I just went to an internet bar in my neighborhood. It's called Al Fashawi. Don't have the address. Don't know if I recommend it.
It used to be a strip joint, and you can tell: it has a pole in the middle of the room, mirrors, stage, etc. Only they try to off-play it with lot's of computer monitors, which sit there encircling and staring at you, because they're all off, because no one comes there (I was there around 6pm and there were only a couple other people briefly there; maybe it has a lively night crowd, but I doubt it).
On the plus side, there are hookahs, if you're into such things. And chess and checker boards. It's a place where people who don't own computers can come and plug into the net. There's wireless connection.
And there was Al Jazeera on the TV over the bar. I'd say that's a plus, for folks to see the world through un-American eyes. It's good to look at a major media source in the Middle-East and see what a lot of Muslim and Arab eyes are seeing.
But tea came in a styrofoam cup. A big thumbs down on styrofoam. And there's really no one working there but this old Arab guy. Maybe we should go to support the old Arab guy. But it's really dirty. In an iffy neighborhood.
I didn't take a picture. In my coding system, in my review, that means a thumbs down. Can't recommend it.
Posted by jeb at November 14, 2005 6:37 PM | TrackBack