-alike contests, trivia, two-for-one burger plate.
Geckos, 4 p.m. at all locations: 7887 Center Drive, Huntington Beach, (714) 892-2227; 279 Orangethorpe Ave., Fullerton, (714) 466-8900; 28471 Marguerite Parkway, Mission Viejo, (949) 347-5991. A “George Happy Hour” from 4-8 p.m. with a free buffet and drink specials, marble-rye sandwiches and soup served soup-Nazi style, Kramer impersonation and Elaine dancing contests, trivia.