Ken Young's Hula Hut, Hollywood, CA (restaurant) - Locating Tiki

T Tattoo Tiki Socialite Los Angeles Joined: Sep 24, 2005 Posts: 321	T Tattoo Posted posted on Sat, Oct 20, 2012 8:34 AM Great images from everybody and some nice detective work! I did a little more research and found that in the late 50s the restaurant had become the Grand Prix Restaurant. From a sports enthusiast web site: "The super active Sports Car Racing community in Southern California would hang out at the Grand Prix Restaurant (8204 Beverly Blvd.) in Hollywood that was owned by the beautiful Mary Davis (top contender in the Ladies Races). Bobby Drake was the gracious host and Bar Tender at the Grand Prix Restaurant and he would race one of the very first Birdcage Maseratis for Joe Lubin in the first half of 1960." A late 50s early 60s sports car themed restaurant sounds pretty amazing! I wonder if they had race themed drinks - The Checkered Flag, the Le Mans...

Great images from everybody and some nice detective work! I did a little more research and found that in the late 50s the restaurant had become the Grand Prix Restaurant. From a sports enthusiast web site:

"The super active Sports Car Racing community in Southern California would hang out at the Grand Prix Restaurant (8204 Beverly Blvd.) in Hollywood that was owned by the beautiful Mary Davis (top contender in the Ladies Races). Bobby Drake was the gracious host and Bar Tender at the Grand Prix Restaurant and he would race one of the very first Birdcage Maseratis for Joe Lubin in the first half of 1960."

A late 50s early 60s sports car themed restaurant sounds pretty amazing! I wonder if they had race themed drinks - The Checkered Flag, the Le Mans...

Post #656224 by Tattoo on Sat, Oct 20, 2012 8:34 AM