Post #775515 by TikiAno on Sun, Apr 30, 2017 9:31 PM

As I wait for the Swap mug to be fired, I decided to go down tonight to dinner to the original location of "The Luau" in La Jolla- now called "Su Casa." Su Casa has been there since the 60s, and I used to go on occasion for their (good) Happy Hour when I lived closer (12 or so years ago).

The sign certainly not as cool as the original Luau's...

The entrance probably hasn't changed much since the Luau opened its doors, and it's easy to imagine walking into Stephen Crane's restaurant..

Even though it's (clearly) a Mexican restaurant, but there are a few things that catch your eye...

A divers' helmet, and other nautical items...

Not sure if these are remnants of the past, or pay homage to the area itself...?

But if you look up, there's lots of bamboo- all of the ceilings....

We kept looking for some sign of tiki...

But didn't find much.

Their mai tais were quite suspicious looking... and tasting.

There are rumors that the building is going to be knocked down so I wanted to make sure I got a chance to check it out again.

Okay, information sourcing trip over!