Dana Point Harbor announces more restaurant closures

The list of restaurants, bars and cafes departing Dana Point Harbor this 
fall continues to grow as the harbor’s long-running redevelopment moves 
into its next phase.

As previously reported, Wind & Sea, the 54-year-old seafood-and-steak 
restaurant overlooking the marina, is expected to serve its final meal on 
Sept. 15 before its building is demolished. Harbor officials, however, 
said they remain in talks with the restaurant’s owners about a possible 
return in a new form once redevelopment is complete.

The remainder of the wharf dining destinations are slated to close Oct. 
31. That includes Turk’s, a family-owned bar and restaurant that opened in 
1984. The “Cheers”-like spot, which has a devout following of regulars, 
features nautical decor and vintage photographs and illustrations.

Proud Mary’s will also join Turk’s in closing on Oct. 31. Proud Mary’s, 
opened by its namesake founder Mary Merrill in 1977 and sold in 2005 to 
the Zdrakas family, was destroyed in a 2007 fire caused by a defective 
dryer. A few months later, it reopened.

The restaurant was known for its indoor and patio dining, as well as a 
“wall of fame” featuring square plates bearing the signatures of famous 
former guests, including the plates of former San Francisco 49ers coach 
Jim Harbaugh; NBA Hall of Famer Dennis Rodman; and “Real Housewives” 
castmates Alexis Bellino, Vicki Gunvalson and Tamra Judge.

Frisby Cellars Winiery, which opened last July, will also say farewell 
during the next phase of construction on Halloween. The owners invite 
patrons to trek nine miles to its other location in Rancho Mission Viejo. 
And similar to Wind & Sea, harbor officials remain in talks about a 
possible return following harbor completion.

The final dining option scheduled to shutter is Coco Bloom Coffee, a 
contemporary cafe that plans to relocate to Newport Beach at 1500 W. 
Balboa Boulevard this winter.

The Dana Point Harbor Certified Farmers Market will still happen on 
Wednesdays from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m., now found on the surface parking lot 
just outside of the new parking structure.

This phase of construction, called Phase 4, will effectively close off the 
Wharf to the public on Nov. 1.

The final spate of closures are to make way for the $600 million 
redevelopment of Dana Point Harbor. The locally-loved watering holes and 
restaurants join a handful of other former favorites that have closed over 
the last two years, including El Torito, Harpoon Henry’s, The Brig, Beach 
Harbor Pizza and Gemmell’s.

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restaurant-closures/