In a perfect world, parents can grab a beer, sit down to watch a game with friends while their children are perfectly entertained and well-behaved without them.
Restaurateur Jeremy Foti can't guarantee a child's manners, but he is trying to provide the entertainment.
Opening in about a month, Tapshack in Newport Beach and Taphouse in Huntington Beach will offer a wide array of draft beers, lunch and dinner menus, plasma-screen TVs and video game consoles.
"It was sort of trial and error with my own three boys," Foti said of coming up with the concept behind the sports-themed bar and grill. "What I tried to do is create a mutually beneficial relationship of where I can go get a burger and a beer, and the kids can go play Xbox."
Tapshack, at 1617 Westcliff Drive, will feature 26 draft beers, including self-pour taps on an outdoor patio that will dispense measured amounts of beer using electronic key cards.