Sams Seafood - California Events

T tikiyaki Tiki Socialite The Exotic Port of REDONDO BEACH, CA Joined: May 18, 2004 Posts: 2725	T tikiyaki Posted posted on Thu, Jun 19, 2008 2:13 PM On 2008-06-19 13:45, 1961surf wrote: That defeats the purpose.Its nice to have something thats visually pays homage to yester year.That sign if you look at all the old pictures, postcards, and menus represents alot of good times for people way back in the day that are still alive and see the sign and have enjoyed it for years.You could still have all your Kona signs around the restaurant, and leave the one little piece of landmark history for people to enjoy and take them back in time. Its something to seriously think about.Sams started off as a fresh seafood market in 1937 and it wasn't until 1957 it turned into a sit down restaurant. If you took a poll from locals in seaside and sunset beach community as well as people that used to go there in the 60's , 70's and 80's I would wedger they would all agree.I have some other positive suggestions as well.I need to pay a visit and sit down and talk to the new owners a bit. [ Edited by: 1961surf 2008-06-19 13:47 ] I think keeping the Iconic SwordFish and changing the name on it is a good compromise. Having it say "Sams" will confuse people. What I think would be nice is if they took the Sams neon letters and mounted them on the "Sams Wall of Fame" which will indeed be in the restaurant. It would be a really nice tribute. Keeping SAMS on the fish would be nice and nostalgic for you. but confusing to the public at large, and KONA needs to make a name for itself if it wants to be a successful business. Like I said in another post....I'm just glad that the place is in business and keeping the original Tiki Spirit alive. Don't look a gift horse in the mouth. We have NO original Tiki Places here in SoCal anymore. If it's merely a matter of a name change, but the original theme and spirit of Sam's is housed within it's walls, that's more than enough for me. Besides...it's not like the place used to be called Trader Vics or the Mai Kai, or some other cool Poly Pop type name...SAMS isn't exactly the most "Tiki" name for a Tiki restaurant anyway.

On 2008-06-19 13:45, 1961surf wrote:
That defeats the purpose.Its nice to have something thats visually pays homage
to yester year.That sign if you look at all the old pictures, postcards, and
menus represents alot of good times for people way back in the day that are
still alive and see the sign and have enjoyed it for years.You could still
have all your Kona signs around the restaurant, and leave the one little
piece of landmark history for people to enjoy and take them back in time.
Its something to seriously think about.Sams started off as a fresh seafood
market in 1937 and it wasn't until 1957 it turned into a sit down restaurant.
If you took a poll from locals in seaside and sunset beach community as well
as people that used to go there in the 60's , 70's and 80's I would wedger they
would all agree.I have some other positive suggestions as well.I need to pay
a visit and sit down and talk to the new owners a bit.

[ Edited by: 1961surf 2008-06-19 13:47 ]

I think keeping the Iconic SwordFish and changing the name on it is a good compromise. Having it say "Sams" will confuse people. What I think would be nice is if they took the Sams neon letters and mounted them on the "Sams Wall of Fame" which will indeed be in the restaurant. It would be a really nice tribute.
Keeping SAMS on the fish would be nice and nostalgic for you. but confusing to the public at large, and KONA needs to make a name for itself if it wants to be a successful business.
Like I said in another post....I'm just glad that the place is in business and keeping the original Tiki Spirit alive.

Don't look a gift horse in the mouth. We have NO original Tiki Places here in SoCal anymore. If it's merely a matter of a name change, but the original theme and spirit of Sam's is housed within it's walls, that's more than enough for me.

Besides...it's not like the place used to be called Trader Vics or the Mai Kai, or some other cool Poly Pop type name...SAMS isn't exactly the most "Tiki" name for a Tiki restaurant anyway.

Post #388170 by tikiyaki on Thu, Jun 19, 2008 2:13 PM