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| Hidden City Cafe in 2007. Photo by Deborah Coleman / Pixar |
Located in Point Richmond, California (Pixar's home before moving to Emeryville), the Hidden City Cafe is best remembered for its appearance in the WALL-E teaser trailer, wherein Andrew Stanton explains its significance in Pixar lore. It's also been winked at in Monsters, Inc. and Toy Story 2.
The reason for the closure? Recall Gusteau's in Ratatouille? Precisely. Remy's extended family members decided to get into the restaurant biz! Everything would have been fine had they worn their little chef's hats and not defecated in the kitchen.
Fan site This Day in Pixar, which first reported the story, has a photograph of the notice from the Contra Costa Health Services Environmental Health Division, dated May 4, 2012.
Ordered by the county to cease operations until the rodent situation (and a plumbing issue) was resolved, the cafe closed its doors for good. That—rat jokes aside—is pretty sad.
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6 comments:
Noooooooooooooooooooo!!!
That really stinks! You've gotta be kidding me, i'm going to California for summer vacation this year and was planning on going there...
Oh also Mike I have a question for you, I hope you can answer it... While I am in California I would realy really really want to visit the Pixar studios! But I am not sure if it does give tours... The pixar website says it is not open to the public, but then it gives directions to the building, and on theTS3 bonus features (as well as other DVD's bonus material) say that "whenever I give a tour of the studios" etc. etc. so, I'm not sure if they mean 200 people can't just show up or they dont give guided tours or whatever OR is it just completely closed to the public? I have tried googling it and have still gotten mixed answers, if you could clear this up I would really appreciate it, thanks!
Pixar is generally off limits for tours. The only exceptions are family/friends of employees, media, or attending a charity event. But you can take pictures at the Pixar sign gate on Park Ave.
Thank you for answering so promptly! And oh well! Maybe SOMEday they'll give tours! (or i'll meet John Lasseter!) *nerd squeal* lol
That's actually kind of funny in a way...
That's sad. The people at Pixar should at least buy the piece of glass with the logo on it and install it at one of their employee's cubicles. :)
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