El Tiki, Imperial, CA (restaurant) - Locating Tiki

M MadDogMike Grand Member (8 years) The Anvil of the Sun Joined: Mar 30, 2008 Posts: 11103	M MadDogMike Posted posted on Thu, Jun 19, 2008 10:44 AM Name:El Tiki Type:restaurant Street:Highway 111 at Worthington Rd City:Imperial State:CA Zip:92251 country:USA Phone: Status:defunct Description: This was a Tiki Bar/Mexican Restaurant that opened November 15, 1961 and operated until about 1978. These tikis were carved during the Golden Age of California Tiki and most are 7-8 feet tall. The restaurant owner and tiki carver, Ben Wilson, has converted the building into a house and still lives there. El Tiki viewed from the front This building was intended as a gift shop but I don't believe it was ever used as one. A Japanese Lantern carved from palm wood [ Edited by: MadDogMike 2020-01-15 19:34 ]

Name:El Tiki
Type:restaurant
Street:Highway 111 at Worthington Rd
City:Imperial
State:CA
Zip:92251
country:USA
Phone:
Status:defunct

Description:
This was a Tiki Bar/Mexican Restaurant that opened November 15, 1961 and operated until about 1978. These tikis were carved during the Golden Age of California Tiki and most are 7-8 feet tall. The restaurant owner and tiki carver, Ben Wilson, has converted the building into a house and still lives there.

El Tiki viewed from the front

This building was intended as a gift shop but I don't believe it was ever used as one.

A Japanese Lantern carved from palm wood

[ Edited by: MadDogMike 2020-01-15 19:34 ]

Post #388127 by MadDogMike on Thu, Jun 19, 2008 10:44 AM