Tanaka and her mother, Alice, opened Alie's nearly four years ago. The small restaurant's homey atmosphere matches the homestyle cooking and friendly prices. Some of Alie's offerings may be a little less familiar to patrons, though. The breakfast fried rice is something Tanaka grew up eating, but not so for many of her customers. BATC may be more accurate, but isn't quite as much fun to say.
Sandwiches come with either soup or salad, and they'll add fries for an extra dollar.
The sun and the songs are free, but the sausages aren't. All three are featured at Campbell's Music in the Park on Thursday evenings in the summer. The weekly entertainment is a popular community event that brings people of all ages out onto the Orchard City Green in front of the Ainsley House. The Museum Association barbecues and provides beer, wine and soda, with proceeds going to the Ainsley House and the Campbell Historical Museum. Music in the Park is deliberately scheduled on the same night as outdoor concerts in other cities because it can really only handle the 300 to 1,000 people who already show up, Jones says.