Riverside Pavillion is a mythical location in Grand Theft Auto: Vice City.
Description[]
Riverside Pavillion is a Chinese restaurant chain found in Little Haiti. Its name appears to be intentionally misspelled. There are two Riverside Pavillion stores, both in Little Haiti. One of these can found in between the Funeraria Romero and the Carnicero Romero, and another can be found in the northern reaches of the district.
While it would nominally would not be considered mythical at all, there are a few theories that it may be committing atrocities along with the Romero family. In fact, it may be likely that Riverside Pavillion is owned by the Romero's themselves.
Romero relationship[]
The two locations of the Riverside Pavillion are both related to the Romero family. The first building is located directly in between two Romero family businesses. It would make sense that if the Romero's owned and operated every other building on the block, that the Riverside Pavillion would also be another front for the Romero's, or at the very least, the two businesses are connected somehow.
A second Riverside Pavillion chain is located in the northern borders of the Little Haiti district. This chain is connected to the Romero's and the other Riverside Pavillion with various references. The front of the building has been desecrated with a piece of graffiti showcasing a Rockstar logo and the word "MULLY". The display case at the Funeraria Romero is home to a tombstone engraved with a Rockstar logo and bearing the name Steven Muholland, whose nickname is Mully. Both of these chains also share the same restaurant name and texture.
There is also a slight possibility of Riverside Pavillion being a frequent buyer of the human organs, as they are known associates of the Romero family.
Underground tunnels[]
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Located next to this building is a small decline known as the "Basement." The basement dips down into the ground for no obvious reason, and is in a very forlorn state of disrepair. At the bottom of this decline lies a door, that is connected to a basement or another room located under the Riverside Pavillion. Many players believe that the Riverside Pavillion uses this location to abduct and eventually kill any unsuspecting pedestrians. The basement area itself is extremely disheveled, with mysterious stains and graffiti reading a racial slur found in the area. The texture choices seem to imply that the area served as the scene of a murder or a torture chamber. The manhole is also suspected to lead to this basement as the manhole is situated in front of the Riverside Pavillion near Romeros'.
Stygian Houses proximity[]
Located exactly adjacent to the Riverside Pavillion is a malapropos block of homes, known in the myth hunting community as the Stygian Houses. This area comprises a large chunk of Little Haiti and contains about eight large, two, and three-story homes. Despite this, the area is completely abandoned. There is an omnipresent theory that the Romero family, or the Riverside Pavillion, murdered the inhabitants of this complex, and the rest left out of grief or fear. Riverside Pavillion and the abandoned homes are neighbors, which helps this theory significantly.