uWink Bistro Blog

Last night (Thursday, May 24, 2007) uWink hosted the first ever 6-player Pong Tournament.   10 teams competed for a $100 purse.  Fun was had by all in the single elimination-style tournament.

Here’s the blow by blow:
“The Rockstars”, a fit looking all-male team, was the first to be eliminated at the first ever 6-player pong tournament by another all-male team - “Kingdom”.  They were then quickly removed from the running by the smokin’ hot all-girl team — “The Gigis”.  “The Gigis” had first shown their skills in a landslide match against “The Heartbreakers”.  

Division one had their finalists – “The Gigis”. Then in Division two, the all-female team “Hold” was ousted by team “B2K” in a tight match.  “B2K” ended up playing “The Superheroes” who beat “The Sexies” by a landslide.  “B2K” ended up beating “The Superheros” making them a contending team. Division three started with “Fear Mia” and “Lambda, Lambda, Lambda” in a close game but as “Lambda, Lambda, Lambda” got up to speed, their skills blossomed.  “Lambda, Lambda, Lambda” then played  Division Two leaders “B2K” to see who would move to the finals, with “Lambda, Lambda, Lambda” showing their strength early on in a very fast passed match.  “Lambda, Lambda, Lambda” then played “The Superheroes” in another close match, but their skills were no match. 

Would the smokin’ hot all-girl team “the Gigis” be the ones to take down “Lambda, Lambda, Lambda”?   It was not in the cards for “Lambda, Lambda, Lambda” blew the doors off “The Gigis” in a fast, competitive and lively game. 

Congratulations go to “Lambda, Lambda, Lambda” as the winners of the first ever 6-player Pong Tournament!

We want to thank all the participants for their enthusiasm and participation.  I believe Lambda, Lambda, Lambda spent their winnings (The $100 Purse) on their tab at uWink!  It was rumored that they left after midnight! Thanks again and congratulations to “Lambda, Lambda, Lambda”!

Hey all you 24 fans, join us at uWink as we say farewell to Jack Bauer and all the folks at CTU. 

On Monday, May 21 starting at 7:30 pm uWink will host a larger-than-life screening of the season finale of Fox’s hit TV show 24.   The season finale runs from 8 p.m. - 10 p.m., but we’ve got an extra special treat that shows at 7:30 p.m.

The pre-show entertainment will be a special short 24 parody video called “07 - Introducing the Newest Weapon of Mass Distraction”. 

We invite you to come early to get a great seat or call the restaurant to reserve a table for you and your friends. 

Hope to see you all there!

uWink offers techno spin on dining in the iPod age

by Paris Solimanzadeh - Date: 5/16/07
Technology has finally brought the restaurant eater into the kitchen.

The invention of the stove is old news like ancient artifacts and the waitress is slowly being phased out like the Mayans. In the wake of Apple’s iPod revolutionizing our take on music, uWink is revolutionizing the dinner rush.

Fully equipped with a bar, patio and restaurant seating, this sit-down establishment has a computer at every table.

Technology has quite possibly bombarded the battle between customer and server, making the food-order communication line much clearer.

Listing every item from bar drinks to desserts with more product ingredient information than my brain can handle, along with displaying a picture of each item, the computers are your menus.

When seated, the hostess gives you a card, which you swipe in the computer to start your tab. Then you simply click on the item you want and the waitress brings it out.

The computers serve as much more than menus though. They are filled with a variety of free games ranging from sports, music and movie trivia all the way to games about love and horoscopes.

Of course you don’t have to play them, but in my case the screen’s calling of my name sucked me into a tarot card tug-of-war. According to the first round my love life is in shambles, but thank God I persisted because by the third and fourth I had apparently hit “Hot Tamale” status.

With visual projections lining the walls with pictures of amoebas and far-off places, sport- and news-filled plasma screens and the table’s resident computer, the restaurant could surely glide through the corporate market quite lavishly without the appearance of quality food.

For the sole reason that I’m anti-technology I was really hoping they chose that route but as I searched for the establishment’s downfall in the menu, I came up short. The menu boasted so many food choices it made my head spin. I settled on the sushi and it was phenomenal.

The menu has a great selection that incorporates nearly every Americanized multicultural dish possible with Greek salads, steaks, burgers, vegetarian dishes, pizza and that is barely the tip of the iceberg.

If the fact that the iPod has attached itself to my body like an extra ligament is not hypocritical enough, uWink only furthers the truth that my resistance to move with electronic advancement is unprecedented.

The restaurant combines quality food, casual quick dining and best of all, affordable prices. According to their Web site, the target average check is $12 to $16, which is accurate and well worth it from my experience.

Computers at your table are the way of the future, advance or bust. It is truly a great restaurant.

The location below is the first and only uWi nk up and running, but the concept plans to add two more in 2008. So keep your eyes peeled for the new establishments, which will be making their way to Hollywood and Howard Hughes Center in Los Angeles.

Location:

Westfield Promenade

6100 Topanga Canyon Blvd. 2310
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One of the coolest things about uWink is our flexibility and our ability to change and morph. We can do things that other restaurants can’t do - like change our interior to include photos from our customers - making uWink theirs!  This mother’s day we’ve asked our customers to email us digital photos of their moms by May 10^th and we’ll project the photos on our walls!  How cool is that?  At uWink, every customer is a star!