(1972) King Cole Pizza 612 S Lorena St, Los Angeles, CA 90023. Lucy’s Drive In at 1300 W Washington near USC 35 years+ ? The original Barragan’s (1961) was on Sunset Blvd in Echo Park and closed a couple of years ago. (1974) George’s Drive-in 9910 Magnolia Ave, Riverside, CA 92503. He scraped up $200 to start a business and the first location (now gone) was in Lynwood. (1971) Olympic Cafe House of Breakfast 3728 W Olympic Blvd, Los Angeles, CA 90019. This place was once a Tiki themed place, so I’m guessing it’s been there since long before the 1970’s. A covered area with built-in vintage picnic tables allows customers to eat on-site. An outside hand-sculpted ceramic wall of salami, cheese & other deli items is a draw. Funky beach side shack that was one of Jim Morrison’s favorite hangs. Burgers & hot dogs served in an old Pacific Railroad train car on the Sunset strip. It was a little market with a few tables and long after closing, its name is lost to history. (1962) Cupid’s Hot Dogs 20030 Vanowen St, Winnetka, CA 91306. (1972) Charlie’s Chili 102 Mc Fadden Pl, Newport Beach, CA 92663. Ernie Jr’s in Eagle Rock relocated to 2803 Broadway, Eagle Rock when the 2 Freeway took the Colorado Location. This location was the 6th location opened. Cantalini’s Salerno Beach in Playa del Rey has been open since the 1960’s. [2], The attractions and rides that remain from the original 1925 park include the Giant Dipper, a wooden roller coaster that is listed on the National Register of Historic Places. He basically recreated the entire restaurant from old photos. The decoration is old school Italian kitsch with red and white checked tablecloths, thatched awnings over the tables, fake plants and imitation Tiffany lights. Opened in 1939 by Joseph and Mabel Caravella and named for their son Vince, the family expanded the business in 1946, taking over the whole building and enlarging their menu. All of the Claro’s are family run by Joe Claro’s grandchildren and their families. A tiny, casual restaurant, serving Mexican food, it has brown booths, a drop ceiling, wood paneling and old Mexican-style paintings adorning the walls. The Shrimp House, in Arcadia, was housed in a boat. The first location, now a Goldenwest Diner, was opened in 1965 on Euclid and Ball Streets in Anaheim. Serving fast food Mexican food take-out style, this place always has huge lines and is a neighborhood favorite. Today this old school Mexican Restaurant stands at 1778 W. Lincoln Boulevard. The very first sushi bar in L.A., long closed, was Kawafuku, opened in 1966, while the oldest surviving sushi bar in the city appears to be Ōōmasa (1972) in Little Tokyo. Thats right! Now on its third owner, the vintage appearance and integrity stays much the same, despite changing times and a bit of a remodel here and there. Spires is a chain of Southern California restaurants, serving coffee shop American food, founded in 1965 by Greek immigrant John Haretakis. Seeing the exterior plastic sign anchoring this restaurant to its spot in the strip mall where it resides, a passerby wound have no clue to the mid-century history hiding behind its plate glass windows. (1970) Corsica Deli 8111 Foothill Blvd, Sunland-Tujunga, CA 91040. Included the address, a chicken graphic, and DUnkirk 9-4335! (1940) Centro Basco 13432 Central Ave, Chino, CA 91710. I think it was located at Western and Adams (SW corner). Great list !!! The omelets were fantastic. Their guacamole, carnitas and flan are the best I’ve ever had. Opened in 1965. The interior of this vintage restaurant chain gets even more interesting. Special town and Wolfe’s was one of our favorite food shopping places. That’s a relief! Great list but was the BUGGY WHIP on there? With deep burgundy tufted vinyl booths trimmed with gold buttons, wood laminate tables, polished brick floors, knobby wood room dividers, wall murals and vintage lighting, the interior has had minimal remodeling since the restaurant opened. I haven’t had time to get back there since sometime last month. (1968) Folliero’s Italian Food and Pizza 5566 N Figueroa St, Los Angeles, CA 90042. The info I found about Chef’s is that it opened in 1985. to me extremely excited and shouted “That was Frank Sinatra, he comes here all the Ante’s in San Pedro, at least from about 1960 if memory serves. Fontana, California, Chris’ Burgers 765 E Foothill Blvd, Rialto, CA 92376 (Formerly Jim’s Burgers)(Route 66), Phil’s Charbroiled Burgers, 835 E 3rd St, San Bernardino, CA 92410 http://www.capridelicovina.com. Chu’s Kitchen (since 1971) Los Angeles has closed, the couple retired. It opened in 1958/59: