Encinitas Essential Info

Overview

Visitor info can be found at 138 Encinitas Blvd.

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Basics

Fun Facts

1. One of the older restaurants in Encinitas, cooks 3 tons of tasty potatoes and serves over 1500 dozen eggs every MONTH t
2. Charlie Chaplin’s older brother Syd, used to own the land where the Encinita’s City Hall is now located.
3. In 2011 Mark Patterson and Robert Nichols illegally installed a 10 by 10 feet mosaic of a surfing Virgin de Guadalupe on the north concrete support wall of the train bridge on Encinitas Boulevard. It was named "the Surfing Madonna" by the media and public.
4. Richard Dreyfuss, an American actor best known for starring in a number of film including Jaws, is a reaident of Encinitas.
5. Michael Chang, an American former tennis player who became the youngest male player to win a Grand Slam singles, lived and studied in Encinitas.

Popular Foods

1. BBQ Tri-Tip Sandwich
2. Seafood Curry