The restaurant was indeed real, though opinions on it were varying. Some fondly recalled going there with their families when they were younger, or meeting Clark himself and getting his autograph. Others remembered a less-than-stellar location alongside food that didn’t exactly stand out.
Tim Harrison, owner of famed Niners sports bar Canyon Inn, remembers that the restaurant started out as an idea, and a risky one. He actually discouraged Clark, whom he had known since 1981, from pursuing the venture at first because he knew how tough the industry is.
“My initial reaction was for him to take all the money that he would spend on the restaurant and put it in a paper bag.