Located in South San Diego in an area known as National City, Café La Maze is a traditional-style steakhouse restaurant and banquet Hall, with a seating capacity of 245.
The Restaurants long and Interesting History begins in 1935 when the founder and name sake of Cafe La Maze, Marcel Lamaze who was a Legendary and influential Restaurateur & Maitre D in the Los Angeles area during the Golden Age of Hollywood. Founded the Original Cafe Lamaze in 1935 at 9039 Sunset Blvd. Hollywood, CA. The Hollywood location advertised itself as a Movie Star Hangout, where Marcel would befriend and become well connected with the movie star crowd. Marcel was known to be a good friend of Jimmy Durante and loved to Play Poker with the Marx Brothers. Subsequently Marcel would receive many Requests from a large number of his influential Hollywood friends to scout a 2nd location near the Mexican Border. At the time Caliente in Tijuana, Mexico was the playground for the Hollywood crowd ever since Prohibition. Marcel Recommended this current location which was built 1940 as a stop along the way for the Hollywood Crowd and a last chance to gamble at the restaurants hidden Gambling room located above the restaurant. The new Cafe La Maze National City's grand opening attracted a who's who of Legendary Actors such as: Bing Crosby, Clark Gable, Errol Flynn, and Johnny Weissmuller celebrating their new hangout.
Cafe La Maze’s atmosphere mirrors the “Golden Era of Hollywood” as portrayed in many of the old classic films of the 1940’s & 1950’s. Accompanying La Maze’s unique aesthetic quality is superior food that has also kept customers coming back for many years. The restaurant has always used high-grade Certified Angus Beef with all sauces and dressings made from scratch, from La Maze’s own exclusive recipes. It is a reasonably priced, upscale steakhouse restaurant with a full bar and nightly live entertainment that offers good location, friendly customer service, and superior food quality that has resulted in a very loyal clientele, some of which have been frequenting the restaurant for over 40 years.
The interior motif consists of red diamond tuft leather booths, and has maintained that feel for over 65-years. The feeling is a truly unique and comfortable family feeling, which shows through their loyal clientele, some of which have been frequenting the restaurant for over 40-years. Many have stated the restaurant has an intangible quality of character that is hard to fabricate.
The Restaurant is located on the corner of 15th and Highland. With the address being 1441 Highland Ave. National City, CA
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