From Volume 3, Number 1 Published March 31, 2002
Asked at La Piñata's Restaurant March 1, 2002
Anastasia Cole, Burlingame<
I used to hold my Art Class meetings here. Before we went to East/West Bookstore for enlightenment, we would lighten-up here. My birthday is on Cinco de Mayo which we always celebrated here at La Piñata. Where will we go on Fridays now?
Ray Stinnette, Burlingame
A guy comes into the bar dressed up as a giant reptile on Halloween. He won Best Costume at La Piñata and at the Bit. I was Dracula and he stepped on my foot. I couldn't walk for a week. I videotaped the fire. When we first got here, we wrote down our finances on a napkin to see if we could afford to buy a house.
Mike DeMaria Burlingame (BHS Football Coach)
It's a damn shame the Number 1 watering hole in Burlingame is closing down due to the corporate expansion of chain stores-profitable or unprofitable.
Belinda Barry San Carlos (La Piñata waitress since 1982)
These are the finest people I've ever worked for and the best man I've ever worked for (Tom Duffy). We'll follow him wherever he goes-he's the salt of the earth. Can I buy you a drink, question man?
Linda Adkins, Burlingame
I met my husband here 20 years ago. It's such a shame that a place where the community comes together every weekend to celebrate our town has to go away.
Leslie Weil Yofin, San Mateo
My first date after moving to California in 1977 was a disaster except La Piñata saved the day. I was slightly underage, but I managed to get a margarita and that made dinner much better.
Mike Spinelli, former Mayor, Burlingame
When I was working as a photographer for the San Mateo County Times I was in here when it was on fire in the '80s. I was listed as one of the injured because I inhaled some smoke while I was on the roof taking pictures.
Anonymous
I remember it being The Cricket before it was La Piñata. The Cricket was a topless joint-can you imagine that on the Avenue? It wasn't the only one. Kids used to try to peek in the backdoor. Now it gonna be perfume, ugh.
Anonymous
My friend and I picked-up two woman here and went dancing . Mine ended up stealing my wallet. Three weeks later, she mailed it back empty. My wife opened the package-she's now my ex-wife.
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