Tio's Tacos, Pt. 3

Here are the last set of photos from Tio's Tacos. Their method for building many of the huge figures populating the restaurant and it's gardens seem pretty simple: use CHICKEN WIRE to build a wire frame around a palm tree, light post, column, etc. then fill the frame with garbage and recyclables generated by the restaurant. The figure above was built around a lamp post on a second floor balcony and is slowly being filled in with empty BEER CANS. The TWO-HEADED CHEF below is mostly filled with DISCARDED OYSTER SHELLS in it's torso, with BEER BOTTLES filling out it's arms...





















After about an hour of exploring the gardens and taking tons of photos, we finally made it into the restaurant and got some food. The sun was starting to dip and the time we took exploring built up our appetites...









Dining al fresco in the gardens...back when I used to live in Riverside, only this front patio section was open, it's only decoration being some brightly colored lanterns and these giant MARIACHI BAND cutouts. They used to have a more prominent place closer to the sidewalk and street, but are now tacked up on the side of the house as a reminder of Tio's humble beginings...