L'Escale, San Diego, CA (restaurant) - Locating Tiki

STCB Sabu The Coconut Boy Tiki Socialite Carson, California Joined: Aug 20, 2002 Posts: 2813	STCB Sabu The Coconut Boy Posted posted on Sun, Sep 26, 2004 12:02 PM Name:L'Escale Type:restaurant Street:2241 Shelter Island Drive City:San Diego State:CA Zip: country:USA Phone:(714) 224-3577 Status:defunct Description: From the August 1969 WESTWAYS magazine: "This restaurant with a French name resides in a Polynesian architectural motif, replete with flaming torches, and serves international cuisine ranging from New York steak, curried crab "Papeete style" or boeuf bourguignon to "fish kebab en brochette." The bar and patio deck face the Shelter Island marina and offer a view of seagoing San Diegans manning their multitudinous watercraft. Dining tables surround an inside dance floor where live music keeps the beat for the footwork every night but Monday." Anyone have any photos or postcards of this place? Sabu [ Edited by: Sabu The Coconut Boy on 2004-09-26 12:03 ]
UB Unga Bunga Tiki Socialite CaliTikifornia Joined: Jun 06, 2003 Posts: 5878	UB Unga Bunga Posted posted on Sun, Sep 26, 2004 12:29 PM http://www.lescale.signonsandiego.com/
T TIKIBOSKO Tiki Socialite Joined: Oct 17, 2004 Posts: 336	T TIKIBOSKO Posted posted on Wed, Oct 20, 2004 2:16 PM If you look at either end of the (exterior)building you may be able to make out the Tikis. Bosko [ Edited by: TIKIBOSKO on 2004-10-20 14:25 ]

STCB

Sabu The Coconut Boy Posted posted on Sun, Sep 26, 2004 12:02 PM

Name:L'Escale
Type:restaurant
Street:2241 Shelter Island Drive
City:San Diego
State:CA
Zip:
country:USA
Phone:(714) 224-3577
Status:defunct

Description:
From the August 1969 WESTWAYS magazine:

"This restaurant with a French name resides in a Polynesian architectural motif, replete with flaming torches, and serves international cuisine ranging from New York steak, curried crab "Papeete style" or boeuf bourguignon to "fish kebab en brochette." The bar and patio deck face the Shelter Island marina and offer a view of seagoing San Diegans manning their multitudinous watercraft. Dining tables surround an inside dance floor where live music keeps the beat for the footwork every night but Monday."

Anyone have any photos or postcards of this place?

Sabu

[ Edited by: Sabu The Coconut Boy on 2004-09-26 12:03 ]

UB

Unga Bunga Posted posted on Sun, Sep 26, 2004 12:29 PM

http://www.lescale.signonsandiego.com/

T

TIKIBOSKO Posted posted on Wed, Oct 20, 2004 2:16 PM

If you look at either end of the (exterior)building you may be able to make out the Tikis.

Bosko

[ Edited by: TIKIBOSKO on 2004-10-20 14:25 ]