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Bora Bora, Encino, CA (restaurant)

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Name:Bora Bora
Type:restaurant
Street:16240 Ventura Blvd.
City:Encino
State:CA
Zip:
country:USA
Phone:783-1157
Status:defunct

Description:
There are photos of the interior in the Book of Tiki.

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From page 10 of Beachbum Berry's Taboo Table...

"Other Chinese restauranteurs, such as Benson Fong of Ah Fong's, were more like hermit crabs: When the Bora Bora room of Encino, California, went bankrupt because it couldn't recoup the costs of its spectacular Polynesian decor, Fong simply moved in a Cantonese kitchen staff and started raking in the exoticash. (Fong, Charlie Chan's 'number one son' in the 1940s movie series, became the number one 1960s Cantonese king with five Ah Fong's restaurants located throughout L.A. County.)"

-Tom

AF

Ashtray from Bora Bora I found a few years back, also posted one from another Encino, CA restaurant, the Samoa House.

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