Not that anyone’s hopes were high, but it’s still crushing to see… above is a photo of the newly renovated Islands Restaurant in San Diego, taken by bamalamalu and posted to Tiki Central yesterday. Blech! It doesn’t even look like a restaurant any more, it looks like a hospital waiting room.
- Is the Islands Restaurant/Hanalei Hotel being gutted? [Tiki Central]
- The Islands Restaurant, San Diego [Critiki]
- Islands Update: Here Come the Jackhammers [Critiki News]
I guess that’s one step forward (TV in Dalls), 2 steps back (this and the Aku Aku Motel).
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Holy crap! What a boring looking place. It now looks like every other hotel restaurant. Thank god I was able to go there once before they ruined it.
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” it looks like a hospital waiting room.”
OUCH, that hurts! Possibly the menu, taste and service to match? Don’t forget to wear you paper nightgown! Flip-flOp-fLipPp…
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Ye Gods that is DEPRESSING! So, where the hell are we going to eat during Oasis? ‘Cause it sure won’t be HERE….
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That is sooooo sad. I’m glad I got to see it before this hideous transformation.
When will this madness ever end?
Aloha my ass,
Jeff
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Horrible! My husband and I were there a month before they gutted it. He took some super cool 3D pics of it… blackcatimaging.com Sadly the pics are all we have left. I’m glad we got to eat there a few times…once at the Tiki Oasis and once on our honeymoon…RIP Islands…
This is really sad for the next Oasis for sure! :
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i went to check it out and it’s pretty wrecked. and the peacock cafe upstairs, where the great noir writer Jim Thompson used to like to dine & drink back in the 50s has been closed & gutted. I don’t know if it’s too late but i recommend you folks go to the Bali Hai instead.
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