http://www.laweekly.com/restaurants/clearmans-north-woods-inns-are-a-side-dish-of-over-the-top-americana-6013033. (1964) The Talpa 11751 W Pico Blvd, Los Angeles, CA 90064. The interior features lively, fun interior decor with tile bordered walls, Mexican-themed murals, large fishtanks, stained glass, painted wooden ceiling beams and eclectic fishing and hunting ephemera hanging from the ceiling. Family owned cash-only coffee shop opened by Walter Celic in 1965 and now owned by his children. Can you please, please tell us how to make the mayo sauce? No frills, back to basic. He once was quoted as saying, “A good restaurant has a longer run than a good play” and abruptly changed career paths to reinvent himself as a restaurant owner. It is a little hut with take-out windows serving several varieties of hot dogs and toppings along with a limited burger, salad and sandwich menu. I’ve been going there since the 60’s. Today the restaurant is owned by partners Steve Nordeck, Tony Moiso, and Gilbert Aguirre. (CLOSED PERMANENTLY July 17, 2018. With a hand-painted exterior sign, a few booths, tables and counter seating, this wood-paneled restaurant can best be described as a greasy spoon, or a hole in the wall, or as a wonderful place of unadorned, unremodeled character. By the 1980s the building was a restaurant called 20 Grand which featured a reggae nightclub. (1953) Larry’s Chili Dog 3122 W Burbank Blvd, Burbank, CA 91505. Hi Nikki, Great list but you forgot one important restaurant to me, as a kid growing up in Northridge I always ate at the restaurant called My Hero which opened in 1964 and whenever I visit my old town I have to eat at My Hero. Serving breakfast and early lunch from 6am to 2pm, the restaurant closes for a few hours in the afternoon and then reopens from 6pm-10pm. And also Sunnin Lebanese restaurant ( 1776 Westwood Blvd Los Angeles, CA 90024 ). closed down within the last couple of years. The building was constructed in 1924. The first wave of Thai immigrants began settling in L.A. during the late 1960s and the first Thai restaurant in L.A. opened in 1969 on Vermont Avenue. Originally their Beverly Drive location started with a deli counter and a few tables and only held 30 customers, but it became popular with the Hollywood film crowd and expanded shortly afterward, becoming known as a “show biz” hangout. What a great resource for all of us. Though not the oldest surviving Cuban restaurant in the city, that honor appears to go to El Colmao (1969), it may be the most recognized. El Carmen’s original location was at La Brea and 3rd Street, an area considered the boondocks at that time, but it moved west in 1951 as Los Angeles expanded. Opened in 1946 by Bill Stenzel who was born in Pecos, Texas and came to California in the 1940s, it is now owned by his grandson, Owen. I’ll have to “open my eyes” the next time I’m driving in the area. Pecos Bill’s BBQ is a tiny, authentic BBQ shack with a take-out window serving a limited meat-centic menu consisting of meat sandwiches and sides of baked beans and coleslaw. A classic! It is a tiny, no-frills, walk-up hamburger shack with a few stools, a small red laminate counter and a table in the back. I lived all over L.A. in my early 20s — left in 1993 — just love this list. We would like to show you a description here but the site won’t allow us. Does anyone have any historical data on it? The first Red Onion got its start in Inglewood in 1949 as a 19-seat Sonoran-styled Mexican diner opened by Harry Earle, while a second location was opened in 1958 by his son Bart in Hawthorne and this third location opened in Palos Verdes in 1963. [4] In 2013 the California Coastal Commission approved plans to remove a portion of a large mural by artist Wyland during planned renovations. Pete’s Blue Chip in Eagle Rock. They are most famous for their French dipped roast beef sandwich and roll soaked in gravy. Currently owned by Lucy’s son, Jack, who took over the business in 1989. Classic American food. Excellent! The family ran it until 2113, when it was sold. Located at 321 Commercial Street, apparently, the previous restaurant owner in the old brick hotel had been arrested for serving alcohol during Prohibition, and that gave Marius Jr. the opportunity to take over the space, which he called Taix Restaurant. Written on the front of the building is “Bavarian Inn” and “German Dinners,” but an amazing vintage plastic sign, likely from the 1960s, in the shape of a pennant hanging from a javelin says, “European Dining, Specializing in Austrian, German and Swiss.” Entrance is through the back parking lot and a wood cobbled portico with another sign, “Wilkommen.” Inside