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Twin Peaks Location – Mr. C’s Dinner Party in South Dakota

In Twin Peaks Part 2 on Showtime, Mr. C hosts a dinner party with Ray Monroe, Darya and Jack at a restaurant in South Dakota. The establishing shot for this scene was from Bell’s Motor Lodge in Spearfish, South Dakota (as seen in this article). The restaurant interior, however, was filmed in southern California. It took a group effort on Twitter by fellow Blue Rose Task Force members and one damn, fine Twin Peaks actor to identify the location.

WHERE IS MR. C’S DINNER PARTY IN SOUTH DAKOTA LOCATED?

Mandy's Family Restaurant

The interior scenes were shot at Mandy’s Family Restaurant located at 13510 S Inglewood Avenue in Hawthorne, California. The discovery was made following a lively Twitter conversation on February 18, 2018.

FINDING THE LOCATION OF MR. C’S DINNER PARTY

Fellow Twin Peaks fans “SnoqualmieCarl” and Ivan and I were discussing the possible location of the restaurant.

Four Aces dinning room and bar interiors

One thought was the scene may have been shot at the Four Aces Movie Ranch as it was the backdrop for a few other scenes in Twin Peaks Season 3. The interiors, however, didn’t match the restaurant from Part 2.

Snoqualmie Carl reached out to George Griffith on Twitter, who played one of my favorite characters from Twin Peaks Season 3, that F*cker Ray Monroe.

Tweet from That F*cker Ray
Twitter – February 18, 2018

He provided this clue which helped our quest to find the restaurant. Searches began for “Family Restaurant” in the Los Angeles area.

Pulp Fiction
Pulp Fiction

One possible location was Dinah’s Family Restaurant, which was used as a location in Pulp Fiction. This spot was quickly ruled out as the seats didn’t match.

Ray Monroe
Part 2

The booth seating in the episode has buttons (as seen above) while the seats at Dinah’s Family Restaurant did not.

The location discovery was finally made by @Cap_Kat on Twitter who scoured Yelp for “for pictures of family restaurants or diners with button-seated booths.”

Tweet from KatBeck regarding the location of Mandy's

Here’s another shot provided by Thomas Mitchell on Google Maps. Notice the button seats near giant windows and wood paneling.

Mandy's Family Restaurant
Google Maps

George Griffith later confirmed this was the location (he replied to @Cap_Kat with “kcoR uoY” on Twitter).

ADDITIONAL LOOKS AT MR. C’S DINNER AT MANDY’S FAMILY RESTAURANT

Dinner Time
Part 2
Let's Discuss Needs and Wants
Part 2
Exterior
Google Maps

Here are a few additional screen caps from the series and a closer look at the building exterior. You can see some of the plants found outside Mandy’s in the series.

MR. C’S COFFEE MUG AT MANDY’S FAMILY RESTAURANT

One final observation about this scene for folks who NEED another Twin Peaks-inspired coffee mug.

Photo collage of Mr. C drinking from a coffee mug

Mr. C drinks from a Brea Mug by Tuxton China. Notice the Tuxton logo on the bottom of the mug and the handle shape that looks like an ear.

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  • Steven Miller at Twede's Cafe enjoying cherry pie and coffee

    A "Twin Peaks" fan since October 1993, Steven Miller launched Twin Peaks Blog in February 2018 to document his decades-long fascination with David Lynch and Mark Frost's wonderful and strange show. With his Canon camera in hand, he's visited numerous film locations, attended Twin Peaks events and conducted extensive historical research about this groundbreaking series. Along with fellow Bookhouse Boys, he dreams of creating a complete Twin Peaks Archive of the series and feature film. Steven currently resides in Central Florida.

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One thought on “Twin Peaks Location – Mr. C’s Dinner Party in South Dakota

  1. There is a framed article about TP3 above the booth that Mr. C and crew sit at.

    Mandy’s was also used in two different scenes for the Eddie Murphy movie “Dolemite Is My Name.”

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