Mike and I wanted to enjoy an iconic dinner on Sterns Wharf and what better way than the historic Moby Dick restaurant that's been around since 1980. The food was delicious and the views were even better.
I did a little research, and on November 23, 1998, a fire erupted in the vicinity of Moby Dick’s restaurant on Stearns Wharf Wednesday night, November 18, about 9:40 p.m. after the restaurant was closed for the evening. Fueled by the creosote preserved timbers of the wharf structure, the fire spread quickly. It consumed 420 feet of an outer segment of the 2,300 foot long wharf before being brought under control at 6:45 a.m., Thursday morning. Three businesses were totally destroyed by the fire: Moby Dick’s Restaurant, Mike’s Bait and Tackle Shop, and Santa Barbara Shellfish Company.
Also, in 2014 large waves crashed through the windows during brunch.
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