The Fire Chief costs just $8.50 – an old-fashioned price in an old-fashioned place – and you get to keep the glass. It’s such a favorite drink that every household in the area has stacks and stacks of the souvenir glasses in their cabinets. The atmosphere, the mood and the feeling you get from the drink – as well as the sunsets – are impossible to put a price on. Old Tony’s is a restaurant, too, and its downstairs bar has a cozy fire pit. But for the true Fire Chief experience, you’ll want to be upstairs in the Crow’s Nest.
If you go: Old Tony’s Redondo Beach Pier Address: 210 Fishermans Wharf Redondo Beach, CA 90277 Phone: (310) 374-1442 Website: www.oldtonys.com