the Castaway, San Mateo, CA (restaurant) - Locating Tiki

PK Primo Kimo Tiki Socialite Vermont Joined: Jul 08, 2003 Posts: 324	PK Primo Kimo Posted posted on Tue, Apr 25, 2006 12:32 PM Name:the Castaway Type:restaurant Street: City:San Mateo State:CA Zip: country:USA Phone: Status:defunct Description: On a recent trip back to the Bay Area I finally found myself with some time to re-explore my old stomping grounds. A few places topped the list for this intrepid urban archaeologist but the outstanding first choice was the Castaway. the Castaway featured tons of nautical decor (not too much tiki) and was the gorgeous backdrop of many Easter brunches and prom night dinners. Courtesy of Mike at tikiroom.net I logged on to the gophers and the Usenets and found very little information only that the Castaway closed in 1997 probably because of beach erosion. We piled in the car at about 10:30pm and made our way to Coyote Point. the park closes at 8:00pm but that is for the regular folk not the pros on a mission. Pulling up in the parking lot I immediately noticed "the Castaway" sign with a "closed for major renovations" backer board sign screwed into it. I was not really able to see anything in the dark and I was scared of bears (and coyotes) so I left the exploring for the morning. After a sleepless night obsessing over the potential of a newly re-discovered discovery I awoke at 5:45am and made my way north on the 101. I arrived about a half hour later and was surprised to see all the early morning golfers (6:15am) in the rain. I made my way over to the parking area. I stood at the back door; the smell of adventure, treasures and varmint pee filled the air; I started in... Here is the sign. Only one bolt holds it in;) 7ft wide Entrance Exterior Entry Doors Entrance Towards Parking Lot Ocean View East End Entrance Door Across ?Train/Boat? Room Interior Entry Doors Fireplace 1 Fireplace 2 with Outstanding Copper Hood Neat-o ?Train/Boat? Room - Notice the monkey pod tables - They are still there;) Real Big Kitchen Death of the Castaway Well... these may be the last pics taken of this place. I'm sure glad I was able to see it one last time. [ Edited by: Primo Kimo 2006-04-25 15:39 ]

Name:the Castaway
Type:restaurant
Street:
City:San Mateo
State:CA
Zip:
country:USA
Phone:
Status:defunct

Description:
On a recent trip back to the Bay Area I finally found myself with some time to re-explore my old stomping grounds. A few places topped the list for this intrepid urban archaeologist but the outstanding first choice was the Castaway. the Castaway featured tons of nautical decor (not too much tiki) and was the gorgeous backdrop of many Easter brunches and prom night dinners.

Courtesy of Mike at tikiroom.net

I logged on to the gophers and the Usenets and found very little information only that the Castaway closed in 1997 probably because of beach erosion. We piled in the car at about 10:30pm and made our way to Coyote Point. the park closes at 8:00pm but that is for the regular folk not the pros on a mission. Pulling up in the parking lot I immediately noticed "the Castaway" sign with a "closed for major renovations" backer board sign screwed into it. I was not really able to see anything in the dark and I was scared of bears (and coyotes) so I left the exploring for the morning. After a sleepless night obsessing over the potential of a newly re-discovered discovery I awoke at 5:45am and made my way north on the 101. I arrived about a half hour later and was surprised to see all the early morning golfers (6:15am) in the rain. I made my way over to the parking area. I stood at the back door; the smell of adventure, treasures and varmint pee filled the air; I started in...

Here is the sign. Only one bolt holds it in;) 7ft wide