Surfers’ Stomp: Riviera Mexican Grill

Photos by Ed Solt A Dewey Weber “Performer Model,” a Greg Noll “Da Cat Model,” a Rick “UFO,” a Bing “David Nuuhiwa Model,” and a Hap Jacobs Balsa as well as other local surf memorabilia adorn the ceilings and the walls of the Riviera Mexican Grill in the Riviera Village of Redondo Beach. While many restaurants go for a surf theme on the advice of their corporate consultants, “the Riv,” just is. Nineteen years ago this October, owner Danny Williams set out to make his resta