You’re no stranger to the Golden State’s beauty.

And yet the closest you’ve ever come to experiencing the Pacific? 90210, bad surfer flicks, and the Travel Channel.

But now you finally have a reason to turn off the tube and head for the ocean — by way of the newly opened Catalina Room. The restaurant’s menu offers soothing and familiar favorites like tender filet mignon, rich roasted chicken, and tasty pizza from a wood-burning oven. For dessert, have the bread pudding, a heavenly concoction with Jack Daniel’s-soaked raisins.

Grab one of the sleek cherry wood tables or slide into a cozy booth swathed in plush tiger print. No matter where you’re seated, you’ll have a great view of Catalina’s eight flat-screen televisions.

You know, in case there’s a Melrose Place rerun on.

Catalina Room, 4218 Lemmon Avenue, Oak Lawn (214-526-5411 or thecatalinaroom.com).