is quaint and old world, with wood panelling, and small wooden tables, but the real special place to eat is in the back room, where several wooden booths are part of a Hansel & Gretel-type village set, where patrons eat under an overhand designed to look like a European house, with faux windows and shutters. You left out Irv’s Burger in West Hollywood. A reasonably priced Happy Hour is held in the cool and woodsy bar area, with discounts on both drinks and certain appetizers. El Tecolote Resturant Camarillo Since 1946. Link & location The interior is simple, with a few 1970s molded laminate booths. It’s where he would buy the large boxes of macaroni. That seems odd. The exterior is trimmed with cut river rock, while the interior has wood paneled walls, Tiffany-style hanging stained glass lamps, dark green leather booths and the prerequisite red & white checked table cloths. The menu is mainly American diner cuisine, with a few Mexican items thrown in. La Talpa Mexican restaurant opened in 1964 on Pico Blvd in Los Angeles, not far from the border of Santa Monica. Located in a somewhat desolate industrial area, this little stand takes cash only and is open weekday business hours. What about Hoff’s Hut, several locations but I think it started on the beach in Long Beach. My folks used to take me and friends there for birthdays and other special occasions., They have a website too. Respond and I will give you a list of places in O.C. Philippe’s, like Cole’s, also claims to have invented the French Dip sandwich by accidentally dropped the crunchy roll into gravy. Authentic German market and deli serving wurst meat sandwiches, strudel, potato salad and more. But there are many more that I have not visited yet, so I’ve got some dining to do! In 1983 it became Geoffrey’s, pricey surf & turf. It’s been there since the early 60s. A separate cocktail lounge area, called The Cork, has an original laid back feel as well and had the added history of a young Billy Joel who used to play piano here in the ’70s. I pray that old places don’t renovate their mid-century or even mid-’70s decor. Featuring a long eating counter of raw, varnished wood, green vinyl stools, red clay tiled floors and wooden eating tables, nearly every inch of the walls are covered with photos and surfing memorabilia. With red leatherette booths and red laminate tables, wall murals, a takeout counter and a CD jukebox, this is truly a neighborhood spot, serving homey Mexican food. Jesse said that the area could use a sushi restaurant, so maybe that will happen. Remodeled with a modern trendy vibe, Vitello’s holds little of its original vintage, but a jazz supper club upstairs brings cool music acts to the spot. If a Restaurant has lasted all these years it’s for good reason so I recommend each and everyone of these places regardless of what Social Media may comment. A romantic cellar with cave-like brick walls designed by original Disneyland craftsmen. The old school Western touches are plentiful- horseshoe cutouts on the shutters, cow heads and rifles on the walls, hanging lanterns, child seats made from old saddles and even a wagon train over the salad bar, and amazing kitsch galore. Great site; just found you today. (1908) Philippe the Original 1001 N Alameda St, Los Angeles, CA 90012. (1979) Conrad’s 820 N Central Ave, Glendale, CA 91203. (1959) Marty’s Hamburger Stand 10558 W Pico Blvd, Los Angeles, CA 90064. Serving American steakhouse fare, the menu is heavy on the meat selections, but is also well known for its cheesy bread. It features a long wood laminate counter and tables, burgundy leather booths, stained glass hanging lamps, wood paneled walls, drop ceilings and clay tile floors. The sushi bar itself has about 10 seats and there are a few tables, so reservations are highly recommended. (old school chinese) It reopened again in June 2019 as a “pop up” with vintage decor, but is only temporary. It has had a few remodels over the years, but still has the original 1956 dining room. (1971) Shakers 601 Fair Oaks, South Pasadena, 91030. Best patty melt in LA for my money…and the ambiance is stellar. The original Googie-type sign out front and the bright yellow circus-like original exterior only add to the perfect ambience. Located inside a tiny house, this quaint country-styled chicken restaurant is fronted by a white picket fence and has interior gingham wallpaper. The Bull Pen restaurant opened on Pacific Coast Highway in Redondo Beach in 1948. Yes! Eating areas have either dark green leather booths or faux wood laminate tables, while the floor is a deep red linoleum and ceilings are beamed