Food On Fulton: Field House American Sports Pub

Steak nachos and beer

Restaurant: Field House American Sports Pub, 1310 Fulton Ave., Suite D, Sacramento, CA 95825, 916-487-1045

Distance: 5 min. walking distance

Best Features: 12 TVs, darts, shuffleboard table, good food, mix of favorite and local beers, Happy Hour Mon - Fri 3-6pm, good food.

Hey, there, comic book fans, we have a place we think you'll like for food and beer and good times, and it's right here on Fulton Avenue. Enjoy.

Everything You Need in a Sports Bar

This is a place you can take a bunch of friends to hang out, have some beers, some good eats, and one bang up good time. Whether you want a booth, a high table, a low table, a bar stool, a bench, indoor or outdoor, or a long-high-table, it's there. Make your self at home.

Darts room + couches

If you want lower prices, go at happy hour. The regular prices aren't outrageous. It's what you'd expect to pay, and best of all, the food is delicious and playful.

Lots o'Nachos

Even in Ben's blurry picture you can tell that the nachos present well. It's pretty. And pretty delicious. None of our usual complaints here. The bean to chip ratio was excellent. The steak to chip ratio was good; although more steak is always better.

And we enjoyed a dark brew to boot. Well, at least two. 

Shuffleboard table

Overall, our experience matches what we see and read on Field House's Yelp page. They own a solid average of four stars out of 50 reviews. Keep in touch with them on Facebook. We're looking forward to trying more from the menu.

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Let's go see Guardians of the Galaxy on July 31

There's no doubt that this movie is going to be amazing! Empire's Movie Crew is going to see it on Thursday, July 31, 2014 at 7:00 pm and we think you should join us.

Just buy your ticket and show up. It's that easy.

Here are all the details you need to know:

CLOSING EARLY FOR GUARDIANS: We're closing the store early for this special day. The store will close at 4:30 pm on Thursday, July 31, 2014.

Location: Century on Ethan Way
Time: 7:00 pm (regular not 3D)


Here's a schedule of the fun below.

Ben's Schedule on Guardians of the Galaxy Day

4:30 pm - Close shop early
4:40 pm - Eat food at Pho Saigon Bay, 1537 Howe Ave.
5:50 pm - Head over to theater no later than 5:50 pm
6:00 pm - Buy enormous bucket of popcorn and soda pop

After the movie -- AND AFTER ALL OF THE MOVIE CREDITS (like when the lights come back on in the theater) --, meet in the lobby for a group picture and you’ll get 5 Rolly buttons (that can be traded in for cool stuff at Empire’s).

See you there.

Food On Fulton: Texas West Bar-B-Que

Restaurant: Texas West Bar-B-Que, 1600 Fulton Ave., 916-483-7427

Distance: 10 min. walking distance.

Best Features: Quick (order-placing to food in hand). Generous portions.

Texas West Bar-B-Que Delicious

Looking to eat some barbecue? There are some great place in Sacramento, for sure. Texas West Bar-B-Que is close and delicious, and the portions are big enough to feed you twice. No, we didn't save any for dinner today. We gobbled it all up.

But guess what? Barbecued meats are not cheap. Good thing they give you plenty, and really, truly, there was so much food, we shared some with others. 

We had the Baby Back Ribs and Tri-Tip  Combo with beans and garlic fries and Texas toast ($20.99) and the Memphis Pulled Pork Sandwich with one side of Mac “n” Cheese ($10.99).

Memphis Pulled Pork Sandwich

So here are our opinions, but in case you want a few more, check out what folks have been saying about them on Yelp, or better yet, try it out.

Memphis Pulled Pork Sandwich

The pork was a little dry, so we smothered it in barbecue sauce. There! All better. Plus, the barbecue sauce is delicious. 

The bun stayed solid was not falling apart or soggy. The Mac "n" Cheese was creamy and cooked just right -- then again, mac 'n cheese is a very personal thing. Everyone seems to like it differently.

Baby Back Ribs and Tri-Tip

OMG. The baby back ribs and tri-tip were so delicious, yes, melt in your mouth delicious. So delicious, not only were they eaten by hand, but the fingers were licked clean too. The tri-tip was good plain, the way it came, although extra pepper is always a fave here. Something about the way the barbecue sauce cooked onto the ribs created an amazing experience that rose above its individual parts.

The order came with two sides of our choosing, so we went with beans and garlic fries. The garlic fries were a little tough, maybe just a wee-bit old; and the garlic fell to the bottom of the bag, so not as much garlic on each fry as we would have liked. On the plus side, the garlic was nice and garlicky. That's probably just how it goes when you take them To Go.

