A San Luis Obispo business owner has died.
A family member confirmed the death of Toney Breault to KSBY. Medics were called to the 1100 block of Garden Street on Tuesday morning, where Breault reportedly lived. The family member says that’s when the 54-year-old's body was discovered. Police also confirmed the man’s identity.
Breault owned Franks Famous Hot Dogs, Buffalo Pub and Grill and F. McLintocks Saloon & Dining House in San Luis Obispo. Family says the businesses are all closed for the time being.
“He’s the last part of that McLintock’s legacy,” said Ralph Gordon, owner of the Just Looking Gallery.
Gordon has known the Breault family for the past 42 years and remembers Toney's enthusiasm for McLintock's barbecues during the Downtown SLO Farmers' Market.
“I think he took such joy in doing Farmers’ Market. That was his baby. I remember him being out there early, around 4:30, setting up. He was just full of life,” Gordon said.
Breault’s death came just one day after police announced that California Department of Alcoholic Beverage Control agents observed four people believed to be under the age of 21 possessing and consuming alcoholic drinks at F. McLintocks on Higuera Street.
No citations were handed out to the business at the time.
F. McLintocks’ other locations in Shell Beach and Arroyo Grande both closed in 2024.
The restaurant's co-founder, Bruce Breault, passed away in 2020. The other co-founder, Tunny Ortali, died a year later.
KSBY is told that toxicology reports are pending for Toney Breault. No word on the cause of death and foul play is not suspected.
He leaves behind two daughters, Baileyana Breault and Olivia Breault. Baileyana tells KSBY they’re appreciative of the community’s responses and appreciate the condolences, and are asking for respect and privacy at this time.
According to Downtown SLO, Breault will be honored at a future Downtown SLO Farmers' Market. A date has not yet been set.