wood. They had an old guy there that would pour tea from a great height and land it right in the cup! They had a giant jar of pickles on every table. Cantonese-style Chinese food served in a small storefront, remodeled restaurant. Unfortunately Pepe’s Galley (1970) lost its lease & was served with eviction in June 2014. Los Angeles-based Entertainment, Dining, Health, and Arts, 1517 Lincoln Blvd, Santa Monica, CA 90401, two years later when George Salisbury married Aurelia Borquez, daughter of Alejandro and Rosa. 3 generations of my family have been driving out there for fantastic food for decades!! The Original Pantry Cafê is my favorite spot for breakfast till this day. These locations have not been remodeled and are very representative of 1970s restaurant interior decorating with brown or teal vinyl upholstered booths. THEY WERE FEATURED ON THE FOOD NETWORK. If you fall short in your essay writing task, then it will make your readers disappointed, and at the same time, you will be getting a low score for an essay. Thanks! It “is” interesting to note that you do not give a single example of a surviving Vintage, Historic or Old School Restaurant that was omitted, as you do not back up your specious suppositions but just throw them out there to see what sticks to the wall. Plus they have a nice iconic sign. This market selling Italian products and deli food was first opened by Phyllis and Frank Domingo and has been owned by the Magnanimo family since the 1970s. That is incorrect. I remember that place, too. The El Galleon 1967 Catalina island Roise’s 1967 Catalina island. I added Bun .N Burger (1941). Meister. (CLOSED PERMANENTLY July 2018), (1974) French Quarter Restaurant 7985 Santa Monica, W Hollywood, CA 90046. La Villa Mexican Food was opened by Israel and Elisa Becerra in 1969, a married couple who had immigrated to Southern California just over a decade before from Mexico. (1972) Jenny’s Country Kitchen 13319 Telegraph Rd, Whittier, CA 90605. With an exterior of sheet metal to give an industrial appearance, the interior furthers the factory theme with exposed pipes along the high ceiling. Going to have to try it now. This location still is amazingly vintage with beautiful tile work on both the exterior and throughout the interior, including the floors. Basic brick-fronted building with awning and red linoleum floors, serving classic Italian deli and baked goods. Corriganville opened in 1949 and was one of the first theme parks in the country, full of old Western sets that had been used in over 3,000 films. How about Dinah’s, 65xx Sepulveda Blvd., Culver City. It’s still there and has a website http://www.innoftheseventhray.com. They have specialized service if I remember correctly. . Kind of a fancy place that had ribs steaks etc. Quaint early ’70s diner with wood paneling and old west decor. Brought back many memories for an Angeleno in her 70’s, I live in Sun Valley and there is a restaurant made of river rocks in the valley between here and Sunland. More rooms and a larger bar area was added to the existing train car in the 1930s to 1940s. 7001 Franklin Ave, Los Angeles, CA 90028. I used to live right across the lagoon on 64th/Pacific. Opened in 1956 by Clinton Hust “Jack” Corcoran, who beginning in the 1930s owned a total of six Whittier restaurants, including Jack’s Salad Bowl, Jack’s El Rancho, Jack’s Uptown and Jack’s Beverly Fountain, this is the last location of those still standing. The menu is traditional family-style Mexican cuisine, and presently hosts a great happy hour. The northern part of the restaurant, forming the walls of El Adobe’s cocktail lounge was built in 1797 as an adobe home for Miguel Yorba, while the southern part was built in 1812 as a court and jails. Capistrano Beach, CA 92624 (1955) El Charro 3741 N Verdugo Rd, Montrose, CA 91020. (1959) Tito’s Tacos 11222 Washington Pl, Culver City, CA 90230. Bert Convey was on our basketball team and there were several to become well known in school, eg. They opened it’s doors in 1927, Great list. OR is there already? (1966) Lupo D’Abruzzo 6032 Ball Rd, Buena Park, CA 90620. The interior consists of several casual diner-style rooms with booths and vintage linoleum. Old school Italian deli, now on its third owner, serving big sandwiches, pizza and Italian food, plus cannoli. Somebody who can make this sort alphabetically, chronologically, and by type of restaurant (Mexican, coffee shop, etc.). Its first location was two doors down from where it resides today. Classic American diner food served in a 1964-built googie structure designed by Armet & Davis for the Prebles restaurant chain. Chez