When I took this photo back in 2016, it was a combination coffee/Chinese food restaurant: they sold coffee in the mornings and Chinese food for lunch and dinner. The owner had previously run a separate coffee shop (The Bean Counter, IIRC) in the same shopping center, then combined the two businesses to save on rent. It was one of our go-to Chinese takeout sources, and I’d sometimes grab coffee in the mornings if I was in the area or on my way somewhere in that direction.
The old coffee location sat vacant for a few years until a bakery (with coffee on the side) moved in. Amusingly, the bakery — with is still there today — also chose a pun-based name: Redondough (as in Redondo Beach).
In early 2020 — and I mean early, either January or February — they were offered a really nice buyout price by someone who wanted to turn-key convert it overnight to a Hawaiian restaurant. I imagine when mid-March rolled around and the initial Covid lockdown started, they were extremely relieved to have accepted it!
I never did get around to trying the Hawaiian place, even for takeout. Eventually it was taken over by a Hawaiian-style fast food chain.
Photo taken February 27, 2016 and originally posted on my Instagram account a few days later with this title, but no commentary.
The City of Redondo Beach paid resident Luke Carlson and his parents $1.75 million to settle a lawsuit that alleged city police officers wrongfully shot Carlson and used excessive force against his parents.
In 2018 I crocheted myself a squid costume, with silvery yarns and big metal grommets for suckers on the tentacles. Photographed at Redondo Beach Pier. #crochet#squid#kraken#costume#redondobeach
Bill Brand, mayor of Redondo Beach and environmental steward, dies at 65 (www.dailybreeze.com)
Redondo Beach Mayor Bill Brand had Stage 4 lung cancer for nearly 5 years, and died on Friday, Feb. 9.
First Of Two Rain Storms Prompts Bacteria Advisory In Redondo Beach (patch.com)
Public Health officials cautioned residents against swimming at local beaches for at least 72 hours after rainfall.
Redondo Beach reaches $1.7M settlement with man wrongfully shot by officers (2urbangirls.com)
The City of Redondo Beach paid resident Luke Carlson and his parents $1.75 million to settle a lawsuit that alleged city police officers wrongfully shot Carlson and used excessive force against his parents.
Redondo ReBranded: Century-old power plant site shut down (easyreadernews.com)
No longer will Redondo Beach be defined by its century-old waterfront electric power generating station
‘Gate Wave’ sculpture coming to Redondo Beach’s King Harbor after 13 years (www.dailybreeze.com)
The City Council also approved a new process for public art to be installed along Artesia Boulevard.