A restaurant I ate at many many times went under…

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A restaurant I ate at many many times went under…

December 24, 2024, 07:29 AM

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December 24, 2024, 07:39 AM

"Went under" is an understatement! Holy carp!
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December 24, 2024, 07:44 AM

Looks intact to me. Complete with a skid steer.
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December 24, 2024, 07:58 AM

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manned skid steer!
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December 24, 2024, 08:42 AM

It is wrong to like the post but... i did..
We have to take actions to save the climate.. ☝️
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December 24, 2024, 08:45 AM

Put an anchor or two on it and it's just a floating restaurant.
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December 24, 2024, 09:16 AM

Now it is a dive bar
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Santamarina commented

December 24, 2024, 11:02 AM

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💀💀💀

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bbqLuv commented

December 25, 2024, 12:53 PM

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Make mine a Seabreeze

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bardsleyque commented

December 26, 2024, 11:45 AM

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might have been the soggy biscuits...
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December 24, 2024, 10:24 AM

News reports say that was actually the restroom.
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December 24, 2024, 10:31 AM

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The public restroom was on the backside of the restaurant
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December 24, 2024, 10:37 AM

Talk about a sunken dining room...
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December 24, 2024, 11:01 AM

better when wet. must have been old age.
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December 24, 2024, 11:10 AM

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built in 1914, probably rebuilt many times
I remember eating there in the 80’s during big surf and it would shake
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December 24, 2024, 11:03 AM

Gnarly.
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December 24, 2024, 01:37 PM

Hook yer boat up n tow it home.
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December 24, 2024, 01:55 PM

Known for their Root Beer Floats. Sad to see, will never be replaced unfortunately.
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December 26, 2024, 09:20 AM

Ironic, the restaurant was called “The Dolphin”
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December 26, 2024, 10:27 AM

Pic taken day before The Dolphin went in.
I’ve surfed this break “Cowell’s” 100’s of times.
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December 26, 2024, 01:16 PM

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First thing I wondered was the pic of yer avatar.
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December 26, 2024, 05:21 PM

What a mess.
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December 26, 2024, 05:24 PM

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sad mess….. harbor was trashed too 😞

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