Champps Americana   

Located on the heavily traveled retail corridor of Interstate Highway 10, Champps Americana is a sports bar with heart. Patrons dining alone at the bar will be just as comfortable here as sports fans with families in tow. Multiple TV screens are in view of the full-service bar near the center of the room. Beautiful wood-paneled columns and tasteful ceiling fans give the place an air of affluence. A college-game crowd takes over on Saturdays, but generally, sports interests here vary. The food menu includes finger foods for the kids, salads for the health-minded and specialty burgers for diners who cast caution to the wind. A pleasingly concise wine list keeps your choices simple. If you like, take a memento of your experience home with you by purchasing one of the sundry caps, T-shirts and sweatshirts with the Champps insignia. Bottom line: Champps Americana has the look and feel of an upscale sports bar -- without the pricey tab. -- Chris Jones