Local Irish Pub Says Goodbye Today
Killian's Pub to close its doors at Torrance location By Muhammed, El-Hasan, Staff WriterKillian's Pub and Grill in Torrance will shutter its doors tonight, ending four years of selling corned beef and beer at its current location.
The Irish pub, located at 2533 Pacific Coast Highway in Rolling Hills Plaza, failed to secure a lease renewal with its landlord, Killian's manager Tad Dexter said.
The management company that owns the restaurant hopes to reopen by August in a location about half the size of the current site, said Rob MacDonald, a consultant for the restaurant who is married to one of the owners.
"Customers can look forward to us popping up in Torrance, Redondo Beach, somewhere in the South Bay," MacDonald said. "We want a smaller, more intimate place, about 2,000 square feet. (It would be) a little easier to manage. We want to get back the nice intimate pub experience."
On Thursday afternoon, regular customer Jeff Newland nursed a cold glass of Coors Light while sitting on a wooden stool at one end of the restaurant's bar area.
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