Jay was opened fourth of July weekend in 1959 on Ocean St in Santa Monica by a struggling actor from the east coast named Jay Fiondella. Hey Dale, Nice to see My Hero is still serving the best subs around. (Although this restaurant has not closed & is still in operation, it moved to a new location in 2018 and there is no longer anything vintage about this restaurant, except the name. Was just telling my wife about that two days ago. (1975) Café Tropical 2900 Sunset Blvd, Los Angeles, CA 90026. Located in a small bungalow with a great vintage sign, the interior has pink walls and a long pink eating counter. Opened in 1941 by Frank Leight, Snug Harbor is a small, authentic early 1940s diner on Wilshire Blvd in Santa Monica with a small laminate counter and a few booths. I was in the newspaper business for 45 years and found that “lists” were either great, or horrible, little in between. https://www.facebook.com/pg/San-Marino-Grill-122540051123583/about/. The Good Neighbor restaurant opened in 1972 in a strip mall on the Cahuenga Pass in Studio City. Serving hot and cold Italian deli submarines and antipasto at this location since 1969, this little counter service sub shop has new owners, Kevin and Marla McHenry, since 2016. What great work Nikki and all those who have contributed more. I love the homemade tortillas at that very-visible little station and just about everything I’ve ever eaten there over the years. And it’s affordable and the staff are nice!! The main dining room is dimly lit, with beamed ceilings and heavy leather chairs. Where is Coral Cafe? The restaurant took over the building of Squires Coffee Shop and was named after Stan’s father-in-law. Is there a collective memory loss? We’ve been talking about different places on the list for over an hour!! Covina Tasty claims to be the very first vegetarian fast food restaurant in America. “Queen’s Arms” (now gone)- Encino Calif. Queen’s Arms Restaurant This is among the restaurants by Speciality Restaurant Corporation, started by Tallichet, a pioneer in themed restaurants, who began building them nationwide in 1958. This casual Italian restaurant has an exterior brick trimmed facade with the restaurant’s name across the front in original ’60s font, a wooden door and is adorned with two vintage lanterns. Family owned and operated to this day! Inside is a well-preserved mid century diner with turquoise leather booths, brink walls, wood laminate tables and a sloping architectural ceiling. (1976) Biagio’s 24301 Muirlands Blvd, Lake Forest, CA 92630. (1979) Greco’s New York Pizzeria 6814 Hollywood Blvd, Los Angeles, CA 90028. Fair Oaks Pharmacy originally opened in 1915 as the South Pasadena Pharmacy at the same location that it still stands today on Mission Street, then known as Route 66. Belmont Park is a historic amusement park located on Ocean Front at Surfrider Square in the Mission Bay area of San Diego, California.The park was developed by sugar magnate John D. Spreckels and opened on July 4, 1925 as the Mission Beach Amusement Center. It had been added. (1968) Pico Kosher Deli 8826 W Pico Blvd, Los Angeles, CA 90035. Chinatown restaurant with late-night hours serving dim sum and classic Chinese-American dishes. Pinnacle Peak restaurant opened in 1967 on Foothill Blvd in San Dimas, CA on what was once Route 66. (1968) Mitsuru Cafe 117 Japanese Village Plaza Mall, Los Angeles, CA 90012. The location is a true vintage throwback; a diner with white-washed brick walls, a U-shaped wood laminate counter, bright orange vinyl counter stools and a long rustic mural of mountains, sky and water. The restaurant serves Mandarin and Szechuan style cuisine, and is known for their slippery shrimp. Next time I’m in Montebello I will stop by try out this place. The decor includes a significant amount of Elvis memorabilia, while the menu is hearty American vintage comfort food, including Salisbury Steak, Liver and Onions and an unusual Welsh Rarebit Sandwich. Serving an American-based menu, concentrating on seafood, the restaurant also promotes a Sunday brunch and happy hour menu. (1967) Los Cincos Puntos 3300 East Cesar E Chavez Avenue, L.A., CA 90063. I use to hide under the circular clothes racks. Ordering is done at a counter and eaten at a choice of six interior picnic tables or two outside. Saddle Peak Lodge was already around in the ’60s, if not before. When the information is available to the people, systemic change will be … Thanks for the reminder! (CLOSED PERMANENTLY October 2017), (1965) Tony Bella Vista Restaurant 3116 W Magnolia Blvd, Burbank, CA 91505.
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