The Rickshaw - John McPartland's Mai Tai Lounge, El Cerrito, CA (restaurant) - Locating Tiki

H HopeChest Member East Bay, CA Joined: Oct 19, 2015 Posts: 508	H HopeChest Posted posted on Thu, Mar 16, 2017 5:03 PM As someone with a ridiculous amount of personal ties (both past and present) to the El Cerrito Plaza, I am thinking that this location originally had to be in the old spot that Kirby's was in. It's the only spot that makes sense. No other location would have been big enough and Kirby's started out with a main restaurant and a cocktail lounge, which fits the description of The Rickshaw from the ad. If this is indeed the case, we can narrow this spot down to being in existence between 1959 (it was not an original EC Plaza tennant) and 1961 (when Kirby's went in).

As someone with a ridiculous amount of personal ties (both past and present) to the El Cerrito Plaza, I am thinking that this location originally had to be in the old spot that Kirby's was in. It's the only spot that makes sense. No other location would have been big enough and Kirby's started out with a main restaurant and a cocktail lounge, which fits the description of The Rickshaw from the ad.

If this is indeed the case, we can narrow this spot down to being in existence between 1959 (it was not an original EC Plaza tennant) and 1961 (when Kirby's went in).

Post #774100 by HopeChest on Thu, Mar 16, 2017 5:03 PM