May-June 08

The shell of the building was finally done and we could work on the interior and exterior of the building. The glass took a while to install. A total of 72 panels were installed.


One of the obstacles we had while constructing the restaurant was the four plain walls and a huge ceiling that was 45 feet up in the restaurant. We decided to get a mural artist, Jessie Topacio from aikon studios in the city to join our team. Working along with Jessie, we came up with a vision of portraiting the coastal lifestyle onto the wall with a little mix of vegas into the picture as well. Pelicans, seals, crabs, and all sorts of other creatures as well as beaches, maverick waves, yatchts, wind surfers, surfing and more. All were in the idea to make the wall feel warm when you enter the building. The process was not easy and it took jessie about 2 weeks just to paint the sky dome with clouds and blue sky. We wanted it to be like a vegas hotel sky. Climbin up a ladder that was a 45 ft climb straight up everyday wasnt the funnest or safest thing to do either.

Had a section of the mural dedicated to my dad as well.

April 08

roof getting installed into the building. elevator walls getting done as well.

the month of april was hectic. getting architectural stuff finalized, selling Yellow Ginger Cuisine and officially closing it in april. moved to half moon bay for a closer commute as gas was 4.95 / gallon at the time. fell in love with the coast side. still waiting for the shell to be done and handed over to us so we could start interior construction.

March 08

worked with our architect Charlie Holman to design the interior of the building. concept was to have an elegant, clean & classy place. it was hard to put everything together as the building was an octagon shape and it gets smaller as it got to the center of the building. we had to come up with an efficient kitchen and storage that could produce food for 360 people.


the building in march. sheet rock was getting put into place for the interior and exterior walls. as you can see, theres not alot of walls because the rest of the building is glass.

The Beginning

Feb 2008: checked out the new spot in HMB which has became a huge part of my life.

new life.

new town.

new venture.

this is the crab journey.

the beginning of crab landing.

















first glance at the shell of the building. harbor village development included a 95 room hotel, a indoor shopping mall with 26 shops, 1 cafe and a 8000 sq ft restaurant.

The shell was an octagon shape, 2 floor with the kitchen planned to be on the 2nd floor that also included a grand stairway and an elevator. 3/4 of the building walls would be always made out of glass for the views.

















The view from the upstairs.
Views of the Harbor + Pacific Ocean = PRICELESS!

the views from the building is amazing

panoramic view of the El Granada Hills, Half Moon Bay, Princeton Jetty, Pillar Point Harbor and the Pacific Ocean. (pic taken on the roof of the restaurant)