There has been, since 1957 a family restaurant with a name that has become difficult over the years. It opened originally as "Little Black Sambo's" and has sit in the same spot in the Wecoma Beach area Lincoln City for just a s'kosh over six decades. A family restaurant, it served American diner fare: breafasts, pancakes (appropriately, if you've ever known the story), sandwiches and burgers, and sit-down dinners.
As time passed and attitudes changed, the word "Black" was eventually dropped from the name. Known as simply "Lil' Sambo's", as of 2021, the sign outside looked like this:
While the restaurant was not quite willing to give up the brand, the name had been demoted to the bottom of the sign. The bullying tiger, who stole Sambo's shorts and parasol, was still proudly atop. Questions about whether this was a leftover of the Sambo's diner chain, to which it was never related, still were asked betimes.
When we visited in 2021 it was still going strong, rather popular. The interior was comfortable, the breakfasts good, and memorabilia of the long history of the place as well as motifs based on the Bannerman tale on full display.
Lil' Sambo's is no longer a thing. Seems the owners retired and the business has been converted to some sort of arcade and adventure zone for kids. A tarp-style sign obscures the restaurant's sign ... but the tiger still struts proud on the top.
That's all they wrote.
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