Sorry, no clue as to the restaurant. However, weird novelty stores are as American as 'greasy spoons'. Santa Cruz had The Mystery Spot and another I can't recall right now. Castroville has the Giant Artichoke (a fast food outfit specializing in artichoke hearts). Their was a chain of orange juice stands built to look like giant paper mache oranges. Giant Indian teepees in Arizona. I miss the America in which I grew up.