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The Luau, San Diego, CA (restaurant) |
Dustycajun Tiki Socialite
Joined: Nov 16, 2007 Posts: 5072 From: Santa Barbara, CA
| Posted: 2011-10-09 11:28 am  Permalink
Name:The Luau Type:restaurant Street:6738 La Jolla Blvd City:San Diego State:CA Zip: country:USA Phone: Status:defunct
Description:
I picked up a menu at the recent paper show from The Luau restaurant located in La Jolla.
The food choices.
The address is now the Su Casa Mexican Restaurant that advertises as being established in 1967 - so the Luau didn't last long.
The amazing thing about this one was the blatant rip-off of the imagery from Steve Crane's Luau restaurant located in Beverly Hills.
I have also seen a drink menu and matchbook from the La Jolla Luau (just missed the drink menu at the paper show).
Lets play the "What's Different?" game on the menu covers.

Maybe Bosko knows a little more about this one?
DC
 
 
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bigtikidude Tiki Socialite
Joined: Aug 10, 2004 Posts: 9188 From: Anaheim,Ca.
| Posted: 2011-10-11 3:19 pm  Permalink
Holly Shit!
I've been to that Su Casa about 4 times in 20 years.
Good to know.
thanks for the post, and what it is now.
Jeff(btd)
 
 
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Tiki Shaker
Joined: Jun 28, 2008 Posts: 772 From: Menifee, CA
| Posted: 2014-02-20 7:20 pm  Permalink
These slides sold on ebay a few weeks ago. First time I've ever seen an image of this sign. Also check out the La Jolla Palms Motel building in the background.
 
 
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bigbrotiki Tiki Socialite
Joined: Mar 25, 2002 Posts: 11594 From: Tiki Island, above the Silverlake
| Posted: 2014-02-20 8:09 pm  Permalink
What a great, classic sign!
 
 
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TIKIBOSKO Tiki Socialite
Joined: Oct 17, 2004 Posts: 331 | Posted: 2014-02-21 6:50 pm  Permalink
Amazingly cool sign Shaker, totally Googie yet Polynesian Pop as well, the current building doesn't look very different (Basically) from the menu illustrations, who knows what wonders lied within?
 
 
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tobunga Tiki Socialite
Joined: Apr 12, 2008 Posts: 1190 | Posted: 2014-02-21 11:29 pm  Permalink
Wow! What a great sign! But it looks a little odd, like the shape is upside down or something... It forms an A-frame shape if it's flipped over... sort of the way the menu graphics look Luau-ish, but are knock offs... maybe the the proprietors were in such a hurry to rip off Steve Crane's Luau they didn't take the time to work out all the nuances!
Very cool, none the less... hope more images surface of this place!
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arriano Tiki Socialite
Joined: Jun 13, 2006 Posts: 1434 From: San Diego
| Posted: 2017-07-24 10:43 am  Permalink
I see there's a plan to tear down the building and replace it with an apartment building.
http://www.lajollalight.com/news/local-news/sdljl-la-jolla-cpa-ok-su-casa-project-2016jan14-story.html
Typical
 
 
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