James Gang has all of that in spades plus a pool table and darts. What makes « 80s style?» Well, good greasy pizza with lots of cheese, arcade games and pinball machines, and a relaxed loud atmosphere. Don’t confuse « 80s style» with « 80s theme,» they’re different. For instance, I always said if I started a restaurant I’d start an 80s style pizza parlor. But, even still, James Gang has a lot going for it. I always try to judge based on the competition and the local bar. So why does it get five stars? Well, part of it is the town, sure. James Gang’s «décor» is best described as «mid- 20 th century dilapidated.» I’m sure that will be all the rage with interior designers in a few decades but for the moment it resembles more of an Opium Den than a restaurant. Hideous ceiling fans whirring above? Check. Electrical conduit on the ceiling? Check. Worse, James Gang’s décor took a hefty beating with an ugly stick. Nevermind that no one seems to be at the Chinese food place and they have spots open, I have to find somewhere else to park. James Gang sits in a small three or four business strip mall which accomodates 20 spaces or so but each space is labeled for specific business. The parking is as bad as Yankee’s stadium on opening day. Maybe I’m just a mean old b*****d but let me start with the bad here. We will not be visiting Lebanon again any time soon.īeing the best restaurant in Lebanon isn’t difficult but James Gang really ups the ante without even trying. I’m not use to this kind of racism but it ruined our great day. If it hadn’t been for my son being there I’m sure they would of come up to us. My boyfriend is half Asian but looks Mexican and these guys were gearing for a fight with him the whole time. Worst part was the group of guys staring us down, talking pop under their breath, while they played darts in the back room. I asked for some ranch to help and the waitress said after she helped someone else and then forgot to get some. I like salty food but it was like eating chicken flavored salt. The broaster chicken and jojos was so over the top in salty. The food came about 15 minutes later and was about tasty as little ceasar. My boyfriend stopped her and said wait how does this add up to $ 29? She ended up giving him $ 10 back in cash and no apology. It was happy hour so we ordered their $ 10 pizza with one topping, 3 piece broaster chicken with jojos and a $ 1. But the first thing was the bland girl who we ordered from. I give one star because I was able to play pool while my son ran wild in the arcade.
Since moving to Oregon from Arizona, I have realized my taste is different from the locals but this was one of the worst.