The sign to The Warehouse, made of wide pylons, the text is in a stencil style, and yellow reading "The World Famous Warehouse Restaurant Since 1969 Lunch Dinner Cocktails Weekend Brunch Great Entertainment"

Marina Del Rey’s World Famous Warehouse Restaurant

August 31, 2018, 2 Comments

Situated right on the shore of Marina Del Rey looking out upon the variety of boats moored on the water, is the Warehouse Restaurant. This weatherbeaten warehouse looks like it has stood on the beach since at least the 1920s, but turns out, it was built to look like that…in the 1960s. In 1969 former…

Farewell to Don the Beachcomber

April 15, 2018, 4 Comments

Lost Places Update: As the titled suggests, Huntington Beach’s Don the Beachcomber has closed, becoming yet another Lost Place in Southern California. Today we morn the loss of a tiki palace, or, in a manner of speaking, two. Today Don the Beachcomber in Huntington Beach (or Surfside, or Sunset Beach, depending on who you talk…

The Hidden Tiki Bar Inspired by a Long Lost Tropical Paradise

November 13, 2016, 2 Comments

April 2026 Update: After years of ups and downs and intermittent closures, Clifton’s has new owners. I hope that the change will result in more regular hours. After much anticipation, Clifton’s (which I have blogged about on several previous occasions, including its grand re-opening, Thanksgiving, and the first Fur & Feathers in LA) finally opened…

Bali Hai

July 22, 2014, 6 Comments

For our last night in San Diego Patrick and I went out to dinner and drinks with the lovely Suzanne (of Sweetie Suz) and her husband Dave. After dinner at a swell Mexican restaurant we went Bali Hai, a Polynesian restaurant right along the water, for drinks. You might remember Suzanne from Tiki Day at Disneyland.…

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Marina Del Rey’s World Famous Warehouse Restaurant

Farewell to Don the Beachcomber

The Hidden Tiki Bar Inspired by a Long Lost Tropical Paradise

Bali Hai