The Pegasus was actually more than just a place to eat, calling itself ‘a family entertainment center’ and it included an arcade, XBox Stations and ‘Lunar’ Mini Golf. The eatery’s menu included the requisite space pun food items such as Mercury’s Taco Pizza, Solar BLT Wraps, Alien Fingers and Cosmic Cube Ice Cream. This Pegasus made its Trekishness apparent right away with its domed saucer dining area and two nacelles located over the kitchen (perhaps they used warp plasma to cook?). For more on the Starvoyager, click here.Ībout 40 miles outside of Dallas, Texas you could find a genuine Trek inspired roadside attraction in the form of the Starship Pegasus. Pastas were subtitled "International to Intergalactic" and salads proclaimed to have won the "22nd Century Gamarian Food Festival." Unfortunately in 2001 the restaurant closed. The menu was priced reasonably and featured the occasional joke. The staff, who often wore Star Trek style costumes, were very friendly and the food was excellent.
#Sulu oh my star trek windows#
There were two dinning areas, both which looked almost exactly like Ten Forward, from the bar to the distinctive windows showing the cosmos outside. The host would then walk patrons through a Trek-like corridor, including Okudagram-like lighted panels on the walls. Leaving the 20th Century behind, the first sight inside the restaurant was the waiting area and the impressive gift shop featuring Star Trek and Star Wars toys. But stepping through the doorway was akin to walking through the Guardian of Forever to a culinary future. The outside of the restaurant was about as unfuturistic as imaginable, with only the sign indicating an adventure awaited inside.
While Starvoyager was not a licensed restaurant like Quark’s, the Star Trek influence is undeniable. And then there was the Starvoyager Restaurant and Bar located in North Chicago, Illinois. First Contact was a hit film (with another film on the way), two Trek shows on were on TV, new Trek books were coming out every other week along with tons of comics and collectibles. Ten years ago Trek was still riding high.
The Starvoyager Restaurant and Bar – Chicago, Illinois Today we take a look at some of these other Trek themed restaurants we have said goodbye to, and a few that still remain.
Quark’s, with its Trek name and themed food, was the biggest Star Trek restaurant ever, but there have been others. News of the September closing of Star Trek: The Experience (and Quark’s Bar and Grill) at the Las Vegas Hilton is sad news for fans who enjoy mixing the reel of Star Trek with the real of restaurants.
0 kommentar(er)
