Out & About / Ventura County : tidbits : Fall Kickoff : Sports-themed eateries get set for a season of NFL fans hungry for football and food.

Let the games begin. For legions of football fanatics, Sunday marks the much-anticipated NFL regular season kickoff.

Looking for a spot where you can eat, drink and get loud while rooting for your favorite team? Following are some of the area sports-themed eateries:

Damon’s in Simi Valley is a steak and rib house. It’s also a sporting experience.

This large restaurant is outfitted with four gigantic wall-mounted video screens and many more monitors that televise sporting events of all sorts.

It’s a safe bet that Damon’s will be packed on Sundays. An elaborate cable and satellite system will carry all the NFL games.

The menu includes appetizers, chicken, steak, seafood, salads, ribs, and sandwiches, along with children’s fare.

An all-you-can-eat breakfast buffet is served from 9 to 11 a.m. Saturdays and Sundays and includes made-to-order omelets and eggs, breakfast burritos, waffles, biscuits and gravy, sausage, ham and fruit. Cost: $7.99; younger than 10, $3.99.

A note for Cleveland Browns enthusiasts: Damon’s is a designated “official site” for the Southern California Browns Backers Assn.

This will be a hot spot for Dawg Pound wannabes to celebrate the Browns’ return to the NFL this year. Also, a few college football team fan clubs meet here, including Nebraska, Ohio State and Michigan contingents.

Damon’s, 2410 Sycamore Drive, Simi Valley. Hours: Monday-Thursday, 11 a.m.-11 p.m.; Friday, 11 a.m.-midnight; Saturday, 9 a.m.-midnight; Sunday, 9 a.m.-10 p.m. 582-7427.

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With three big screens and 48 televisions--including sets in the bathrooms--you’d have to work hard to miss the football action at the Tree House Sports Bar and Grill in Simi Valley.

Bring an appetite. The sizable regular menu includes steaks, lobster, burgers and much more. Familiar breakfast fare is available as well.

Football fans of all persuasions can watch their favorite team via satellite.

Tree House Sports Bar and Grill, 2830 Tapo St., Simi Valley. Hours: Monday-Friday, 8 a.m.-2 a.m.; Saturday-Sunday, 9 a.m.-2 a.m. 526-5455.

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Season Ticket in Simi Valley epitomizes the neighborhood bar concept. As bartender Ellie Kosovac says, “Everybody knows everybody and we root for each other’s teams.” Vikings, Raiders and Rams fans are numerous there, she said. Season Ticket is satellite-equipped to carry all the NFL games, which are shown on two big screens and nine televisions.

Brett Tucker, who recently moved to the area from Reno, leases kitchen space from owner Marc Kusel. His operation is neither a restaurant nor a grill, but the professionally trained Tucker prepares appetizers and cold sandwiches, along with chef’s, Cobb and Caesar salads. Breakfast foods, served any time, include eggs, omelets, pancakes and breakfast burritos.

Cajun-Creole cuisine is a Tucker specialty, as is evidenced by his Cajun-style fish and chips, blackened rib-eye steaks and fish, and jambalaya, which is prepared each Friday for the lunch crowd. Tucker said he will prepare the Creole dish on Sundays, if there is a demand for it.

Season Ticket, 5835 E. Los Angeles Ave., Simi Valley. Hours: Monday-Friday, noon to 2 a.m.; Saturday-Sunday, 9 a.m.-2 a.m. 520-1166.

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Magoo’s in Newbury Park is a family-style 90-seat restaurant that combines televised sports with burgers, tri-tip steak, salad and pizza. Games are televised via satellite. During football season, Magoo’s will offer breakfast fare on the weekends.

Magoo’s, 722 Wendy Drive, Newbury Park. Hours: Monday-Friday, 11 a.m.-11 p.m.; Saturday-Sunday, 9 a.m.-11 p.m. 498-7200.

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Cronies Sports Grill, with locations in Ventura and Camarillo, likes to stress its family atmosphere.

“We don’t tolerate any riffraff,” said co-owner Dave Foldes. “We love to make a lot of noise, but you don’t have to worry about any baloney.”

You won’t find any on the menu, either.

In Ventura, the regular menu features deli-style sandwiches, salads and burger variations. Appetizers include spicy buffalo wings, pizza bread, mini-corn dogs and veggie concoctions.

For Sunday morning football fans, omelets and breakfast burritos are served.

The Camarillo site recently opened in the former Lil’ Bit O’ Country on Lantana Street. It underwent a complete remodeling, but the full breakfast menu remains. A sandwich and burger menu, similar to that of the Ventura location, was adopted as well.

Both Cronies locations are satellite equipped to receive all the games, which can be viewed on big screen and television monitors. Steelers, Packers, Broncos, Raiders, 49ers, Rams and Cowboys fans will find a home at either site.

A note for high school football fans: the Ventura site stays open a little longer on Fridays to show “Football Focus” on KEYT-TV, Channel 3. It features highlights from games in Santa Barbara and Ventura counties.

Cronies Sports Grill:

2855 Johnson Drive, Ventura. Hours: Monday-Thursday, 10 a.m-10 p.m.; Friday, till 11 p.m.; Saturday-Sunday, 9 a.m.-11 p.m. 650-6026.

370 N. Lantana St., Paseo Camarillo Shopping Center, Camarillo. Hours: daily, 7 a.m.-10 p.m. Breakfast hours: 7 a.m.-11 a.m. 482-5900.

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McGinty’s Sports Bar and Restaurant in Ventura has added two new big screens and numerous other televisions. The Irish-themed pub draws a diverse group of fans, who will be able to watch their team via satellite.

Breakfast fare is available on Saturdays and Sundays from 9 to 11:30 a.m.

Then it’s on to the regular daily menu, which includes beef stew, corned beef and cabbage, bangers, fish and chips, burgers, chicken breast sandwiches and more. Tri-tip specials are available during Monday night football games, and there is a new children’s menu.

McGinty’s Sports Bar and Restaurant, 1795 S. Victoria Ave., Ventura. Hours: Monday-Friday, 11 a.m.-2 a.m.; Saturday-Sunday, 9 a.m.-2 a.m. 658-7390.

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Champs Sports Bar & Grill in Oxnard is another of the neighborhood-style haunts that attracts a steadfast group of 49ers, Raiders and Cowboys fans. The games are televised via satellite on big screen and 10 televisions.

Breakfast is available from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. Sundays, and the offering includes omelets, biscuits and gravy and hash browns as well as chorizo and eggs. The regular menu includes salads, sandwiches and burgers.

Champs Sports Bar & Grill, 1900 S. Victoria Ave., Oxnard. Hours: Monday-Saturday, noon-2 a.m.; Sunday, 10 a.m.-2 a.m. 984-8015.

Rodney Bosch writes about the restaurant scene in Ventura County and outlying points. He can be reached at 653-7572, fax 653-7576 or by e-mail at: rodney.bosch@latimes.com.