Well, the BBQ joint was kindof expensive, but good quality. I thought it would be a good starting point, but once we all got there, no one wanted to leave.

I thought the gathering was well-attended by friends and family and non-drinkers.

I've recently offered up another location, that being Bogart's Lounge. It's just a bar -- nothing fancy, but it was a fun place even on a rainy Thursday night.

I've mentioned that there are two or three Irish Pubs, a Bavarian bar/restaurant (with real German beers), a wine shop with a tasting bar and live music, and several restaurants (Sushi, Chinese, Greek, Middle-Eastern, Italian, Thai) and a French Cabaret all within a block of two of each other on Murphy street.

While certainly not as romantic and adventurous as driving down a dark street through the lonely industrial section of a town to find a brewery in the back of a parking lot, downtown Sunnyvale is... well... Yuppie.

We could go off the beaten path and try "Shooters" on Mathilda or "Blue Max" on El Camino Real (it's in a mini-mall between a fish-'n'-chips joint and a costume shop).

There's also "Black Watch" in Los Gatos. I've never been there, but here's a review:

http://siliconvalley.citysearch.com/review/1073384

I'm sure we can all agree on something. ::stifling a laugh::

Let me know.