Longtime San Pedro community leader Rick Pielago’s dad was the owner of legendary Harbor Area restaurant Peppy’s. Rick tells the hilarious story of how a waiter’s paperclip that accidentally clipped a customer’s blouse caused a crazy moment that left the waiter, the customer, and Rick’s dad all red-faced (for different reasons).
Rick Pielago tells the story of how his grandfather opened a bar in San Pedro in 1934, right after prohibition ended — and how a Mary Star traveling softball team led his father to discover a steak house in Arizona that provided the inspiration for Peppy’s, a legendary restaurant in mid 20th Century San Pedro.
Rick Pielago recounts the various stars who came through the doors at Peppy’s, his dad’s legendary restaurant in San Pedro.
Longtime San Pedran, Rick Pielago tells the colorful story of being sent by his dad, Peppy, on a clandestine mission to a local bowling alley to deliver an envelope to a guy named Frenchy. If you think this sound like the opening scene from a Tarantino film, you would not be far off. A great story of an era when the San Pedro waterfront was filled with throw back characters who had nicknames like Peppy and Frenchy.
Born and raised San Pedran Rick Pielago tells the story of how his immigrant grandparents came to San Pedro with a detour first to Havana, Cuba.