The beans were good and slightly sweet, the way many like it. Ronnie's preference, aka, Ron of the Empire, however, is for a smokey, savory taste. Of course, he ate them anyway.

The Texas toast suffered from being warm and in a bag, and ended up chewy, so if you take it To Go, take it out of the bag and eat it while you transport the rest of the food.

About Food On Fulton

In case you missed our review of the Mexican restaurant California Burrito, definitely check it out. We created this blog post series because we are frequently asked about places to eat nearby. We hope you enjoy the series. If there's a place on Fulton that you think we need to check out, be sure to let us know in the comments or elsewhere.

Food On Fulton: California Burrito

#26 Chorizo and Eggs

Restaurant: California Burrito, 1300 Fulton Avenue

Distance: Walking 5 min. on the corner of Fulton and Hurley at the 7-11 gas station

Best Features: Open 24 hours, Drive Thru

Quick & Cheap

If you're in a hurry and pinching pennies, we recommend this quick, inexpensive Mexican food source. It's hard to beat cheap, quick, close, and generous portions.

Lots of food

Now if you take a look at their Yelp reviews, you'll get a variety of opinions about the food. We enjoyed the breakfast foods we had -- machaca with eggs, and chorizo with eggs. Each plate cost $5.75.

Both came with beans, rice, tortillas and red and green salsa. The beans, rice, tortillas, and salsa were plain and tasty. The chorizo was a bit salty for our taste, but still ok. We liked the machaca much better.

Tastes Good Cold

#27 Machaca and Eggs

Naturally, because of the generous portions we received, we saved half for lunch. Guess what? It tastes good cold. We didn't even mind the chorizo's saltiness when it was cold. Just seemed right.

Now, all this being said, if you're looking for Mexican food to die for, watch for future posts.

Food On Fulton

Ok, in case you're wondering what this is all about... We often get questions about where to eat near the store. We thought we'd help you out with some ideas. We'll always highlight what's positive about each location, so be sure to listen to what we're saying and what we're not saying. If we consider a place absolutely terrible, we won't even bother writing a post about it, so don't worry about us steering you totally wrong. 

Buy Comics, Get a Twinkie, or Pay $100 on eBay for a Twinkie

Now people are getting crazy, selling boxes of Twinkies on eBay! There's even one Twinkie, listed for 30 days, with a Buy It Now price of $100. Seriously?

Ok, you can do that. Buy your $100 Twinkie.

Or...

Buy a comic book and get one Twinkie on Empire's Comics Vault

That offer is available while supplies last. We don't ship Twinkies, so this offer is only available for purchases made in the shop.

It's a great time to be a Twinkie-loving comic book enthusiast!

Eat Your First Or Last Hostess Twinkie at Empire's Comics Vault

When we hear the sad, sad news -- Hostess is going out of business and there will be no more Twinkies in the world. -- Ben ran out and bought up all the boxes of Twinkies off the shelves of our local Smart & Final. What a Twinkie-loving man!

Other customers watching him greedily grab up all the Twinkies made comments, like,
"Hedging your bets?" and "I guess you want to make sure you don't run out of Twinkies!"

Embarrassed, he offered the line, "We're throwing a party!" And, we kind of, sort of, are!

So, to mourn the loss of the Twinkie, while supplies last...

Get 1 Goodbye Twinkie With Each Comic Book Purchase at Empire's Comics Vault!

As it was, Hostess produced 500 Million Twinkies each year -- that's an average of 1,369,863 Twinkies per day.

Of course, comic book fans, Hostess aficionados, gamers, coders, hackers, those "people with the munchies," and the like will miss the other fine Hostess products, like Suzie Q, Ding Dongs, Pink Puffs, and fruity pies. That being the case, we're proud to announce a Twinkie Caption Contest!

Write A Twinkie Caption For A Chance To Win A Hostess Twinkie, Cupcake, and Ding Dong!

If you had seen some guy buying up all the boxes of Twinkies at Smart & Final, what would you have said to him?? The picture you're captioning is the one below! That's the theme of our caption contest. 

Other Details: Add your caption to the comments of this post, and we'll pick our 3 favorite captions. The writers of those captions will receive 3 Hostess snacks - 1 Twinkie, 1 Cupcake, and 1 Ding Dong! Submit your caption by Tuesday, November 20, 2012. Also, email your caption, with your name and phone number, to empirescv@gmail.com so we can contact you if you win. We'll also announce and re-post the winners in a blog post here at EmpiresComics.com.