Post #740131 by mike and marie on Wed, Mar 25, 2015 8:21 PM

Old Tony's (and its second-floor bar, Top O' Tony's), is about as archetypal of a mid-century "California wharfside" style place as you can get -- and despite a serious preservation scare a few years ago, it's still going strong. It still looks and feels like a 1950s movie set to us.

Despite very high Tilt, Mood, Vibe and Decor ratings on Critiki, and the great vintage beachcomber vibe, Old Tony's never got much mention here. For those who say there is "no" tiki there, we say they just aren't looking hard enough:

Ok, so we had to take it in our own hands and rectify the complete lack of tiki ourselves. But now it cannot be said that there is no tiki at Old Tony's! And the tiki that is there is old!

Billy the bartender is celebrating his 45th year behind the bar this year ... this month actually! It's amazing to us to think he's been behind the bar at Old Tony's for longer than we've even been alive ... and yes, he's a living history of Redondo Beach, he knows so much about all the places that have come and gone -- ask him about the Polynesian sometime. And enjoy his mai-tais!